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Sacramento County Health Inspectors gave a red placard to a local high school kitchen after finding hundreds of rodent droppings including inside the food storage area.
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Additionally, eight eateries received citations for health food violations including brown and pink residue, several dead flies on the floor and grease build up was found on filters above the cook line.
What do these inspections mean?
While a yellow placard signals two or more major violations, these are typically corrected or mitigated during the inspection, according to the Sacramento County Retail Food Inspection Guide.
A red placard, however, signals “imminent danger to public health and safety” and suspends an establishment’s health permit until violations are corrected. This could include, but is not limited to, major vermin contamination.
In contrast, a green placard means a restaurant passed inspection. The county performs about 14,000 inspections annually and about 97% of establishments pass, spokesman Ken Casparis previously told The Sacramento Bee.
Approximately 1% of inspections result in a closure, he said.
These were the results of Sacramento County food facility inspections for Thursday, Sept. 10, through Wednesday, Sept. 16. If an inspection listed below needs clarification, business owners can email The Sacramento Bee at [email protected].
How to report a business to the health department
For readers who would like to report a local restaurant, food truck or cafe for health violations, you can file a complaint with the facility’s local environmental health departments.
The local health department is responsible for the initial investigation of consumer complaints regarding foods served or sold at retail food facilities, according to the California Department of Public Health.
Dining locations temporarily closed by health inspectors
Kitchen of Rosemont High School
9594 Kiefer Blvd., Sacramento
Number of violations: 5
Date: Monday, Sept. 21
- Sacramento County Health Inspectors gave a red placard to the Rosemont High School after discovering approximately 440 rodent droppings throughout the facility including inside the food storage area where a fresh shipment of bananas, chips, pop corn and food related items such as cups and containers were kept.
- A three door upright cooler was being used as a clean storage but had a mildew smell.
- The posted health permit was not current.
The kitchen of Rosemont High School was reinspected on Tuesday, Sept. 22 and received an additional red placard after finding 320 rodent droppings in the facility. It was reinspected on Wednesday, Sept. 23 and passed with a green placard.
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Folsom Palace
5450 Sunrise Blvd. Suite E, Citrus Heights
Number of violations: 5
Date: Wednesday, Sept. 23
- Health inspectors gave a red placard to the Citrus Heights Chinese restaurant after finding about 10 German cockroaches in the facility including two nymphs “climbing a chemical container bucket,” five dead roaches inside a grease container bucket and numerous dead nymph cockroaches on the floor around the water heater.
- The mechanical dishwasher was running with 0 ppm sanitizer after several tries.
- The facility lacked an employee with a food safety certificate.
- A wet mop was found inside a bucket.
Folsom Palace had yet to be reinspected as of Thursday, Sept. 24.
The Bee reached out to the facility but no manager was onsite.
Ginza Sushi & Grill
440 Elkhorn Blvd., Suite 5, Rio Linda
Number of violations: 12
Date: Wednesday, Sept. 23
- Health inspectors gave a red placard to the Rio Linda Japanese restaurant after finding moldy rice inside a bulk container.
- Brown and pink residue was found on the plastic parts around the evaporator grid inside the ice machine.
- Boxes of food and buckets of sauce were stored directly on the floor inside the walk-in cooler.
- Moldy rice inside a bulk container in the dry storage area.
Ginza Sushi & Grill had yet to be reinspected as of Thursday, Sept. 24.
The Bee reached out to the facility but no manager was onsite.
Soni’s Supermarket & Sarees
7400 Elsie Ave., Unit B, Sacramento
Number of violations: 1
Date: Tuesday, Sept. 22
- Health inspectors gave a red placard to the Florin supermarket after finding about 17 German cockroaches throughout the facility including inside the black storage cabinet, multiple cockroach carcass pieces on the exterior of a cardboard box and roach “fecal matter” around the wall outlets in the butcher area.
Soni’s Supermarket & Sarees was reinspected on Wednesday, Sept. 24 and received an additional red placard due to German cockroach infestation.
The Bee reached out to the facility but no manager picked up the phone.
Subway
1649 Watt Ave., Sacramento
Number of violations: 11
Date: Tuesday, Sept. 22
- Health inspectors gave a red placard to the Arden Arcade sandwich chain after finding no hot water available throughout the facility.
- The employees lacked food safety knowledge in several areas including holding and reheating temperatures, sanitizing of food contact surfaces, test strip usage and thermometer usage.
- Heavy organic mold-like buildup was found around metro racks and walls inside the walk-in cooler.
- The facility had no chlorine test strips available for utensil sanitizer.
Subway was reinspected on Wednesday, Sept. 23 and passed with a green placard.
The Bee reached out to the facility but no manager was onsite.
Pho Bac Hoa Viet
6645 Stockton Blvd. Suite 300, Sacramento
Number of violations: 6
Date: Thursday, Sept. 17
- Health inspectors gave a red placard to the Fruitridge Vista Vietnamese restaurant after finding 84 German cockroaches in the facility including one adult cockroach “carrying ootheca,” or egg sacs, outside the back door, dozens on glue traps and roaches near food equipment in the kitchen.
- Residential pest sprays stored throughout the facility.
- Food debris on the floor sinks.
- Food equipment stored outside in the back storage area.
