China Café on 4713 North 10th Street in McAllen is caught with roaches for the third time since 2008, but it’s a dog discovered at another dirty diner that becomes a first on Food 4 Thought.

The violation at E & B Elotes on 5012 Auburn Avenue near North Taylor Road is considered animal contamination.

There are 35 demerits in all at the eatery that’s small in size.

Kitchen cops find no hairnets, food on the floor, no soap or towels for proper sanitation, flies and a pet dog, according to the report.

The owner’s daughter, Vanessa Sandoval, claims the stray Schnauzer wasn’t in the kitchen.

The county health inspector tells the Food Patrol otherwise.

Sandoval says the dog has since been given away following the initial inspection.

“We solved all the problems already,” she told Action 4’s Ryan Wolf.

But there’s another problem discovered by the Food Patrol.

Click on the video link to see what the Food Patrol discovered in this week’s Food 4 Thought.

Click here to follow Ryan Wolf on Facebook
Click here to follow Ryan Wolf on Twitter
Click here to watch past episodes of Food 4 Thought 
Top Performers List 

Weekly Low Performer List: (total # of demerits)

McAllen
E & B Elotes 5012 Auburn (35) *Dog, Flies, Food on Floor*
China Café 4713 N 10th (3) *Live and dead roaches*

Weekly Top Performer List: (0 demerits)

Elsa
Star’s 601 E Hwy 100
Jack in the Box 409 E Edinburg
Taqueria Zamora 200 E Edinburg

Weslaco
Hot Red BBQ 1302 W Sugarcane

Alamo
McDonald’s 1018 E Frontage

Brownsville
Mary’s Mexican Food 425 E 10th
Wing Stop 2501 Paredes Line Rd
Taqueria Siberia 2501 Paredes Line Rd
Papa Murphy’s 2921 Boca Chica Blvd

Harlingen
Panchitos 1021 E Commerce
China Star 1801 S 77 Sunshine
McDonald’s (Inside Walmart)
Whataburger 613 Ed Carey Dr