Old vermin droppings. What else did Sacramento County health inspectors find?
Sacramento County Health Inspectors closed a Sacramento food truck and cited a Fair Oaks liquor store after discovering black residue buildup and old vermin droppings in the facility.
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, June 4, through Wednesday, June 10, as of Thursday, June 11. 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 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.
Businesses temporarily closed by health inspectors
Viris Tacos
8531 Thys Court, Sacramento
Number of violations: unknown
Date: Tuesday, June 9
- Sacramento County Health Inspectors gave a red placard to the Southeastern Sacramento Latino eatery on Tuesday, June 9, according to the county’s restaurant closure page. No health report was available for review.
Viris Tacos has yet to be reopened as of Thursday, June 11.
The Bee reached out to Viris Tacos but no manager was available.
Black residue buildup found in this liquor store.
Juan’s Liquor and Smoke LLC
4727 San Juan Ave., Fair Oaks
Number of violations: 12
Date: Wednesday, June 10
- Health inspectors cited the Fair Oaks liquor store after finding black residue build up in the corner of an ice machine.
- Health inspectors found one vermin dropping on the shelf that was storing liquor and several old vermin droppings on the floor corner behind a metal cabinet. No other vermin activity was observed.
- Mold-like residue buildup was found on the shelves and walls of a Coca-Cola beverage cooler and syrup residue buildup was found on the bottom shelf inside a cooler.
- The drainage line from the ice machine lacked an air gap.
Juan’s Liquor and Smoke has yet to be reinspected as of Thursday, June 11.
