North Side restaurant fails well being inspection

SAN ANTONIO – A North Side cafe functioning without having a allow unsuccessful its most current overall health inspection in August and gained the lowest score we have found all calendar year.

SA Cafe, situated in the 20800 block of Highway 281 North, acquired a failing score of 66. Which is a 20-issue drop from its prior inspection in February, when it received an 86.

Throughout the cafe’s inspection in August, it racked up 21 violations, 8 of which ended up repeat violations.

Raw eggs had been temping at 71 degrees, very well earlier mentioned the demanded 45 degrees or under.

Uncooked meat was stored above all set-to-eat noodles, and a lot more uncooked meat was found stored in grocery baggage.

There was particles within the ice device, and cleaned utensils had been filthy with food debris.

Workforce have been not donning hairnets and weren’t appropriately drying their arms right after washing, probable simply because there was very little with which to dry them.

The inspector also reminded the small business that it must not permit smoking in the institution just after finding cigarette butts in a storage hallway.

There was no certified foods manager on web page, and a number of workers have been unable to generate their food handler certificates.

The business enterprise was also working devoid of a allow, which it was beforehand cited for in February.

KSAT Investigates reporter Tim Gerber stopped by the spot this 7 days to see if the enterprise experienced addressed the troubles.

Jackie Nguyen, who discovered herself as a worker, explained the manager was not at the small business but was on his way to communicate to us about the failing rating.

Gerber waited for 40 minutes, but the manager under no circumstances confirmed up.

It also took health inspectors a few visits prior to they could conduct a abide by-up inspection. The to start with two instances, the business enterprise was shut. They eventually bought within on the 3rd stop by on August 31.

The inspector noted numerous violations experienced been corrected, but the institution was however working without having a allow.

This 7 days, Metro Health claimed the business enterprise now has a food stuff permit to function, but it expires at the conclude of September, and so far, the company had not paid out for a new just one.

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