SA Hot Chicken Public record

Attagirl Ice

726 MISTLETOE AV E, San Antonio, 78212
Area: Midtown / Monte Vista  ·  Metro Health licence 658959

Independent
71.7Bird Score

Strong record · rank 3 of 112

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Latest health inspection

100/100 on Apr 30, 2026 (98 days ago)

Inspections start at 100 and lose points for each violation found. 69 or below is a failing inspection. A score describes one visit on one day — Metro Health says so itself — not the condition of the business today.

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Inspection history — 10 on record

Open any inspection to see what the inspector actually found, in plain English, with the Food Code section it was cited under.

Apr 30, 2026 100 No violations recorded

✓ Metro Health recorded no violations at this inspection.

Nov 6, 2025 97 2 findings · 1 illness risk factor
Cross-contaminationIllness risk factor

Sponges were used on cleaned food-contact surfaces

Sponges cannot be sanitized. They hold water and bacteria and redistribute both across every surface they touch.

“sponges were used for cleaning equipment. Ensure sponges are not used with cleaned equipment”Inspector’s note · SA Metro Health

Food Code 4-101.16 — Sponges, Use Limitation · inspection item 32

Management & permits

A Texas Certified Food Manager requirement was not met

Texas rule 25 TAC §228.31 — a certified food manager must be employed, present during operating hours, and the certificate posted where it can be seen.

“Ensure to have a valid CFM readily available. At least one person site needs a CFM.”Inspector’s note · SA Metro Health

Texas rule 25 TAC §228.31 · inspection item 47

Jun 26, 2025 96 2 findings
Pests

An outer door, window or gap was not sealed against pests

A propped back door or a gap under a door is the single most common way roaches, flies and rodents get in.

“light coming in at the bottom of the exterior door in the kitchen. Ensure to install a weather strip to prevent entry of pests,”Inspector’s note · SA Metro Health

Food Code 6-202.15(D) — Outer Openings, Protected · inspection item 34

Cleanliness

Equipment or utensils were not clean

Split into two standards: anything that touches food must be clean to sight and touch, and everything else must be free of built-up grease, dust and debris. This is the most cited line in the whole code.

“food debris on clean equipment. Ensure to thoroughly clean equipment.”Inspector’s note · SA Metro Health

Food Code 4-601.11(A) — Equipment, Food-Contact Surfaces, Nonfood-Contact Surfaces, and Utensils · inspection item 10

Jan 8, 2025 97 1 finding · 1 illness risk factor
Dishwashing & sanitizingIllness risk factor

Sanitizer was at the wrong strength

Too weak and it does not kill anything; too strong and it becomes a chemical hazard on the plate. Both are common and both need a test strip to catch.

Food Code 4-501.114(F) — Manual and Mechanical Warewashing Equipment, Chemical Sanitization - Temperature, pH, Conc

Sep 27, 2024 100 No violations recorded

✓ Metro Health recorded no violations at this inspection.

Jan 5, 2024 95 5 findings · 1 illness risk factor
Date markingIllness risk factor

Ready-to-eat food was not date-marked

Once opened or made in house, refrigerated ready-to-eat food gets a maximum of seven days. With no date on the container, nobody in the kitchen knows which day that is.

“Ensure that all food items stored longer that 24 hours are labeled with a 'use by' date that is 7 days from date of preparation.”Inspector’s note · SA Metro Health

Food Code 3-501.17(A) — Ready-to-Eat, Time/Temperature Control for Safety Food, Date Marking · inspection item 28

Building & equipment

Something in the building was broken and not repaired

Broken tile, damaged wall, failing cooler seal. Damaged surfaces cannot be cleaned and they collect what everything else sheds.

“open and unpainted wood in floor molding inn dining room bathroom.”Inspector’s note · SA Metro Health

Food Code 6-501.11 — Repairing · inspection item 45

Management & permits

No person in charge was present or identified

Someone on every shift has to be accountable for food safety. With nobody in that role, nothing else in the code gets enforced.

“Certified food protection manager shall be present at the food establishment during all hours of operation as required in Food Code, §”Inspector’s note · SA Metro Health

Food Code 2-101.11 — Assignment

Management & permits

No Certified Food Manager on duty

Texas requires a certified manager. The certificate is the baseline evidence that someone in the building has been trained.

