German and American Cockroaches found at these Sacramento-area eateries. What else?
Sacramento County Health Inspectors closed four Sacramento-area eateries after discovering health food violations including dozens of German and American cockroaches in facilities, and restaurants unable to maintain proper holding temperatures of potentially hazardous foods.
Additionally, health inspectors cited three eateries for violations including heavy grease accumulation, a lack of handwashing signs at all the handwashing stations and a leak at the ice machine.
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 18, through Wednesday, June 24, as of Thursday, June 25. 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
Folsom Palace
1169 Riley St., Folsom
Number of violations: 1
Date: Monday, June 22
- Sacramento County Health Inspectors gave a red placard to the Folsom Asian restaurant after finding more than 20 live German Cockroaches in the wall behind the ware wash machine and behind the ware wash sink.
Folsom Palace was reinspected on Tuesday, June 23 and passed with a green placard.
Black Angus
7925 Greenback Lane, Citrus Heights
Number of violations: 12
Date: Tuesday, June 23
- Health inspectors gave a red placard to the Citrus Heights steakhouse after finding approximately 31 German and American cockroaches in the facility, including under the prep sink, under the dishwasher drain board and in the hallway near the employee women’s restroom.
- The facility had three expired California Food Handler cards.
- No certified Food Safety Manager certificate was available for review during the inspection.
- Raw beef was stored above raw shrimp in the four-door reach-in refrigerator.
Black Angus was reinspected on Wednesday, June 24 and received an additional red placard due to cockroach activity. Black Angus has yet to be reinspected as of Thursday, June 25.
Louisiana Heaven
6623 Valley Hi Drive, Suite A, Sacramento
Number of violations: 5
Date: Wednesday, June 24
- Health inspectors gave a red placard to the Valley Hi/North Laguna Louisiana restaurant after finding 15-20 dead German cockroaches in the facility’s glue trap, and 17 dead and live cockroaches elsewhere in the facility, including below the three compartment sink, by the floor sink and at the shelf below the front register.
- Health inspectors observed a slow-draining floor sink next to the upright cooler.
- Heavy grease and debris accumulation was observed on the floor below, at the wall behind and plumbing of the main cook’s line equipment, on the floor in between the kitchen upright cooler and on the plumbing leading into the front floor sink.
- The facility’s ventilation hood had heavy oil, grease and dust accumulation.
Louisiana Heaven had yet to be reinspected as of Thursday, June 25.
Tacos y Birrieria Reyes
8531 Thys Court, Sacramento
Number of violations: 1
Date: Wednesday, June 24
- Health inspectors gave a red placard to the Mexican eatery after discovering food handlers were unable to maintain proper holding temperatures of potentially hazardous foods, according to the health inspection restaurant closure page. No report was available for review as of Thursday, June 25.
Tacos Y Bierrieria Reyes has yet to be reinspected as of Thursday, June 25.
Sacramento-area eateries cited for violations including a partially blocked sink and a leak at the ice machine.
Donut Spot
8853 Greenback Lane, Orangevale
Number of violations: 10
Date: Tuesday, June 23
- Health inspectors cited the Orangevale doughnut shop after discovering that ham and cheese croissants were held under Time as a Public Health Control without any time documentation.
- No toilet paper was available in the employee restroom.
- Personal beverages in open containers were on the prep table.
- The handwash sink was partially blocked by a trashcan.
Donut Spot was reinspected on Thursday, June 25 and passed with a green placard.
Range
1813 Capitol Ave., Suite 100, Sacramento
Number of violations: 16
Date: Tuesday, June 23
- Health inspectors cited the Midtown American restaurant after discovering a lack of handwashing signs at all the handwash stations.
- The facility’s health permit was not posted.
- The eatery’s thermometer was not in a visible location within the prep cooler.
- Potatoes were cut prior to washing.
Range was reinspected on Wednesday, June 24 and passed with a green placard.
Vegan Deadly Sins
900 15th St., Sacramento
Number of violations: 14
Date: Wednesday, June 24
- Health inspectors cited the Mansion Flats vegan restaurant after finding the restroom handwashing sink lacking paper towels.
- The facility lacked an employee with a valid food safety certificate.
- The facility lacked records of food handler cards for all the food workers.
- The ice machine and handwashing sink had a leak.
Vegan Deadly Sins has yet to be reinspected as of Thursday, June 25.
