Homewood Suites
Last inspected: Nov 26, 2025
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Homewood Suites, located at 215 Richland Hills in San Antonio, TX 78245, underwent a high-risk inspection on November 26, 2025. This inspection identified three critical and three major violations, including the absence of a Certified Food Manager during kitchen operations and a lack of a thermometer in a refrigerator storing milk, whip cream, and eggs. Previous inspections at this San Antonio facility have predominantly been medium-risk.
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Inspection History
Nov 26, 2025
Routine
3 critical violations. 3 major violations.
View 6 violations
Expired or improperly marked ready-to-eat food not discarded
3-501.18(A)(1)
Plumbing system not maintained in good repair
5-205.15(A)
Equipment or utensils not sanitized before use after cleaning
4-702.11
Observed no thermometer inside of the white refrigerator where Milk, Whip Cream, and Eggs are stored. Ensure all cold holds, coolers, refrigerators, mini fridges, freezers, and walk-in coolers have a thermometer that is calibrated, accurate, easily accessible, easily readable, durable, and in good repair. The thermometer MUST be placed in the warmest part of the refrigerator (near the door where warm air goes in) so that food handlers can check if the cold hold is not working correctly (keeping
4-204.112(A)
Sanitizer test kit not available
4-302.14
Observed that there was no Certified Food Manager (CFM) present during the beginning of the inspection. There MUST always be a Certified Food Manager (CFM) on site during all hours of kitchen operation. They are responsible for directing the flow of the kitchen and being knowledgeable about food handling and safety. The inspector HIGHLY RECOMMENDS that the two Food Handler present today and any other Food Handler that works a shift by themselves become CFMs in case the main CFM leaves for any of
228.31(b)
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Jul 2, 2025
Routine
1 critical violation. 3 major violations. 1 minor violation.
View 5 violations
Hot or cold food held at improper temperature
3-501.16(A)(2)
Ready-to-eat food not date marked
3-501.17(A)
Person in charge not controlling unsafe operations
2-103.11(B)
Observed that the red sanitizer bucket had a concentration above 500 Parts Per Million (PPM). Please have EcoLab come out and adjust the settings for the sanitizer dispenser so that the concentration comes out between 200 and 400 PPM. Ensure that Bleach/ Chlorine sanitizers have a concentration of 50 to 100 Parts Per Million (PPM), and Quaternary Ammonium sanitizers have a concentration of 200 to 400 PPM. These concentrations are NEEDED to effectively sanitize food-contact surfaces and nonfood-c
4-501.116
Equipment or utensils not clean
4-601.11(C)
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Nov 25, 2024
Routine
3 critical violations. 1 major violation. 1 minor violation.
View 5 violations
Hot or cold food held at improper temperature
3-501.16(A)(2)
Backflow prevention air gap not adequate
5-202.13
Food is unsafe, adulterated, or misrepresented
3-101.11
Observed that the Certified Food Manager (CFM) was not on site during the inspection, and the hotel management on site could not produce a copy of their CFM certificate. There MUST always be a Certified Food Manager (CFM) on site during all hours of operation (of the kitchen). They are responsible for directing the flow of the kitchen and being knowledgeable about food handling and safety. The inspector HIGHLY RECOMMENDS that the Food Handler and the hotel manager become CFMs so that any of them
228.31(b)
Equipment or utensils not clean
4-601.11(C)
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Jul 18, 2024
Routine
No violations found.
100
Mar 7, 2024
Routine
No violations found.
100
Aug 18, 2023
Routine
No violations found.
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