Pho Bac Hoa Viet was reinspected on Friday, Sept. 18 and passed with a green placard.
The Bee reached out to the facility but no manager was onsite.
Greek Donair & Gyro
3510 Auburn Blvd. Suite 6, Sacramento
Number of violations: 16
Date: Thursday, Sept. 17
- Health inspectors gave a red placard to the Del Paso Greek restaurant after finding 27 German cockroaches in the facility including 14 that scattered when backpack and chain was lifted from the floor between the ice machine and upright cooler.
- The kitchen handwash station lacked soap and paper towels.
- An employee did not demonstrate acceptable food safety knowledge on proper cooling, proper hot and cold holding temperatures, and equipment cleaning.
- The facility was missing food handler cards for all employees.
Greek Donair & Gyro was reinspected on Friday, Sept. 18 and passed with a green placard.
The Bee reached out to the facility but no manager was onsite.
Grease build up was found on filters above the cook line at this eatery
Pier 50 Sushi
1735 Arden Way Suite 200, Sacramento
Number of violations: 6
Date: Thursday, Sept. 17
- Health inspectors cited the Arden Arcade Japanese restaurant after finding no soap available at the employee restroom handwashing sink due to an empty dispenser.
- Cook touched mobile phone and did not wash hands or change gloves before returning to food preparation at the cook’s line.
- Two unlabeled squeeze bottles were in the facility.
- A six-inch pan of unagi eel was found above proper cold holding temperature.
Pier 50 Sushi was reinspected on Friday, Sept. 18 and passed with a green placard.
Bear and Crown
1022 Second St., Sacramento
Number of violations: 12
Date: Friday, Sept. 18
- Health inspectors cited the Old Sacramento British pub after finding no paper towels supplied at the bar hand sink.
- Grilled onion, cooked corn, cooked squash, cut tomatoes and cheese were held above proper cold holding temperature.
- House made marinara sauce and gravy was improperly reheating.
- Staff was unsure which type of test strip to use for testing sanitizer residual of the dish machine.
Bear and Crown was reinspected on Monday, Sept. 21 and passed with a green placard.
The Hidden Table
1767 Tribute Road Suite D, Sacramento
Number of violations: 11
Date: Monday, Sept. 21
- Health inspectors cited the Arden Fair American restaurant after finding no soap in the soap dispenser.
- Cooked beef and beer cheese held at above proper cold holding temperature.
- Several dead flies were found on the floors.
- Chlorine test strips were missing in the facility.
The Hidden Table was reinspected on Wednesday, Sept. 23 and passed with a green placard.
Wingstop
1140 Exposition Blvd. Suite 200, Sacramento
Number of violations: 8
Date: Monday, Sept. 21
- Health inspectors cited the American River Parkway chicken chain after finding the paper towel dispenser was empty.
- Chicken tenders in a fry basket were measured below proper hot holding temperature.
- Three boxes of fries were found on the floor in the walk-in cooler, soiled with a mixture of water and raw chicken juice.
- One floor sink at the cook’s line was clogged and not draining due to oil and grease buildup.
Wingstop was reinspected on Thursday, Sept. 24 and passed with a green placard.
Crepes and Burgers
6720 Madison Ave. Suite 1, Fair Oaks
Number of violations: 21
Date: Tuesday, Sept. 22
- Health inspectors cited the Fair Oaks American restaurant after finding a lack of paper towels in the kitchen handwash station.
- Pink brownish mold-like residue buildup on the blue cheese crumbles stored inside the cold-top cooler. The chef was unaware the cheese had spoiled.
- Employees did not demonstrate acceptable food safety knowledge on proper warewashing, sanitizing surfaces and chemical use for food contact surfaces.
- The food safety manager certificate was not available.
Crepes and Burgers was reinspected on Thursday, Sept. 24 and passed with a green placard.
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Sala Thai Restaurant
3101 Zinfandel Drive Suite 148, Rancho Cordova
Number of violations: 13
Date: Tuesday, Sept. 22
- Health inspectors cited the Rancho Cordova Thai restaurant after finding cooked noodles and cooked rice below proper cold holding temperature.
- Employees were not familiar with proper food safety procedures.
- California food handler cards were not available for review.
- Grease build up was found on filters above the cook line.
Sala Thai Restaurant has yet to be reinspected on Thursday, Sept. 24.
Vinh Phat Supermarket
6105 Stockton Blvd. Sacramento
Number of violations: 13
Date: Wednesday, Sept. 23
- Health inspectors cited the Lemon Hill Vietnamese restaurant after finding the hand wash station without soap.
- Tripe, raw chicken and live muscles were held below proper hot holding temperature.
- Raw chicken was open and thawing improperly.
- A fly inside the meat department landed on a raw piece of meat.
Vinh Phat Supermarket has yet to be reinspected as of Thursday, Sept. 24.
Paradise Kitchen
1501 North C St. K124, Sacramento
Number of violations: 9
Date: Wednesday, Sept. 23
- Health inspectors cited the Mansion Flat Asian restaurant after finding a hand sink was blocked by a table.
- No sanitizer was available at the facility.
- The operator was unsure how to properly wash, rinse and sanitize dishes.
- The facility lacks staff with a food manager certificate.
Paradise Kitchen has yet to be reinspected as of Thursday, Sept. 24.