Rodents close Sacramento chicken restaurant. What else did inspectors find?
Sacramento County heath inspectors closed a local fried chicken restaurant due to a rodent infestation.
Inspectors also cited a a bakery, a pizzeria and other eateries for health code violations including dust, debris and improperly cooled meat.
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, spokesman 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, Aug. 28, through Wednesday, Sep. 3, 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 fried chicken restaurant closed for rodents
Tony’s Fried Chicken, 4147 23rd Ave. in Sacramento, was closed by health inspectors on Tuesday, Sep. 2.
Sacramento County health inspectors shut down the local fried chicken restaurant due to a “rodent infestation,” the Sacramento County Environmental Management Department said on its website.
However, an inspection report was not available online as of Thursday, Sep. 4.
The Sacramento Bee reached out to Tony’s Fried Chicken for comment on Thursday afternoon, but was unable to speak to the restaurant’s management.
Bakery, Chinese restaurant cited for food safety violations
Paris Banh Mi Cafe Bakery, 8403 Elk Grove Blvd. in Elk Grove, had three violations on Thursday, Aug. 28.
Health inspectors gave the Vietnamese restaurant and bakery a yellow placard after finding veggie meat, grilled pork and pate held outside of proper holding temperature.
Veggie meat on the side of a sandwich near the warmer station was missing a Time as a Public Health Control label.
Inspectors observed five flies in the main kitchen and preparation area.
Paris Banh Mi Cafe Bakery was reinspected on Friday, Aug. 29, and passed with a green placard.
Cathay Express, 2550 Cottage Way in Sacramento, had two violations on Thursday, Aug. 28.
The restaurant received a yellow placard after chow mein on the prep table measured outside of proper holding temperatures.
A bus bin of steamed rice was improperly cooled in a three-door upright refrigerator.
Cathay Express was reinspected on Tuesday, Sep. 2, and passed with a green placard.
Unsafe food at Sacramento pizzeria
Giovanni’s Old World New York Pizzeria, 5924 South Land Park Drive in Sacramento, had seven violations on Thursday, Aug. 28.
Inspectors cited the Sacramento pizzeria after discovering missing paper towels at the handwashing station near the walk-in cooler.
Sliced tomatoes, chicken wings and house-made ranch were outside of the temperature range considered safe.
Sausage that had been cooked more than three hours before the inspection was improperly cooling in a deep container with a lid.
The restaurant’s food safety manager certificate was not available at the time of the inspection, and employee food handler cards are not available for review. The latter was a repeat violation.
There was excessive grease and debris on the floor around the fryer, a repeat violation.
A sanitizer wiping towel used to wipe the pizza prep cooler table had zero sanitizer.
Giovanni’s Old World New York Pizzeria passed reinspection on Friday, Aug. 29, and received a green placard.
Mexican restaurant had dust, debris and meat residue
Monarca Mexican Restaurant, 2107 Fulton Ave. in Sacramento, had 13 violations on Tuesday, Sep. 2.
Inspectors gave the local Mexican restaurant a yellow placard after finding old food debris and meat residue on a blade and blade housing of equipment.
A countertop can opener was “unclean” with residue on mechanical teeth parts, the Sept. 2 report said.
There were no paper towels at the rear hand sink and hand sink at the beverage prep area.
In addition, there was no soap in the men’s restroom, and both soap dispensers were broken and unable to dispense hand soap. These violations were corrected immediately by staff.
Beef measured outside of the proper temperature range for reheating.
The facility did not have a food manager certificate available at time of the inspection.
An employee’s drink was at the prep table.
Health inspectors found two dented cans in the storage area.
There was oil and food debris under the cook’s line equipment, and the walk-in cooler had a dusty fan guard.
Monarca Mexican Restaurant has yet to be reinspected as of Thursday, Sep. 4.
