Starbucks, Dunkin’ Donuts in Sacramento cited for dirty floors, unsafe food. What else?
Sacramento County inspectors shut down a local hot pot restaurant and a Fijian grocery store due to cockroach and rat infestations.
Starbucks Coffee and Dunkin’ Donuts locations in Sacramento were among the 11 other facilities cited by county officials for issues ranging from mold and dirty floors to “potentially hazardous foods” at unsafe temperatures.
While a yellow placard signals two or more major violations, these are typically corrected or mitigated during the inspection, according to the Sacramento County Food Inspection Guide.
A red placard, however, signals “imminent danger to public health and safety” and suspends the 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, with 97% of establishments passing, spokesman Ken Casparis previously told The Sacramento Bee.
Approximately 1% of inspections result in a closure, he said.
Here are the results of Sacramento County food facility inspections for Thursday, Feb. 20, through Wednesday, Feb. 26, as of Thursday afternoon:
If an inspection listed below needs clarification, business owners can email The Sacramento Bee at servicejournalists@sacbee.com. The Bee publishes weekly updates on health inspections across Sacramento County.
Sacramento restaurant, grocery store closed for rats and cockroaches
Zhang Liang Malatang, 6914 62nd St., Suite 301, in Sacramento, had 19 violations on Thursday, Feb. 20.
The hot pot restaurant was shut down after Sacramento County health inspectors discovered a cockroach infestation.
More than 160 live and dead German cockroaches were found around the facility, including beneath storage racks, under preparation tables and under three-compartment sinks.
Inspectors found “white powdery substances” on the kitchen floor, which the restaurant owner said was a chemical for eliminating the bugs. Other residential pesticides were discovered in the facility.
There was a moldy onion slicer on a prep table.
Various bags and bins with bulk foods were left open or without a lid.
The restaurant was using an unapproved display fridge that did not have a sneeze guard and sprayed mist on raw food.
Inspectors found bus tubs of raw beef tripe and raw beef outside of refrigeration, and the foods measured outside of the safe temperature range.
An employee said they never use the hand-washing sink.
Zhang Liang Malatang was reinspected and permitted to reopen on Monday, Feb. 24.
A Sacramento Bee reporter was not able to reach the restaurant for comment Thursday afternoon.
Bula Sia Trading, 3421 El Camino Ave. in Sacramento, had nine violations on Friday, Feb. 21.
Health inspectors closed a Fijian supermarket after uncovering a rat infestation.
Inspectors found a live rat with a nest near a bathroom and back storage area.
They also discovered more than 56 droppings found in the facility, including on top of products on retail shelves and in food aisles.
The restaurant had two bowls of rodent bait pellets on the bottom of retail shelves.
An old cardboard box was being used to line onions in retail areas, a repeat violation.
Both bathrooms’ doors were not able to self-close fully.
Bula Sia Trading passed a reinspection and was issued a green placard on Tuesday, Feb. 25.
A representative for the grocery store declined to provide a comment to a Sacramento Bee reporter on Thursday afternoon.
Starbucks, Dunkin’ Donuts cited for cockroaches, mold and more
Twin Peaks, 535 Howe Ave. in Sacramento, had 16 violations on Thursday, Feb. 20.
The sports bar and restaurant was given a yellow placard for foods being stored at unsafe temperatures.
At least 27 foods, including some classified as “potentially hazardous foods,” were measured outside of the temperature range considered safe.
Inspectors found some foods sitting out of refrigeration, and others located inside a broken refrigeration unit.
Four refrigeration units were inoperable at the time of the inspection.
Soda dispensers at the bar had “organic buildup” on their nozzles, according to the Feb. 20 report.
There was no sanitizer measured in the sanitizing basin of a three-compartment sink.
A three-compartment sink had a “heavy leak” under the first compartment, the report said.
Twin Peaks passed a reinspection on Friday, Feb. 21.
Eshan Market, 3648 North Freeway Blvd., Suite 230, in Sacramento, had six violations on Thursday, Feb. 20.
The Indian and Pakistani grocery store was cited by inspectors for cockroaches and other cleaning issues.
Inspectors found a dying cockroach in the bathroom and multiple dead roaches on the bathroom’s door frame and near the water heater. Cockroach feces had accumulated on the door frame and wall near the bathroom.
A box of raw chicken was being stored on the floor.
An employee picked up the box, which had dirt from the floor on the bottom, and placed it on a cutting board, which was later washed. Inspectors had to instruct the employee to sanitize the cutting board after washing it.
Inspectors found a fly zapper on top of a meat cold case in the deli department.
Eshan Market was reinspected and given a green placard on Friday, Feb. 21.
Saigon 88, 8785 Center Parkway, Suite B100, in Sacramento, had 12 violations on Thursday, Feb. 20.
The Vietnamese restaurant was given a yellow placard for unsafely keeping food out of refrigeration.
A total of 11 plates of chicken and five pounds of vermicelli noodles were discarded after inspectors discovered there was no log indicating how long they had been sitting outside of refrigeration. Employees had no knowledge of how to properly document time as a public health control.
Employees threw away more than 40 gallons of chicken broth because the broth had been improperly cooled and was not within safe temperatures.
Containers of sauce were stored next to the cooks line hand sink.
Meat cleavers were wedged between the chicken cutting table and wall.
Wiping rags at the chicken cutting table did not have sanitizer.
Saigon 88 was reinspected and issued a green placard on Monday, Feb. 24.
