Sacramento Mexican restaurant, kabob shop closed by inspectors. What did they find?
Sacramento County health inspectors closed two local restaurants after discovering the businesses were operating without valid health permits.
Two other restaurants were cited for food safety violations ranging from cockroaches to improperly stored food.
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 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 29, through Wednesday, June 4, 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 restaurants closed for missing health permits
La Sabrocita Tacos, 5015 Stockton Blvd. in Sacramento, was cited for one major violation on Thursday, May 29.
Sacramento County health inspectors closed the Mexican restaurant because it was operating without a valid health permit.
As of Thursday, June 5, La Sabrocita had yet to be reinspected.
The Sacramento Bee reached out to La Sabrocita on Thursday, but no restaurant representative was available for comment.
Sactown Kabob, 2440 Fulton Ave. in Sacramento, was cited for one major violation on Thursday, May 29.
The Persian restaurant was operating without a valid health permit, health inspectors said, resulting in its closure.
Sactown Kabob was reinspected on Monday, June 2, and passed with a green placard.
The Sacramento Bee reached out to Sactown Kabob on Thursday, but a restaurant representative wasn’t available for comment.
Local eateries cited for cockroaches and old food debris
India Village Food, 8865 Folsom Blvd. in Sacramento, was cited for 17 health violations on Monday, June 2.
Health inspectors issued the Indian restaurant a yellow placard finding four dead adult cockroaches near the warewash sink and water heater and on the floor of the dry food storage room.
Inspectors also found two live adult roaches in the storage room.
Raw chicken was stored above vegetable samosas inside the two-door reach-in cooler, and above paneer cheese in the freezer. This was a repeat violation.
Labels were missing for bulk food containers storing spices.
There was “old food debris” and “dust buildup” in the compartment beneath the dough preparation table, the racks inside the walk-in refrigerator and inside the buffet reach-in cooler, the June 2 report said.
The employee restroom hand sink lacked paper towels due to an inoperable dispenser.
Several “potentially hazardous foods” measured at unsafe temperatures, including chicken curry, vegetable curry, lentil curry, tandoori chicken and cooked rice. This was a repeat violation.
A vegetable peeler with old food debris was in the container above the prep sink.
Inspectors observed a large opening in the ventilation hood caused by a lifted filter.
India Village Food passed reinspection on Tuesday, June 3, and received a green placard.
Pho House, 6436 Fair Oaks Blvd. in Carmichael, was cited for six health violations on Monday, June 2.
Inspectors cited the Vietnamese restaurant after discovering about 20 to 30 pounds of raw chicken improperly thawing in a two-compartment prep sink.
The too-warm chicken was thrown in the trash.
Health inspectors discovered approximately 17 dead cockroaches in the building.
This included adult cockroaches beneath the stock pot broiler and in the dry storage area, as well as several cockroaches in “various life stages” on glue boards behind the water heater, according to the report.
Inspectors found “food debris” and “grease accumulation” on the exhaust hood, behind the cooking equipment and around the water heater.
Multiple soiled rags were not in sanitizing solution.
Multiple refrigeration units in the facility were not in use.
Pho House was reinspected on Tuesday, June 3, and passed with a green placard.
