How grading works in San Antonio.

Start with the local scale

The San Antonio Metropolitan Health District (San Antonio, Alamo Heights, Converse and other Bexar County cities it inspects) scores food establishments out of 100, so a HIGHER score is better. The department publishes a weekly list of inspections with each establishment's score, but not the written description of each violation.

A score is not universal

Never compare results between cities. Some departments add points for violations, others use pass/fail, and a lower score can mean a better result.

Read beyond the latest result

Check the inspection date, each recorded violation, and any follow-up inspection. Closures and re-inspections are labeled in each restaurant’s history.

What's covered here

This page covers restaurants and other food-service businesses inspected under San Antonio Metropolitan Health District's restaurant program. Small markets, bodegas, and corner stores that sell food are usually inspected under a separate retail food program, which most areas don't publish as open records. If a store you're looking for doesn't turn up in search, that's the most common reason — it may be a real, licensed business that simply isn't part of this particular inspection program.