Urban Roots Brewing, 1322 V St. in Sacramento, had eight violations on Friday, Feb. 21.
The brewery was cited by inspectors for keeping foods at unsafe temperatures.
Multiple “potentially hazardous foods,” including cheese, tomatoes, chicken, sausage and brisket, were measured outside of temperature ranges considered safe, according to the Feb. 21 report.
The bar’s sanitizer bucket had no measurable sanitizer.
Bulk containers for storing dry food were not labeled, and tongs were stored on an oven’s handle.
Urban Roots Brewing passed a reinspection on Monday, Feb. 24.
Starbucks Coffee, 4204 Florin Road, Suite A, in Sacramento, had seven violations on Friday, Feb. 21.
The coffee chain was issued a yellow placard for having food at unsafe temperature and lacking sufficient hot water.
Inspectors found bottles of whipped cream out of refrigeration that measured outside of the proper temperature range.
The handwashing sink near the front register did not have water that was hot enough for properly washing hands.
Bulk containers of drink toppings and powders near the drive-through window did not have lids.
Refrigerators, freezers, cabinets and coolers had debris and standing water accumulation. This was a third repeat offense.
The drive-through window was not set to self-close while the fan was off.
The Starbucks location was reinspected and given a green placard on Monday, Feb. 24.
Dunkin’ Donuts, 5625 Florin Road, Suite B, in Sacramento, had nine violations on Friday, Feb. 21.
The chain coffee location was cited by inspectors for keeping food out of refrigeration at unsafe temperatures.
Bottles of whipped cream were found on the counter and measured at a temperature outside of safe ranges.
Inspectors found “old food accumulation” on floors under storage racks and under a doughnut display case, bread racks and a prep station, the Feb. 21 report said.
To-go cup lids were stored near an espresso machine with the food contact side facing up.
None of the employees had food handler cards available to review, and the shop’s health permit was expired at the time of the inspection.
The Dunkin’ Donuts location passed a reinspection on Monday, Feb. 24.
Shagun, 7517 Watt Ave. in North Highlands, had 17 violations on Friday, Feb. 21.
The Indian restaurant was issued a yellow placard after inspectors found improperly stored food and other cleaning issues.
A tray of butter chicken was discarded after a box of raw chicken stored above it was leaking “red liquid,” the Feb. 21 report said.
White rice and biryani rice measured more than 40 degrees below the safe temperature range.
An employee’s nail clipper was being stored on a shelf above a prep station.
Inspectors observed white and black buildup on the ceiling of an ice machine. This was a second repeat offense.
Cans of chafing fuel used to keep food warm were stored above bags of rice and flour.
Shagun was reinspected and given a green placard on Tuesday, Feb. 25.
Express Mart, 5071 24th St. in Sacramento, had 12 violations on Monday, Feb. 24.
The convenience store was cited by county health officials for mold-like growth and other safety concerns with “potentially hazardous foods, according to Monday’s report.
An ice maker had black mold-like growth in its wall and chute. A ware-washing sink had black and pink slime accumulation.
Raw shelled eggs were stored above ready-to-eat food items.
Employees discarded chicken nuggets, chicken wings and fries that were at unsafe temperatures.
An employee did not know how to properly ware wash.
The store’s permit did not allow for the sale of non-prepackaged foods, but they were reheating and holding hot foods in the facility.
Express Mart was reinspected and issued a green placard on Tuesday, Feb. 25.
Falafel Corner, 2791 East Bidwell St. in Folsom, had seven violations on Monday, Feb. 24.
The falafel restaurant was cited for cross-contamination and keeping foods at improper temperatures.
Inspectors observed an employee handling raw meat with gloves on, then grabbing a pita bread.
An employee did not wash their hands before putting on gloves after coming back from a break.
Cooked chicken measured at unsafe temperatures. An employee was reportedly unaware of proper holding temperatures.
There was dried food debris on a slicer.
Falafel Corner was reinspected and given a green placard on Tuesday, Feb. 25.
Spicy Temptation Chinese, 9555 Folsom Blvd., Suite C, in Sacramento, had 14 violations on Tuesday, Feb. 25.
The Chinese restaurant was issued a yellow placard after inspectors found signs of a rodent infestation.
There were more than 50 rodent droppings in the facility, including beneath a hand sink, on a shelf storing clean plates, below a warewashing station and behind bulk food bins in a dry storage area.
Raw chicken, raw fish filets and cooked eggs measured outside of safe temperatures.
An employee was eating in the kitchen while cooking, and did not wash their hands after eating before handling a wok pan.
There was not sufficient hot water at a three-compartment sink.
Spicy Temptation Chinese passed a reinspection on Wednesday, Feb. 26.
El Favorito, 8887 Folsom Blvd., Suite 5, in Sacramento, had 11 violations on Tuesday, Feb. 25.
The taqueria was cited by health officials for mold-like growth and not adequately preventing cross-contamination.
A soda machine’s ice chute had “mold-like growth” on the exterior, Tuesday’s report said.
Raw beef was stored above open containers of prepared soup in a fridge. Bus tubs of raw beef were kept on the floor of a storage room.
Various “potentially hazardous foods,” including refried beans, whole cooked beans, cooked rice, raw beef and cooked meats, measured outside of temperature ranges considered safe. This was a third repeat violation.
A portable propane griller and propane tanks were stored in the dining area.
El Favorito was reinspected and issued a green placard on Wednesday, Feb. 26.
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