38 cockroaches force closure of Sacramento-area restaurant. What else was found?
Sacramento County Health Inspectors gave a Sacramento-area restaurant a red placard for health food violations after the discovery of 38 German cockroaches.
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 11, through Wednesday, June 17, as of Thursday, June 18. 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
Pho Bac Hoa Viet
6645 Stockton Blvd. Suite 300, Sacramento
Number of violations: 2
Date: Thursday, June 11
- Sacramento County Health Inspectors gave a red placard to the Vietnamese restaurant after discovering 38 German cockroaches throughout the facility including in the area with the soda machine, ice machines and prep cooler.
- Dead roaches were also found near the hand sink, shelving
- The facility had broken and loose tiles and standing water in front of the three compartment ware wash sink.
Pho Bac Hoa Viet was reinspected on Friday, June 12 and passed with a green placard.
The Bee reached out to the business but no representative answered.
