SAN ANTONIO – A North Side cafe and restaurant is back to serving meals after Metro Health shut it down in December.
Behind the Kitchen Door is a series where KSAT investigates health inspections of local restaurants.
Drop Zone Cafe & Bar
A Dec. 16, 2024, inspection at Drop Zone Cafe & Bar, located at 1804 Carson Street, showed it was living up to its name.
The cafe earned an 83, but it was ordered to close until the building was cleaned and sanitized after inspectors found rodent feces along the walls, in the kitchen area, prep area and on covered food items.
An employee told KSAT that the dropping temperature led to an increase in feces.
“It kind of all came, you know, with the cold weather because we hadn’t had a problem before, but we got taken care of,” the employee said.
Metro Health said inspectors had visited the restaurant three times since they first found the feces. The employee told us the restaurant had called out pest control to clean things up.
When KSAT asked the employee if the feces were gone from the restaurant, the employee said “No.”
“And like I said, the health inspector has been back again,” the employee also said.
Metro Health said the restaurant still has some issues, and inspectors plan to return this week.
Po Po Pizzeria Trattoria
The Italian restaurant, located on 8603 State Highway 151, was ordered by Metro Health to be reinspected after it earned an 84 in December.
Food on the buffet line was being kept at incorrect temperatures.
An inspector saw a container of meat sauce that was three days past its expiration date.
Popeyes Louisiana Chicken
The fried chicken chain restaurant, located at 1472 Austin Highway, earned a 79 on its December 2024 inspection.
On the menu are several health code violations. Inspectors found chicken that had to be thrown out for not being the correct temperature.
Some employees did not wear hairnets.
An inspector noted that not all of its employees had been certified to handle food.
Score Guide
100-90 = A (Very Good to Acceptable)
89-80 = B (Acceptable to Marginal)
79 or lower = C (Marginal to Poor)
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