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Wednesday, April 17, 2013  An inspector shut the kitchen portion of a store down for eight days until a re-inspection could clear most of the violations.

Wednesday, April 03, 2013  Xavier’s Steakhouse scored 47 demerits on a health inspection report.

Wednesday, March 20, 2013  Health inspectors found mold, live roach activity and unsound salsa inside Valley restaurants.

Wednesday, February 06, 2013  A health inspector caught a Brownsville business reusing Styrofoam cups for kids.

Wednesday, October 03, 2012  La Michoacana on 902 West Harrison in Harlingen kicks the Food Patrol out after questioning insect and rodent contamination inside the meat market.

Wednesday, September 19, 2012  More than a hundred pounds of food, believed to be contaminated, has been destroyed at two kitchens during health inspections.

Wednesday, July 18, 2012  The owner of Dirty Al’s admits on Food 4 Thought to scoring the worst inspection report in his 25 years in the restaurant business.

Wednesday, June 13, 2012  Los Compadres in Edinburg is cooking up trouble on Food 4 Thought.

Wednesday, May 09, 2012  A Brownsville snow cone stand is ordered to fumigate after roaches turn up during an inspection report.

Wednesday, February 15, 2012  Los Campeones on 95 Country Club Road scores high demerits in back-to-back inspections.

Wednesday, December 21, 2011  Nothing says the holidays like rodents and roaches! A Raymondville Chinese restaurant called China Star along Highway 77 was busted with “fresh” rodent droppings in the kitchen.

Wednesday, December 14, 2011  A manager at La Feria’s Church’s Chicken said it was unacceptable behavior on the part of his cook that led to high demerits on a health inspection report.

Wednesday, September 21, 2011  A Weslaco meat market may have a new name but the location continues to rack up high demerits on health reports.

Wednesday, August 10, 2011  A Weslaco taqueria was shutdown for excessive roaches in the kitchen.

Wednesday, August 03, 2011  A mobile taco stand, outside the City of Edinburg, was shutdown by order of the Hidalgo County health department.