See violations, clean inspection reports from Sacramento-area restaurants in 2025
Several Sacramento restaurants and food facilities have been cited for health code violations in 2025.
The majority of restaurants pass inspection or, if given a poor red or yellow rating, reinspection. Issues leading to closures include vermin infestations, improper food storage temperatures, and lack of handwashing protocols. Notable cases include a "multi-generational" cockroach infestation and an eatery repeatedly closed for rodent issues.
Health experts and inspectors highlight frequent violations like mold in ice machines, misuse of food handling equipment, and expired permits.
The Bee writes weekly restaurant inspection reports. The following are stories from 2025.
The summary above was drafted with the help of AI tools and edited by journalists in our News division. All stories below were reported, written and edited by McClatchy journalists.
NO. 1: WHY DID SACRAMENTO COUNTY INSPECTORS CLOSE 2 RESTAURANTS? COCKROACHES, MOLD AND MORE
Violations included a dirty fridge and “pink-colored residue” in an ice machine. | Published January 3, 2025 | Read Full Story by Hannah Poukish
NO. 2: SACRAMENTO COUNTY DELI, DOUGHNUT SHOP CLOSED FOR COCKROACHES. WHAT ELSE DID INSPECTORS FIND?
Health inspectors also shut down a local Chinese restaurant after discovering dozens of rodent droppings. | Published January 10, 2025 | Read Full Story by Hannah Poukish
NO. 3: WHY DID SACRAMENTO COUNTY HEALTH INSPECTORS CLOSE 5 RESTAURANTS? COCKROACHES, RATS AND MORE
Sacramento County inspectors cited 12 other restaurants for safety violations ranging from mold to rodent droppings. | Published January 17, 2025 | Read Full Story by Camila Pedrosa Hannah Poukish
NO. 4: SACRAMENTO-AREA PIZZA, TACO RESTAURANTS CLOSED FOR COCKROACHES. WHAT ELSE DID INSPECTORS FIND?
Sacramento County inspectors also cited a local supermarket and two convenience stores for major safety violations. | Published January 24, 2025 | Read Full Story by Camila Pedrosa
NO. 5: TOWER CAFE IN SACRAMENTO CITED FOR ‘POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS FOODS.’ WHAT ELSE DID INSPECTORS FIND?
Sacramento County inspectors shut down a taco restaurant and cited 11 other businesses for health code violations. | Published January 31, 2025 | Read Full Story by Camila Pedrosa
NO. 6: WHY DID SACRAMENTO COUNTY INSPECTORS CLOSE PIZZA RESTAURANT? CRAWLING COCKROACHES AND MORE
Health inspectors cited local restaurants for black mold, dirty cooking equipment and other safety violations. | Published February 7, 2025 | Read Full Story by Camila Pedrosa
NO. 7: SACRAMENTO-AREA DEL TACO CLOSED AFTER SEWAGE FLOODS BATHROOMS. WHAT ELSE DID INSPECTORS FIND?
McDonald’s, El Pollo Loco and seven other local restaurants were cited for mold, slime and other safety violations. | Published February 14, 2025 | Read Full Story by Camila Pedrosa
NO. 8: SACRAMENTO CHEESECAKE FACTORY CITED FOR FOOD SAFETY VIOLATIONS. WHAT DID INSPECTORS FIND?
Sacramento County health inspectors closed a local falafel restaurant and issued yellow placards to 11 other restaurants. | Published February 21, 2025 | Read Full Story by Camila Pedrosa
NO. 9: SAFEST PLACES TO EAT IN SACRAMENTO COUNTY? THESE RESTAURANTS HAD CLEAN BILLS OF HEALTH IN FEBRUARY
A total of 31 local restaurants had “no violations observed” during routine inspections. | Published March 20, 2025 | Read Full Story by Camila Pedrosa
NO. 10: CALIFORNIA PIZZA KITCHEN, GOLDEN CORRAL IN SACRAMENTO CITED FOR MOLD AND CONTAMINATED FOOD
Sacramento County health inspectors closed two local restaurants due to cockroach and rodent infestations, and cited 14 others. | Published March 7, 2025 | Read Full Story by Camila Pedrosa
NO. 11: HUNDREDS OF FRUIT FLIES SHUT DOWN SACRAMENTO PHO RESTAURANT. WHAT ELSE DID INSPECTORS FIND?
Sacramento County health inspectors cited a local 7-Eleven and other spots for safety violations ranging from mold to dirty floors. | Published March 14, 2025 | Read Full Story by Camila Pedrosa Veronica Fernandez-Alvarado
NO. 12: WHY DID SACRAMENTO COUNTY INSPECTORS CLOSE GROCERY STORE? BLOCKED SINK, MEAT ON FLOOR AND MORE
A local 7-Eleven and nine other restaurants were cited for safety violations ranging from mold to dirty knives. | Published March 21, 2025 | Read Full Story by Camila Pedrosa
NO. 13: A POPULAR SACRAMENTO BEER GARDEN WAS CITED FOR MOLD. WHAT ELSE DID INSPECTORS SEE?
Sacramento County inspectors shut down four facilities for cockroach and rodent infestations. | Published March 28, 2025 | Read Full Story by Camila Pedrosa
NO. 14: COCKROACHES CLOSE KFC, PHO RESTAURANT IN SACRAMENTO. WHAT ELSE DID INSPECTORS FIND?
Sacramento County inspectors shut a total of six local eateries due to rodents, sewage problems and more. | Published April 4, 2025 | Read Full Story by Camila Pedrosa Veronica Fernandez-Alvarado
NO. 15: SACRAMENTO-AREA MOUNTAIN MIKE’S PIZZA CITED FOR MOLD, IMPROPER CLEANING
Sacramento County health inspectors closed a Thai restaurant due to a drain overflow. | Published April 11, 2025 | Read Full Story by Camila Pedrosa
NO. 16: SACRAMENTO MEXICAN RESTAURANT FACES SECOND CLOSURE FOR COCKROACHES IN 3 WEEKS
Sacramento County inspectors cited 10 local restaurants for food safety issues including mold and rodent droppings. | Published April 18, 2025 | Read Full Story by Camila Pedrosa Veronica Fernandez-Alvarado
This report was produced with the help of AI tools, which summarized previous stories reported and written by McClatchy journalists. It was edited by journalists in our News division.