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The Victoria City-County Health Department and its sister organization, the Crossroads Public Health District, inspect places where food is served in Victoria, DeWitt, Jackson and Calhoun counties.

In the inspection reports, each violation in the Food Temperature/Time Requirements category is 5 demerits; in the Personnel/Handling/Source Requirements category, 4 demerits; and in the Facility and Equipment Requirements, 3 demerits. Zero is a perfect score while 100 demerits is the worst possible score.

Each Wednesday, the Advocate publishes inspection results from the previous week. All demerits are reported, but only those in the categories of Food Temperature/Time Requirements and Personnel/Handling/Source Requirements are detailed.

FOOD SERVICE INSPECTIONS FOR THE WEEK ENDING Aug. 8

Taqueria El Querentano, mobile unit, corner of Laurent Street and Port Lavaca Highway in Victoria. Demerits: 62. Improper cold-hold temperature, improper hot-hold temperature, improper reheating, inadequate hand washing, need to use lids and straws on employee drinks, need to keep food covered, cross-contamination of raw and cooked foods, need to use approved date-labeling system. Nine facility or equipment violations.

Taqueria Tres Hermanos, 1411 Port Lavaca Highway in Victoria. Demerits: 62. Improper cold-hold temperature, improper hot-hold temperature, inadequate hand washing, need to use lids and straws on employee drinks, need to cover food in cooler, need to use gloves when cutting vegetables, cross-contamination of raw and cooked foods, need to use approved date-labeling system, inadequate hot water supply. Eight facility or equipment violations.

Victor’s Tacos, mobile unit, corner of Ben Jordan and Port Lavaca Highway in Victoria. Demerits: 55. Improper cold-hold temperature, improper hot-hold temperature, inadequate hand washing, need to prepare all food at approved facility, keep food covered in cooler, improper handling of ready-to-eat foods, cross-contamination of raw and cooked foods, need to use approved date-labeling system, inadequate hot water supply. Seven facility or equipment violations.

M and M Pinto Bean, 202 E. Rio Grande St. in Victoria. Demerits: 51. Improper cooling of cooked foods, inadequate hand washing, need to use lids and straws on employee drinks, need to cover food in freezer, improper handling of ready-to-eat foods, cross-contamination of raw and cooked foods, need to use approved date-labeling system, insufficient hot water supply. Six facility or equipment violations.

The Plaza TexMex, 2303 Moody St. in Victoria. Demerits: 39. Improper cooling of cooked foods, improper cold-hold temperature, need to use lids and straws on employee drinks, need to keep food covered, improper handling of ready-to-eat foods, cross-contamination of raw and cooked foods, need to use approved date-labeling system. three facility or equipment violations.

China Inn, 6360 Navarro St. in Victoria. Demerits: 32. Inadequate hand washing, need to keep food covered, improper handling of ready-to-eat foods, cross-contamination of raw and cooked foods, need to use approved date-labeling system. Four facility or equipment violations.

Taco Loco, 501 Moody St. in Victoria. Demerits: 30. Improper cold-hold temperature, inadequate hand washing, need to use hand sink for designated use only, improper handling of ready-to-eat foods, cross-contamination of raw and cooked foods. Three facility or equipment violations.

L and S Grocery, 8080 state Highway 185 in Victoria. Demerits: 30. Improper cold-hold temperature, inadequate hand washing, need to use lids and straws on employee drinks, need to use approved date-labeling system. Three facility or equipment violations.

Taqueria Acuario, 805 Del Mar Drive in Victoria. Demerits: 30. Inadequate hand washing, need to prepare food in approved facilities, improper handling of ready-to-eat foods. Six facility or equipment violations.

Scoreboard Sports Bar and Grill, 7800 N. Navarro St. No. 313 in Victoria. Demerits: 27. Inadequate hand washing, need to use lids and straws on employee drinks, cross-contamination of raw and cooked food. Five facility or equipment violations.

Athena, 3801 N. Navarro St. in Victoria. Demerits: 24. Need to cover food in freezer and cooler, improper handling or ready-to-eat foods, cross-contamination of raw and cooked foods. Four facility or equipment violations.

Ma Ma Mias, 2160 Black Bayou Road in Bloomington, Demerits: 14. Need to use lids and straws on employee drinks, inadequate hot water. Two facility or equipment violations.

Country Express Family Restaurant, 6064 Moody St. in Victoria. Demerits: 11. Inadequate hand washing, cross-contamination of raw and cooked foods. One facility or equipment violation.

Longleaf Coffee Company, 215 S. Main St. in Victoria. Demerits: 11. Improper handling of ready-to-eat foods, need to use approved date-labeling system.

