Behind the Kitchen Door
More than 20 rodent droppings, moldy cheese found inside San Antonio kitchen
Read full article: More than 20 rodent droppings, moldy cheese found inside San Antonio kitchenMoldy cheese, decaying limes and dozens of droppings are among the health code violations found inside San Antonio restaurants, inspection records show.
Dead rodent, droppings found inside San Antonio restaurant; owner calls police on KSAT for asking questions
Read full article: Dead rodent, droppings found inside San Antonio restaurant; owner calls police on KSAT for asking questionsA restaurant owner called the police on a KSAT crew after they started asking questions about a January health inspection that led to a temporary shutdown.
Unwanted toppings found on food at San Antonio restaurant; employees refuse to answer questions
Read full article: Unwanted toppings found on food at San Antonio restaurant; employees refuse to answer questionsUninvited guests appeared in the kitchen and on customers’ plates in January, according to reports from Metro Health.
From roaches to redemption: San Antonio restaurants make major improvements after low health scores
Read full article: From roaches to redemption: San Antonio restaurants make major improvements after low health scoresTwo San Antonio restaurants previously featured on Behind the Kitchen Door for their abysmal health scores have turned things around.
Grocery cart pork, roaches, & lukewarm raw patties found inside San Antonio restaurants, grocery stores
Read full article: Grocery cart pork, roaches, & lukewarm raw patties found inside San Antonio restaurants, grocery storesHealth inspectors found a grocery store keeping pork in a shopping cart and live roaches crawling around a food mart during October 2024 inspections.
Employee dips finger in salsa at West Side restaurant to check temperature, rodent feces found in downtown ice machine
Read full article: Employee dips finger in salsa at West Side restaurant to check temperature, rodent feces found in downtown ice machineOne restaurant avoided answering questions about their low score and another had rodent poop in the ice machine.
Metro Health invites KSAT’s ‘Behind the Kitchen Door’ at popular Greek restaurant
Read full article: Metro Health invites KSAT’s ‘Behind the Kitchen Door’ at popular Greek restaurantIn honor of National Food Safety Education Month, Metro Health and a local restaurant invited KSAT to follow an inspector during a planned visit at Papouli’s on Huebner Road.
Two restaurants serve up sides of major improvements in latest inspection reports
Read full article: Two restaurants serve up sides of major improvements in latest inspection reportsMonths after earning low scores on their health inspections, new scores show two San Antonio restaurants have made major improvements.
Sports bar ordered for reinspection after dead roach found on counter, jalapeños found in Fireball bucket
Read full article: Sports bar ordered for reinspection after dead roach found on counter, jalapeños found in Fireball bucketDead roaches, rodent feces and small flies around a dishwashing station are some of the violations that health inspectors found at three San Antonio restaurants.
Restaurant flagged for employees failing to wash hands, leaving cooked beans on the floor
Read full article: Restaurant flagged for employees failing to wash hands, leaving cooked beans on the floorA Metro Health inspector found various health code violations at a taqueria, a Mexican restaurant, and a sports bar.
Reinspection ordered at Mexican restaurant flagged for storing raw beef above open pancake mix
Read full article: Reinspection ordered at Mexican restaurant flagged for storing raw beef above open pancake mixA Metro Health inspector found various health code violations at a popular bakery chain, a meat market and a Northwest Side Korean barbeque restaurant.
Behind the Kitchen Door: Chinese restaurant closes out 2023 with failing health score
Read full article: Behind the Kitchen Door: Chinese restaurant closes out 2023 with failing health scoreA Chinese restaurant wrapped up 2023 with a failing health inspection score, while another business had its permit temporarily suspended by the inspector.
Behind the Kitchen Door: Restaurant sees high health score of 91 tumble into the 60s
Read full article: Behind the Kitchen Door: Restaurant sees high health score of 91 tumble into the 60sA trio of local meat markets racked up an impressive list of health code violations during their November inspections, but they didn’t do as bad as one restaurant that failed its inspection.
Behind the Kitchen Door: Restaurant fails health inspection for second time in a row
Read full article: Behind the Kitchen Door: Restaurant fails health inspection for second time in a rowA Mexican restaurant got a failing score on its health inspection last month, the second failing score for the business in the past two months. Meanwhile, another business had its license temporarily suspended due to a sewage backup.
Behind the Kitchen Door: Roach, rodent activity adds up to failing score for West Side taco business
Read full article: Behind the Kitchen Door: Roach, rodent activity adds up to failing score for West Side taco businessA taco place got a scary score from a health inspector on Halloween after the business failed the inspection in part due to roach and rodent activity.
Behind the Kitchen Door: Coffee shop’s license suspended (again) due to roach infestation
Read full article: Behind the Kitchen Door: Coffee shop’s license suspended (again) due to roach infestationThe health department was forced to shut down a local coffee shop for the second time this year due to a recurring problem — a roach infestation.
