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.
Tejas Branding Iron inside the Sunrise Mall in Brownsville scored 21 demerits on a health inspection report.
The food court eatery used to be called Texas Branding Iron.
The Food Patrol awarded Texas Branding Iron the golden plate award in 2009 for continued kitchen cleanliness.
It’s the highest honor a restaurant can achieve on Food 4 Thought.
But, Texas Branding Iron is now under new ownership.
The name changed to Tejas Branding Iron within the last year.
The golden plate remains on the wall, despite the recent low performer score.
An inspector found mold in the ice machine, rusted equipment and improper labeling on foods.
The Food Patrol went in search to find out what went wrong.
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Top Performers List
Weekly Low Performer List: (total # of demerits)
Brownsville
Tejas Branding Iron 2370 N Exp 77 (21) *Mold in Ice Machine, Rusted Equipment*
Harlingen
Sego’s 302 N Ed Carey Dr (6) *Roaches, Dirty Equipment*
Weekly Top Performer List: (0 demerits)
McAllen
Jack in the Box 7500 N 10th St
Mercedes
Subway 369 N Texas
Palmview
Stars 990 E Palm Vista Dr
SPI
Zeste Gourmet
Lob Lolly Pizza 100 Padre Blvd
Harlingen
Panda Express 2005 S J St
Wing Stop 1729 W Harrison
Teriyaki Express 2000 S Exp 83
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