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Sacramento County Health Inspectors gave a red placard to a nursing home after finding German cockroaches in various life stages throughout the facility.
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Additionally, 14 eateries received citations for health food violations including slime accumulation in the ice machine, a blocked sink and fresh noodles improperly cooling.
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, Aug. 27, through Wednesday, Sept. 2. 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 café on health violations, they can do so by filing a complaint to 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: 6
Date: Wednesday, Sept. 2
- Health inspectors gave a red placard to the North Highlands nursing home kitchen after discovering about 28 German cockroaches throughout the facility including beneath the kitchen handwash sink, under the dish machine and “fecal points” around the wall outlet.
- Dust build up was found on the stand-up fan by the walk-in cooler.
- Condensation water from the walk-in cooler drain was pooling inside a small floor drain.
- The facility’s ceiling paint started to deteriorate above the Hobart Vulcan streamer.
Sacramento Post-Acute had yet to be reinspected as of Thursday, Sept. 3.
The Bee reached out to the facility for comment but was unable to reach a representative.
Seapot
6009 Florin Road, Sacramento
Number of violations: 12
Date: Tuesday, Sept. 1
- Sacramento County Health Inspectors gave a red placard to the Florin Korean restaurant after discovering about 12 German cockroaches in the facility including under the automatic dishwasher and behind the preparation sink.
- The handwashing sink was partially blocked.
- Udon noodles were held above proper cold holding temperature.
- Chemical bottles of bleach were stored over the clean food dishes.
Seapot was reinspected on Wednesday, Sept. 2 and passed with a green placard.
The Bee reached out to the facility for comment but was unable to reach a representative.
Curries & Biryanis
157 Iron Point Road, Folsom
Number of violations: 1
Date: Saturday, Aug. 29
- Health inspectors gave a red placard to the Folsom Indian restaurant after discovering nine German cockroaches and two roach eggs throughout the facility including under the prep sink, on the floor and the underside of the kitchen prep table.
Curries & Biryanis was reinspected on Monday, Aug. 31 but the health report did not show whether the facility had passed or failed.
The Bee reached out to the facility for comment but was unable to reach a representative.
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Raw beef held at potentially dangerous temperature
Bravos Taco Shop
7894 Florin Road, Sacramento
Number of violations: 12
Date: Thursday, Aug. 27
- Health inspectors cited the Florin Mexican eatery after finding refried beans, pico de gallo, cooked pork and shredded cheese held above proper cold holding temperatures.
- Slime and debris accumulation was found in the ice machine.
- The soda machine had residue.
- A mop was stored mop head down by the mop sink.
Bravos Taco Shop was reinspected on Friday, Aug. 28 and passed with a green placard.
Beijing Gourmet
6432 Tupelo Drive, Suite C6, Citrus Heights
Number of violations: 13
Date: Thursday, Aug. 27
- Health inspectors cited the Citrus Heights Chinese restaurant after finding prep table had old food debris build up.
- Unapproved employee beverage containers on the prep tables in the kitchen.
- The shelving in the walk-in refrigerator was not clean.
- Multiple food items were stored uncovered in the walk-in refrigerator.
Beijing Gourmet was reinspected on Friday, Aug. 28 and passed with a green placard.
New Happy Garden
5731 Stockton Blvd., Sacramento
Number of violations: 15
Date: Thursday, Aug. 27
- Health inspectors cited the Fruitridge Manor seafood restaurant after finding the paper towel dispenser was not consistently dispensing towels.
- Breaded pork and raw beef were found above proper cold holding temperature.
- The facility had fish hanging and drying in the open air.
- Raw produce was stacked on top of other uncovered produce.
New Happy Garden was reinspected on Friday, Aug. 28 and passed with a green placard.
East West Foods
4411 47th Ave., Sacramento
Number of violations: 12
Date: Thursday, Aug. 27
- Health inspectors cited the Lemon Hill grocery store after finding the paper towel dispensers not working in both handwashing sinks.
- Ground meat and cut tomato were found above proper cold holding temperature.
- A hotel pan had visible food debris after warewashing and placed into the clean equipment area.
- Employees throughout the facility did not know proper warewashing procedures.
East West Foods was reinspected on Monday, Aug. 31 and passed with a green placard.
Laka BBQ
8469 Elk Grove Blvd. Suite 6, Elk Grove
Number of violations: 13
Date: Thursday, Aug. 27
- Health inspectors cited the Elk Grove Cantonese restaurant after finding an employee skipping use of hand soap during handwashing.
- An employee skipped the sanitizing part of ware washing of several bowls used from the cook’s line.
- Several employees had personal beverages without a lid or straw stored on the table.
- The cook’s line hand sink was partially blacked by a box of chicken stored on a stool.
Laka BBQ was reinspected on Monday, Aug. 31 and passed with a green placard.
DQ Hawaiian BBQ
9160 East Stockton Blvd., Suite 130, Elk Grove
Number of violations: 13
Date: Friday, Aug. 28.
