Common South Side Mexican restaurant gets failing wellness score

SAN ANTONIO – A preferred South Side Mexican restaurant failed its April wellness inspection, and when KSAT Investigates reporter Tim Gerber dropped in this week to locate out what occurred, the manager didn’t serve up any answers. He disappeared behind the kitchen door.

Taqueria La Tapatia

Taqueria La Tapatia, situated in the 6700 block of South Flores Street, saw its earlier score of 82 tumble down to 67. That is a failing score, according to Metro Overall health.

The inspector located a extended list of violations, such as six repeats.

They had to throw out meals in a cold hold that was as well warm.

Knives stored on the knife rack had meals debris on them.

Workers had been not washing hands when altering tasks and handling meals. These who had been washing their hands had been performing it in the incorrect sink.

Other staff had been noticed touching meals with their bare hands.

In all, the inspector located 22 violations.

Gerber stopped by the restaurant this week to see what they had to say about the drastic drop in scores.

The manager on duty seemed shocked when Gerber showed him the inspection report.

The manager went behind the kitchen door to assessment their records but under no circumstances returned to answer any inquiries.

KSAT Investigates has requested a copy of the re-inspection report from Metro Overall health.

El Potosino Mexican Restaurant

El Potosino Mexican Restaurant in the 7200 block of San Pedro Avenue earned a 79 on its April inspection.

Raw beef was stored above containers of veggies.

The inside of the ice machine was dirty.

The inspector watched a cook crack a raw egg and then deal with prepared-to-consume meals devoid of altering gloves.

An employee’s medication was located stored close to a attain-in cooler.

Clean utensils nevertheless had meals debris on them.

They also necessary to do a deep cleaning of the enterprise.

Seoul Asian Industry

Seoul Asian Industry in the 1000 block of Rittiman Road got an 85.

An employee had to discard a number of meals products in a cooler that was way as well warm. The inspector told them it necessary to be fixed just before they could use it once more.

There was an accumulation of black residue in the ice machine.

Kimchi bowls had been broken.

Dead insects necessary to be removed.

Personnel had been reminded to put on hair restraints, and the air vents necessary to be cleaned to get rid of dust and debris.

Score Guide

one hundred-90 = A (Quite Excellent to Acceptable)

89-80 = B (Acceptable to Marginal)

79 or decrease = C (Marginal to Poor)

*Metro Overall health indicates that scores of 69 or decrease are failing scores

Other scores from this week of inspections

Downtown Meals Shop, one hundred

531 Elm St

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Quick Eddies Neighborhood Billiards, one hundred

7616 Culebra Rd

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Ice Cream &amp Chocolate by the River, one hundred

123 Losoya

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Longhorn Steakhouse, one hundred

5706 W FM 1604 N

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McDonald’s, one hundred

9600 IH ten W

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Jack in the Box, 99

9330 Wurzbach Rd

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Gibby’s Ice Property, 98

2402 SE Military Dr

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I Do not Know However Cafe &amp Lounge, 97

1229 Babcock Rd

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New Meadow Coffee, 96

2424 Broadway

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Dunkin/Baskin Thousand Oaks, 95

2882 Thousand Oaks

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Chile Tomate y Cebolla Mexican Restaurant, 94

1009 Donaldson Ave

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Bill Miller BBQ, 93

135 W W White Rd S

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El Pollo Loco, 92

7327 San Pedro Ave

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Speedy Tacos, 91

1823 Martin St W

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Popular Wealth Coffee Property &amp Bakery, 90

112 Pecan St E

Want to know who has great scores and who does not? KSAT 12 has a new tool for that.

Just click this hyperlink, and it will take you to a new mapping tool we have displaying the current scores for San Antonio meals corporations.

The reports go back six months and are regularly updated.

You can catch Tim’s BKD reports Thursdays on the Nightbeat.

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