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Behind the Kitchen Door

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Behind the Kitchen Door: West Side Chinese restaurant gets low health score again

Beijing Express in the 8000 block of Marbach Road on the West Side got a nearly failing score of 70 on its latest health inspection last month.

Behind the Kitchen Door: Checking in on Spring Break hot spots

Behind the Kitchen Door has pulled the recent inspection reports for dozens of local entertainment establishments and popular attractions that also serve food.

Behind the Kitchen Door: Mini taco business warned to follow rules or face more inspections

A business specializing in mini tacos recently got a big warning from health inspectors: follow the rules or face continued inspections and fines for repeat violations.

Behind the Kitchen Door: Rodent droppings, improper food cooling lead to low score for Shop-N-Save convenience store

Rodent droppings inside a convenience store, improper cooling procedures and several more violations all added up to a low score for the business.

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Behind the Kitchen Door: Health department temporarily closed NW side Chinese takeout business

The San Antonio health department temporarily shut down a Northwest Side Chinese takeout restaurant in January for not having hot water, but that wasn’t the only violation cited by health inspectors last month.

Behind the Kitchen Door: Health inspectors find pests crawling on baked goods in display case

During a recent inspection, health inspectors found some pretty disturbing conditions inside a South Side bakery, including bugs crawling on baked goods inside the display cases.

Behind the Kitchen Door: Rodents, roaches, hazardous chemicals lead to health violations for SA restaurants

Recent health inspections of some San Antonio restaurants uncovered all kinds of gross violations -- from rodent droppings and roaches to bottles of hazardous chemicals that have no business being in a restaurant.

Behind the Kitchen Door: Pest infestation leads to suspended license for Asian cuisine restaurant

A Northeast Side Asian cuisine restaurant had its license suspended last month after health inspectors found multiple violations, including an infestation of pests.

Behind the Kitchen Door: Trio of Mexican restaurants rack up similar violations

A Trio of Mexican restaurants racked up similar health code violations during recent inspections leading to low scores for the San Antonio food businesses.

Behind the Kitchen Door: Health inspector uncovers dirty conditions inside strip club restaurant

Behind the Kitchen Door: Insects found flying inside bakery bread case, crawling on sweets

Behind the Kitchen Door: Rodent infestations result in temporary closures of 2 restaurants

Behind the Kitchen Door: Local tamale businesses land on Santa’s nice list

KSAT looked at recent health inspections for local food businesses that sell tamales to find out what’s happening behind their kitchen doors.

Behind the Kitchen Door: Rodent droppings, repeat violations lead to low score for sports bar

Behind the Kitchen Door: Convenience store kitchen shut down, popular coffee shops need serious cleaning

Health inspectors had to temporarily shut down a Northeast Side convenience store kitchen in October due to a lack of hot water, and two Jim’s restaurants were cited for being dirty and employees not using gloves, according to health inspection reports.

Behind the Kitchen Door: NW Side Mexican restaurant flunks health inspection, re-inspection shows some improvement

A Northwest Side Mexican restaurant flunked a recent health inspection, earning them one of the lowest scores in recent memory. A re-inspection found the business still had some work to do.

Behind the Kitchen Door: Flea market kitchen told to stop selling foods prepared at home, remove dead roaches

Health inspectors recently told a kitchen at a popular West Side flea market to stop making food at home and get rid of several dead roaches, while two Mexican restaurants had problems with repeat health violations.

Behind the Kitchen Door: College campus snack bar operating without permit told to stop preparing hot foods ‘immediately’

Health inspectors told a college campus snack bar operating without a permit to stop selling certain foods immediately, and a Northwest Side seafood restaurant was cited a second time for having an expired permit following recent inspections.

Behind the Kitchen Door: Health inspectors cite sports bar operating without permit, pizzeria’s permit suspended for lacking hot water

In this week's Behind the Kitchen Door, a popular pizza place recently had its food permit suspended, and a sports bar was cited for operating without a valid permit.

