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Health department inspections: August 28 - September 3

Posted September 7, 2010

Each week the city of Garland Health Department conducts inspections of establishments where food is served.  Inspections include day care centers, retirement homes, school cafeterias, restaurants - fast food and dine-in, convenience stores, and grocery stores.

A failing grade includes anything below 60.  Any establishment scoring less than 70 is deemed "high risk" and inspection frequency of that establishment is increased.  Mandatory closure is imposed on establishments scoring below 50.

FACILITY NAME

STREET NUMBER

STREET NAME

ACTIVITY DATE
 

SCORE

A DASH IN GROCERY

2445

GOLDFINCH

8/30/2010

86

AT YOUR SERVICE CATERING

2030

BUCKINGHAM

8/30/2010

86

BURGER KING

522

PLANO

8/31/2010

85

CARMEN'S TACOS AND GORDITAS

1311

MARKETPLACE

8/30/2010

81

CENTERVILLE LEARNING CENTER

407

CENTERVILLE

9/3/2010

79

CHILI'S BAR & GRILL

1775

NORTHWEST

8/30/2010

88

COFFEE STAINED

3845

GARLAND

8/30/2010

92

CONOCO #2706594 (5427)

3321

GARLAND

8/30/2010

86

CORNER FOOD MART

2431

WALNUT

8/31/2010

89

DAVID'S MEAT MARKET, INC.

4010

JUPITER

9/3/2010

92

DOAN RESTAURANT

3530

WALNUT

9/2/2010

63

DOMINO'S PIZZA

149

KINGSLEY

8/30/2010

89

DOMINO'S PIZZA #6814

1546

ROWLETT

8/31/2010

86

E & S GROCERY & BAKERY

420

PLANO

9/2/2010

90

 

 

 

 

75

EL RIO GRANDE #4

901

MILLER

8/31/2010

78

EL RIO GRANDE SUPERMARKET

3460

WALNUT

8/31/2010

85

 

 

 

 

83

 

 

 

 

73

FAMILY DONUTS

833

MILLER

9/2/2010

66

FOOD MART ONE

2430

WALNUT

8/31/2010

94

HOLA CHINA EXPRESS

3460

WALNUT

9/3/2010

70

JACK IN THE BOX #785 (7049)

1001

CENTERVILLE

8/30/2010

83

JD'S KABOBS

1456

BELTLINE

9/1/2010

81

J-MART

1921

PLANO

9/3/2010

83

LA CEIBA HONDURAS RESTAURANT

1901

JUPITER

8/30/2010

73

LA QUINTA INN & SUITES

375

I-30

8/31/2010

92

LILI'S RESTAURANTE

3460

WALNUT

9/3/2010

93

LOS COMPADRES TACOS EXPRESS

3450

WALNUT

8/31/2010

84

MCDONALD'S

119

BUCKINGHAM

8/30/2010

87

MEKONG MARKET

2014

BUCKINGHAM

8/30/2010

79

NAPOLI'S PIZZA PASTA

915

CENTERVILLE

8/30/2010

89

NORTH GARLAND MONTESSORI SCHOOL

1613

GARLAND

9/1/2010

92

OK MINI MART

3022

SHILOH

9/2/2010

81

OKAY GROCERY DELI

2433

PARKCREST

8/30/2010

74

ONE STOP FOOD STORE

1949

CENTERVILLE

9/2/2010

88

PIZZA HUT #744122

5335

BROADWAY

8/31/2010

91

POPEYE'S #8564

3040

BROADWAY

9/2/2010

92

SEVEN ELEVEN STORE #32914

6122

BROADWAY

8/30/2010

87

SHOP N GO #8

1815

FIRST

8/31/2010

54

SPEEDEE WAY

1931

JUPITER

9/3/2010

89

TACO BUENO

850

BUCKINGHAM

8/30/2010

77

TAQUERIA LA JALICIENCE

1322

KINGSLEY

9/2/2010

83

TRAK 10

3420

WALNUT

8/30/2010

94

VICTORIOUS THAI-AMERICAN RESTAURANT

834

BELTLINE

8/31/2010

78

WEST GARLAND HEAD START

3709

WALNUT

9/1/2010

90

WILD OVER WINGS

5335

BROADWAY

8/31/2010

93

WINGSTOP

2334

BUCKINGHAM

8/30/2010

82

 

Information provided by Cindy Mooney, MPH, Environmental Health Manager, city of Garland

Health department inspections: August 21-27

Posted August 30, 2010

Each week the city of Garland Health Department conducts inspections of establishments where food is served.  Inspections include day care centers, retirement homes, school cafeterias, restaurants - fast food and dine-in, convenience stores, and grocery stores.

