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Wednesday, April 17, 2013  An inspector shut the kitchen portion of a store down for eight days until a re-inspection could clear most of the violations.

Wednesday, March 27, 2013  A health inspector makes quite the discovery at Little Ones Discovery Center on 909 South Jackson in Pharr.

Wednesday, March 20, 2013  Health inspectors found mold, live roach activity and unsound salsa inside Valley restaurants.

Wednesday, January 30, 2013  A Brownsville day care was busted with rodent contamination during a city check-up.

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

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.

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, September 19, 2012  More than a hundred pounds of food, believed to be contaminated, has been destroyed at two kitchens during health inspections.

Wednesday, September 12, 2012  Most people cringe when they hear about roaches in restaurants, but Mi Pueblito in Raymondville is busted with proof of the contamination.

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.