Behind the Kitchen Door

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

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.

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

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

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.

A cafe with dead roaches and rat droppings topped this week’s list of restaurants with low scores and that’s not all inspectors found during a recent visit.

A San Antonio-area couple said they were offered a $10 credit after finding an addictive pain relief pill in a plate of nachos purchased at Chacho's in Leon Valley.

A Mexican restaurant on the city’s West Side was ordered to be reinspected last month after health officials noted several plumbing issues.

A Mexican restaurant on the city’s West Side was written up last month for a long list of health code violations that included dirty utensils hanging and containers with food stored directly on the ground.

A far north San Antonio pizza restaurant was cited last month after a city health inspector found dead pests, a live roach, and the presence of flying insects.

A Vietnamese restaurant on the city's West Side was ordered to go through a reinspection last month after live roaches fell out of a soap dispenser, Metropolitan Health records show.

A Chinese restaurant on the city’s West Side was ordered to go through a reinspection in December after large, dead roaches were found throughout the establishment.

A restaurant on the city’s Southeast Side was written up last month for a long list of food safety violations that included pests found in flour.

A restaurant on the city’s West Side was ordered to go through a reinspection in late September after food was found not being cooled properly.

A Honduran restaurant was ordered to go through a reinspection in late September after dead pests were found throughout its kitchen area.

A Mexican restaurant on the city’s Southeast Side was cited in September after a health inspector noted rusty shelves and a kitchen in need of a detailed cleaning.

A Southeast Side gas station had its restaurant license suspended last month after the staff was seen preparing food in a kitchen infested with rodent waste.

A Mexican Restaurant on the city’s West Side was ordered to go through a reinspection in August after pest droppings were found in a storage area.