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Restaurant Report Card for May 24: Live insects

Live insects and rats are two things that should definitely not be in a kitchen. But health inspectors found them. From fast-food to fancy to a day care for kids, we've got you covered in this week's Restaurant Report Card.

Restaurant Report Card for May 17: Problems in downtown

This week's Restaurant Report Card is taking you on a culinary tour of downtown. Not exactly the "best of," but restaurants you'll want to know about.

Restaurant Report Card for May 10: Repeat offenders

It's a double fail for half of the restaurants in this week's Restaurant Report Card. That's because they're back for a repeat mention.

Restaurant Report Card for May 3: Bugs, old meat

Bugs in the sugar and meat five days past expiration -- it's what's on the menu in this week's Restaurant Report Card.

Restaurant Report Card for April 26: Roaches at school

The school cafeteria is a restaurant if it's where you have to eat five days a week, and what inspectors found in one school kitchen lead consumer investigator Amy Davis to include it in this week's Restaurant Report Card.

Restaurant Report Card for April 19: Roaches

Asparagus shouldn't move, but health inspectors said it did at one Chinese restaurant. 

April 12 Restaurant Report Card: Grocery store shocker

Houston health inspectors don't just check out restaurants. They inspect every business that sells food. 

April 5 Restaurant Report Card: Roaches

There's Chinese, Indian and Mexican food, but all of the restaurants we're about to mention have something in common -- and that something has four legs.

Restaurant Report Card for March 29: Fleas, rats & ants

A repeat visit to one Houston pizza place finds even more serious violations, but there are two spotless places in this week's Restaurant Report Card where you can take your family to chill out and have some fun.  

Restaurant Report for March 22: Roaches, rats

Live roaches and rats -- it's what's not on the menu at some popular Houston restaurants this week.

Restaurant Report Card For March 15: Moldy food at salad bar

In this week's Restaurant Report Card we've got gnats, rats and moldy food at a salad bar.

Restaurant Report Card: Roaches, rodents & slime

From a doughnut shop to an upscale department store café, this week's Restaurant Report Card has a little bit for everyone. We also threw in a couple of non-restaurants because they were just too gross not to.

Restaurant Report Card for March 1: Rats & roaches

They eat without paying and they scare off the guests. The type of diners some restaurants are attracting are not good for business.

Restaurant Report Card for Feb. 23: Roaches in food

When diners were grossed out by what they saw at one northwest side Vietnamese restaurant, one man whipped out his cell phone to take video as evidence.

Restaurant Report Card for Feb. 16: Roaches

Finding out what health inspectors found at two tempting shopping mall eateries may help you trim your waistline, and double-dipping customers earned a local bakery a violation.

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Restaurant Report Card: Houston's repeat offenders

Local 2 Investigates scours health department records to show you Houston's biggest food offenders. 

Restaurant Report Card for Feb. 9: Roaches, Gnats, Flies

Roaches, gnats and flies. If it's got legs and a mention in our restaurant report card, you know it's not good.

Restaurant Report Card for Feb. 2: Violations at hospitals

Two hospitals are on our list this week, but not for their work in the operating room.

Restaurant Report Card for Jan. 26: Roaches

Health inspectors go behind the kitchen doors of Houston restaurants and find some things diners never want to see.

Restaurant Report Card for Jan. 19: Roaches again

A restaurant chain pops up for the third time in a few months on Restaurant Report Card.

Restaurant Report Card For Jan. 12: Old tuna salad

Health inspectors find some not-so-appetizing things at restaurants across Houston.

Restaurant Report Card for Dec. 29: Rodents & slime

No matter what your fortune cookie reads, you probably won't be feeling lucky when you hear what health inspectors found at a Houston fortune cooking processing plant.

Restaurant Report Card for Dec. 22: Recycled Food

Featured in this week's Restaurant Report Card -- a place you wouldn't intentionally go to grab a bite to eat, but after you hear what health inspectors found, you might need to check in.

Restaurant Report Card for Dec. 15: Rodents

From lunch to dinner to dessert, we've got you covered in this week's Restaurant Report Card.

Restaurant Report Card for Dec. 8: Roaches & rodents

You may not want a sip of what health inspectors found at one upscale wine bar, and "I'm lovin' it" wasn't what they said when they walked into the kitchen of a local McDonald's.

Restaurant Report Card for Dec. 1: flies & other bugs

This week's Restaurant Report Card shows why you may want to take a fly swatter to some local eateries.

Restaurant Report Card for Nov. 17: roaches in rice

In this week's Restaurant Report Card, one restaurant is back for a second helping of health code violations from inspectors and another popular downtown restaurant can't seem to cure its rat problem.

Restaurant report for Nov. 10: roaches

 From French fare to a bakery in the Heights, we're doling out grades in this week's Restaurant Report Card.

Restaurant report for Nov. 3: roaches & flies

From pizza to Mexican, fast food to an upscale River Oaks restaurant, we've got you covered in this week's Restaurant Report Card.

Restaurant report for Oct. 27: roach in sugar

There may be more than sugar in your flan at one popular Mexican food restaurant, and you can keep laughing at a local comedy club that got a perfect score in this week's Restaurant Report Card.

Restaurant Report Card for Oct. 20: Hands not washed

Are you hungry? You might lose your appetite after reading this week's restaurant report card.

Restaurant Report Card for Oct. 13: Food trucks

We're taking you inside kitchens on the go. They're restaurants on wheels, but we're not just talking the old taco truck.

Part 2: Is your school cafeteria making the grade?

KPRC Local 2 takes its weekly Restaurant Report Card to school cafeterias to show you what health inspectors are finding in the kitchens that cater to your children.

Restaurant report for Sept. 29: slime in ice

From salad to sushi, we've got it covered in this week's Restaurant Report Card. But you may not be craving what health inspectors found inside some local kitchens.

Is your child's school cafeteria making the grade?

All across our area, there are kitchens serving food to your kids every day, whether they like it or not. KPRC Local 2 consumer investigator Amy Davis takes the Restaurant Report Card to school cafeterias.

Restaurant report for Sept. 22: flies, flies, flies

When you open a new restaurant, buzz is good. But health inspectors say what they found flying around several eateries is actually more of a buzz-kill for your appetite.

Restaurant report for Sept. 15: roaches at grocery store

You don't even have to eat out to have an interest in this week's Restaurant Report Card. That's because health inspectors checked out the deli at a local grocery store, and what they found just might make you lose your appetite.

Restaurant report for Sept. 7, 2011: roaches & slime

Have you decided what you're doing for dinner? You may want to hold off on your plans just long enough to see this week's good, bad and just plain gross report from the Houston Health Department.

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