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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 August 22

Bayside Seafood, 2055 state Highway 35 in Port Lavaca. Demerits: 34. Inadequate hand washing, need to use lids and straws on employee drinks, need to cover food in cooler, need to use approved date-labeling system. Six facility or equipment violations.

Subway No. 5, 5006 E. Houston Highway in Victoria. Demerits: 21. Inadequate hand washing, need to use hand sink for hand washing only, improper handling of ready-to-eat foods. Three facility or equipment violations.

China Pantry, 7804 N. Navarro St. in Victoria. Demerits: 19. Improper cold hold temperature, need to cover food in cooler, cross-contamination of raw and cooked foods. Two facility or equipment violations.

Pizza Hut, 7002 N.E. Zac Lentz Parkway in Victoria. Demerits: 19. Five facility or equipment violations.

Speedy Stop No. 1, 88701 N. Navarro St. in Victoria. Demerits: 18. Need to use lids and straws on employee drinks, need to discard expired bacon and cheese, need to use approved date-labeling system. Two facility or equipment violations.

Church’s Fried Chicken, 3810 N. Navarro St. in Victoria. Demerits: 16. Need to cover food in freezer. Four facility or equipment violations.

Get and Go, 508 Irvin St. in Yoakum. Demerits: 13. Need to use lids and straws on employee drinks. Three facility or equipment violations.

Memorial Medical Center, 815 Virginia St. in Port Lavaca. Demerits: 13. Improper cold hold temperature, Inadequate hand washing, improper handling of ready-to-eat foods.

Pizza Hut, 425 state Highway 35 in Port Lavaca. Demerits: 13. Need to use hand sink for hand washing only. Three facility or equipment violations.

Don Jose Restaurant, 2902 E. Airline Drive in Victoria. Demerits: 12. Improper cooling of cooked foods, improper handling of ready-to-eat foods. One facility or equipment violation.

Don Dario’s Foods, 12203 U. S. Highway 59 in Victoria. Demerits: 11. Improper cold hold temperature. Two facility or equipment violations.

Tiger Tote, 608 alternate U. S. Highway 77 in Yoakum. Demerits: 10. Need to discard expired bacon. Two facility or equipment violations.

Speedy Stop No. 5, 5006 Houston Highway in Victoria. Demerits: 10. Need to use approved date labeling system. Two facility or equipment violations.

La Hacienda, 7702 N. Navarro St. in Victoria. Demerits: 10. Need to use hand sink for hand washing only. Two facility or equipment violations.

Sharda Food Store No. 3. 607 N. Moody St. in Victoria. Demerits: 10. Need to discard expired medicine. Two facility or equipment violations.

Cafe Expresso, 2200 E. Red River St. in Victoria. Demerits: 10. Need to use approved date labeling system. Two facility or equipment violations.

Paga, 1205 E. North St. in Victoria. Demerits: 9. Three facility or equipment violations.The Box Lunch, 146 N. state Highway 35 in Port Lavaca. Demerits: 9. Improper cold hold temperature, need to use approved date-labeling system.

Ventura’s, 304 E. Rio Grande St. in Victoria. Demerits: 8. Improper handling of ready-to-eat foods, need to use approved date-labeling system.

Weinerschnitzel No. 119, 1218 E. Rio Grande St. in Victoria. Demerits: 7. Improper handling of ready-to-eat foods. One facility or equipment violation.

Senior Citizen’s Center, 603 E. Murray St. in Victoria. Demerits: 7. Need to wash hands in hand sink only. One facility or equipment violation.

Walden’s Mini Mart, 6098 Moody St. in Victoria. Demerits: 7. Need to use approved date-labeling system. One facility or equipment violation.

Texas Drive Inn, 607 S. Laurent St. in Victoria. Demerits: 6. Two facility or equipment violations.

Fanellis, 1701 N. Laurent St. in Victoria. Demerits: 6. Two facility or equipment violations.

Popcorn Plus, 7800 N. Navarro St. in Victoria. Demerits: Employees need to eat in designated area only.

Yoakum Senior Citizen, 105 Center St. in Yoakum. Demerits: 4. Cross-contamination of raw and cooked foods.

Victoria Nursing and Rehabilitation, 114 Medical Drive in Victoria. Demerits: 4. Need to discard dented cans.

Subway, 3805-A Navarro St. in Victoria. Demerits: 4. Need to use lids and straws on employee drinks.

Japalenos Mexican Restaurant, 4202 N. Navarro St. in Victoria, Chill Out, 2005 Bon Aire Ave. in Victoria, The Store, 611 alternate U.S. Highway 77 in Yoakum, Tender Loving Care - Levi, 2101 N. Levi St. in Victoria, New Horizons Day Care, 121 Railroad St. in Port Lavaca, Copperfield Village, 501 E. Larkspur St. in Victoria, The Donut Palace, 3602 Houston Highway in Victoria. Demerits: 3.

Health Food House, 4206 N. Ben Jordan St. in Victoria, Weedle Britches, 203 Irvine St. in Yoakum, Dairy Queen, alternate U.S. Highway 77 in Yoakum, Tender Loving Care - Crestwood, 1410-B Crestwood Drive in Victoria, Boys and Girls Club of Victoria, 202 Hopkins St. in Victoria, Little Friends Early Childhood Center, 1902 Oren St. in Port Lavaca, Our Lady of Victory School, 1309 E. Mesquite St. in Victoria, Tanglewood Pool Concessions, 401 Rosewood St. in Victoria, Kids Cottage, 302 Conti Lane in Victoria, Treatment Associates, 107 Cozzi Circle in Victoria, Double J. Eatery, 8607 N. Navarro St. in Victoria. Demerits: 0.

Re-Inspections

La Rositia Bakery, 206 Water St. in Victoria inspected Aug. 7 with 12 demerits. Re-inspected Aug. 14, all violations corrected.

Taco Loco, 501 S. Moody St. in Victoria inspected Aug. 13 with 30 demerits. Re-inspected Aug. 14, all violations corrected.

Bahnhof Cafe, 213 W. Main St. in Cuero inspected June 30 with 12 demerits. Re-inspected Aug. 14, all violations corrected.

Cimarron Expresss, 1402 John Stockbauer Drive in Victoria inspected Aug. 6 with 8 demerits. Re-inspected Aug. 19, all violations corrected.

China Inn, 6360, N. Navarro St. in Victoria inspected Aug. 13 with 32 demerits. Re-inspected Aug. 20, all violations corrected.

China Pantry, 7804 N. Navarro St. in Victoria inspected Aug. 13 with 19 demerits. Re-Inspected Aug. 15, all violations corrected.