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Sacramento County Health Inspectors gave a red placard to a local nursing home after discovering an empty roach egg sack beneath the side of the dishwasher.
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Additionally, six facilities were cited for health food violations including old rodent droppings on the floor near chicken packaging and shelled eggs stored improperly.
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. 24, through Thursday, Oct. 1. 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
Sacramento Post-Acute
5255 Hemlock St., Sacramento
Number of violations: 1
Date: Thursday, Sept. 24
- Sacramento County Health Inspectors gave a red placard to the North Highlands nursing home’s kitchen after finding about 13 German cockroaches in the facility along with an empty roach egg sack beneath the soiled side of the dishwasher.
- A dying cockroach was found on the wall behind bulk food containers and dying cockroaches were found on several glue traps scattered throughout the kitchen.
Sacramento Post-Acute was reinspected on Friday, Sept. 25 and passed with a green placard.
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The Bee reached out to the facility but no manager was onsite.
Creole Soul Restaurant & Bar
2026 Broadway, Sacramento
Number of violations: 8
Date: Thursday, Sept. 24
- Health inspectors gave a red placard to the Curtis Park Creole restaurant after finding live cockroaches in the cabinet in the bar area and on the wall next to the apron shelf. Dead cockroaches were discovered on the floor below the ice well in the bar area.
- Seafood gumbo was placed on the hot table to reheat rather than properly reheating prior to placing on the hot table.
- Rice in the rice cooker was measured below proper hot holding temperature.
- The facility lacked test strips for quat sanitizer.
Creole Soul Restaurant & Bar was reinspected on Monday, Sept. 28 and passed with a green placard.
The Bee reached out to facility and the manager onsite said the facility is open.
Soni’s Supermarket & Sarees
7400 Elsie Ave. Unit B, Sacramento
Number of violations: 1
Date: Thursday, Sept. 24
- Health inspectors gave a red placard to the Florin grocery store after finding 24 German cockroaches in the facility including one egg sac on a glue trap.
- Live roaches were discovered behind the cove base under the hand sink and nymphs at the display cooler next to the meat prep entrance.
Soni’s Supermarket & Sarees was reinspected on Thursday, Oct. 1, and passed with a green placard.
The Bee reached out to facility and staff confirmed the facility is open.
Meza California
1415 16th St, Sacramento
Number of violations: 6
Date: Thursday, Oct. 1
- Health inspectors gave a red placard to the Arab-Mexican eatery after finding more than 150 rodent droppings in the back storage area, as well as on the floor, under the oven and under the grill on the cook’s line.
- 3 rodent droppings were found on large plates on a shelf.
- Fresh hummus stored in a deep container was improperly cooled, measuring at 63°F on the cook’s line.
The Bee reached out to the facility but no manager was available by phone.
Red Lobster
6231 Sunrise Blvd, Citrus Heights
Number of violations: 2
Date: Oct 1, 2026
- Health inspectors gave a red placard to this Sunrise Boulevard Red Lobster after observing a live nymph and a live adult German cockroach coming in and out of cracks beneath a mechanical dishwasher.
- Inspectors also observed a dying adult cockroach on the floor nearby, two live adult cockroaches on a glue stick in a storage room, and a dead adult cockroach near the employee restroom entrance.
The Bee reached out to the facility but no manager was available by phone.
Shelled eggs stored over ready-to-eat foods
Circle D Food Store
3040 Auburn Blvd., Sacramento
Number of violations: 14
Date: Friday, Sept. 25
- Sacramento County Health Inspectors cited the Edison Avenue market after finding 14 rodent droppings in the facility including on the floor by old Krispy Krunchy Chicken packaging in the back hallway, by the water heater and on the bottom self below the bulk chips. The facility had no sign of an active infestation.
- The paper towel dispenser was empty for the market’s employee restroom.
- The Hillshire snack packs with white cheese and gouda were measured above proper cold holding temperature.
- An open personal twist top water bottle was stored on a retail shelf above the bulk ramen section.
Circle D Food Store was reinspected on Monday, Sept. 28 and passed a green placard.
Desi Market and Grill
2087 Arena Blvd., Sacramento
Number of violations: 5
Date: Friday, Sept. 25
- Health inspectors cited the Natomas Indian market after observing direct cross-contamination in the meat department. Staff cut raw chicken and then proceeded to cut lamb without washing, rinsing and sanitizing cutting boards and prep tables.
- The rear handwashing sink was fully blocked by a large trash container.
- Staff skipped the sanitizing step when washing cutting boards at the meat prep table.
- Meat residue was found under the cut plate of the meat bandsaw.
Desi Market and Grill was reinspected on Monday, Sept. 28 and passed with a green placard.
Ichiban Sushi
1689 Arden Way Suite 2018, Sacramento
Number of violations: 8
Date: Friday, Sept. 25
- Health inspectors cited the Arden Fair Japanese restaurant after finding the handwashing sink at the rear was without available paper towels.
- Spicy crab in the front of the ice bath had insufficient ice.
- Shelled eggs were stored over ready-to-eat foods in the walk-in cooler.
- Dust accumulation was found on the fan above the cook’s line.
Ichiban Sushi was reinspected on Monday Sept. 28 and passed with a green placard.
Vinh Phat Supermarket
6105 Stockton Blvd., Sacramento
Number of violations: 3
Date: Friday, Sept. 25
- Health inspectors cited the Lemon Hill Vietnamese supermarket after finding the handwash station was blocked by a shopping cart.
- Unattended thawed tripe was measured above proper cold holding temperature.
- Tripe was submerged in water without cold water running.
Vinh Phat Supermarket was reinspected on Monday, Sept. 28 and passed with a green placard.
Fast Cat Coffee
7901 Fair Oaks Blvd. Suite A, Carmichael
Number of violations: 16
Date: Monday, Sept. 28
- Health inspectors cited the Carmichael cafe after finding smoked salmon and cream cheese measured above proper cold holding temperatures.
- The facility lacked sanitizer and dishes were not sanitized after washing with soap.
- The facility’s operator did not demonstrate acceptable food safety knowledge on proper warewashing, sanitizer requirement/use, cloth towel use/storage, food contact surface cleaning and cold holding temperatures.
- The espresso machine was draining into a container.
Fast Cat Coffee was reinspected on Wednesday, Sept. 30 and passed with a green placard.
MF Gyros & Burgers
4419 Elkhorn Blvd., Sacramento
Number of violations: 12
Date: Monday, Sept. 28
- Health inspectors cited the North Highlands Mediterranean restaurant after finding no paper towels available at the handwashing sink in the kitchen.
- Gyro meat was held below proper hot holding temperature.
- Slice cheese was stored directly on the shelf in the reach-in refrigerator.
- A facility employee didn’t wash a pan for fries from the previous day before placing it under the hot lamp for fries.
MF Gyros & Burgers was reinspected Wednesday, Sept. 30 and passed with a green placard.
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Tacos 65
6498 Broadway, Sacramento
Number of violations: 6
Date: Thursday, Oct. 1
- Health inspectors cited this taqueria after finding partially cooked, improperly cooled bags of chicken and steak stored on top of each other in a refrigerator. The meat’s internal temperature ranged from 47°F to 60°F.
- A pitcher and a lid were stored inside the handwashing sink, blocking it, and no paper towels were available in the dispenser.
- Two flies were observed in the food prep area.
- Lids were left off of exterior garbage dumpster, with several flies swarming the area.