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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 11

La Hacienda, 901 Grande St. in Yoakum. Demerits: 34. Improper cold hold temperature, need to use lids and straws on employee drinks and use gloves when wearing artificial nails, Need to cover food in cooler, improper handling of ready-to-eat foods, cross-contamination of raw and cooked food, Need to use approved date labeling system. Three facility or equipment violations.

Taqueria El Rodeo No. 2, 3402 Sam Houston Drive in Victoria. Demerits: 34. Improper cold hold temperature, inadequate hand washing, need to remove nail polish, need to cover food in cooler, inadequate hot water supply. Three facility or equipment violations.

Tokyo Grill and Sushi Bar, 5006 N. Navarro St. in Victoria. Demerits: 29. Inadequate hand washing, need to use sinks for designated use only, need to cover food in cooler, improper handling of ready-to eat foods, cross-contamination of raw and cooked foods. Three facility or equipment violations.

Cracker Barrel No. 3, 3801 N. Halsey St. in Victoria. Demerits: 26. Improper cold hold temperature, need to discard out-of-date medicine, selling food not labeled for individual sale, need to use approved date labeling system. Three facility or equipment violations.

La Mancha, alternate U. S. Highway 77 in Yoakum. Demerits: 24. Improper cold hold temperature, inadequate hand washing, need to use lid on employee drinks, improper handling of ready-to-eat foods, cross-contamination of raw and cooked foods. One facility or equipment violation.

Furrs, 3603 N. Navarro St. in Victoria. Demerits; 21. Need to wash hands before handling clean dishes, need to cover food in cooler and discard dented cans, need to use approved system. Three facility or equipment violations.

McDonalds, 3204 S. Laurent St. in Victoria. Demerits: 20. Improper hand washing, need to use lids and straws on employee drinks. Four facility or equipment violations.

Sammy’s In and Out, 2602 E. Mockingbird Lane in Victoria. Cannot sell food not labeled for individual sale, sausage rolls not labeled, need to use approved date labeling system, inadequate cold water supply in comp sink. One facility or equipment violation.

Whataburger, 468 state Highway 35 in Port Lavaca, Demerits: 18. Improper cold hold temperature, need to use lids and straws on employee drinks. Three facility or equipment violations.

Speedy Stop No. 12, 2207 sate Highway 35 in Port Lavaca. Demerits: 14. Need to discard expired bacon, need to use tongs for pickles. Two facility or equipment violations.

Jenny’s Tacos, 714 Irvin St. in Yoakum. Demerits: 11. Need to wash at designated sink only, improper handling of ready-to-eat foods. One facility or equipment violation.

Rusty Rooster, 604 alternate U. S. Highway 77 in Yoakum. Demerits: 8. Need to use lids and straws on employee drinks, need to use approved date labeling system.

Corner Stop, 1011 N U. S. Highway 77-A in Yoakum. Demerits: 8. Need to label ice, Need to use approved date labeling system.

Speedy Stop No. 9, 1800 S. state Highway 35 in Port Lavaca. Demerits: 7. Need to discard expired cheese. One facility or equipment violation.

The Donut Palace, 113 N. state Highway 35 in Port Lavaca. Demerits: 6. Two facility or equipment violations.

Trevino’s Corn Express, 217 Dan St. in Port Lavaca, Rankin Sno Cones, 2612 Hackberry St. in Victoria, H-E-B, 201 W. Gonzales St. in Yoakum, Yorktown Manor, 670 W. Forth St. in Yorktown, Striedels Fine Meats, 359 Taylor Road in Cuero, American Legion Snack Bar, 307 N. Esplanade St. in Cuero, El Sombrero, 713 N. Riedel St. in Yorktown, Victoria Country Club, 14 Spring Creek Road in Victoria. Demerits: 0.

Re-Inspections

Las Palmas Mexican Cafe, 6007 N. Main St. in Victoria inspected July 1 with 45 demerits. Re-inspected July 8, all violations corrected.

The Grapevine Cafe, 110 Medical Drive in Victoria inspected July 1 with 9 demerits. Re-inspected July 8, all violations corrected.