Accommodation & Food Services · Houston, TX

Cyclone Anaya's Mexican Kitchen

According to the U.S. Department of Labor (2010–2026), the Wage and Hour Division recovered $12,946 in back wages owed to 250 affected workers across 2 wage-theft cases.

$0
OSHA penalties
0
Violations cited
0
OSHA inspections
$12,946
Back wages owed

Cyclone Anaya's Mexican Kitchen in Houston, TX has been the subject of 0 OSHA workplace inspections and 0 citations since 2010, according to enforcement records from the U.S. Department of Labor. The employer also has 2 Wage and Hour Division (WHD) cases on record, covering Fair Labor Standards Act enforcement. All enforcement data below is sourced from the DOL public enforcement databases at data.dol.gov.

Compliance score

B 83/100
  • B Wage & hour compliance: $13K in back wages owed across 2 WHD cases ($6K per case), vs. national p10 $2K (best) / p90 $58K (worst) among 91,622 employers with a WHD case on file.

Channels are separate federal datasets: a dimension marked not applicable simply has no record in that dataset for this employer, not a good or bad score.

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Cyclone Anaya's Mexican Kitchen in the Accommodation & Food Services enforcement ledger

WHD back-wage recoveries in this sector place Cyclone Anaya's Mexican Kitchen at rank #8,216 of 22,851 employers ($12,946 owed). Cyclone Anaya's Mexican Kitchen carries no OSHA penalty in this extract but ranks #8,216 of 22,851 Accommodation & Food Services employers on WHD back wages ($12,946).

How Cyclone Anaya's Mexican Kitchen Compares

Cyclone Anaya's Mexican Kitchen in Houston, TX has no OSHA inspection on record with PlainWorker. An absence of federal inspection activity is not the same as a clean safety record, it typically means this employer has not yet been selected for inspection under OSHA's targeting programs. By comparison, Stadium Bar and Restaurant in Philadelphia, PA has 0 OSHA inspections on record.

No OSHA penalty has been assessed against Cyclone Anaya's Mexican Kitchen to date. The Accommodation & Food Services sector average runs $670 per employer.

Wage & Hour Findings

WHD Cases
2
Back Wages Owed
$12,946
Employees Affected
250
WHD Violations
251
Avg Back Wages per Employee
$52
Avg Back Wages per CaseBelow average
$6,473

The Department of Labor's Wage and Hour Division found that Cyclone Anaya's Mexican Kitchen owed $12,946 in back wages to 250 employees across 2 cases and 251 violations. WHD enforces federal labor laws including the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA), covering minimum wage, overtime pay, and child labor standards.

Industry Safety Context: Accommodation & Food Services

How Cyclone Anaya's Mexican Kitchen compares to the Accommodation & Food Services sector, which has 25,016 employers tracked by PlainWorker.

Metric Cyclone Anaya's Mexican Kitchen Industry Avg
Inspections 0 0.2
Violations 0 0.5
Total Penalty $0 $670
Avg Penalty per Inspection $0 $2,941

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What to do with this record

Use Cyclone Anaya's Mexican Kitchen's enforcement history as one data point, not the whole picture.

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  • Cyclone Anaya's Mexican Kitchen also carries $12,946 in Wage and Hour Division back-wages, a separate enforcement track from OSHA safety violations. How wage-theft enforcement works

Figures reflect closed OSHA and WHD federal enforcement actions on record (2010–2026); not every workplace issue results in an inspection or investigation.

Frequently Asked Questions

Has Cyclone Anaya's Mexican Kitchen been cited for wage theft?
Yes. The Department of Labor's Wage and Hour Division has recorded 2 enforcement cases against Cyclone Anaya's Mexican Kitchen, resulting in $12,946 in back wages owed to 250 affected workers. These cases involve violations of federal labor laws including minimum wage, overtime, and other worker protections.
What industry does Cyclone Anaya's Mexican Kitchen operate in?
Cyclone Anaya's Mexican Kitchen operates in the Accommodation & Food Services sector (NAICS code 722110). This industry has 25,016 employers tracked by PlainWorker, with 5,697 total OSHA inspections and $16.76M in cumulative penalties.
What should I do if Cyclone Anaya's Mexican Kitchen owes me wages?
If you believe Cyclone Anaya's Mexican Kitchen owes you wages, you can file a complaint with the Department of Labor's Wage and Hour Division at dol.gov/agencies/whd/contact/complaints or by calling 1-866-487-9243. WHD investigates violations of the Fair Labor Standards Act including unpaid minimum wage, overtime, and unauthorized deductions. The DOL has previously found $12,946 in back wages owed by this employer across 2 cases.
How does Cyclone Anaya's Mexican Kitchen's safety record compare to industry average?
Cyclone Anaya's Mexican Kitchen's total OSHA penalty of $0 is below the Accommodation & Food Services industry average of $670 per employer. The employer has 0 inspections compared to the industry average of 0.2 per employer. For a direct comparison, Stadium Bar and Restaurant in Philadelphia, PA is a similar accommodation & food services employer with $0 in current penalties.
Data Sources & Methodology

Data as of 2026. Source: U.S. Department of Labor (OSHA, WHD).

Source: OSHA Enforcement Data

Inspection and violation records from the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA), U.S. Department of Labor, covering the period 2010–2026. Includes inspection dates, violation types (serious, willful, repeat, other-than-serious), and penalty amounts. Penalties shown are current assessed amounts and may differ from original citations due to settlement, contest, or reduction.

Source: Wage and Hour Division (WHD)

Compliance actions from the WHD, covering enforcement of the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA), including minimum wage, overtime, and child labor violations. Back wages represent amounts owed to affected employees as determined by WHD investigations.

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