Buffalo Wild Wings #636
3158 MILITARY DR SE #106, San Antonio, 78235
Area: South Side / Brooks
· Metro Health licence 765807
Weak record · rank 91 of 112
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Latest health inspection
91/100 on May 12, 2026 (86 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.
May 12, 2026 91 5 findings · 1 illness risk factor
No thermometer to verify warewashing temperature
No way to prove the dish machine reached sanitizing temperature.
“no test stripes/testing devices to test temperature for dishwasher. Ensure to have a testing device available”Inspector’s note · SA Metro Health
Food Code 4-302.13 — Temperature Measuring Devices, Manual and Mechanical Warewashing · inspection item 29
Pests were present, or the premises were not kept free of them
Roaches, flies and rodents move directly between waste and food. A live sighting during an inspection means the population is well established.
“gnats at the bar and back area of the kitchen. Ensure to keep areas dry and have routine pest control”Inspector’s note · SA Metro Health
Food Code 6-501.111(D) — Controlling Pests · inspection item 34
The premises were not cleaned often enough
Floors, walls, shelving, the areas under and behind equipment. This is the finding for build-up in the places nobody wants to reach.
“debris build up on the ceiling, walls, floor. Ensure to clean routinely to prevent debris build up”Inspector’s note · SA Metro Health
Food Code 6-501.12 — Cleaning, Frequency and Restrictions · inspection item 45
A backflow preventer was required and not fitted
Most commonly a hose left connected to a mop-sink tap with no vacuum breaker.
“pipes in floor drains in multiple areas. Ensure there is an air gap between floor drain and pipe”Inspector’s note · SA Metro Health
Food Code 5-203.14(A) — Backflow Prevention Device, When Required · inspection item 19
A Food Code requirement was not met
The inspector's own note below describes what was found.
“leaks underneath three compartment sink and at the pipe by the dishwasher. Ensure to repair leaks”Inspector’s note · SA Metro Health
Texas rule 25 TAC §228.223 · inspection item 32
Sep 16, 2025 93 4 findings · 1 illness 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.
“discard dates on food products improperly dated. Ensure prepped food is dated properly”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
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.
“back door with light coming in underneath. Ensure door is tight fitted”Inspector’s note · SA Metro Health
Food Code 6-202.15(C) — Outer Openings, Protected · inspection item 34
Toilets, sinks or plumbing fixtures were not clean
Restroom condition is the one thing a customer can inspect themselves, and inspectors read it as a proxy for the kitchen.
“debris build up on pipes. Ensure to clean pipes routinely to prevent debris build up”Inspector’s note · SA Metro Health
Food Code 6-501.18 — Cleaning of Plumbing Fixtures · inspection item 46
A backflow preventer was required and not fitted
Most commonly a hose left connected to a mop-sink tap with no vacuum breaker.
“pipes in floor drains in multiple areas. Ensure there is an air gap between floor drain and pipe”Inspector’s note · SA Metro Health
Food Code 5-203.14(A) — Backflow Prevention Device, When Required · inspection item 19
Dec 13, 2024 89 6 findings · 2 illness risk factors
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.
“expired food in the cold hold units and walk in cooler. Inspector observed employees throw the expired food out. Ensure employees are checking expiration dates”Inspector’s note · SA Metro Health
Food Code 3-101.11 — Safe, Unadulterated, and Honestly Presented · inspection item 7
No test strips for checking sanitizer strength
Sanitizer strength is invisible. Without strips, staff are guessing every single time.
“the wrong testing strips for the sanitizer. Ensure test strips are available to test sanitizer”Inspector’s note · SA Metro Health
Food Code 4-302.14 — Sanitizing Solutions, Testing Devices · inspection item 29
Pests were present, or the premises were not kept free of them
Roaches, flies and rodents move directly between waste and food. A live sighting during an inspection means the population is well established.
“pests in multiple areas. Ensure routine pest control to prevent pests”Inspector’s note · SA Metro Health
Food Code 6-501.111(D) — Controlling Pests · inspection item 34
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.
“rust on multiple equipment and shelves. Ensure equipment and shelves are in good repair or replaced”Inspector’s note · SA Metro Health
Food Code 4-601.11(C) — Equipment, Food-Contact Surfaces, Nonfood-Contact Surfaces, and Utensils · inspection item 42
The premises were not cleaned often enough
Floors, walls, shelving, the areas under and behind equipment. This is the finding for build-up in the places nobody wants to reach.
“debris build up in the vents, walls and ceilings. Ensure routine cleaning to prevent debris build up”Inspector’s note · SA Metro Health
Food Code 6-501.12 — Cleaning, Frequency and Restrictions · inspection item 45
A backflow preventer was required and not fitted
Most commonly a hose left connected to a mop-sink tap with no vacuum breaker.
“pipes with no air gap. Ensure pipes have an air gap”Inspector’s note · SA Metro Health
Food Code 5-203.14(A) — Backflow Prevention Device, When Required · inspection item 19
Mar 25, 2024 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.
“Rust buildup on rack in bar where glasses are stored. CORRECTIVE ACTION: Replace racks. FOOD CODE:”Inspector’s note · SA Metro Health
Food Code 4-601.11(C) — Equipment, Food-Contact Surfaces, Nonfood-Contact Surfaces, and Utensils · inspection item 42
Aug 22, 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.
“Rack where glasses are stored in bar had damage and places of rust like appearance. CORRECTIVE ACTION: Clean or replace rack if using to store glasses upside down. FOOD CODE:”Inspector’s note · SA Metro Health
Food Code 4-601.11(C) — Equipment, Food-Contact Surfaces, Nonfood-Contact Surfaces, and Utensils · inspection item 42
Feb 28, 2023 97 1 finding · 1 illness risk factor
Food was not held cold enough or hot enough
Between about 41°F and 135°F bacteria multiply fast. Food parked in that window for hours is the single most common cause of foodborne illness.
“Food temps in cool hold unit at 50F. CORRECTIVE ACTION: Food above 41F must be discarded after 4 hours. Ensure food in cold hold unit maintains at 41F or less”Inspector’s note · SA Metro Health
Food Code 3-501.16(A)(2) — Time/Temperature Control for Safety Food, Hot and Cold Holding · inspection item 2
Aug 24, 2022 98 1 finding · 1 illness risk factor
No probe thermometer for checking food temperatures
You cannot verify chicken is cooked through or that the steam table is holding without sticking a thermometer in the food.
“Sandwich cold hold unit found without thermometer. Management placed thermometer once notified.”Inspector’s note · SA Metro Health
Food Code 4-302.12(A) — Food Temperature Measuring Devices · inspection item 29
Dec 1, 2021 97 2 findings
A Food Code requirement was not met
The inspector's own note below describes what was found.
“Utensil handles found in direct contact with food in the sandwich prep table. *”Inspector’s note · SA Metro Health
Texas rule 25 TAC §228.104 · inspection item 32
A Food Code requirement was not met
The inspector's own note below describes what was found.
“Missing baseboard tile found in the room w/ garbage cans. Ceiling tile not fully attached, exposing ceiling in the same room.”Inspector’s note · SA Metro Health
Texas rule 25 TAC §228.186 · inspection item 45
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.
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