Sacramento 7-Eleven had 230 rodent droppings. What else did health inspectors find?
Sacramento County health inspectors cited a local 7-Eleven after discovering more than 200 rodent droppings and “potentially hazardous foods” at unsafe temperatures.
An additional six facilities were cited for food safety violations ranging from cockroaches to mold and dirty cooking pans.
While a yellow placard signals two or more major violations, these are typically corrected or mitigated during the inspection, according to the Sacramento County Food Inspection Guide.
A red placard, however, signals “imminent danger to public health and safety” and suspends the 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, with 97% of establishments passing, county spokesperson Ken Casparis previously told The Sacramento Bee.
Approximately 1% of inspections result in a closure, he said. Here are the results of Sacramento County food facility inspections for Thursday, May 1, through Wednesday, May 7, as of Thursday afternoon:
If an inspection listed below needs clarification, business owners can email The Sacramento Bee at servicejournalists@sacbee.com. The Bee publishes weekly updates on health inspections across Sacramento County.
Sacramento-area restaurants cited for cockroaches, dirty dishes and ‘black slime’
Oscar’s Very Mexican Food, 3061 Freeport Blvd. in Sacramento, was cited for three food safety violations on Thursday, May 8.
The Mexican restaurant received another yellow placard after being reinspected.
Sacramento County health inspectors found several foods — including cooked beans, shredded cheese, sliced tomatoes, sour cream and fried fish — outside of proper holding temperatures.
A pipe in the front hand sink was leaking when water was running.
Oscar’s Very Mexican Food was reinspected on Friday, May 9, and received a green placard.
Wonderful Restaurant, 6880 65th St., Suite 45, in Sacramento, was cited for 12 violations on Monday, May 12.
Health inspectors gave the Vietnamese restaurant a yellow placard after observing multiple dead German cockroach nymphs and one adult Turkestan cockroach in a glue trap.
Multiple foods and ingredients were uncovered under the shelf close to the stand-up coolers, including raw chicken that was stored with beef and over raw pork. Lemongrass stored on raw beef in a chest freezer.
There was “mold-like buildup” in an ice machine, the May 12 report said, and old food debris in various spots, including on the floor, on the sides of various pieces of equipment and around the walls of the kitchen.
Health inspectors found cooking pans stored directly on the floor under the storage shelf.
The handwash station was obstructed by a trash receptacle, making it inaccessible to staff. There were no paper towels available during the time of the inspection.
Two containers of cooked rice noodles did not the required time labels or markings.
Wonderful Restaurant was reinspected on Wednesday, May 14, and passed with a green placard.
International Food Creations No. 501, 6231 Fruitridge Road in Sacramento, was cited for five violations on Monday, May 12.
The business was cited by health inspectors for food safety violations including a lack of hand soap or a working hand soap dispenser.
Cooked steamed rice in the rice cooker had been contaminated by an “unclean cooking pan with “excessive dark, encrusted food residue” along the top and interior, according to the May 12 report.
Shelled eggs were stored above produce in the walk-in cooler.
Inspectors observed “heavy oil buildup” and grease on sides of the deep fryers and other equipment on the cook’s line, as well as heavy oil buildup on floors and under cooking equipment. These were repeat violations.
There was ice condensation at two locations in the walk-in freezer.
International Food Creations had not been reinspected as of Thursday, May 15.
Sacto By Night, 7121 Governors Circle in Sacramento, was cited for 22 health violations on Tuesday, May 13.
The lounge was cited for violations including cooked chicken and rice noodles that measured outside the temperature range considered safe.
A bowl of raw beef and cotija cheese also measured outside of proper temperatures.
Inspectors noticed that there was no sanitizer available in the facility.
Employees did not have adequate knowledge of manual ware-washing procedures as well as proper cooling, holding and sanitizer concentration.
The business did not have a food manager certificate on hand during the time of the inspection, and the employees didn’t have food handler cards.
The soap dispenser for the handwashing sink in the kitchen was running very low.
There was minor “black slime” accumulation observed on the white baffle inside the ice machine, the report said.
Old food debris build-up was on the meat slicer blade.
There were residential pesticides on the floor beneath the back storage racks.
Sacto By Night was reinspected on Wednesday, May 14, and received an additional yellow placard for repeated violations. The lounge had yet to be reinspected as of Thursday, May 15.
7-Eleven No. 41288A, 4140 Northgate Blvd. in Sacramento, was cited for 12 violations on Wednesday, May 14.
Inspectors issued the convenience store a yellow placard after discovering approximately 230 rodent droppings throughout the store, including on floors near the customer restroom’s door, in the employee restroom beneath the storage rack and in a dry storage room.
They also spotted rodent droppings inside cabinets underneath the coffee/soda station area.
However, there was “no sign of an active infestation observed,” the May 14 report said.
Soap was missing from the dispenser located in the back room.
Two types of “potentially hazardous foods” — chicken wings and hot chicken wings — measured outside of proper holding temperatures, a repeat violation.
Hot foods in the front counter warmer were missing a lid/cover for the self-service machine.
There was a broken espresso machine and a broken soda machine at the market’s coffee/soda station.
A box of cups were stored on the floor in the back dry storage room.
The ceiling lights were out in the walk-in refrigerator.
The 7-Eleven had yet to be reinspected as of Thursday, May 15.
Vinh Phat Supermarket, 6105 Stockton Blvd. in Sacramento, was cited for 13 violations on Wednesday, May 14.
The market was cited a variety of food safety violations, including having for empty paper towel and soap dispensers at the handwashing sink behind the seafood department.
Clams, raw pork, tofu, raw bean sprouts and sausage measured outside of proper holding temperatures.
Meanwhile, unattended slabs of too-warm pork were found on a push cart, a repeat violation.
Inspectors found pork butt roast stored directly on unclean storage racks located inside the walk-in cooler. The meat was not wrapped, covered or in a container.
There were six dented cans on the self-serve retail shelf.
The market had several unclean knives and food contact utensils stored on the shelves below the food prep table in the meat market.
There were clams in the aquarium tank without identification tags.
A fish was being thawed with running hot water, an unapproved thawing method.
Food boxes were stored on the floor beneath the produce display area.
Vinh Phat Supermarket was reinspected the same day and passed with a green placard.
Sora Sushi, 3187 Zinfandel Drive, Suite 4, in Rancho Cordova, was cited for 11 violations on Wednesday, May 14.
Inspectors issued the Japanese restaurant a yellow placard after finding improperly cooled shrimp tempura in a refrigerator and too-warm crab meat in an ice bath by the sushi prep area.
There were no consumer advisories printed on the menus to remind customers that consuming raw or undercooked meats; poultry; seafood, shellfish or eggs may increase the risk of foodborne illness.
Several squeeze bottles or ondiment containers were missing labels.
The lids of the exterior garbage dumpster/tallow bins had been left open. Bin lids must be closed when not in use.
The restaurant did not have an available food manager certificate at the time of the inspection.
Sora Sushi had not been reinspected as of Thursday, May 14.
