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Friday, February 22, 2013  The City of McAllen is close to having its first permit issued for a restaurant on wheels.

Tuesday, January 29, 2013  City commissioners have given the green light for a pilot program with mobile vendors to begin.

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

Wednesday, October 03, 2012  La Michoacana on 902 West Harrison in Harlingen kicks the Food Patrol out after questioning insect and rodent contamination inside the meat market.

Thursday, September 06, 2012  The owner of Smart Kids Educational Day Care center on 1703 Boca Chica Boulevard admits she was shocked to learn that roaches and rat droppings were found during a recent health inspection.

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, July 25, 2012  It’s not just high demerits that land kitchens on the Food Patrol’s naughty list, as a daycare center, convenience store and restaurant all found out this week on Food 4 Thought.

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

Wednesday, June 27, 2012  Ants and gnats at the Stars Drive-In #1 in McAllen are nothing compared to the rodent contamination an inspector finds in the kitchen.

Wednesday, May 30, 2012  Church's Chicken on 820 East University in Edinburg is plucked from the rest of the restaurant crowd on Food 4 Thought for "keeping it clean."

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

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