A failing grade includes anything below 60.  Any establishment scoring less than 70 is deemed "high risk" and inspection frequency of that establishment is increased.  Mandatory closure is imposed on establishments scoring below 50.

FACILITY NAME

STREET NUMBER

STREET NAME

ACTIVITY DATE

 

SCORE

ABBA CARE ASSISTED LIVING

1201

HIGH GROVE

8/25/2010

97

 

1207

HIGH GROVE

8/25/2010

97

ALBERTSON'S

5710

BROADWAY

8/26/2010

94

 

 

 

 

91

 

 

 

 

74

ANS FINA

3501

WALNUT

8/24/2010

74

ARBY'S ROAST BEEF

1902

NORTHWEST

8/23/2010

93

BAYLOR MEDICAL CENTER AT GARLAND

2300

MARIE CURIE

8/26/2010

77

BISI-AFRICANA GROCERY

4125

BROADWAY

8/25/2010

96

BROADWAY TEXACO-DELI

3036

BROADWAY

8/25/2010

80

COOKIES BY DESIGN #32

1101-B

NORTHWEST

8/23/2010

96

DAIRY QUEEN

6310

BELTLINE

8/24/2010

88

DONUT PALACE

6024

BROADWAY

8/23/2010

82

EL SABROSO TAQUERIA

3701

WALNUT

8/24/2010

59

FIESTA MART

2940

FIRST

8/23/2010

85

 

 

 

 

79

FRANK'S FOOD MART

535

PLANO

8/24/2010

96

GOLD MINE RESTAURANT

3127

FIRST

8/23/2010

62

HILLARY'S SWEET TEMPTATIONS

2677

FOREST

8/26/2010

98

HOMEBOY'S

2510

NORTHEAST

8/24/2010

80

 

 

 

 

78

HOT N CREAMY DONUT (7012)

1546

ROWLETT

8/23/2010

90

IHOP #1404

1313

CENTERVILLE

8/23/2010

87

J & B CONVENIENCE

2418

JUPITER

8/26/2010

85

 

 

 

 

53

JACK IN THE BOX

4015

BOBTOWN

8/26/2010

86

JACK IN THE BOX (2010)

3101

FIRST

8/25/2010

80

KENTUCKY FRIED CHICKEN

5836

BROADWAY

8/24/2010

75

LA MICHOACANA

2114

KINGSLEY

8/25/2010

77

LA POTOSINA BAKERY #2

149

KINGSLEY

8/27/2010

88

LA RANCHERA SUPERMARKET #7

3160

SATURN

8/26/2010

86

LAS PALOMAS MEXICAN BAKERY

2425

WALNUT

8/26/2010

93

MMH CHICO'S MART

507

GARLAND

8/25/2010

96

OCEAN BUFFET

1328

CENTERVILLE

8/25/2010

73

OLD TOWN STORE - DELI

509

AVENUE D

8/26/2010

55

ONE STAR FOOD MART #1 (3060)

510

PLANO

8/25/2010

91

PEARL C ANDERSON CHILDCARE GROUP

625

AVENUE B

8/27/2010

78

PHO CA DAO NOODLE & GRILL (6943)

4545

WALNUT

8/25/2010

72

PIZZA HUT

2218

KINGSLEY

8/26/2010

96

 

3725

WALNUT

8/25/2010

89

PIZZA PATRON

3419

WALNUT

8/27/2010

85

PLAZA DEL SOL

3125

FIRST

8/26/2010

78

PLUCKY'S CHICKEN

830

BELTLINE

8/23/2010

78

QUALITY MART

1751

COUNTRY CLUB

8/24/2010

89

QUIK & EASY

806

CENTERVILLE

8/23/2010

94

RACETRAC #437

2018

NORTHWEST

8/27/2010

91

RACETRAC #697

2434

BUCKINGHAM

8/27/2010

84

RAINBOW DONUTS

1401

NORTHWEST

8/26/2010

87

SHIPLEY DONUTS

3328

BROADWAY

8/25/2010

89

SHOP N GO

2929

BELTLINE

8/25/2010

77

SONIC DRIVE IN

6202

BROADWAY

8/23/2010

88

SONIC DRIVE IN (7103)

4530

BASS PRO

8/23/2010

96

SOPRANO'S PIZZA, SUBS & MORE

5148

JUPITER

8/27/2010

94

STAR FOOD MART (3030)

