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Wednesday, May 01, 2013  A kids daycare center is dirty for the second week in a row.

Wednesday, April 24, 2013  Pizza Express is back on the low performer list on 102 South Arroyo in Rio Hondo.

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 27, 2013  A health inspector makes quite the discovery at Little Ones Discovery Center on 909 South Jackson in Pharr.

Wednesday, March 06, 2013  The catch of the day at Captain Al’s in San Benito appears to be a rodent.

Wednesday, February 27, 2013  A restaurant on 485 South Sam Houston in San Benito has risen to the top of the Food Patrol’s dirtiest list after scoring the most demerits so far in 2013.

Wednesday, February 20, 2013  Some kitchens went to great lengths in 2012 to keep the Food Patrol from reporting what's not on the menu.

Wednesday, February 13, 2013  The Aziz Quick Stop #3 on 600 East Business 83 in San Juan scored the most demerits this week on Food 4 Thought.

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

Wednesday, January 23, 2013  An inspector exposed improper hygiene practices with a female worker who failed to wash her hands after changing an infant’s diaper, according to the report.

Wednesday, November 21, 2012  A Weslaco area meat market, Harlingen restaurant and Barbacoa kitchen in Donna are all awarded top performer stickers from the Food Patrol.

Wednesday, November 14, 2012  My Country Store in Sebastian temporarily locked customers inside the business Wednesday afternoon in an attempt to keep the Food Patrol from entering to question a rodent infestation.

Wednesday, October 24, 2012  Asadero El Cien on 3 Mile North and Bentsen Palm in Palmview was closed for several days. A county health inspector ordered the closure after he discovered the mobile kitchen had improper wastewater disposal and a malfunctioning hot water system.

Wednesday, October 10, 2012  Two Raymondville convenience stores continue to rack up high demerits on Food 4 Thought.