Overview
- Mama Tina’s Gumbo closed on March 16 after a patron reported vomiting, chills, nausea, fever, and said she vomited blood following a bowl of gumbo.
- Inspectors found the gumbo had been cooked off-site, cooled in non‑food‑grade orange buckets, and stored in a freezer at an unlicensed location.
- Records note missing temperature logs and date marks, and they describe shrimp and crab labeled “keep frozen” that were thawed.
- After a pre‑opening check on March 17, operators shifted to a freezer trailer and agreed to cook fresh on‑site each morning, and the booth reopened that afternoon.
- KPRC obtained and published the health records that underpin these findings, and officials have not reported any confirmed outbreak or additional linked complaints.