Behind The Kitchen Door

Behind the Kitchen Door: Supermarket, businesses inside battle roaches and other pests

A pizza place with a pest problem got a failing score on a health inspection just months after posting a nearly perfect score. Meanwhile, a pair of businesses inside a supermarket had numerous live and dead roaches.

Behind the Kitchen Door: Restaurant workers didn’t wash up during inspection, prepped tacos with bare hands

The manager of a Mexican restaurant claimed a health inspector wasn’t “feeling their energy” when she gave them a low score last month.

Behind the Kitchen Door: Weevils, ants found in bags of dry foods lead to low score, re-inspection for cafe

Roaches, weevils, ants, and dirty conditions led to re-inspections for three San Antonio food businesses, including a local coffee shop and convenience store with a history of low scores.

Behind the Kitchen Door: Health Department shuts down Chinese restaurant for ‘gross and insanitary conditions’

Health inspectors recently ordered a Chinese restaurant to close due to unsanitary conditions after failing a May health inspection. Meanwhile, a local coffee shop was also shut down because of a roach infestation, and a taco business had to close due to no hot water.

Behind the Kitchen Door: San Antonio International Airport food businesses earn sky high scores

Health Inspection reports reveal travelers have plenty of clean dining options.

Behind the Kitchen Door: Seafood restaurant recovering from fire, low health score

A seafood restaurant is trying to get back on its feet after a fire last month and a low score on its recent health inspection.

Behind the Kitchen Door: Roaches, dirty conditions earn North Side cafe low health score

Two San Antonio restaurants with a history of lower scores found themselves with plenty of corrections to make after health inspectors found several violations during their May inspections.

Behind the Kitchen Door: Health inspectors made repeat visits to restaurants following May inspections

Health inspectors had to revisit several local restaurants that racked up numerous health code violations last month.

Behind the Kitchen Door: Roach infestation results in temporary closure of Southwest Side restaurant

A roach infestation forced health inspectors to temporarily shut down a Southwest Side restaurant following a May inspection.

Behind the Kitchen Door: Asian buffet hit with smorgasbord of health violations including dead rodent, roaches

A Metro Health inspector found various health code violations at a South Side Asian buffet, racking up 20 that included a dead rodent and roaches.

Behind the Kitchen Door: 10 repeat violations sink convenience store’s health score

A West Side convenience store racked up numerous health code violations, including 10 that were repeats from a previous inspection.

Behind the Kitchen Door: Popular South Side Mexican restaurant gets failing health score

A popular South Side Mexican restaurant failed its April health inspection, and when KSAT Investigates reporter Tim Gerber dropped in this week to find out what happened, the manager didn’t serve up any answers. He disappeared behind the kitchen door.

Behind the Kitchen Door: South Side Mexican restaurant gets failing health score of 67

A South Side Mexican restaurant got a failing score when health inspectors visited in April, and now that business has a new name and new owners.

Behind the Kitchen Door: Thai Restaurant deals with rodent problem

A supermarket racked up numerous health code violations during a recent inspection resulting in a low score, while a Thai restaurant continued dealing with a rodent problem.

Behind the Kitchen Door: Fast food fish restaurant netted multiple violations during recent health inspection

A fast food restaurant specializing in fish was on the hook for several health code violations following its March health inspection, while other businesses needed to hire pest control and do some cleaning.

Behind the Kitchen Door: Hotel steakhouse had license briefly suspended due to lack of hot water

Health inspectors temporarily shut down a downtown steak house last month due to a lack of hot water following a routine health inspection.

Behind the Kitchen Door: West Side bakery had exterior doors wide open, live roaches inside

A West Side bakery racked up numerous violations during a recent health inspection that found live roaches and exterior doors left wide open.

Behind the Kitchen Door: Health inspector shuts down longtime Chinese restaurant for pests, plumbing problems

Health inspectors recently suspended the license of a longtime Chinese restaurant on Broadway, just north of downtown.

Behind the Kitchen Door: Southside bakery ‘permanently closed’ following health inspection

A South Side bakery cited for multiple violations by health inspectors decided it was better to close the business than make all the necessary corrections.

Behind the Kitchen Door: Roaches, dirty conditions force shutdown of Northwest Side Indian restaurant

Roaches and dirty conditions inside an Indian restaurant on the Northwest Side gave health inspectors no option but to close the business last month.

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.

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.