• Originally published July 8, 2008 at 1:49 p.m., updated July 8, 2008 at 1:49 p.m.

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 July 4

Las Palmas Mexican Cafe, 6007 N. Main St. in Victoria. Demerits: 45. Improper cooling of cooked food, improper cold hold temperature, inadequate hand washing, need to use lids and straws on employee drinks, need to cover food in cooler, need to cover dry ingredients, improper handling of ready-to-eat foods, cross-contamination of raw and cooked foods. Five facility or equipment violations.

Dairy Queen, 802 N. Esplanade St. in Cuero. Demerits: 26. Inadequate hand washing, need to cover food in freezer, cross-contamination of raw and cooked foods, need to use approved date labeling system. Two facility or equipment violations.

Snowflake Donuts, 1002 S. Third St. in Ganado. Demerits: 28. Need to purchase eggs from approved source, need to cover food in freezer and discard broken eggs, need to use approved date labeling system, need to store spray nozzle above sink level. Four facility or equipment violations.

Tejas Cafe, 1602 N. Esplanade St. in Cuero. Demerits: 25. Need to wash hands in designated sinks only, cross-contamination of raw and cooked foods, need to use approved date labeling system, need cold water in hand sink. Three facility or equipment violations.

Columbus High Mart Inc., 11943 Farm-to-Market Road 1593 in Lolita. Demerits: 24. Need to discard expired medicine, improper handling of ready-to-eat foods, cross-contamination of raw and cooked foods. Four facility or equipment violations.

Denny’s Restaurant, 7601 N. Navarro St. in Victoria. Demerits: 24. Need to use lids and straws on employee cups, need to cover food in freezer, improper handling of ready-to-eat foods. Four facility or equipment violations.

Olde Victoria at The Oak Room, One O’Connor Plaza in Victoria. Demerits: 21. Need to use lids and straws on employee drinks, need to cover food in cooler, need to discard dented cans, need to use approved date labeling system. Three facility or equipment violations.

Palmetto Restaurant, 906 W. Main St. in Edna. Demerits: 21. Inadequate hand washing, need to cover food in cooler, need to use approved date labeling system. Two facility or equipment violations.

Johnson’s Oil Tiger Tote, 502 N. Esplande in Cuero. Demerits: 20. Need to wash hands in designated sink only, need to discard out-of-date baby food. Four facility or equipment violations.

Schlotzkys Deli, 4601 N. Navarro St. in Victoria. Demerits: 20. Improper cold hold temperature, need to label all foods, need to discard food after four hours, need to use approved date labeling system. One facility or equipment violation.

Indianola Fishing Marina, 8 Bell St. in Indianola. Demerits: 18. Need to use lids and straws on employee drinks, need to label ice, improper handling of ready-to-eat foods. Two facility or equipment violations.

Church’s Fried Chicken, 110 E. Houston Highway in Edna. Demerits: 18. Improper cold hold temperature, inadequate hand washing. Three facility or equipment violations.

Circle R. Drive-In, 8945 Farm-to-Market Road 1593 in Lolita. Demerits: 15. Need to use approved source labeling. Two facility or equipment violations.

White Leghorn Cafe, 1429 state Highway 87 in Westoff. Demerits: 12. Inadequate hand washing, need to use lids and straws on employee drinks, cross-contamination of raw and cooked foods.

Cobra Corner Store, 5895 Farm-to-Market Road 616 in Vanderbilt. Demerits: 12. Inadequate hand washing, improper handling of ready-to-eat foods, cross-contamination of raw and cooked foods.

The Lariat, 1022 S. Wells St. in Edna. Demerits: 12. Four facility or equipment violations.

Chili’s Bar and Grill, 5004 N. Navarro St. in Victoria. Demerits: 11. Need to use hand sink for designated use only, improper handling of ready-to-eat foods. One facility or equipment violation.

Fruit Delights, 325 Lott St. in Yoakum. Demerits: 10. Inadequate hot water in sink. Two facility or equipment violations.

Subway, 802 E. York St. in Ganado. Demerits: 10. Cross-contamination of raw and cooked foods. Two facility or equipment violations.

Bayside Express, state Highway 185 and Railroad St. in Seadrift. Demerits: 10. Need to discard expired food. Two facility or equipment violations.

The Grapevine Cafe, 110 Medical Drive in Victoria. Improper cold hold temperature, need to use gloves when handling food while wearing artificial nails.

PJ’s Seafood Shop and Diner, 1804 N. Navarro St. in Victoria. Demerits: 4. Inadequate hand washing, inadequate hot water supply in market hand sink.

Sonic, 3004 N. Navarro St. in Victoria. Demerits: 7. Improper handling of ready-to-eat foods. One facility or equipment violation.

Uniquely Silver and More, 8100 N. Navarro St. in Victoria. Demerits: 7. Improper handling of ready-to-eat foods. One facility or equipment violation.

Lords Little Angels, 605 Alternate U.S. Highway 77 in Yoakum. Demerits: 7. Need to keep employee drinks separate from food in cooler. One facility or equipment violation.

St. Paul Wee Disciples, 103 E. Gayle St. in Edna. Demerits: 6. Two facility or equipment violations.

Andy Quick Stop, 312 W. Heaton St. in Cuero. Demerits: 5. Improper cooling of cooked foods.

City of Yoakum Barbecue Kitchen Facility, 105 Lawrence St. in Yoakum. Demerits: 4. Leak at sink outside, hot and cold faucet not working at three sinks.

Lone Star Inn Best Western, 310 E. Houston Highway in Edna. Demerits: 4. Need to use approved date labeling system.

Family Dollar, 1708 N. Navarro St. in Victoria. Demerits: 4. Need to discard expired foods.

Texas Road House, 4908 N. Navarro St. in Victoria, City of Yoakum Kitchen Facility Yoakum Community Center, 105 Lawrence St. in Yoakum. Demerits: 3.

Cuero Senior Citizens, 1013 E. Courthouse St. in Cuero, Uncle Mutt’s Barbecue, 5402 N. Navarro St. in Victoria, La Quinta Inn, 7603 N. Navarro St. in Victoria, The Learning Tree Day Care, 124 E. Gonzales St. in Yoakum, Stevens Nursing Home, 205 Walter St. in Yoakum, Chaparral Market, 701 Blyth St. in Victoria, Linda’s Tacos, 1122 state Highway 172 in Edna. Demerits: 0

Re-Inspections

IHOP, 7606 Zac Lentz Parkway in Victoria inspected June 6, with 22 demerits. Re-inspected June 11, all violations corrected.

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