SAN ANTONIO – According to recent health inspection reports, a popular coffee spot was in need of a deep cleaning, a convenience store had a rodent problem, and a Mexican restaurant still had work to do after its second inspection in less than six months.
Fajita Taco Place #3
Fajita Taco Place #3, located in the 1800 block of Thompson Place, got a score of 81 following its recent inspection. That’s one point better than they did in April when they were featured on Behind the Kitchen Door the first time. Five of the violations were repeats from that previous inspection.
Cooked meat was left on the stove in a pan and it was temped at 71 degrees when it should be 135 or higher. The meat was moved to cold holding.
Meanwhile, raw meat was touching cooked meat in a cold unit.
A cook was seen touching tacos with bare hands and the staff was reminded to remove cobwebs from a restroom.
According to the inspector, six violations were corrected during the inspection.
Jim’s Coffee Shop
The Jim’s Coffee Shop located in the 8200 block of Marbach was in need of a serious cleaning. There were several dead insects throughout the business. The inspector wrote in their report that the establishment was in need of a deep cleaning to remove the dead bugs.
There was grease build-up around equipment, food debris in the walk-in cooler and more food debris inside the cold hold units.
An employee was seen handling a ready-to-eat English muffin with bare hands and beef patties had to be thrown out because they were past the discard date.
The inspector gave the business an 82 and ordered a re-inspection.
Rapid-O Stop
The Rapid-O Stop in the 3300 block of Clark Avenue earned an 84 despite having a rodent problem.
A box of soup was filled with rodent droppings and damaged packaging so it was thrown out.
There was rodent waste found on shelves and more evidence of pests inside the business.
The ice machine was in such bad shape they were told to stop selling bagged ice until rust could be removed from inside the ice maker.
The building was also in need of repairs. They were ordered to undergo a re-inspection and given until the end of November to make the repairs.
When KSAT Investigates reporter Tim Gerber stopped by this week to check up on the business, an employee said she couldn’t answer questions so Gerber and his photographer left.
Moments later, the employee followed Gerber outside and dumped her soft drink all over a KSAT news vehicle. She was upset that she was going to be on TV.
So much for having a Coke and a smile.
Want to know who has good scores and who doesn’t? KSAT 12 has a new tool for that.
Just click this link, and it will take you to a new mapping tool we have showing the recent scores for San Antonio food businesses.
The reports go back six months and are frequently updated.
You can catch Tim’s BKD reports Thursday’s on the Nightbeat.
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