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Restaurant health issues

December 15th, 2010

It is very important to know if the restaurants you are taking your family to are clean. Many restaurants in East Texas got low scores for being extremely dirty or have food that is going bad. Some of the restaurants may be just a small restaurant and not extremely popular, but some of the restaurants that got low scores on the report are some of Tyler’s most popular restaurants.

I never really thought of Donut Palace being clean or sanitary, but if you are thinking of getting breakfast at the Lindale Donut Palace you may want to reconsider. The restaurant got many points counted against them for food that was not kept cold enough and ended up going bad. The employees were preparing the food with their hands and not using gloves or anything. They did have a sick in the kitchen area that was suppose to be used for washing hands but the sink was dirty and it did not have any soap or paper towels. I really do not want people to handle my food with their bare hands in the first place but I really do not want them near my food if they are not washing their hands with soap. There were other issues with things not being clean. I know that I will not be going there anytime soon.

El Mejicano Restaurant got an extremely low score because of the horrible storage of food, and the tons of roaches running around in the kitchen. The employees were not washing their hands before handling food. The cups that were used for the costumers’ drink were still gross and have grease on it, even if they had run it through the washer machine. El Mejicano Restaurant was so nasty on their review that the restaurant’s permit was suspended.

Other restaurants got a bad review including the popular Mexican restaurant, Mercado’s. Some of Mercado’s food products had to be thrown out because the food was stored at to warm of a temperature. They were not keeping things cleaned including the soda gun that is used in the bar area. There was mold on the gun and it was still being used. This is so disappointing since Mercado’s is such a popular restaurant and every time I drive by the parking lot is full of cars.

Many Subways in East Texas proved that they really do serve fresh and clean food. Four subways including the Subway off of the east-southeast Loop in Tyler got perfect scores. Other than Subway, Bodacious BBQ in Tyler also got a perfect score. It is comforting knowing that the restaurant that is serving you your food is clean.

Make sure that the restaurant that you are taking your family to eat at is serving clean and healthy food, and the kitchen is not over run by employees uneducated about personal hygiene, cockroaches, and mold.

Lowes Hardware Store in Tyler and Lindale

July 6th, 2010


When you are redoing your kitchen or bathroom, or if you are building that new play ground for your children, you want to know the best place to buy your materials. If you are like me than you probably want to know where the people are most ready to help you and answer all your questions.

I hate going into a Tyler TX hardware store and not finding anyone to help me, and I have no idea what I need to accomplish my projects.

At Lowes they have a little switch that you flip when you need help. This system is extremely annoying, and it does not work. So many times we have sat at a counter and waited for someone to answer the intercom announcing that there is help needed in the washer machine department. So many times no one has come and I just give up and walk away.

I can just picture two men arguing while they are out back having a smoke, who should go out and help me. Not only does this system not work at all, the automatic intercom voice is extremely annoying. I cringe when I need to ask for help because of the reason that I have to hear that voice. I think that all home improvement stores should have more staff ready to help answer questions.

Lindale opened a Lowes hardware store a few years ago. This really makes it a whole lot easier to go to the hard ware store when you live out towards Lindale. I have live out in the country and been working on a house, and it is really hard to do big projects when you have to drive an hour to get to the closest store. I really do like to go to Lowes because they have great deals, especially on appliances.

When your car barely fits your double stroller in the trunk, you can not really expect to fit a dish washer in your car, so Lowes has delivery. At times their delivery services are really great. But I have witnessed a stressful experience when Lowes had to deliver a washer machine and the first washer machine did not work, the second machine had such a big dent in the side that the barrel inside could not turn.

It got pretty frustrating when you have a lot of people doing the laundry in one house and no washer. But there was a time that they successfully delivered and installed a stacked washer and dryer with out hurting it or doing to much damage to my house.

The delivery service is pretty affordable but if you know how to install these appliances than I recommend that you borrow your friend’s truck and pick it up yourself.

If you wait until the end of the season, you can find great sales. At the end of the summer I found a beautiful outdoor swing for about half the price. If you are willing to wait you can find everything you need for the next year at a really great price.

Lowes has all that you need for any building project, I just recommend that you take someone with you that knows what they are doing, because you probably will have to hunt down help in the store.