Buffalo Wild Wings #635
5411 W FM 1604 N, San Antonio, 78253
Area: Far West Side
· Metro Health licence 725950
Mixed record · rank 48 of 112
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Latest health inspection
97/100 on Feb 26, 2026 (161 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.
Inspection history — 8 on record
Open any inspection to see what the inspector actually found, in plain English, with the Food Code section it was cited under.
Feb 26, 2026 97 1 finding
Chemicals were stored where they could contaminate food
Cleaning products on the shelf above food, or beside the prep table, only need to leak once.
Food Code 7-201.11 — Separation
Sep 5, 2025 100 No violations recorded
✓ Metro Health recorded no violations at this inspection.
Feb 4, 2025 98 1 finding · 1 illness risk factor
A hand sink was blocked, or used for something other than washing hands
Hand sinks get used as dump sinks or stacked with boxes. A hand sink you have to move something to reach does not get used mid-rush, which is exactly when it matters.
Food Code 5-205.11 — Using a Handwashing Sink
Aug 8, 2024 100 No violations recorded
✓ Metro Health recorded no violations at this inspection.
Feb 5, 2024 100 No violations recorded
✓ Metro Health recorded no violations at this inspection.
Jan 30, 2023 99 1 finding
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 Code 4-601.11(C) — Equipment, Food-Contact Surfaces, Nonfood-Contact Surfaces, and Utensils
Aug 16, 2022 89 5 findings · 3 illness risk factors
Cups, plates or cutlery were stored or presented so customers touch the food surface
Handles out, rims covered — the parts that touch a mouth should not be the parts everyone touches.
“Using a hand washing facility. accessible at all times for employee use; not be used for purposes other than hand washing. AT INSPECTION: THE HANDSINK, AT BAR, WAS BEING USED TO DUMP CUSTOMERS' DRINK. FOUND ICE AND PLASTIC STRAWS INSIDE BIN 39”Inspector’s note · SA Metro Health
Food Code 4-904.11(B) — Kitchenware and Tableware
A hand sink was blocked, or used for something other than washing hands
Hand sinks get used as dump sinks or stacked with boxes. A hand sink you have to move something to reach does not get used mid-rush, which is exactly when it matters.
“Food-contact surfaces clean to sight and touch. THE DRINK DISPENSING UTENSIL, DRINK SPIGOT AT BAR, ENCOUNTERED WITH MOLD/MILDEW ON FOOD CONTACT SURFACE 31”Inspector’s note · SA Metro Health
Food Code 5-205.11 — Using a Handwashing Sink
No handwashing sign posted for staff
The sign is the cheapest reminder in the building and the one inspectors find missing most often.
“Nonfood-contact surfaces of equipment shall be kept free of an accumulation of dust, dirt, food residue, and other debris. 47”Inspector’s note · SA Metro Health
Food Code 6-301.14 — Handwashing Signage
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.
“Knives, forks, and spoons that are not prewrapped shall be presented so that only the handles are touched by employees and by consumers if consumer self-service is provided. 42”Inspector’s note · SA Metro Health
Food Code 4-601.11(C) — Equipment, Food-Contact Surfaces, Nonfood-Contact Surfaces, and Utensils
A backflow preventer was required and not fitted
Most commonly a hose left connected to a mop-sink tap with no vacuum breaker.
“Handwashing signage. EMPLOYEE HAND WASHING REMINDER SIGNAGE MISSING INSIDE BATHROOMS 19”Inspector’s note · SA Metro Health
Food Code 5-203.14 — Backflow Prevention Device, When Required
Mar 10, 2022 97 3 findings · 1 illness risk factor
The three-compartment sink was missing, too small, or set up wrong
Wash, rinse, sanitize needs three compartments large enough for the biggest item in the kitchen.
“Nonfood-contact surfaces of equipment shall be cleaned at a frequency necessary to preclude accumulation of soil residues.”Inspector’s note · SA Metro Health
Food Code 4-301.12(A) — Manual Warewashing, Sink Compartment Requirements
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 Code 4-601.11(C) — Equipment, Food-Contact Surfaces, Nonfood-Contact Surfaces, and Utensils
Non-food surfaces had built-up grease or debris
Shelving, equipment exteriors, fryer sides and floor-level equipment. Build-up feeds pests and eventually falls into food.
“Nonfood-contact surfaces of equipment shall be kept free of an accumulation of dust, dirt, food residue, and other debris.”Inspector’s note · SA Metro Health
Food Code 4-602.13 — Nonfood-Contact Surfaces
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.
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