Cockroaches, clogged sink, non-flushing toilet close two Sacramento-area eateries
Sacramento County Health Inspectors closed two Sacramento-area dining locations after discovering health food violations including a cockroach infestation and a clogged sink.
Additionally, health inspectors cited one eatery for violations including improperly cooled food and a lack of paper towels by the kitchen sink.
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, July 2, through Wednesday, July 8, as of Thursday, July 9. 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
Lapis Grill
5743 Marconi Ave., Carmichael
Number of violations: 1
Date: Thursday, July 2
- Sacramento County Health Inspectors gave a red placard to the Afghan restaurant in Carmichael after discovering a cockroach infestation, according to the county’s restaurant closure page. A report on the eatery was not available for review.
Lapis Grill was reinspected the same day and received a green placard.
Something Sweet Bakery
440 C St., Galt
Number of violations: 2
Date: Thursday, July 2
- Sacramento County Health Inspectors gave a red placard to the Galt bakery after discovering that the facility’s three compartment sink was clogged and that water did not drain.
- The facility’s toilet did not flush or drain.
Something Sweet Bakery was reinspected on the same day and passed with a green placard.
Improperly cooling sauce found at this Sacramento eatery
Tandoori Fire
1009 9th St., Sacramento
Number of violations: 9
Date: Thursday, July 2
- Health inspectors cited the Downtown Sacramento Indian restaurant after discovering the kitchen handwashing station lacked paper towels.
- Egg curry, dal, manchurian, rice, tandoori chicken in the buffet were held below proper hot holding temperature.
- The facility was improperly cooling tomato sauce.
- Frozen sauce was thawing at room temperature.
- 11 nonfood contact areas lacked a thorough/regular cleaning.
Tandoori Fire was reinspected on Monday, July 6 and passed with a green placard.
