Dead flies, rat feces, cockroaches found at Sacramento area restaurants. Where?
Sacramento County health inspectors closed three eateries including a Rancho Cordova warehouse after discovering 68 rodent droppings throughout the facility.
Meanwhile, 12 eateries received citations for health code violations such as brown residue found in the facility, dead flies and blocked hand sinks.
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, May 21, through Wednesday, May 27, as of Thursday, May 28. If an inspection listed below needs clarification, business owners can email The Sacramento Bee at servicejournalists@sacbee.com.
How to report a business to the health department
For readers who would like to report a local restaurant, food truck or cafe 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.
Businesses temporarily closed by health inspectors
Dubplate Kitchen & Jamaican Cuisine
3419 El Camino Ave., Sacramento
Number of violations: 9
Date: Thursday, May 21
- Sacramento County Health Inspectors gave a red placard to the Arden Arcade Jamaican restaurant after finding approximately 14 German cockroaches throughout the facility including under and around the rear refrigerator and underside of the rear prep table.
- Employee drinks were placed on the meat cutting equipment.
- The paper towel dispenser was empty.
- The facility had an oily baffle filter above the char grill.
Dubplate Kitchen & Jamaican Cuisine was reinspected and passed with a green placard.
A representative of the business said the facility needed time to care for building issues and have since fixed those issues. Dubplate Kitchen & Jamaican Cuisine has reopened and is fully operating.
MyLapore Cloud Kitchen Warehouse
3199 Luyung Drive, Rancho Cordova
Number of violations: 17
Date: Friday, May 22
- Health inspectors gave a red placard to the Rancho Cordova warehouse after discovering approximately 68 rodent droppings in the facility including in a bag of rice and in boxes with food items such as lentils and grains.
- The facility’s food manager certificate was not available during inspection.
- The facility’s food handler cards were not available for review.
- The handwashing station in the warehouse was out of towels.
MyLapore Cloud Kitchen Warehouse had yet to be reinspected as of Thursday, May 28.
The Bee called the warehouse but no representative picked up the phone.
JB Ice Cream
2330 Northgate Blvd. Suite 110, Sacramento
Number of violations: 10
Date: Wednesday, May 27
- Health inspectors gave a red placard to the ice cream shop located in Gardenland after finding no hot water in the facility.
- The shop’s restroom soap dispenser was empty.
- The facility’s food safety manager certificate was not available.
- The facility’s food handler card was not available.
JB Ice Cream had yet to be reinspected as of Thursday, May 28.
The Bee reached out to the JB Ice Cream on Thursday, May 28 but no representative picked up the phone.
Brown residue found in this local eatery
Acro Food Mart
10670 Coloma Road, Rancho Cordova
Number of violations: 5
Date: Thursday, May 21
- Health inspectors gave a yellow placard to the Rancho Cordova mart for a restroom that was lacking soap and single use towels.
- Live cockroaches were observed going under the 7-Up beverage cooler.
- Live, dead and dying cockroaches were observed on sticky traps below the slushie and milkshake machines.
- The catch tray on the soda machine was not properly draining.
Arco Food Mart was reinspected on Tuesday, May 26 and passed with a green placard.
VJ’s Bar & Burgers
2606 Gateway Oaks Drive Suite 140/150, Sacramento
Number of violations: 17
Date: Thursday, May 21
- Health inspectors gave a yellow placard to the Metro Center burger restaurant after an employee placed two raw beef patties on the grill with gloved hands, then proceeded back to the prep cooler work surface to touch a knife and begin food preparation without removing gloves and washing hands.
- The burger cook station hand sink was blocked by a garbage can.
- Shell eggs, sliced tomatoes and shredded mozzarella were out of temperature in the walk-in.
- The menu with burgers cooked-to-order was missing a consumer advisory statement.
VJ’s Bar & Burgers was reinspected on Friday, May 22 and passed with a green placard.
Falafel Corner
3620 North Freeway Blvd. Suite 305, Sacramento
Number of violations: 12
Date: Thursday, May 21
- Health inspectors gave a yellow placard to the Natomas Mediterranean restaurant after finding a nonfunctional handwashing station.
- One tray of sliced tomatoes was stored in the small cold-top refrigerator above proper cold holding temperatures.
- The facility’s food handler cards were not available for review.
- A water bottle with an unapproved screw-top lid was stored above the rice bags.
Falafel Corner was reinspected on Friday, May 22 and received an additional yellow placard.
