Rodents and bugs highlight Galveston restaurants with poor health inspection scores

PHOTOS: Galveston restaurant violations

Records show that 33 restaurants were cited for various violations, including insect contamination, poor hygienic practices from employees and unsanitary food surfaces.

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Spring break is right around the corner, and soon enough thousands of extra visitors will descend on Galveston Island to fill up on drinks, sunshine and of course, food.

Galveston County health inspectors routinely visit Galveston area restaurants and bars to ensure food is prepared under safe and sanitary conditions. Chron.com compiled a list of the restaurants that earned 15 or more demerits during their most recent health department inspections.

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Records show that 33 restaurants were cited for various violations, including insect contamination, poor hygienic practices from employees and unsanitary food surfaces.

Other establishments were cited for cross-contamination between raw and prepared foods, failure to post a valid food service license and failure to date-mark food.

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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.

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...

Editor's Note: A previous version of this article mentioned Jimmy’s on the Pier had 28 demerits during a 2019 inspection. A new inspection posted on March 3, 2020, shows the restaurant only had 1 demerit.

Rebecca Hennes covers community news. Read her on our breaking news site, Chron.com, and on our subscriber site, houstonchronicle.com. | rebecca.hennes@chron.com