A roach infestation led to a 3-day closure of Xalisco Mexi Café along S. 12th Street in Edinburg.
The business had its permit temporarily revoked by an inspector for the public health risk.
As customary with the Food Patrol, we asked the restaurant’s owner why the roach problem had gotten so bad.
Simon Madera blamed the 103 year old building that housed his restaurant, the warmer weather and his employees who failed to keep up with fumigation.
Madera also called our line of questioning “demeaning.”
But people who eat at had a different take on the Food Patrol’s inquiry into public safety.
Click on the video link to see the reaction as we report on the good, the bad and the dirty dining in this week’s Food 4 Thought.
Weekly Low Performer List:
Edinburg
Xalisco Mexi Café S 12th St (shutdown)
La Feria Coffee Shop Main St. (29, 31)
Weekly Top Performer List:
Pharr
Shipley Do-Nuts 800 S Cage Blvd
Dairy Queen 1008 N Cage Blvd
Weslaco
El Pato 209 N Westgate
Mission
Whataburger 201 E Griffin Pkwy
Harlingen
Seafarer 2120 S 77 Sunshine
Pizza Hut 1802 W Tyler
El Campanario 1617 E Harrison
Donna
Rib Cage BBQ 651 W Business 83
Brownsville
Asian Buffet 251 E Morrison
Mercedes
Cortino’s Business Hwy 83
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