Behind the Kitchen Door: Flies, stagnant water, moldy ice machine earn 3 restaurants critical health violations

A popular Mexican restaurant with a list of health violations nearly as long as its menu topped the list of low-scoring restaurants in this week’s Behind the Kitchen Door report.

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Behind the Kitchen Door: Snack shop with a fly problem, insects invade fruit store

Behind the Kitchen Door: Health inspectors say coffee shop needs deep cleaning, convenience store has rodent problem

Behind the Kitchen Door: Moldy tongs, tavern full of flies, algae-clogged deli cooler lead to low health scores

Behind the Kitchen Door: North Side restaurant fails health inspection

A North Side restaurant operating without a permit failed its most recent health inspection in August and earned the lowest score we’ve seen all year.

Broadway staple named as restaurant where Texas Game Wardens seized more than $25,000 in shark fins

A report obtained by KSAT Investigates has finally revealed the name of the San Antonio establishment at the center of a Texas Game Wardens shark fin investigation last spring as Broadway staple Van’s Restaurant.

Behind the Kitchen Door: Meat grinder coated in leftover meat, employees with dirty hands cited during recent inspections

Behind the Kitchen Door: Health inspectors order halt to pickle, ice sales due to non-working hand-washing sink

Recent health inspections revealed a convenience store with a rodent problem, a Mexican restaurant where employees weren’t washing their hands, and a popular fried chicken chain in need of a cleaning.

Behind the Kitchen Door: Roach infestation forces closure of South Park Mall food court business

Behind the Kitchen Door: Local restaurants receive low inspection score due to ants, roaches, and employee hygeine

Ants marching across plates on ready to serve food and employees not washing their hands earned some San Antonio restaurants low scores on their recent health inspections.

Behind the Kitchen Door: San Antonio buffet racks up smorgasbord of violations

A buffet with a smorgasbord of problems, including a live bird flying around inside and roaches in the meat grinder, tops the list of recent health inspections of San Antonio restaurants.

Behind the Kitchen Door: Short-staffed Mexican restaurant sees high scores tumble, barely pass recent inspection

A Mexican restaurant with a history of high scores barely passed a recent inspection and a popular Korean BBQ racked up several violations when health inspectors visited last month.

Map: Search restaurant inspections around San Antonio

Database shows health inspection scores for local restaurants over last 2 years

Behind the Kitchen Door: Live roaches in the kitchen, unapproved ice for sale top list of violations

San Antonio Metropolitan Health District inspectors found live roaches, unapproved ice for sale, expired meat and food not being stored properly, among other issues, at the locations featured in this week’s Behind the Kitchen Door.

Behind the Kitchen Door: Pests, employees not following health guidelines lead to low scores for seafood restaurants

San Antonio Metropolitan Health District inspectors found problems with pests and employees not following basic health guidelines at two separate locations of a local seafood restaurant and bar.

Behind the Kitchen Door: Bugs in restaurant kitchens lead to low scores

Ants in one restaurant kitchen and roaches hanging out near cooked chicken in another establishment top the list of violations reported by Metro Health inspectors in this week’s Behind the Kitchen Door.

Behind the Kitchen Door: Basic health violations lead to low scores for trio of restaurants

Health inspectors noted roaches in the kitchen, improper food handling, dirty dishes and utensils at three restaurants

Behind the Kitchen Door: Roach infestation forces temporary closure of Northwest Side pho restaurant

This week’s Behind the Kitchen Door takes us to the Northwest Side, where a Vietnamese and Thai restaurant was recently shut down by the health department.

Behind the Kitchen Door: Trio of restaurants see high scores tumble

A trio of restaurants with histories of high health scores saw those numbers tumble into the 70s after recent inspections.

Behind the Kitchen Door: Northwest Side Vietnamese restaurant fails health inspection

When inspectors visited Real Pho, a Vietnamese restaurant on the Northwest Side, they found all kinds of violations, including five repeats.

Behind the Kitchen Door: No hot water forces Indian restaurant on Northwest Side to shut down

Meat thawing in a bucket in a mop sink, roaches in the kitchen, and a restaurant forced to close due to no hot water -- those violations led to some low scores for a trio of restaurants.

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