4201

WALNUT

8/25/2010

87

STARBUCKS COFFEE #6406

909

NORTHWEST

8/24/2010

94

STOP IN FOOD STORE

1702

FOREST

8/27/2010

91

STOP N BUY & THRIFT FOOD MART

1608

FIFTH

8/24/2010

90

SUPER EGG ROLL

2024

BUCKINGHAM

8/27/2010

77

SUPER FOOD MART

102

BUCKINGHAM

8/27/2010

99

TACO CABANA #266

5959

BROADWAY

8/24/2010

81

TEXAS LAND & CATTLE STEAK HOUSE

4881

BASS PRO

8/23/2010

82

TOM THUMB #2561

925

NORTHWEST

8/23/2010

96

VIET TOFU

3555

WALNUT

8/23/2010

74

VISTA HOSPITAL OF DALLAS

2696

WALNUT

8/26/2010

79

WHATABURGER

1506

BUCKINGHAM

8/23/2010

83

WHATABURGER (7178)

4500

BASS PRO

8/26/2010

79

WINGSTOP

1251

NORTHWEST

8/26/2010

74

 

5949

BROADWAY

8/24/2010

81

 

Information provided by Cindy Mooney, MPH, Environmental Health Manager, city of Garland

Health department inspections: August 14-20

Posted August 23, 2010

Each week the city of Garland Health Department conducts inspections of establishments where food is served.  Inspections include day care centers, retirement homes, school cafeterias, restaurants - fast food and dine-in, convenience stores, and grocery stores.

A failing grade includes anything below 60.  Any establishment scoring less than 70 is deemed "high risk" and inspection frequency of that establishment is increased.  Mandatory closure is imposed on establishments scoring below 50.

FACILITY NAME

STREET NUMBER

STREET
NAME

ACTIVITY DATE

SCORE 

 

AA BEVERAGE

780

CENTERVILLE

8/18/2010

78

B & B FOOD STORE

1141

WALNUT

8/20/2010

97

BURGER ISLAND

1250

NORTHWEST

8/19/2010

80

CAMBIANDO VIDAS

4310

SATURN

8/20/2010

88

CARNITAS LA COTORRA RESTAURANT II

3031

FIRST

8/17/2010

70

CELEBRATE CAKES

1311

MARKETPLACE

8/20/2010

96

CHILI'S GRILL & BAR

535

INTERSTATE 30

8/19/2010

88

CORNER POCKET SANDWICH SHOP

601

STATE

8/19/2010

93

CRAWFISH HUT

3212

JUPITER

8/17/2010

88

CRAZY CATFISH

805

CENTERVILLE

8/18/2010

90

DALLAS SPICE MARKET

700

MAIN

8/17/2010

96

DIN HO FOODS INC. (7000)

321

WALNUT

8/20/2010

96

DOMINO'S PIZZA (5290)

4413

WALNUT

8/18/2010

77

DONG HAI CHINESE RESTAURANT

3575

WALNUT

8/18/2010

70

DUNKIN DONUTS

803

CENTERVILLE

8/20/2010

93

FIRST MINIT MARKET

5150

DUCK CREEK

8/20/2010

95

GUD TO GO

2313

GUTHRIE

8/19/2010

81

I-30 TRUCK STOP

801

INTERSTATE 30

8/20/2010

94

IRON WOK EXPRESS

3235

GARLAND

8/19/2010

85

K.E.A. IMPORTS FOOD

580

CASTLE GLEN

8/18/2010

81

 

 

 

 

70

KIDS KINGDOM

4417

ROSEHILL

8/16/2010

92

KROGER FOOD STORE #403

532

INTERSTATE 30

8/18/2010

87

 

 

 

 

83

MARKET LATINA RESTAURANT

3050

FIRST

8/16/2010

77

ON A RUN (6959)

723

MILLER

8/20/2010

90

ON A RUN BEER & WINE (6987)

715

MILLER

8/20/2010

95

PAPA JOHN'S PIZZA #1065

5952

BROADWAY

8/20/2010

81

PAPA MURPHY'S

3015

ARAPAHO

8/20/2010

89

PAW PAW'S SWEET SHOP

612

STATE

8/19/2010

95

PHO BANG RESTAURANT

3565

WALNUT

8/19/2010

77

PIZZA BY ALEX

103

FIRST

8/17/2010

86

POPEYE'S

809

CENTERVILLE

8/18/2010

76

R.J. FOOD MART (7241)

100

AVENUE D

8/19/2010

95

SEVEN ELEVEN (7226)

3425

FOREST

8/18/2010

94

T. C. SHAVED ICE

503-B

GARLAND

8/19/2010

83

TACO CASA

6118

BROADWAY

8/19/2010

95

TOM THUMB #2561

925

NORTHWEST

8/18/2010

87

WAL MART SUPER CENTER

1801

MARKET PLACE

8/16/2010

97

 

 

 

 

93

 

 

 

 

Information provided by Cindy Mooney, MPH, Environmental Health Manager, city of Garland

Health department inspections: August 7-13

Posted August 18, 2010

Each week the city of Garland Health Department conducts inspections of establishments where food is served.  Inspections include day care centers, retirement homes, school cafeterias, restaurants - fast food and dine-in, convenience stores, and grocery stores.