- Health inspectors cited the Elk Grove barbecue eatery after finding the kitchen hand sink without soap or paper towels.
- Raw beef was held above proper cold holding temperatures.
- California food handler cards are not available for review.
- An employee touched raw panko breaded chicken in the two doors reach-in and then touched a bag of shredded cheese without washing their hands.
DQ Hawaiian BBQ was reinspected on Saturday, Aug. 29 and passed with a green placard.
Wing Wa Supermarket
6021 Stockton Blvd., Sacramento
Number of violations: 11
Date: Friday, Aug. 28
- Health inspectors cited the Fruitridge Manor supermarket after finding no soap at the handwashing sink and no paper towels available in the employee restroom.
- Package cooked noodles were measured above cold holding temperature.
- Health inspectors provided education on separating meats and preventing cross contamination.
- Fresh noodles were improperly cooling in the facility.
Wing Wa Supermarket was reinspected on Monday, Aug. 31 and passed with a green placard.
Rao Thai Eatery
5650 Whitelock Parkway Suite 110, Elk Grove
Number of violations: 13
Date: Monday, Aug. 31
- Health inspectors cited the Elk Grove Thai restaurant after finding a raw chicken satay bucket measured above proper cold holding temperature.
- The facility’s food safety certification was not available for review.
- Food handler cards were not available for review.
- The handwash sink was partially blocked by a strainer and a tong.
Rao Thai Eatery was reinspected on Wednesday, Sept. 2 and passed with a green placard.
Asia Market and Restaurant
2737 Fulton Ave., Sacramento
Number of violations: 14
Date: Monday, Aug. 31
- Health inspectors cited the Arden Arcade Middle Eastern grocery and cuisine after finding the kitchen handwashing sink without available paper towels.
- Chickpeas inside the microwave was measured below proper hot holding temperature.
- The facility had evidence of old meat residue on the underside of the cut plate of the meat bandsaw.
- Lamb was improperly cooling inside the walk-in cooler.
Asia Market and Restaurant had yet to be reinspected as of Thursday, Sept. 3.
Hot Off the Griddle
1583 West El Camino Ave. Suite 103, Sacramento
Number of violations: 12
Date: Monday, Aug. 31
- Health inspectors cited the South Natomas breakfast eatery after observing an employee crack a raw egg and not wash their hands prior to putting on a new glove.
- A large tub of precooked potatoes was left unattended on the flat grill bottom shelf.
- The facility’s food handler cards were incomplete
- The front hand sink was missing a splash guard next to the beverage station and a paper towel dispenser.
Hot Off The Griddle was reinspected on Wednesday, Sept. 2 and received an additional yellow placard. The eatery has yet to be reinspected as of Thursday, Sept. 3.
Taqueria Hecho en Mexico
6036 Stockton Blvd. Suite 100, Sacramento
Number of violations: 15
Date: Monday, Aug. 31
- Health inspectors cited the Lemon Hill Mexican eatery after finding cooked beef, carnitas and al pastor held outside of proper hot holding temperatures.
- A batch of menudo in the walk-in cooler was improperly cooling.
- Pork was improperly thawing under cold water.
- Multiple employees did not have food handler cards at the time of inspections.
Taqueria Hecho en Mexico was reinspected on Wednesday, Sept. 2 and passed with a green placard.
Abyssinia Ethiopian Restaurant
1346 Fulton Ave., Sacramento
Number of violations: 15
Date: Tuesday, Sept. 1
- Health inspectors cited the Arden Arcade Ethiopian restaurant after finding no paper towels in the dispensers at both kitchen handwash sinks and the women’s restroom.
- Cooked collard greens were held at improper hot holding temperatures.
- No hot water was available at the three compartment sink.
- Employees lacked food safety knowledge in the following areas: holding, reheating and cooking temperatures.
Abyssinia Ethiopian Restaurant was reinspected on Wednesday, Sept. 2 and passed with a green placard.
O’tasty Mongolian BBQ
7056 Sunrise Blvd., Citrus Heights
Number of violations: 10
Date: Tuesday, Sept. 1
- Health inspectors cited the Citrus Heights barbecue eatery after finding a lack of paper towels at the handwash sink.
- Four covered trays of cooked egg noodles were improperly cooling in the walk-in refrigerator.
- California food handler cards are not available for review.
- One American cockroach was found under the three-compartment sink.
O’tasty Mongolian BBQ was reinspected on Wednesday, Sept. 2 and passed with a green placard.
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Adalberto’s Mexican Food
8844 Greenback Lane, Orangevale
Number of violations: 9
Date: Wednesday, Sept. 2
- Health inspectors cited the Orangevale Mexican restaurant after finding raw shelled eggs measured above proper cold holding temperatures.
- Paper towels were observed stored outside the dispenser in the women’s restroom.
- Pink and black slime accumulation was found inside the ice machine.
- Raw beef was stored above churros and raw breaded fish in a reach-in refrigerator adjacent to the cook’s line.
Adalberto’s Mexican Food had yet to be reinspected as of Thursday, Sept. 3.