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Wednesday, March 13, 2013  Kiki’s on 6170 Padre Island Highway in Brownsville scored the most demerits this week on a health report with 50.

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, October 17, 2012  China Café on 4713 North 10th Street in McAllen is caught with roaches for the third time since 2008, but it’s a dog discovered at another dirty diner that becomes a first on Food 4 Thought.

Wednesday, April 18, 2012  Parents were on edge after the health department shut down the playground area at Burger King on 3235 International Boulevard in Brownsville due to a rat infestation.

Wednesday, November 16, 2011  One of the Valley’s smallest communities now has the highest ratio of dirty diners at 100 percent. That’s because the R2 Country Store is apparently the only place that sells food to the general public.

Wednesday, April 20, 2011  The latest health inspection reports out of Willacy County have been released to the Food Patrol, and they show nearly a dozen dirty diners across the county.

Wednesday, March 02, 2011  A former top performer Denny’s restaurant in Weslaco didn’t live up to the standards of a sticker after it scored 24 demerits on a health inspection report.

Wednesday, February 16, 2011  A Weslaco convenience store has shot to the top of the low performer list on Food 4 Thought as the dirtiest kitchen so far this year.

Wednesday, January 12, 2011  Kitchen cops in Port Isabel dropped the hammer on a dirty diner busted with roaches, ants and other health code violations.

Wednesday, January 05, 2011  It’s a double dose of drama on the Food Patrol’s first week of the New Year.

Wednesday, December 01, 2010  Only one city is home to dirty diners this week and that’s the City of Pharr.

Wednesday, November 10, 2010  Students at South Texas College’s Mid-Valley campus were shocked to learn their cafeteria is a dirty diner.

Wednesday, September 22, 2010  A judge in McAllen has put a repeat low performer on probation for the next 30 days for unsanitary kitchen practices.

Wednesday, August 11, 2010  Insect contamination dominated the violations at dirty diners in the upper Valley.

Thursday, May 13, 2010  The wildly popular Food 4 Thought series celebrated its six year anniversary by showcasing the most memorable moments as chosen by viewers on valleycentral.com.