San Antonio restaurant inspections: Jan. 12, 2018

Spaghetti Warehouse: 1226 E. Houston St., San Antonio, TX 78202 Date: 01/10/2018 Score: 65

Highlights: Inspector observed “aged food” on floor of walk-in coolers; “mold-like debris” observed on inner surfaces of ice machine; debris seen on underside of mixing arm on floor stand mixer; employee seen carrying boxes then cutting fruit without changing gloves between tasks; utensils must be stored on clean, dry surface (ice scoop); lights and dish room and food prep areas must be shielded; food not held at correct temperature (meatballs); no Certified Food Manager present at time of inspection; bulk foods must be properly labeled (sugar); cup and napkin seen tossed into bin of bulk sugar; employee observed with watch on wrist while working with food; employee drinks must have lids, draws; prepared foods must be labeled with expiration date less Spaghetti Warehouse: 1226 E. Houston St., San Antonio, TX 78202 Date: 01/10/2018 Score: 65

Highlights: Inspector observed “aged food” on floor of walk-in coolers; “mold-like debris” observed ... more Photo: Google Maps Photo: Google Maps Image 1 of / 78 Caption Close San Antonio restaurant inspections: Jan. 12, 2018 1 / 78 Back to Gallery

Downtown San Antonio establishments had a tough time keeping their kitchens spotless this week, as several landed on this week's list of dirtiest restaurants in the San Antonio area.

Rio Rio Cantina, Restaurant Gwendolyn, Spaghetti Warehouse, Legal Eats LLC and the Bill Miller BBQ across from Main Plaza, along with two hotels across the highway at Sunset Station are among the 51 establishments on this week's list, according to city health reports.

RELATED: The worst health inspection reports from 2017

Spaghetti Warehouse was the lowest-scoring establishment of the week. During the visit, an inspector found "aged food" on the floor of walk-in coolers, "mold-like debris" on inner surfaces of the ice machine and a cup and napkin laying in an open, unlabeled bin of sugar.

At Legal Eats, an inspector saw raw chorizo juice leaking onto pre-cooked items and spotted an employee preparing lettuce for salads with his/her bare hands. At Bill Miller BBQ, an inspector noticed wastewater backup in the restaurant's basement, as well as rodent droppings and a fly strip hanging over open foods. The inspector also noted an "obnoxious odor" in the ware washing area.

SEE LAST WEEK'S VIOLATIONS: San Antonio restaurant inspections: Jan. 5, 2018

To make the Express-News' list of dirtiest restaurants, an establishment must earn a score of 89 or below — or anything less than an "A" — during a random city health inspection.

Other popular restaurants landing on this week's list of dirty restaurants include Tacoland in The Pearl area and the Kona Grill at North Star Mall.

The San Antonio Express-News examines hundreds of restaurant inspections each week conducted by the San Antonio Food and Environmental Health Services division to bring you the eateries with scores of 89 or below.

Restaurants are graded on a 100-point system, where "100" is a perfect score, and demerits are based upon the number of violations found during a regular food establishment inspection. There are three categories of demerits and each are assigned a demerit score of 3, 2 or 1 points, according to the health division.

Scores and demerits listed are only representative of the state of the restaurant at the time of inspection and establishments are surveyed at random.

See the other restaurants that landed on this week's list of dirtiest restaurants in the slideshow above.