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

Wednesday, April 10, 2013  Roaches turn up in a Brownsville Chinese food restaurant as well as a San Benito McDonald’s, but it’s a worker who’s busted mopping and turning tortillas at Poncho’s in McAllen that’s most alarming on a health inspection report.

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, January 16, 2013  The animal turns up in the food serving area at the Stripes on 898 North Sam Houston in San Benito.

Wednesday, January 09, 2013  Ruchi’s Bar & Grill is the dirtiest inspection of the New Year on Food 4 Thought.

Wednesday, December 19, 2012  The Brownsville restaurant scored the most demerits this week on Food 4 Thought.

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 31, 2012  A children’s daycare center in Pharr scared up trouble when its permit renewal was initially denied by the health department for a critical health code violation.

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

Wednesday, September 26, 2012  A restaurant, once home to Food 4 Thought’s Golden Plate Award for year-round kitchen cleanliness, fails to live up to high standards after undergoing a name change.

Wednesday, August 08, 2012  It’s not high demerits, but rather rodent droppings and roaches that land two restaurants on the Food Patrol’s naughty list.

Wednesday, July 04, 2012  Buffalo Wings & Rings on 1600 North Westgate in Weslaco is exposed with the most demerits this week on Food 4 Thought.

Wednesday, June 06, 2012  A top performer sticker from the Food Patrol is the Valley-wide symbol for a clean kitchen.

Wednesday, March 28, 2012  Kitchen cops bust the McDonald’s inside the Harlingen Wal-Mart with insect contamination and a Brownsville hotel's kitchen was under the microscope.