SAN ANTONIO \u2013 A seafood restaurant voluntarily closed for two days this month after Metro Health inspectors found several violations, including a dead animal that appears to be a rat stuck in grease.<\/p>\n
Behind the Kitchen Door<\/a> is a series where KSAT investigates health inspections of restaurants in and around San Antonio. <\/p>\n Mariscos Don Charly<\/p>\n Records show Mariscos Don Charly, located at 515 South WW White Rd., voluntarily closed to clean up the issues noted in a June 2 inspection report. <\/a><\/p>\n KSAT visited the restaurant this week to see what improvements have been made.<\/p>\n Despite not allowing our cameras behind the kitchen door, employees in the restaurant said they fixed everything. They asked KSAT to wait to speak with the owner.<\/p>\n KSAT asked the owner about the 12 violations, which records show include a dirty bar area, uncovered food in the fridge, and a dead animal that an inspector said looked like a rat stuck in grease behind a fryer. <\/p>\n \u201cI mean, this is normal,\u201d said the owner. \u201cI don\u2019t know what\u2019s going on. He told me something, we need to fix it, and we\u2019re still working on it.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cYou said a dead rat is normal?\u201d asked Ibarra. <\/p>\n \u201cI mean, it\u2019s not normal,\u201d responded the owner. <\/p>\n Ibarra and the owner spoke in both English and Spanish about the violations. When asked about what he would say to customers concerned about the dead animal, the owner said he wouldn\u2019t know, and there\u2019s nothing to say.<\/p>\n The owner said Mariscos Don Charly has been a staple in the community for over a decade, and health inspection reports show the restaurant had previously had scores in the high 80s to 90s.<\/p>\n The owner said he wanted to invite KSAT back soon. <\/p>\n Popeyes<\/p>\n Employees were not as forthcoming at a Popeyes inside a TA Travel Center on Interstate 10. <\/p>\n A manager said he could not answer questions about the June 2 inspection report.<\/a><\/p>\n As KSAT asked about dead insects found near the condiments and in a grease container, the manager walked away. <\/p>\n Our cameras saw fries tossed all over the counter. Metro Health wrote them up for needing to better clean prep areas. <\/p>\n In total, Metro Health found 9 violations at the fast-food fried chicken joint, earning the restaurant an 85. <\/p>\n Other scores from the week of May 31 through June 6:<\/p>\n Brevity Coffee – 100<\/p>\n 2838 N FM 1604 E<\/p>\n —————————————-<\/p>\n El Sazon de Mexico – 100<\/p>\n 13777 Nacogdoches<\/p>\n —————————————-<\/p>\n Mary\u2019s Snack Bar & Cafe – 100<\/p>\n 2709 Southcross W<\/p>\n —————————————-<\/p>\n Cuba 1918 – 100<\/p>\n 2809 Southcross W<\/p>\n —————————————-<\/p>\n In N Out Burger- 100<\/p>\n 10918 Culebra<\/p>\n —————————————-<\/p>\n Nothing Bundt Cake – 100<\/p>\n 407 W 1604 S<\/p>\n —————————————-<\/p>\n Bahia Bowls- 100<\/p>\n 22103 Bulverde<\/p>\n Score Guide<\/p>\n 100-90 = A (Very Good to Acceptable)<\/p>\n 89-80 = B (Acceptable to Marginal)<\/p>\n 79 or lower = C (Marginal to Poor)<\/p>\n You can catch Daniela\u2019s BKD reports on Thursdays on the Nightbeat.<\/p>\n ALSO ON KSAT.COM<\/a> <\/p>\n