Up to 225 rodent droppings: What else was found at this Sacramento business?
Sacramento County health inspectors closed one restaurant after finding up to 225 rodent droppings throughout the business.
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 28, through Wednesday, June 3, as of Thursday, June 4. 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.
Temporarily closed by health inspectors
Our Family BBQ And Pies
2326 Fair Oaks Blvd. Suite J, Sacramento
Number of violations: 8
Date: Friday, May 29
- Sacramento County Health Inspectors gave a red placard to Our Family BBQ And Pies on Fair Oaks Boulevard after discovering up to 225 rodent droppings throughout the facility including under the three-compartment sink and dry storage unit.
- The facility had 10 houseflies in the trash can and an additional 20 houseflies in the outside back area.
- A personal cell phone and cash bills were observed on the main prep table.
- Heavy black residue was observed in the floor drain near the handwashing sink.
- No paper towels and no hand soap at the handwashing station
Our Family BBQ and Pies was reinspected Saturday, May 30 and passed with a green placard.
The Bee called the business but no representative was available at the time.
Additional inspections for the same time period can be found online here.
