Aaron McGuire
·4 min read
SAN ANGELO, Texas (Concho Valley Homepage) — With school out for the summer, families may have more time than ever to eat at San Angelo’s restaurants. For the savvy diner, here’s the latest on the City of San Angelo’s food establishment health inspections.
The scoring system
According to the City of San Angelo, all food establishments inspected by the City are inspected in accordance withthe Texas Food Establishment Rules. The food establishment inspection report checks food establishments to see if they’ve violated any of 27 different violations, with each scoring the business “from three to five.” Below is the demerit system used by the City:
0-10 demerits = excellent
11-20 demerits = good
21-30 demerits = acceptable
31 or more = poor
It’s important to note that the City only checks for food safety items that are directly responsible for health problems rather than factors a person may traditionally associate with poor food safety, such as dirty floors and unclean walls.
“Inspection scores are focused on food safety items that directly cause problems. Many items that people may see, such as dirty dining area floors and walls, may appear bad, but they do not actually affect the safety of the food; demerits are not given for these types of items,” the City said.
Which businesses scored below 90 in April 2024 health inspections?
It’s also important to note that food establishments are graded based on the processes that are carried out there. For example, convenience stores selling pre-packaged food may have noticeably different scores than those of fully-fledged restaurants.
Inspections also only showcase “a snapshot in time,” with any given food establishment possibly having more or fewer violations at the current moment than the score depicted in the inspection report or previous reports would indicate. The City Attorney disclaims that “reviewing the entire inspection history is crucial in ascertaining a more accurate picture of an establishment’s food safety and sanitation programs.”
Finally, food establishments in San Angelo do not receive health inspections simultaneously and, as such, may have not been recently inspected at the time of the report’s publication. Businesses that have earned the same score across multiple inspection reports may reflect an inspection conducted in a previous report rather than one that could have been conducted in the current time.
With clarifications out of the way, here are all the retail food establishments that scored below a 90 in theMay 2024 inspection report.
What scored below a 90?
DISCLAIMER: Some businesses in San Angelo did not receive health inspections during the previous month’s inspection cycle, meaning that their assigned scores may not reflect their current performance. To provide clarification, the date a food establishment received its score has been provided in each entry shown in the list below.
7 Brew Coffee (1480 Knickerbocker Road), Nov. 2, 2023 — 86
Alejandro’s Kitchen & Tequila (4288 Sherwood Way), March 25, 2024 — 86
Bonsai Steakhouse, Restaurant (1801 Knickerbocker Road), April 11, 2024 — 86
Casa Jalisco (1219 W. Beauregard Ave.), May 9, 2024 — 77
Catfish Corner (1313 W. Beauregard Ave.), May 9, 2024 — 83
Chicken Express (2831 N. Bryant Blvd.), Feb. 15, 2024 — 86
Cielo, Restaurant (4132 Sunset Drive), Feb. 26, 2024 — 89
Cork & Pig Tavern, Restaurant (2201 Knickerbocker Road), Feb. 16, 2024 — 79
Corner Stop #1 (2021 Ben Ficklin Road), April 23, 2024 — 80
Corner Stop #2 (1302 N. Chadbourne St.), March 7, 2024 — 89
Cotton Patch Cafe (4116 Sherwood Way), Dec. 7, 2023 — 88
Diego’s Burritos #2 (301 N. Main St.), Feb. 28, 2024 — 89
Dragonlicious (2503 Sherwood Way), May 9, 2024 — 83
Emmanual Episcopal Church ( 3 S. Randolph St.), March 5, 2024 — 89
Golden Chick (2602 Sherwood Way), March 21, 2024 — 83
Hidalgo’s North (1315 N. Chadbourne St.), April 23, 2024 — 88
Jack & Jill Donuts (2901 Sherwood Way), March 26, 2024 — 89
Joe’s Italian, Restaurant (1601 S. Bryant Blvd.), Nov. 15, 2023 — 84
Joe’s Taqueria, Mobile (1616 S. Chadbourne St.), March 21, 2024 — 86
Julio’s Burritos #4 (314 N. Bryant Blvd.), Feb. 20, 2024 — 88
King Buffet, Restaurant (3508 Knickerbocker Road), Feb. 28, 2024 — 86
King Buffet, Grill — 78
Kozy Kitchen (3346 Sherwood Way), May 13, 2024 — 87
Kung Fu Noodle (3363 Knickerbocker Road), May 10, 2024 — 84
La Historia (3020 N. Chadbourne St.), March 8, 2024 — 89
La Quinta Inn (2307 W. Loop 306), May 15, 2024 — 79
Los Magueyes (711 N. Chadbourne St.), Feb. 13, 2024 — 81
Los Panchitos/Paseo, Restaurant (34 E. Ave. D), Feb. 23, 2024 — 85
Lotus Cafe (3524 Knickerbocker Road), Feb. 28, 2024 — 74
Masa, Restaurant (4545 Sherwood Way), Feb. 27, 2024 — 82
Mesquite Bean Cafe (36 E. Twohig Ave.), March 15, 2024 — 86
Minnie’s Donuts & Kolaches (2219 W. Avenue N), March 7, 2024 — 87
Nakamura Sushi House, Restaurant (3222 Sherwood Way), April 25, 2024 — 80
Orient 333 Restaurant & Saloon, Restaurant (333 Rio Concho Drive), Feb. 14, 2024 — 89
Peasant Village (23 S. Park St.), March 7, 2024 — 89
Pho Saigon (2001 W. Harris Ave.), May 20, 2024 — 75
Rosa’s Cafe #4 (1602 Knickerbocker Road), May 1, 2024 — 86
Roxie’s Diner (4609 S. Jackson St.), Feb. 22, 2024 — 72
Shogun Steakhouse, Sushi (4397 Sunset Drive), March 4, 2024 — 83
Tinseltown, Snack #1 (4425 Sherwood Way), Jan. 3, 2024 — 88
Twisted Root (333 S. Chadbourne St.), Feb. 26, 2024 — 81
Western Sky Steakhouse, Restaurant (2024 N. Chadbourne St.), Feb. 21, 2024 — 83
What Da Pho (3315 Sherwood Way), April 10, 2024 — 78
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