Call it a big but disgusting find for kitchen cops in Brownsville. 

An eatery is busted with rodent droppings “all over” the kitchen area.

The New Courthouse Coffee Shop on 964 East Harrison scored 38 demerits.

It was the dirtiest kitchen featured this week by the Food Patrol.

Food handlers were caught wearing open-toe shoes and not wearing hairnets or washing hands.

A health inspector noted on the report how there were “a lot of rodent droppings all over the kitchen.”

Dirty photos of the kitchen area showed trails of droppings on the food prep table and torn bags of food believed to be from rodents.

The Food Patrol confronted the owner’s sister who was present during the health inspection.

Gracie Gutierrez admitted the kitchen was dirty.

She blamed a worker for not doing her “job.”

Food Patrol fans who saw the dirty photos called for the coffee shop which serves food to judges and attorneys to be shutdown.

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

Weekly Low Performer List: (total # of demerits)

Brownsville
New Courthouse Coffee Shop 964 E Harrison (38) *Rodent Droppings all over the Kitchen*

Weslaco
LJ Shrimp House 501 N Westgate (25) *Uncovered Food, Dirty Equipment*

Pharr
Stripes 1621 W Sam Houston (21) *Expired Dressing, Bug Spray over Forks*

Weekly Top Performer List: (0 demerits)

Edinburg
Subway 1721 E University
Papa John’s 1923 W University Dr
Wing Stop 2405 W University Dr
Golden China 401 E University Dr
Little Caesar’s 1410 S Closner

Hidalgo
Fresh Salads 29000 E Hwy 281

San Juan
Subway 700 I Rd
Taqueria La Mexicana 1803 N Raul Longoria

Palmview
Peter Piper Pizza 1730 W Palmavista

Alamo
Willie’s BBQ 320 S Alamo Rd

Harlingen
Mr Gatti’s 1208 Exp 77/83
Don Beto’s 603 W Tyler
Taqueria La Fogata 1121 N 7th St
Corner Deli 516 W Washington
Taqueria La Mexicana 1501 E Harrison