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Food service inspections for May 23-30

  • Originally published June 5, 2012 at midnight, updated June 5, 2012 at midnight

The Victoria City-County Health Department Environmental Health Division inspects 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 WEEK ENDING JUNE 1

Shell Mini Mart, 4717 state Highway 35, Palacios. Demerits: 35. Wash hands before glove use and when entering kitchen. Need labels for burritos, crispitos and any self-serve items. Dispose of spoiled flour. Flour had weevils coming out of the bags on the shelves. Dispose of spoiled beans. Beans had rodent droppings in them. Need to use gloves when touching buns and vegetables. Work on date labeling food. Address problem with flies and rodent droppings. Manager does not demonstrate necessary knowledge. Clean the condiment containers that have dead bugs in them. Five facility or equipment violations.

Sugar-Daddi Bar and Grill, 13427 Highway 87, Westhoff. Demerits: 35. Improper cold hold temperature. Cannot store personal food in cooler. Cannot sell pies made at home. Dispose of out-of-date meat, unsound Alfredo sauce, and food above 41 degrees more than 4 hours. Need to wear gloves with ready-to-eat foods. Equipment not adequate to hold product temperature. Six facility or equipment violations.

Buffet City, 9104 N. Navarro St., Victoria. Demerits: 25. Wash hands between tasks. Cover items in coolers. Wash hands and wear gloves when handling ready-to-eat foods. Date label all foods with seven day use-by date. Do not block hand sink. Address roach problem. Clean and sanitize the soda dispenser. Three facility or equipment violations.

Lupita's Restaurant, 906 S. Laurent St., Victoria. Demerits: 19. Wash hands between tasks. Cover food in cooler. Use gloves with ready-to-eat foods. Date label items in cooler. Address problem of flies in the kitchen. One facility or equipment violation.

Old-Fashioned Donuts, 909 W. Main St., Edna. Demerits: 14. Improper cold hold temperature. Need soap at hand washing sink. Clean the G.E. freezer/refrigerator. Do not use plastic grocery bags to store food directly. Use food grade storage containers. Two facility or equipment violations.

Carancahua Bay Cafe, 3753 N. Highway 35, Palacios. Demerits: 14. Improper cold hold temperature. Three facility or equipment violations.

Cobra Corner Store Inc., 5895 Farm-to-Market Road 616, Vanderbilt. Demerits: 9. Improper cold hold temperature. Dispose of out-of-date baby food.

McDonald's No. 2, 2701 Houston Highway, Victoria. Demerits: 9. Need to clean the ice machine. Three facility or equipment violations.

Yummy Treats, 707 N. Wells St., Edna. Demerits: 7. Need to use gloves when cutting vegetables or handling any ready-to-eat foods. Need paper towels at hand sink. One facility or equipment violation.

Best Western Park Heights Inn and Suites, 308 Park Heights Drive, Cuero. Demerits: 6. Two facility or equipment violations.

Church's Fried Chicken, 110 E. Houston Highway, Edna. Demerits: 6. Two facility or equipment violations.

Highway 111 Shell, 201 S. Wells St., Edna. Demerits: 5. Improper cold hold temperature.

Inteplast Cafeteria, 101 Inteplast Cafeteria, Lolita. Demerits: 4. Store raw chicken below other foods.

Big Vic Truck Stop, 4507 Port Lavaca Drive, Victoria. Demerits: 4. Date label food with seven day use-by date.

Cherry Berry Victoria, 7905 N. Navarro St., Victoria. Demerits: 4. Hand sink in back does not have hot water.

Mr. G's Snow Wiz and Party Favors, 621 S. Wells St., Edna; Tequila Ville, 1800 S. Highway 35, No. B, Port Lavaca; Chaparral Market, 701 Blyth St., Victoria; Domino's Pizza, 2007 N. Laurent St., Victoria. Demerits: 3.

Lindenau Rifle Club, R.R. 1, Box 171, Cuero; St. Agnes Catholic Church, 506 N. Allen St., Edna; Taqueria Las Fuentes, 9345 Farm-to-Market Road 1593, Lolita; Harvey's Tavern, 2000 Lighthouse Drive, Port Lavaca; Knights of Columbus Hall, Farm-to-Market Road 3084, Port Lavaca; Venecia's Bar and Grill, 1708 W. Main St., Port Lavaca; Port O'Connor School, 508 W. Monroe St., Port O'Connor; Citizens Health Plex, 9406 Zac Lentz Parkway, Victoria; Dairy Queen, 2801 E. Red River St., Victoria; Family Dollar Store No. 5479, 1708 N. Navarro St., Victoria; First Victoria National Bank, 101 S. Main St., Victoria; Ronnie Jacob - Eggs, Victoria Farmer's Market, Victoria; Shady Shady O, 2409 Port Street, Victoria; Tasty's, 1706 Houston Highway, Victoria. Demerits: 0.



RE-INSPECTIONS

Shell Mini Mart, 4717 state Highway 35, Palacios, inspected May 23 with 35 demerits. Re-inspected May 29, still needing labels on self-serve. Dispose of flour that has weevils. Address problem with rodent droppings. Fix leak under the three-compartment sink. Store tongs on clean, sanitized surface. Still need to clean the droppings on shelves and in containers in back area and in condiment containers. The entire store needs to be cleaned. Violations must be corrected to avoid permit suspension.

Highway 111 Shell, 201 S. Wells St., Edna, inspected May 23 with 5 demerits. Re-inspected May 29, still needing to address improper cold hold temperatures. Re-inspected May 30, cold hold violation corrected.

Carancahua Bay Cafe, 3753 N. Highway 35, Palacios, inspected May 23 with 14 demerits. Re-inspected May 29 still needing thermometer in table top in white refrigerator. Still need 2012 permit posted.

Beijing Buffet, 339 Calhoun Plaza, Port Lavaca, inspected May 15 with 42 demerits. Re-inspected May 24, most violations corrected. Still need to work on hand washing.

La Antigua, 737 N. Highway 35, Port Lavaca, inspected May 15 with 62 demerits. Re-inspected May 24, most violations corrected. Need to keep working on hand washing.

Quick Stop Food Store, 102 E. Austin St., Port Lavaca, inspected May 21 with 21 demerits. Re-inspected May 29, all violations corrected.

Cobra Corner Store Inc., 5895 Farm-to-Market Road 616, Vanderbilt, inspected May 23 with 9 demerits. Re-inspected May 29, continue working on improper cold hold temperatures.

Texas Seafood Restaurant, 2202 N. Navarro St., Victoria, inspected May 9 with 22 demerits. Re-inspected May 25, all violations corrected.