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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.

Tuesday, June 05, 2012  Tucked between the expressway and the city of Combes lies a small cemetery facing a huge dilemma.

Wednesday, April 11, 2012  Stuff like roaches in a kitchen, mold in an ice machine and food found on the floor are some of the violations in question for a restaurant this week.

Wednesday, January 25, 2012  It doesn’t take long for a restaurant in Olmito to catapult itself to the top of the Food 4 Thought list for dirtiest kitchens in 2012.

Wednesday, August 17, 2011  The Food Patrol exposed continued health code violations at Taqueria La Deligencia in Alamo.

Wednesday, July 06, 2011  A public complaint about a hair and roach in food at a Brownsville restaurant led inspectors to this week's dirtiest kitchen.

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, August 25, 2010  A Chinese buffet in McAllen, notorious for dirty dining over the last year, was slapped with the highest fine in Food 4 Thought’s 6 year history

Wednesday, June 23, 2010  This week’s Food Patrol interview with a dirty diner on South Padre Island will go down as one of the most explosive in the weekly series 6-year history.

Thursday, May 27, 2010  A restaurant in Pharr racked up high demerits after an inspector found foods uncovered in the freezer along with other health code violations.

Wednesday, May 12, 2010  A McAllen Chinese restaurant scored 23 demerits on a re-inspection report, it's a third low performer rating on Food 4 Thought.

Wednesday, April 28, 2010  House of China along North 10th Street in McAllen piled up the demerits on a recent health inspection report.