Insects, expired foods and frost bitten taquitos were just some of the “low-lights” during this week’s dirty diner roundup by the Food Patrol.

Tortilleria Maderos on 1155 North Minnesota Road in Brownsville scored the most demerits on a health report with 46.

Kitchen cops discovered food handlers were working without hairnets, ham and eggs were expired in the fridge, along with ants and flies.

But arguably the most troubling violation, an employee touching raspas and then hamburger meat without washing their hands.

That’s a major cross contamination health code infraction.

Other visits made by the food patrol included a Stripes in Weslaco with roaches, and a Pharr taqueria with freezer burned taquitos.

Click on the video link to see the good, the bad and the dirty dining in this week’s exclusive edition of Food 4 Thought.
               
WEEKLY LOW PERFORMER LIST:

Weslaco
Stripes 3302 E Business 83 (29)

Pharr
Taqueria La Diligencia 7500 S Cage Blvd (31)

Brownsville
Tortilleria Maderos 1155 N Minnesota (46)

WEEKLY TOP PERFORMER LIST:

Elsa
Whataburger 623 E Edinburg Ave
Pizza Hut 709 E Edinburg Ave
Dairy Queen 102 E Edinburg Ave

San Juan
Garza’s Café 308 N Nebraska

Edinburg
Pizza Patron 3911 S McColl

San Benito
Pizza Hut 1130 W Business 77
Lucky China 850 W Business 77

La Feria
83 Bar & Grill 13708 Business 83

Mission
Delia’s 800 W Griffin Pkwy

Brownsville
Pizza Hut 2333 Boca Chica Blvd

Weslaco
Burger King 419 S International Blvd
Long John Silver’s 1201 E Business 83