Christy Hartin

6 days ago | fox34.com | Christy Hartin

LUBBOCK, Texas (KCBD) - Every week, the City of Lubbock’s food inspectors surprise local restaurants, food trucks, and schools to make sure every meal is up to par. This week they’re giving out top marks, but one restaurant is on the low-performer line. Mar Y Tierra at 2531 82nd had 24 violations. Horchata was held past its use-by date. Raw beef was stored above asado. Packaged bottled water was on top of a package of raw beef. A can opener was dirty.

6 days ago | kcbd.com | Christy Hartin

LUBBOCK, Texas (KCBD) - Every week, the City of Lubbock’s food inspectors surprise local restaurants, food trucks, and schools to make sure every meal is up to par. This week they’re giving out top marks, but one restaurant is on the low-performer line. Mar Y Tierra at 2531 82nd had 24 violations. Horchata was held past its use-by date. Raw beef was stored above asado. Packaged bottled water was on top of a package of raw beef. A can opener was dirty.

1 week ago | kcbd.com | Christy Hartin

LUBBOCK, Texas (KCBD) - This week more than 50 food establishments got a surprise visit from health inspectors. Out of all of those, none was bad enough to end up on the low performer’s list, but we did have two Top Performers. The Shack BBQ (food truck)McDonald’s at 102 N UniversityCopyright 2025 KCBD. All rights reserved.

2 weeks ago | kcbd.com | Christy Hartin

LUBBOCK, Texas (KCBD) - One low performer and one at the top in this week’s Food for Thought. Hibachi Express at 4409 114th St. had 29 violations. Three pans of wontons in the walk-in freezer were contaminated with ice condensation. Multiple items were stored in a way to could cause cross contamination, including: raw chicken and raw beef over raw shrimp, raw shrimp and raw eggs above ready-to-eat veggies, and raw chicken above raw beef.

3 weeks ago | kcbd.com | Christy Hartin

LUBBOCK, Texas (KCBD) - Lubbock health inspectors checked out the cleanliness of more than 80 food establishments this week. Out of all of those locations -- two landed on the Food for Thought list. Popeyes at 2505 82nd had 24 violationsRaw chicken was not properly cooked. It only reached a temperature of 155 degrees. It must reach an internal temperature of at least 165 degrees to ensure harmful bacteria are killed. Rice and mashed potatoes were not hot enough. They must be at least 135°.