CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas — Time for this week's Kitchen Cops report, where we see who's been keeping it clean. and who needs to clean it up. These are scores from city-county health inspectors for the first week of 2024 January 1st thru 5th.
"Tell me about the feeling when you put your name on the window. You put your name on the overhang and the first customer walks in. That's a great feeling. I mean it's been a dream of mine to have my own place."
That's part of our conversation with Joseph Elizalde, owner of Joseph's Lunchbox, a new restaurant at the intersection of Alameda and Robert.
It's his first time owning his own restaurant after more than 20 years of being an employee at various restaurants around Corpus Christi.
Joseph's Lunchbox opened right before the Christmas holidays.
So imagine Elizalde's reaction when the inspector just walked in last week.
"You didn't know they were coming. No, not at all," he told us. "What was your reaction when the guy walked in the door and says I'm with the health department? Uh stay calm. Stay calm and just be prepared."
Well guess what ?
The inspectors looked around and gave them a score of 100. A Perfect score !
"I've dreamt about this," Elizalde told us as he proudly put the Perfect score sticker on the front window of his place.
So congratulations to Joseph and his wife Leslie and his crew on earning their very first perfect score.
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Perfect Scores
Barton St Pub
10618 SPID
Chick-Fil-A
La Palmera Mall
Little Caesar's Pizza
10529 SPID
Little Roos Pre-School
15109 Northwest Blvd
Nothing Bundt Cakes
5425 SPID
Subway
4256 S Alameda
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On "The B List..."
89
Casa Vieja Jalisco
9929 SPID
7 Violations
88
El Gallo De Jalisco
10329 Spid
8 Violations
86
El Canelo
1805 SPID
6 Violations
83
Taqueria La Tapatia #3
4521 Ayers
9 Violations
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This Week's Low Score Goes To...
78
Ojos Locos
5133 SPID
13 Violations
-No Mgr On Duty During Inspection
-Need Hot Water
-Lowest Score Ever
