• Originally published March 8, 2010 at midnight, updated March 9, 2010 at 5:40 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 March 5

Taco Rico 1705 Port Lavaca Highway, Victoria. Demerits: 23. Need proper cold hold temperature, need to not sell cakes made from home, need to store raw meat separate from cooked meat, need to use food by date label, need equipment adequate to maintain product temperature, need to clean and sanitize surfaces of cooler where raw meat juices leaked.

Victoria Incredible Pizza, 3706 N. Navarro, Victoria. Demerits: 19. Need to have correct cold temperature in salad bar, need to have proper handling of ready-to-eat foods (no bare hands), need to keep food at proper approved system, need to have a working temperature gauge, need to clean/sanitize can opener.

Taqueria El Querentano Mobile Unit, Laurent Street/ Port Lavaca Highway, Victoria. Demerits: 18. Need to have adequate washing of hands, need to wash hands/wear gloves with ready-to-eat foods, need to keep raw meats away from limes, need to have hand sink accessible, need to properly store toxic items.

The Mustang, 309 E. Crestwood St., Victoria. Demerits: 16. Need to wash hands before handling ready to eat foods, need to have drinks covered with lids and straws, need to use gloves with ready-to-eat foods, need to keep approved dated system.

Family BBQ, 218 7th St., Demerits: 15. Need to keep at rapid reheating degree temperature, need to wipe down shelves under the counter, need to have manual washing sanitizing temperature.

Speedy Stop No. 23, 3302 Sam Houston Drive, Victoria. Demerits: 12. Need to have correct hot hold temperature, need to discard out-of-date items, need to have a clean, sanitized surface.

Yoakum Community Hospital, 1200 Carl Ramert Drive, Yoakum. Demerits: 12. Need to have proper cold hold temperature, need to store cooked foods away from raw meats, need 2010 permit.

Times Market, 107 Seadrift Port Lavaca. Demerits: 10. Need to discard out-of-date medicine, need to have paper towels at both hand sinks and in restrooms, need to clean ice machine.

Oak Room, One O'Connor Plaza, Victoria. Demerits: 10. Need to date label deli meats, need to label spray bottles, need to clean/sanitize nozzle holders.

Speedy Stop, 1501 Port Lavaca St., Victoria. Demerits: 8. Need to wash hands when entering kitchen.

Speedy Stop No. 2, 100 Shepley, Bloomington. Demerits: 8. Need to date label food in cooler, need to have cold pressure water in hand sink.

Snowflake Donuts, 1205 West Grand Ave., Yoakum. Demerits: 7. Need to have times written down, need to use approved cleaning spray.

Super Stop, 2006 N. Ben Wilson St., Victoria. Demerits: 6. Need to have soap and paper towels at hand sink, need to clean ice scoop bucket.

Bloomington High School, 2781 Farm-to-Market Road 616, Bloomington. Demerits: 6. Need to clean up rodent mess from shelves, need to label chemical bottles.

B and L Grocery, 207 W. Second St., Bloomington. Demerits: 4. Need to discard out-of-date medicines.

It's A Small World, 1001 Manor Drive, Victoria, Demerits: 4. Need to date label kept food.

Kiny's, 108 W. Main St., Edna. Demerits: 4. Need to have drinks covered with lids and straws.

Rita and Joe's Bay View, 1404 Broadway, Port Lavaca. Demerits: 3.

Mitchell Guidance Center, 306 E. Commercial St., Victoria. Demerits: 3.

Country Slaughter House, 3857 Burroughsville Road, Victoria;Bakers Liquor Store, 1300 W. Main St., Port Lavaca;Kim Video, 233 Calhoun St., Port Lavaca;Dew Drop Inn, 121 N. Commerce St., Port Lavaca;Lil Joes Billards, 401 N. George St., Victoria;Sonic, 706 S. U.S. 77, Yoakum;Pizza Hut, 1201 W. Grand St., Yoakum;O Connor Elementary, 3402 Bobolink St., Victoria;Smith Elementary, 2901 Erwin St., Victoria;Garado Cafe, 118 South 3rd St., Ganado;It Doesn't Matter, 612 1/2 W. Devers St., Ganado; Demerits: 0.

Re-Inspection

Taco Rico, 1705 Port Lavaca St., Victoria. Feb. 26 Demerits: 26. All violations corrected.

Subway No. 651, 8621 N. Navarro St., Victoria. Feb. 24. Demerits: 5. All violations corrected.

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