Sacramento Jack In the Box closed due to sewage overflow. What else was found?
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 25, through Wednesday, July 1, as of Thursday, July 2. 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
Jack in the Box
4849 Madison Ave., Sacramento
Number of violations: 7
Date: Wednesday, July 1
- Sacramento County Health Inspectors gave a red placard to the Madison Avenue burger chain after finding the floor sink, mop sink and floor drain at the warewashing area was overflowing. The warewashing sink and dish machine was unable to be used.
- Training information was not provided to the inspector.
- The table storing shredded lettuce was improperly installed at the cook’s line.
- The lid at the exterior garbage dumpster was open at the time of inspection.
Jack in the Box had yet to be reinspected as of Thursday, July 2.
