The food choices at Golden Corral in Weslaco may be plentiful, but so are the demerits on a recent initial health inspection report.

The restaurant on 300 West Expressway 83 scored 48 demerits.

A public complaint about cold food and a dirty restaurant sparked the city check up.

Inspectors found off temperature food, expired fish and chicken, a cross contamination of foods and dirty kitchen conditions.

Golden Corral’s kitchen manager, Michael Ortiz, didn’t hide what sparked the problems when the Food Patrol came looking for answers into the dirty dining.

Ryan: Why did it take the health dept. to get it cleaned up?

Michael: We have different issues with new employees… training is key… so we did a lot of changes in the store… we changed employees and retrained the people.

The quick changes paid off.

A reinspection at the restaurant turned up just 8 demerits.

Click on the video link to watch the good, the bad and the dirty dining in this week’s Food 4 Thought.

Weekly Low Performer List: (total # of demerits)

Brownsville
Elia’s Café 1104 E 14th St (24) *Expired Mayo, Evidence of Rodents/Animals*

Weslaco
Golden Corral 300 W Exp 83 (48, 8) *Off Temp. Food, Expired Food, Dirty Equipment*

Weekly Top Performer List: (0 demerits)

Los Fresnos
Wild Blue BBQ 31230 Hwy 100

Weslaco
Buffalo Wild Wings 1909 W Exp 83

Brownsville
KFC 7284 Padre Island Hwy

Edinburg
Whataburger 1717 E University Dr
Church’s 3469 Hwy 281
Domino’s 1522 W University Dr
McDonald’s 1605 E University Dr

McAllen
Kumori 4500 N 10th St

San Juan
El Rancho Grande 107 W Nebraska

Harlingen
Jason’s Deli 2224 S 77
Sonny’s Fish Fry 317 N 13th St
Logan’s 2809 W Business 83
Whataburger 1522 E Harrison
Las Tres Palmas 421 W Jackson