Normally a bakery that scored 51 demerits would easily take the cake for dirtiest kitchen, but a Weslaco restaurant took that distinction this week with 1 demerit more.

Sunrise Restaurant on 301 North Texas Boulevard scored 52 demerits on a health inspection report.

Kitchen cops found off-temperature food, a cross-contamination of vegetables and raw chicken and also rodent droppings and roaches.

The owner, Trini Leal, denied the insect and rodent contamination existed after the Food Patrol questioned the violations Wednesday afternoon.

Leal allowed the Food Patrol into the kitchen to check around.

Click on the video link to see what it looked like in this week’s Food 4 Thought!
               
Weekly Low Performer List: (total # of demerits)

Weslaco
Sunrise Restaurant 301 N Texas (52, 19) *Roaches, Rodent Dropping*
Tejano Mart 1540 E Bus 83 (25) *Cross Contamination, Off Temp. Foods*

Brownsville
El Puerto Bakery 1344 E 14th (51, 22, 0) *”Unsanitary” conditions, Roaches, Shutdown*

Weekly Top Performer List: (0 demerits)

Elsa
Dairy Queen 108 E Edinburg
Alemeda Restaurant 106 W Edinburg

Penitas
McDonald’s 1705 W Exp 83

La Blanca
Valle Hermoso Doolittle & Richardson

SPI
Laguna Bobs 201 W Pike
Whataburger 3509 Padre Blvd

Harlingen
Tacos & Antojitos 2205 S Bus 77
Subway 4706 S Exp
Wing Stop 2230 S 77 Sunshine
Noriega’s 1501 S “H” St
Pizza Patron 806 N 13th St

Port Isabel
McDonald’s 1401 Hwy 100
Black Jack’s BBQ 501 E Maxan

Edinburg
Denny’s 1305 E Monte Cristo
Luby’s 2201 W University Dr

McAllen
Kumori 400 Nolana Ave