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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, December 05, 2012  Snacks Del Valle on 750 East Los Ebanos in Brownsville ties for the most demerits scored 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 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 29, 2012  A Willacy County restaurant scores the most demerits this week with 28, making it a low performer on Food 4 Thought.

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 11, 2012  A Raymondville restaurant is exposed on Food 4 Thought for storing potentially hazardous foods inside a broken refrigerator.

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

Wednesday, March 07, 2012  A Weslaco restaurant uses the Food Patrol’s message, “keep it clean,” to help motivate staff.

Wednesday, February 08, 2012  A seafood restaurant in Pharr is off to a rocky start with high demerits on a health inspection

Wednesday, January 18, 2012  What’s not the menu this week in Food 4 Thought - rodents and roaches!

Wednesday, January 11, 2012  Kitchen cops in Hidalgo County ordered a mobile taco stand closed after it was discovered in operation without proper refrigeration for food. Taqueria El Pio off Jackson Road near Dicker, in the area South of Pharr, scored 31 demerits on a health inspection report.

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, October 12, 2011  When there’s rat bait discovered inside a cooler at a restaurant, a health inspector chalks it up on an inspection report as a toxic item improperly stored.