Food Code 2-102.12 — Certified Food Protection Manager

Management & permits

A Texas Certified Food Manager requirement was not met

Texas rule 25 TAC §228.31 — a certified food manager must be employed, present during operating hours, and the certificate posted where it can be seen.

“No certified food manager present at establishment at the time of visit.”Inspector’s note · SA Metro Health

Texas rule 25 TAC §228.31 · inspection item 21

Apr 20, 2023 93 3 findings · 2 illness risk factors
Temperature controlIllness risk factor

A fridge, freezer or hot box had no working thermometer

Without a thermometer nobody can tell that a cooler has drifted warm until food has already been sitting in it for hours.

“Temperature reading device in reach in cooler not easily readable or located in the warmest part of unit.”Inspector’s note · SA Metro Health

Food Code 4-204.112(A) — Temperature Measuring Devices · inspection item 29

Dishwashing & sanitizingIllness risk factor

Surfaces were not sanitized after cleaning

Cleaning removes the visible soil. Sanitizing kills what is left. Cleaning alone is half the job.

“Automatic dishwasher not dispensing sanitizing solution at the time of inspection. Corrective action use 3 compartment sink at Cullums Attaboy.”Inspector’s note · SA Metro Health

Food Code 4-702.11 — Before Use After Cleaning · inspection item 10

Building & equipment

A non-food surface was built so it cannot be cleaned

Unsealed seams and inaccessible cavities collect grease permanently.

“Ceiling above food preparation area not smooth and easily cleanable with exposed rafters that are not sealed or painted. Ensure the following:”Inspector’s note · SA Metro Health

Food Code 4-202.16 — Nonfood-Contact Surfaces · inspection item 32

Nov 18, 2022 97 1 finding · 1 illness risk factor
Cross-contaminationIllness risk factor

Food on hand was unsafe, adulterated, or misrepresented

The broadest food-safety finding in the code. Read the inspector's note for what specifically was wrong.

“Bottle of heavy cream stored in reach-in cold hold unit had expiration date of 11-8-22. Item voluntarily disposed of by establishment.”Inspector’s note · SA Metro Health

Food Code 3-101.11 — Safe, Unadulterated, and Honestly Presented · inspection item 7

Jun 23, 2022 100 No violations recorded

✓ Metro Health recorded no violations at this inspection.

Oct 7, 2021 96 3 findings
Other

A Food Code requirement was not met

The inspector's own note below describes what was found.

“Ensure that dust/residue is removed from air vents above grill in kitchen.”Inspector’s note · SA Metro Health

Texas rule 25 TAC §228.174 · inspection item 43

Other

A Food Code requirement was not met

The inspector's own note below describes what was found.

“packaged dry foods stored outside establishment on shelves behind walk-in cooler. Shelf area has overhead coverage. Ensure product is stored to be protected from weather and elements on all sides.”Inspector’s note · SA Metro Health

Texas rule 25 TAC §228.69 · inspection item 37

Other

A Food Code requirement was not met

The inspector's own note below describes what was found.

“prepared TCS food labeled with dates exceeding 7 days. Ensure that all prepared food is labeled with a Prepared By and Use By date. The ready-to-eat TCS food, if held at 41°F, can only be held for a maximum of 7 days, with day of preparation being day 1. *”Inspector’s note · SA Metro Health

Texas rule 25 TAC §228.75 · inspection item 28

What these numbers do and do not mean

An inspection score describes one visit on one day. It is what one inspector recorded on one date at one address — Metro Health says so itself. It is not a standing condition, not a grade for the food, and not a prediction about your lunch. A kitchen that scored 88 in March may be spotless today, and one that scored 100 may not be.

A 311 complaint is a phone call, not a finding. The city records that a member of the public called. It is not a citation, not an investigation result, and not evidence that anything was wrong. The city files it against an address, so where two food businesses share one, neither the record nor we can tell them apart. We publish the count with its denominator and let you weigh it.

Awards are reported, not endorsed. Every recognition on this site carries its publisher, its year and a link to the page we read it on. We did not judge those contests and we do not vouch for them; where a publisher named a business rather than an address, the page says so.

Absence of data is never rendered as a finding. No inspection on record means no Bird Score — never a zero, never quietly ranked last. No award found means we searched 172 recognitions from 13 publishers and found none, which is a statement about press coverage and not about cooking.

If something here is wrong, we will fix it. Every figure links to the record it came from. Email us with the correction and we will check it against the source and correct it within 48 hours, whether or not you are a customer. How to request a correction.