Behind the Kitchen Door: Roach infestation forces temporary closure of Mexican restaurant
Read full article: Behind the Kitchen Door: Roach infestation forces temporary closure of Mexican restaurantA Mexican restaurant with a recent history of high scores saw its October health inspection score take a big hit due to a roach infestation. The pest problem also forced the health department to suspend their license.
Behind the Kitchen Door: Roach infestation leads to temporary closure of West side restaurant
Read full article: Behind the Kitchen Door: Roach infestation leads to temporary closure of West side restaurantThe health department forced a West Side Mexican restaurant to temporarily shut down last month to deal with a roach infestation. This week, the owner told KSAT Reporter Tim Gerber they’ve made some changes to keep things clean behind their kitchen door.
Behind the Kitchen Door: Quartet of restaurants see high scores tumble during recent health inspections
Read full article: Behind the Kitchen Door: Quartet of restaurants see high scores tumble during recent health inspectionsFour San Antonio restaurants with recent histories of high scores saw their September health inspection scores take a nosedive. KSAT Investigates reporter Tim Gerber pulled the reports to find out what happened behind their kitchen doors.
Behind the Kitchen Door: West Side Mongolian grill kicked out of location by landlord for unpaid rent
Read full article: Behind the Kitchen Door: West Side Mongolian grill kicked out of location by landlord for unpaid rentA low score on a recent health inspection was the least of the problems a West side Mongolian grill faced. The landlord told KSAT Investigates reporter Tim Gerber that the business was evicted for being behind on rent, and they left a big mess behind the kitchen door.
Behind the Kitchen Door: Roach infestation forces temporary closure of Chinese Restaurant
Read full article: Behind the Kitchen Door: Roach infestation forces temporary closure of Chinese RestaurantIn this edition of “Behind the Kitchen Door,” the owner of a Chinese restaurant told KSAT Investigates reporter Tim Gerber the roaches in his business came from a delivery.
Behind the Kitchen Door: Asian buffet fails inspection, owner fires manager
Read full article: Behind the Kitchen Door: Asian buffet fails inspection, owner fires managerAn Asian buffet that barely passed a health inspection earlier this year failed its August inspection, but the owner told KSAT Investigates reporter Tim Gerber he’s made some major changes since then.
Behind the Kitchen Door: Barbacoa restaurant goes from failing health inspection to acing follow up visit
Read full article: Behind the Kitchen Door: Barbacoa restaurant goes from failing health inspection to acing follow up visitA barbacoa restaurant on San Antonio’s West Side flunked an August health inspection but managed to turn things around in a big way by nearly acing a follow-up inspection this month. Meanwhile, a popular South Side taco house racked up 9 repeat violations, leading to a low score.
Behind the Kitchen Door: Pei Wei location temporarily closed in July due to roach infestation
Read full article: Behind the Kitchen Door: Pei Wei location temporarily closed in July due to roach infestationA popular Asian diner with a history of high scores was forced to temporarily shut down recently due to a roach infestation and not having hot water.
Behind the Kitchen Door: Dirty soda nozzles, moldy ice machine earn convenience store barely passing score
Read full article: Behind the Kitchen Door: Dirty soda nozzles, moldy ice machine earn convenience store barely passing scoreA convenience store on the Northeast Side with a history of low health scores barely passed its July health inspection, and a Chinese restaurant was given 10 days to hire pest control services after an inspector found live and dead roaches hanging out in the kitchen.
Behind the Kitchen Door: Supermarket, businesses inside battle roaches and other pests
Read full article: Behind the Kitchen Door: Supermarket, businesses inside battle roaches and other pestsA 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
Read full article: Behind the Kitchen Door: Restaurant workers didn’t wash up during inspection, prepped tacos with bare handsThe 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
Read full article: Behind the Kitchen Door: Weevils, ants found in bags of dry foods lead to low score, re-inspection for cafeRoaches, 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’
Read full article: 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: Seafood restaurant recovering from fire, low health score
Read full article: Behind the Kitchen Door: Seafood restaurant recovering from fire, low health scoreA 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
Read full article: Behind the Kitchen Door: Roaches, dirty conditions earn North Side cafe low health scoreTwo 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
Read full article: Behind the Kitchen Door: Health inspectors made repeat visits to restaurants following May inspectionsHealth 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
Read full article: Behind the Kitchen Door: Roach infestation results in temporary closure of Southwest Side restaurantA roach infestation forced health inspectors to temporarily shut down a Southwest Side restaurant following a May inspection.
Permit revoked at Korean barbecue restaurant where inspectors found pest feces near condiments
Read full article: Permit revoked at Korean barbecue restaurant where inspectors found pest feces near condimentsA Metro Health inspector found various health code violations at a popular bakery chain, a meat market and a Northwest Side Korean barbeque restaurant.