Dozens of cockroaches at Sacramento bakery. What else did health inspectors find?
Sacramento County health inspectors closed a local bakery after discovering cockroaches, food debris and a “completely blocked” sink.
In addition, a Sacramento restaurant was cited for flies, “potentially hazardous foods” at unsafe temperatures and other issues.
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, spokesman Ken Casparis previously told The Sacramento Bee.
Approximately 1% of inspections result in a closure, he said.
The following restaurants received red placards from Thursday June 6 to Wednesday June 11, resulting in their temporary closures, according to The Sacramento Bee’s archives.
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 bakery closed for cockroaches, backed-up sink
L’Avenue Hats & Bakery, 9645 Folsom Blvd. in Sacramento, was shut down by health inspectors for 20 food violations on Tuesday, June 10.
Health inspectors shut down the bakery after discovering a total of 29 German cockroaches in various locations, including behind the warewash sink backsplash, below the freezer and on a glue trap beneath the chemical storage rack.
Inspectors also spotted four flies in the kitchen.
The bakery’s back kitchen hand sink was “completely blocked” by a preparation table, which was a repeat violation, according to the June 10 report.
Fried bread rolls, raw eggs, sausage and cottage cheese measured outside of the temperature range considered safe.
The facility had not obtained its food safety certification, and California food handler cards were not available for review. These were both repeat violations.
Inspectors found an employee’s water bottle with a screw-on cap on the food prep table, another repeat violation.
The bakery was improperly thawing semi-frozen beef in the prep sink at room temperature.
Raw chicken was stored above mashed potatoes and other ready-to-eat food products in the three door refrigerator, and a bag of onions was stored on the floor of the dry storage area.
Inspectors observed “old food debris” and “grease build-up” on the countertop beneath the fryer and the shelf above the back prep table.
They also found food residue on an aluminum trap, measuring cups and plastic piping bags stored on a clean dish storage shelf. This was a repeat violation.
L’Avenue Hats & Bakery was reinspected on Wednesday, June 11, and passed with a green placard.
When reached by The Sacramento Bee, bakery representatives declined to comment.
Local breakfast restaurant cited for flies, unsafe food
Kitchen 15, 1630 K St. in Sacramento, was cited for four food violations on Thursday, June 5.
Kitchen 15, an American restaurant that specializes in breakfast and lunch, received a yellow placard after several “potentially hazardous foods” measured outside of proper holding temperatures, according to the June 5 report.
Those foods included potatoes, whole eggs, pooled eggs, sausages, milk and heavy cream.
Health inspectors said hollandaise source and garlic in oil were not discarded after four hours, a violation of time as a public health control.
The restaurant had three flies in its food prep areas.
Inspectors found three soiled wiping towels with no sanitizer stored on the counter.
Kitchen 15 passed reinspection on Friday, June 6, and received a green placard.