Dairy Queen, 1202 East U.S. Highway 59 in Ganado. Demerits: 11. Improper handling of ready-to-eat foods, improper storage of spray nozzle in sink. One facility or equipment violation.

Victoria County Jail, 101 Glass St. in Victoria. Demerits: 11. Need to use lids and straws on employee drinks, improper storage of spray nozzle in sink. One facility or equipment violation.

Chick-Fil-A, 7800 Navarro St. in Victoria. Demerits: 10. Inadequate hand washing. Two facility or equipment violations.

Texana Quick Stop, 302 W. Mauritz St. in Ganado. Demerits: 10. Need to label ice. Two facility or equipment violations.

Casa Ole, No. 391, Victoria Mall in Victoria. Demerits: 9. Three facility or equipment violations.

Estellas Mexican Restaurant, 109 S. Third St. in Ganado. Demerits: 8. Need to cover food in cooler, cross-contamination or raw and cooked foods.

Palacios Mexican Restaurant, 114 E. Main St. in Edna. Demerits: 8. Improper handling of ready-to-eat foods, cross-contamination of raw and cooked foods.

J and J. Drive Inn, 602 S. 3rd St. in Ganado. Demerits: 8. Need to label food properly, need to use approved date-labeling system.

A and L One Stop No. 2, 440 Mehnert St. in Yorktown. Demerits: 8. Cannot sell food not labeled for individual sale, need to discard expired foods.

Subway, 3633 Moody St. in Victoria. Demerits: 7. Need to use hand sink for designated use only. One facility or equipment violation.

Speedy Stop No. 2, 100 Sheply St. in Bloomington. Demerits: 10. Need to use approved date-labeling system. Two facility or equipment violations.

Conner’s Corner, 101 W. York St. in Ganado. Demerits: 7. Cross-contamination of raw and cooked foods. One facility or equipment violation.

Chucks, 1021 S. Wells St. in Edna. Demerits: 7. Need to discard expired medicine. One facility or equipment violation.

TA Travel Center, 802 E. York St. in Ganado. Demerits: 6. Two facility or equipment violations.

Howard Johnson’s, 2705 E. Houston Highway in Victoria. Demerits: 6. Two facility or equipment violations.

Lady Bug Day Care, 103 Cozzi Circle in Victoria. Demerits: 4. Inadequate hand washing.

The Victoria Advocate, 311 E. Constitution St. in Victoria. Demerits: 4. Cross-contamination of raw and cooked foods.

Erico’s Sno-Cones, 1503 Lora Drive in Victoria, Olive Garden, 7609 N. E. Zac Lentz Parkway in Victoria, Target, 7608 Zac Lentz Parkway in Victoria, Ganado Grocery, 305 W. York St. in Ganado, Great American Cookie Company, 7800 N. Navarro St. in Victoria, Cowboy Barbecue, 907 N. East St. in Edna, South Brook Manor, 1401 W. Main St. in Edna, K and M Burger Treat, 707 N. Wells St. in Edna, The Donut Palace, 537 W. Main St. in Yorktown. Demerits: 3.

K and N Rootbeer Drive-In, 514 E. Broadway St. in Cuero, Cuero Church of Christ, 1100 E. McArthur St. in Cuero, Pullins Meat Market, 3602 E. Houston Highway in Victoria, Food Bank of the Golden Crescent, 3809 E. Rio Grande St. in Victoria, Frontier, 608 N. E. Street in Edna, Family Table, 11021 S. Moody St. in Victoria, Moo Moo Family Restaurant, 709 Moody St. in Victoria, Niki’s Roma Pizza, 7800 N. Navarro St. in Victoria, Care Inn of Ganado, 107 E. Rogers St. in Ganado, First Baptist Daycare, 301 N. Glass in Victoria, Our Lady of Lourdes, 105 N. Williams St. in Victoria, Wal-Mart Super Center, 9002 N. Navarro St. in Victoria, Red Lobster, 7404 N. E. Zac Lentz Parkway in Victoria, Noah’s Ark Day Care North, 7007 N. Navarro St. in Victoria, Heartstone, 411 E. Larkspur St. in Victoria, Ed Moya’s Woodworking Company, 109 Dina St. in Victoria, Comet Express of Houston Texas, 8112 N. Navarro St. in Victoria, Bahnhof Cafe, 213 W. Main St. in Cuero. Demerits: 0.

Re-Inpsections

Quizno’s, 8901 N. Navarro St. in Victoria, inspected July 30, with 12 demerits. Re-inspected August 6, all violations corrected.

Palace Deli, 5306 Houston Highway in Victoria, inspected July 23, with 28 demerits. Re-inspected July 31, all violations corrected.

Gonzalez Cafe, 1103 S. Moody St. in Victoria, inspected July 24 with 8 demerits. Re-inspected July 31, all violations corrected.