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  • David Tewes •
  • Originally published January 27, 2009 at 6:42 p.m., updated January 27, 2009 at 6:42 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. 28.

Sonic, 1110 N. Esplanade St. in Cuero. Demerits: 22. Need to wash hands between tasks, need to use lids and straws on employee drinks, need to use gloves when handling ready-to-eat foods, need to store spray nozzle out of sink. Two facility or equipment violations.

The Other Store, 2407 Port Lavaca Highway in Victoria. Demerits: 22. Burritos at improper hot hold temperature, need to discard expired Lunchables, pancake mix and burritos. Three facility or equipment violations.

Mo Betta Home Cookin and Barbecue, 400 W. Main St. in Cuero. Demerits: 20. Butter, mild and dressing out of cold hold temperature range, inadequate hand washing, need to use gloves when touching ready-to-eat foods, need to use approved date-labeling system. One facility or equipment violation.

The Other Store No. 2, 1409 N.E. Water St. in Victoria. Demerits: 19. Need to discard out-of-date baby food, medicine, sandwich meat, need to use gloves when handling ready-to-eat foods, need to keep ice scoop handle out or ice, need to use approved date-labeling system, no hot water in the store. One facility or equipment violation.

Whataburger, 905 N. Esplanade St. in Cuero. Demerits: 18. Inadequate hand washing, improper handling of ready-to-eat foods, need to use approved date-labeling system. Two facility or equipment violations.

Jacks Convenience Store, 101 Industrial St. in Cuero. Inadequate hand washing, need to discard dented cans, cross-contamination of raw and cooked foods. Two facility or equipment violations.

DeWitt County Jail, 208 E. Live Oak St. in Cuero. Demerits: 11. Need to use lids and straws on employee drinks; cross-contamination or raw an cooked foods. One facility or equipment violations.

Dick's Crestwood Food Store, 1302 Crestwood St. in Victoria. Demerits: 11. Improper cold hold temperature. Two facility or equipment violations.

Corner Stop, 1011 N. U.S. Highway 77 in Yoakum. Demerits: 11. Need to discard expired medication and milk, need to use approved date-labeling system. One facility or equipment violation.

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

The Plaza Tex Mex,2303 Moody St. in Victoria. Demerits: 10. Need to cover food in freezer. Two equipment violations.

Magical Moments, 2525 N. Navarro St. in Victoria. Demerits: 9. Evidence of roaches, need to use a licensed professional for extermination of pest. Three facility or equipment violations.

The New Rodeo, 407 E. Rio Grande St. in Victoria. Demerits: 9. Three facility or equipment violations.

Maximus, 1901 Ben Wilson St. in Victoria. Demerits: 9. Three facility or equipment violations.

Red Dot Grocery, 314 Evers St. in Cuero. Demerits: 7. Need to use lids and straws on employee drinks. One facility or equipment violation.

Church's Fried Chicken No. 1303, 4315 Ben Jordan St. in Victoria. Demerits: 7. No eating in food prep area. One facility or equipment violation.

Bahnhop Cafe, 213 W. Main St. in Cuero. Demerits: 7. Need to use approved date-labeling system. One facility or equipment violation.

McAlister's Sweet Shop, 103 N. Hunt St. in Cuero. Demerits: 7. Need to cover food in freezer. One facility or equipment violation.

Harley's, 3005 S. alternate U.S. Highway 77 in Yoakum. Demerits: 7. Improper handling of ready-to-eat foods. One facility or equipment violation.

Speedy Stop No. 9,1800 S. state Highway 35 in Port Lavaca. Demerits: 6. Two facility or equipment violations.

Ventura Tamales, 702 E. Water St. in Victoria. Demerits: 6. Two facility or equipment violations.

Tropics Waterfront Bar and Grill, 802 Fulton St. in Port Lavaca. Demerits: 6. Two facility or equipment violations.

Subway, 601 E. Broadway St. in Cuero. Demerits: 6. Two facility or equipment violations.

Moo Moo, 101 E. Gonzales St. in Yoakum. Demerits: 6. Two facility or equipment violations.

Speedy Stop No. 46, 5684 U.S. Highway 77 in Victoria. Demerits: 4. Need to cover food in cooler.

Rusty Rooster, 604 alternate U.S. Highway 77 in Yoakum; Church's Fried Chicken, 1202 N. Esplanade St. in Cuero; Little Children's World, 2004 E. North St. in Victoria; Gone Bananas, 2202 N. Laurent St. in Victoria. Demerits: 3.

Dairy Treat, 308 W. Grand Avenue in Yoakum; H-E-B, 201 W. Gonzales St. in Yoakum; Subway (Oakhill), 3635 Moody St. in Victoria; Faststop No. 6, 3633 Moody St. in Victoria; Texan Nursing and Rehabilitation, 3404 E. Airline Drive in Victoria, Cuero Senior Citizens Center, 1013 E. Courthouse St. in Cuero, Canales Fina Mart, 3011 S. Laurent St. in Victoria, Country Slaughter House, 3857 Burroughsville Road in Victoria; Speedy Stop No. 81, 6490 Farm-to-Market Road 236 in Victoria, Christ's Kitchen, 611 E. Warren St. in Victoria; The Salvation Army, 1302 Louis St. in Victoria, Shane's Meat Market, 402 state Highway 185 in Seadrift; White Leghorn Cafe, 14297 U.S. Highway 87 in Westhoff, Yorktown Conoco, 246 E. Main St. in Yorktown; Meyersville Food Mart, 2231 Meyersville Road in Meyersville, Dairy Treat, 3808 N. Laurent St. in Victoria. Demerits: 0.

Re-Inspections

Burger King, 85091 N. Navarro St. in Victoria inspected Jan. 12, with 21 demerits. Re-inspected Jan. 15, all violations corrected.



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