A failing grade includes anything below 60.  Any establishment scoring less than 70 is deemed "high risk" and inspection frequency of that establishment is increased.  Mandatory closure is imposed on establishments scoring below 50.

FACILITY NAME

STREET #

STREET
NAME

ACTIVITY
DATE

SCORE
         

19TH HOLE

600

CAMPBELL

8/12/2010

96

3 STAR FOOD MART

3101

SATURN

8/10/2010

93

7-ELEVEN CONVENIENCE STORE #34114

11405

LBJ

8/11/2010

83

AMELIA'S TORTILLERIA

150

KINGSLEY

8/11/2010

89

ANOTHER SOUTHERN MAID

301

BUCKINGHAM

8/12/2010

95

BALSAS MEXICAN RESTAURANT

425

JUPITER

8/10/2010

66

BANH MI #1

3212

JUPITER

8/9/2010

67

BRANDING IRON

1535

BRAND

8/13/2010

90

CARNICERIA Y TAQUERIA LA PRIMERIA

119

KINGSLEY

8/12/2010

72

CHILI'S GRILL & BAR

3271

GEORGE BUSH

8/11/2010

84

CHILL ZONE BEER & WINE

3115

FIRST

8/12/2010

90

CHUCK E. CHEESE (6979)

4992

GEORGE BUSH

8/11/2010

94

CHURCH'S CHICKEN #1564

5602

BROADWAY

8/9/2010

79

CUQUITA'S RESTAURANT

1957

NORTHWEST

8/11/2010

71

DEL NORTE BAKERY

813

CASTLE

8/12/2010

86

FLYING FISH

4430

LAVON

8/9/2010

88

GLORIA'S INDIAN KITCHEN

1546

ROWLETT

8/9/2010

74

HIGHWAY PETROLEUM, INC.

2002

HIGHWAY 66

8/12/2010

93

HOANG YEN RESTAURANT

3212

JUPITER

8/10/2010

63

KINDER CARE LEARNING CENTER

1321

NORTHWEST

8/9/2010

92

LA CENTROAMERICANA

1437

KINGSLEY

8/9/2010

92

LAKE CITIES MONTESSORI SCHOOL

1935

CENTERVILLE

8/9/2010

98

LITTLE CAESARS

1250

NORTHWEST

8/11/2010

96

LONE STAR LEGENDS

1146

BELTLINE

8/13/2010

59

LUCKY CHINA

1102

NORTHWEST

8/9/2010

64

MASTERGRILL

310

CONEFLOWER

8/11/2010

83

MEXICALI RESTAURANT

1456

BELTLINE

8/12/2010

65

OUTBACK STEAKHOUSE

4902

HIGHWAY 190

8/12/2010

91

PLEASANT VALLEY NURSING & REHAB

1525

PLEASANT VALLEY

8/9/2010

95

SALVADORIAN CUISINE

2622

WALNUT

8/12/2010

59

SATURN FOOD MART

5013

SATURN

8/9/2010

78

SCOTTY P'S HAMBURGERS GARLAND

4280

LAVON

8/9/2010

94

SONIC DRIVE IN

1210

MILLER

8/12/2010

83

SUBWAY (7184)

1801

MARKET PLACE

8/12/2010

87

T.M.J. BEER & WINE

3112

JUPITER

8/10/2010

99

TACO BELL

105

MAIN

8/13/2010

89

TACO BELL

1050

NORTHWEST

8/11/2010

89

THE ALEXANDER MANSION

333

AVENUE D

8/11/2010

96

THE GENERATOR

107

SIXTH

8/9/2010

89

TOM THUMB #2561

925

NORTHWEST

8/10/2010

78

TOM THUMB #2561

925

NORTHWEST

8/10/2010

71

YOUNG & YOUNG

3540

MILLER PARK

8/12/2010

85

 

 

 

 

Information provided by Cindy Mooney, MPH, Environmental Health Manager, city of Garland

Immunizations and more available at Garland Health Department Clinic

Kim Everett | August 12, 2010

The back-to-school rush for immunizations has started, and the Clinical Services division of the Garland Health Department is working to meet the demand.  The clinic, located at 206 Carver Street, is conducting walk-in shot clinics Monday through Friday until August 24.