Buddha Bowls and Rolls
715 P St., Sacramento
Number of violations: 1
Date: Thursday, May 21
- Health inspectors cited the downtown Sacramento Japanese restaurant after finding one jalapeno and cream cheddar stuffed roll and one cheese stuffed roll stored at room temperature in the pastry display case lacking a 4-hour discard time marking and stored for more than four hours.
Buddha Bowls and Rolls was reinspected on Friday, May 22 and passed with a green placard.
La Terraza
1027 Second St., Sacramento
Number of violations: 12
Date: Friday, May 22
- Health inspectors cited the Old Sacramento Mexican eatery after finding no paper towels or hand soap provided at the bar hand sink.
- Two containers of pozole containing chicken and corn were improperly cooling in the walk-in cooler.
- The facility’s food manager’s certificate was not available for review.
- The facility’s food handler cards were not available for review.
La Terraza had yet to be reinspected as of Thursday, May 28.
Round Table Pizza
127 K St., Sacramento
Number of violations: 13
Date: Friday, May 22
- Health inspectors cited the Old Sacramento pizza chain after finding sausage, cheese, ham and deli meats were held out of proper cold holding temperature.
- The facility’s food safety certification was not available for review.
- The facility’s food handler cards were not available for review.
- An employee beverage was found on food prep surfaces.
Round Table Pizza had yet to be reinspected as of Thursday, May 28.
Zocalo
466 Howe Ave., Sacramento
Number of violations: 19
Date: Tuesday, May 26
- Health inspectors cited the Rio Del Oro Latino restaurant after finding an employee handling dirty dishes then proceeded to handle tortilla chips spatula to dispense tortilla.
- Tuna ceviche was measured above proper cold holding temperature.
- An employee was observed working on the line and handling dirty dishes.
- The manager was not aware of the concentration of sanitizer needed for the washing machine.
Zocalo had yet to be reinspected as of Thursday, May 28.
Mr. Dosa
9168 Franklin Blvd. Suite C, Elk Grove
Number of violations: 15
Date: Tuesday, May 26
- Health inspectors cited the Elk Grove Indian restaurant after discovering the kitchen hand sink was out of paper towels and hand soap.
- Paneer cheese, cooked chicken and potato masala were below proper hot holding temperatures.
- A personal water bottle was found on the food prep table.
- Two employees failed to remove gloves and wash hands immediately after handling a trash can in the kitchen.
Mr. Dosa had yet to be reinspected as of Thursday, May 28.
4ESTEA
2256 Sunrise Blvd. Suite B, Rancho Cordova
Number of violations: 7
Date: Wednesday, May 27
- Health inspectors cited the Rancho Cordova Asian fusion eatery after finding a lack of single use paper towels at the hand wash sink.
- Steamed pork buns were held below proper hot holding temperatures.
- An open bag of corn starch was on a shelf below the prep table.
- Pots and pans were observed to be stored on the floor in the food prep area.
4ESTEA had yet to be reinspected as of Thursday, May 28.
No. 1 Buffet
7090 Stockton Blvd., Sacramento
Number of violations: 14
Date: Wednesday, May 27
- Health inspectors cited the Florin Chinese buffet after finding a large quantity of unattended meat was measured above proper cold holding temperature.
- The rear handwashing sink was partially blocked with a push cart.
- The facility’s meat slicer blade had food debris build-up on it.
- Two flies were observed at the back of the food prep area.
No. 1 Buffet had yet to be reinspected as of Thursday, May 28.
General Store and Deli
500 Capitol Mall Suite 130, Sacramento
Number of violations: 17
Date: Wednesday, May 27
- Health inspectors cited the Capitol Mall general store after finding the hand wash facility lacking soap.
- Rice, beans and cooked chicken were held below proper hot holding temperatures.
- The facility operator had completed the food manager training but did not get the certification.
- Personal drinks were scattered throughout the facility.
General Store and Deli had yet to be reinspected as of Thursday, May 28.
7-Eleven
11079 Folsom Blvd., Rancho Cordova
Number of violations: 10
Date: Wednesday, May 27
- Health inspectors cited the Rancho Cordova mart after finding an employee bathroom was blocked by packaging, empty boxes and pallets.
- An expired posted food manager card.
- The underside of the soda fountain had brown residue accumulation.
- One dead insect was found on top of a fruit packaging.
7-Eleven had yet to be reinspected as of Thursday, May 28.
