Pluckers Wing Bar

15651 IH 10 W, San Antonio, 78249
Area: Northwest / UTSA  ·  Metro Health licence 1113748

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Chain locationRepeat risk factor
53.3/100Solid record

Solid record
rank 17 of 112

computed 21 August 2026 · why this moves

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Latest health inspection

95/100 on Apr 17, 2026 (126 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 17, 2026 95 3 findings · 1 illness risk factor
Cross-contaminationIllness risk factor

Unlabelled containers of food or ingredients

Working containers of flour, sugar, salt and seasoning that look alike get mixed up — and an unlabelled white powder next to the chemicals is a serious problem.

“Food storage containers, identified with common name of food..”Inspector’s note · SA Metro Health

Food Code 3-302.12 — Food Storage Containers, Identified with Common Name of Food · inspection item 41

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.

“vents and ceiling panels with dust. Ensure all vents and panels are cleaned and maintained.”Inspector’s note · SA Metro Health

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

Cleanliness

The exhaust hood or ventilation was not cleaned

Grease-loaded hoods drip back down onto the cook line and are a serious fire risk on top of the food-safety one.

“bulk containers without label. Ensure all bulk food items in container are properly labeled.”Inspector’s note · SA Metro Health

Food Code 6-501.14(A) — Cleaning Ventilation Systems, Nuisance and Discharge Prohibition · inspection item 43

Oct 21, 2025 98 2 findings · 1 illness risk factor
Cross-contaminationIllness risk factor

Clean equipment or single-use items were stored where they get dirty again

Clean plates stacked under an unfinished ceiling or beside a hand sink are re-contaminated before anyone uses them.

“cooking equipment wheels dirty with grease build up. Ensure equipment is cleaned on a schedule that will prevent build up”Inspector’s note · SA Metro Health

Food Code 4-903.11(B)(1) — Equipment, Utensils, Linens, and Single-Service and Single-Use Articles · inspection item 39

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.

“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 4-601.11(C) — Equipment, Food-Contact Surfaces, Nonfood-Contact Surfaces, and Utensils · inspection item 42

Jan 14, 2025 93 3 findings · 2 illness risk factors
Temperature controlIllness 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 items inside walk in freezer without a cover. Ensure food items are protected”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

Cross-contaminationIllness risk factor

Raw and ready-to-eat food were not kept separate

Raw chicken stored above or beside food that will not be cooked again is how salmonella gets onto the thing you eat. This is the classic one.

“food containers stored as clean dirty with debris build up. Ensure food containers are properly washed, rinsed and sanitized”Inspector’s note · SA Metro Health

Food Code 3-302.11(A)(4) — Packaged and Unpackaged Food - Separation, Packaging, and Segregation · inspection item 37

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-contact surfaces clean to sight and touch.”Inspector’s note · SA Metro Health

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

May 1, 2024 98 2 findings · 2 illness risk factors
Cross-contaminationIllness risk factor

Raw and ready-to-eat food were not kept separate

Raw chicken stored above or beside food that will not be cooked again is how salmonella gets onto the thing you eat. This is the classic one.

“Food protected from cross contamination by storing the food in packages, covered containers, or wrappings. Observed quick racks with food on them with no protection from environmental contamination. See remarks.”Inspector’s note · SA Metro Health

Food Code 3-302.11(A)(4) — Packaged and Unpackaged Food - Separation, Packaging, and Segregation

Handwashing & hygieneIllness risk factor

Staff ate, drank or used tobacco in a food area

An open drink in a prep area puts a mouth-contact surface next to food, and every sip is a hand-to-mouth-to-food route.

“Eating food, chewing gum, drinking beverages, or using tobacco. Observed employee drinking from a pop-top can. See Remarks. 37”Inspector’s note · SA Metro Health

Food Code 2-401.11 — Eating, Drinking, or Using TOBACCO PRODUCTS

Oct 20, 2023 100 No violations recorded

Metro Health recorded no violations at this inspection.

Apr 25, 2023 97 1 finding
Plumbing & water

A required air gap was missing

The physical air gap above a drain is what stops sewage siphoning back into an ice machine or a sink.

“Backflow prevention, air gap. Observed the drain from the ice storage bin did not have an Air Gap for backflow prevention. See remarks.”Inspector’s note · SA Metro Health

Food Code 5-202.13 — Backflow Prevention, Air Gap

Oct 4, 2022 99 1 finding · 1 illness risk factor
Handwashing & hygieneIllness risk factor

Staff ate, drank or used tobacco in a food area

An open drink in a prep area puts a mouth-contact surface next to food, and every sip is a hand-to-mouth-to-food route.

“Eating food, chewing gum, drinking beverages, or using tobacco. Observed an open cup and bottle water in the kitchen area for drinking. See Remarks.”Inspector’s note · SA Metro Health

Food Code 2-401.11 — Eating, Drinking, or Using TOBACCO PRODUCTS

Sep 29, 2022 97 2 findings · 1 illness risk factor
Dishwashing & sanitizingIllness risk factor

Food-contact surfaces were not cleaned often enough

Slicers, prep boards and dispensing heads need cleaning on a schedule — every four hours in constant use — not just at close.

“TWO RUBBER SPATULAS AND TWO PLASTIC COATED TONGS WITH DAMAGE. CORRECTED ON SITE. DISCARDED.”Inspector’s note · SA Metro Health

Food Code 4-602.11(E)(4) — Equipment Food-Contact Surfaces and Utensils · inspection item 39

Other

A Food Code requirement was not met

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

“Equipment and utensil design and construction. safe materials and maintained in good repair.”Inspector’s note · SA Metro Health

Texas rule 25 TAC §228.223 · inspection item 32

Mar 21, 2022 95 1 finding
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.

“SECONDS AS REQUIRED. HAVE THESE ADJUSTED. 5.202.12(C) A self-closing, slow-closing, or metering faucet shall provide a flow of water for at least 15 seconds without the need to reactivate the faucet.”Inspector’s note · SA Metro Health

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

Sep 21, 2021 95 2 findings
Other

A Food Code requirement was not met

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

“BAR HAND SINKS DID NOT HAVE SOAP. SUPPLY BAR HAND SINKS WITH SOAP. CORRECTED ON SITE. *”Inspector’s note · SA Metro Health

Texas rule 25 TAC §228.113 · inspection item 10

Other

A Food Code requirement was not met

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

“Hand washing cleanser, availability.”Inspector’s note · SA Metro Health

Texas rule 25 TAC §228.175 · inspection item 31

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.

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