• Sonny Long •
• Originally published January 20, 2009 at 5:07 p.m., updated January 20, 2009 at 5:07 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 Jan. 16

Skillets, 3405 U.S. Highway 59 in Victoria. Demerits 25. Inadequate hand washing, need to wear gloves when handling ready-to-eat foods, need to store raw foods below cooked foods. Three facility or equipment violations.

The Other Store, 2407 Port Lavaca Highway in Victoria. Demerits: 22. Need to discard expired Lunchables, pancake mix and burritos; need to use approved date-labeling system on burritos, burritos were out of hot hold temperature range. Three facility or equipment violations.

Burger King, 8501 N. Navarro St. in Victoria. Demerits: 21. Need to use gloves when handling ready-to-eat foods, improper cold hold temperature. Four facility or equipment violations.

Victoria Incredible Pizza, 3706 N. Navarro St. in Victoria. Demerits: 20. Salad dressing out of cold hold temperature range. Need to wash hands when going from dirty dishes to clean dishes, need to discard dented cans, cannot store bowls over uncovered food. One facility or equipment violation.

Furrs, 3603 N. Navarro St. in Victoria. Demerits: 20. Improper cooling of cooked foods, need to wash hands with hot water, food was out of temperature range in the walk in cooler, improper storage of hose at sink. One facility or equipment violation.

Gonzales Community Store, Farm-to-Market Road 616 in Placedo. Demerits: 19. Need to wash hands in hand sink not in comp sink, need to label tamales and tacos, need to discard expired eye drops and cover meat in cooler, need to use approved date-labeling system. One facility or equipment violation.

Red Lobster, 7404 Zac Lentz Parkway in Victoria. Demerits: 18. Need to change gloves and wash hands between tasks, need to wear gloves or use tongs when handling lemons, need to change gloves after handling raw meat, gnats in the bar area. Two facility or equipment violations.

H-E-B, 1505 E. Rio Grande St. in Victoria. Demerits: 17. Need to wash hands between tasks, inadequate cold water supply in hand sink. Three facility or equipment violations.

Gonzalez Restaurant, Farm-to-Market Road 616 in Placedo. Demerits: 16. Need to wash hand with soap and water for twenty seconds, need to use lids and straws on employee drinks, need to cover food in cooler, need to use approved date labeling system.

Seedy Stop No. 12, 2207 N. state Highway 35 in Port Lavaca. Demerits: 15. Milk and Deli Express out of cold hold temperature range in cooler. Two facility or equipment violations.

The Olive Garden, 7609 N. E. Zac Lentz Parkway in Victoria. Demerits: 14. Need to wash hands in hand sink, need to cover food in cooler. Two facility or equipment violations.

Cracker Barrel No. 4, 6007 N. Main St. in Victoria. Demerits: 13. Kool-Aid Jammers not labeled for individual sale. Three facility or equipment violations.

Joe's Fina Station, U.S. Highway 87 in Placedo. Demerits: 11. Need to cover sausage in cooler, need to use approved date-labeling system. One facility or equipment violation.

Skillets Restaurant, 3202 Houston Highway in Victoria. Demerits: 11. Improper cold hold temperature. Two facility or equipment violations.

LaHacienda, 7702 N. Navarro St. in Victoria. Demerits: 10. Need to cover food in cooler. Two facility or equipment violations.

Lady Bug Day Care, 103 Cozzi Circle in Victoria. Demerits: 10. Need to wash hand in hand sink. Two facility or equipment violations.

Stripes, 4901 John Stockbauer Drive. in Victoria. Demerits: 8. Need to discard out-of-date medication, need to use approved date-labeling system on burritos and hot dogs.

Times Market No. 101, 630 N. Virginia St. in Port Lavaca. Demerits: 7. Need to discard expired medication. One facility or equipment violation.

Palace Deli, 5306 Houston Highway in Victoria. Demerits: 7. Need to keep ice scoop handle out of the ice. One facility or equipment violation.

Midway Truck Stop, U.S. Highway 59 in Victoria. Demerits: 7. Need ingredients label on tacos, sewage standing around tank. One facility or equipment violation.

Long John Silvers, 2904 N. Navarro St. in Victoria. Demerits: 6. Two facility or equipment violations.

Quiznos Sub, 8901 N. Navarro St. in Victoria. Demerits: 6. Two facility or equipment violations.

Hearthstone, 411 E. Larkspur St. in Victoria. Demerits: 6. Two facility or equipment violations.

First Convenience, 1916 W. Austin St. in Port Lavaca. Demerits: 5. Improper hot hold temperature.

Dollar General No. 3477, 2215 Lone Tree Road in Victoria. Demerits: 4. Need to discard expired medication and cheese products.

Victoria Donuts, 3805-C N. Navarro St. in Victoria. Demerits: 4. Need to cover food in cooler and freezer.

Stripes, No. 2192, 4402 N. Navarro St. in Victoria. Demerits: 4. Need to use approved date-labeling system on hot dogs.

Cimarron Express, 1402 John Stockbauer Drive in Victoria; Bearly Beginning, 2005 Lawndale Avenue in Victoria; Chili's Bar and Grill, 5004 N. Navarro St. in Victoria; McDonalds No. 4, 7808 N. Navarro St. in Victoria; Wal-Mart Supercenter, 9002 N. Navarro St. in Victoria; Speedy Stop No. 30, 5906 N. Navarro St. in Victoria; Dollar General, 501 state Highway 35 in Port Lavaca; Taco Bell, 3010 N. Navarro St. in Victoria; Arby's, 2601 N. Navarro St. in Victoria; Little Children's World, 2004 E. North St. in Victoria. Demerits: 3.

Starbucks inside Target, 7608 Zac Lentz Parkway in Victoria; Target, 7608 Zac Lentz Parkway in Victoria; Fastop Food Store, 1901 John Stockbauer Drive in Victoria; Speedy Stop, 3601 John Stockbauer Drive in Victoria; Children's House, 4522 Country Lane in Victoria; Dollar General, 701 S. Moody St. in Victoria; Meyersville Country Club, 5195 Mission Valley Road in Meyersville; Victory Christian Center, 1604 E. Crestwood St. in Victoria; Riverside Golf Course, 302 McCright Drive in Victoria; Fast Stop Store No. 4, 3508 N. Navarro St. in Victoria; Subway, 7800 N. Navarro St. in Victoria; Quick Stop Food Store, 102 E. Austin St. in Port Lavaca; Good to the Last Bite, 2806 N. Navarro St. in Victoria; Fina Mart, 3208 N. Navarro St. in Victoria; Stripes, 3494, U.S. Highway 59 in Victoria; The Spiritual Renewal Center, 718 Gussie Schmidt Road in Victoria. Demerits: 0.

Re-Inspections

Speedy Stop No. 12, 22078 N. state Highway 35 in Port Lavaca inspected Jan. 12 with 15 demerits. Re-inspected Jan. 14, all violations corrected.

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