In addition to the walk-in clinics, immunizations will be administered Saturday, August 14, 9 a.m. – 2 p.m., at the Gale Fields Recreation Center at 1701 Dairy Road in Garland at a back-to-school rally being hosted by the Garland NAACP.  

“We are now into August,” said Public Health Administrator Vikki Yeatts.  “So it’s going to be a fairly long wait at the clinic.  I always tell parents to try to get this done early in the summer, but they are not thinking about it then.”

The walk-in clinics are held from 8 a.m. – 12 p.m., and after a one-hour lunch break, they reopen and 1 p.m. and see as many kids as they can in the afternoon.  Yeatts said that parents should get their children there as early as possible. 

More shots have been added in the last few years, and this has made the process longer.  “With so many shots now, it takes a while to figure out what each child needs,” she said.  There are also voluntary vaccines to offer now, such as Human Papillomavirus and Hepatitis A.

The clinic administers low-cost vaccines at a total of $15, no matter how many shots the child needs, to uninsured and under-insured patients, or for those whose insurance does not cover immunizations.  Parents are required to complete an eligibility form, and they must bring shot records for each child.

The clinic files a claim with CHIPS and Medicaid for patients that use those services, so there is no out-of-pocket expense for these children’s vaccinations. 

The Garland Independent School District notifies parents when students are due to have vaccines, but for children who are not in school or daycare, and for those who do not have a regular physician, it can be difficult to keep up with the immunization schedules.

The clinic, which performs many other services in addition to immunizations, is funded by a grant from the state, and until last year, received funding from the city of Garland.  Fortunately, when the city was no longer able to provide funds, the state grant was increased, which has allowed the clinic to continue to serve Garland residents without having to layoff nurses or other staff.

A couple of ways that they bring in revenue is by giving international travel vaccines, for which they charge $10-$15 over cost, and flu vaccines.

Other services offered include well baby/child checkups, sports physicals, vision and hearing tests, lead screenings, newborn screenings, and tuberculosis skin tests.  The cost of these services is based on a sliding scale, with consideration of family income and number of household members.  “We really try to keep everything low-cost so that the parents can afford it,” Yeatts said.

The clinic staff is bilingual, so there are no language barriers, and there is a vaccine website through the Centers for Disease Control that has the information in just about every language.

According to Yeatts, Garland is one of a very few municipalities that has a clinical services division as a part of its health department.   

For more information, call the Garland Health Department at 972-205-3370 or visit the city’s website at www.ci.garland.tx.us.

NOTE:  Along with the traditional lollipop, the clinic gives each child who receives immunizations a book, and their supply is running low.  Anyone who is able to donate new or gently used books can drop them off at the clinic at 206 Carver Street in Garland.

 

Women get in shape and shed pounds at exercise boot camp

Kim Everett | August 10, 2010

A group of women who wanted to get in shape and maybe lose a few pounds took the plunge this summer by participating in a six-week “boot camp” exercise program.  Led by Melvin Bullitt, former Naaman Forest High School football player and current Indianapolis Colts player, the women worked out three evenings per week for a total of six weeks.

According to several of the women who participated in the boot camp, the benefits of the program far outweighed the intense difficulty, and they are happy that they participated.  “He [Bullitt] just changed my whole world,” Tonja Cooper said.  “This is the best thing I’ve ever done.”

In addition to the rigorous exercise, Bullitt also brought in a nutritionist to talk to participants about improving their diets, which was also a big help to Cooper, who says she is now eating a lot differently.

The workout included a variety of cardio and muscle building activities, and Bullitt also invited a guest speaker from Max Muscle in Garland to visit with the participants.

There were money prizes for the top three participants: Shannon Williams, Kelli Bullitt, and Julie Casstevens.

Williams, whose goal was to lose weight and get in shape, says that she has more energy, drinks more water, has better eating habits, feels better, and looks better.  “It was tough, and it was a challenge, but it paid off,” she said.

Becky McKay, who had never participated in a workout program, was apprehensive about joining, but she is glad she did it.  “It was a life-changing experience…I loved it,” she said.  “He [Bullitt] made it personal and motivated us, and we [participants] motivated each other.”

The fact that each day was different was also important in helping McKay remain motivated.  The routine was changed up every day, which kept participants from becoming bored.

McKay now goes to Bullitt’s Garland gym, Geared 4 Speed, to keep her exercise routine going.  She said that her clothes fit better, and she has more muscle definition.  “I can go sleeveless now,” she said.

The cost of the program was a one-time $20 fee, and Bullitt told the women that he would hold another one next summer.

 

 
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