Galveston restaurants with poor health inspection scores

>>> Click through the slideshow to see the restaurants with the most violations in Galveston less Twenty-seven Galveston County restaurants were cited for various health violations, including cross contamination, not using gloves when handling food and rodent contamination. >>> Click through the ... more Twenty-seven Galveston County restaurants were cited for various health violations, including cross contamination, not using gloves when handling food and rodent contamination. Photo: Iain Bagwell/Getty Images Photo: Iain Bagwell/Getty Images Image 1 of / 42 Caption Close Galveston restaurants with poor health inspection scores 1 / 42 Back to Gallery

Spring Break in Galveston means thousands of extra visitors in the city. That also means thousands of hungry mouths lined up at local restaurants.

Every day Galveston County health inspectors make sure food is prepared under safe and sanitary conditions in the city's eateries. Chron.com compiled a list of the restaurants that earned 15 or more demerits during their most recent health department inspections.

Twenty-seven restaurants were cited for various violations, including touching prepared food with bare hands and insect contamination.

LAST YEAR'S INSPECTIONS: Galveston restaurants with poor health inspection scores

Other spots were found to have inadequate hand washing facilities, unsanitary food surfaces and cross contamination between raw and prepared foods.

The violations listed on the Galveston County Health District's website are general; specific descriptions of violations are available at the health district office, 9850 Emmett F. Lowry Expy., Texas City.

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Inspection reports show the sanitary conditions at the time of the inspection. To see the full report, click on "Last inspection" in each slide.

See Galveston restaurants that scored 15 or more demerits on their last inspections in the photos above.