Sacramento restaurant failed health inspections 4 times in 4 days. Here’s why
Sacramento County health inspectors closed a diner, two grocery stores and other local eateries due to cockroaches, rodent droppings and other food safety violations.
In addition, inspectors gave yellow placards to a total of 17 food-serving facilities for issues ranging from leaky faucets to improperly stored raw 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. The Bee publishes weekly updates on health inspections across Sacramento County.
There were the results of Sacramento County food facility inspections for Thursday, Oct. 9, through Wednesday, Oct. 15, as of Thursday, Oct. 16.
If an inspection listed below needs clarification, business owners can email The Sacramento Bee at servicejournalists@sacbee.com.
Sacramento diner closed multiple times for cockroaches
Mr. Perry’s, 7820 Alta Valley Drive in Sacramento, had two violations on Thursday, Oct. 9.
After closing Mr. Perry’s for cockroaches, improperly stored food and other violations on Wednesday, Oct. 8, Sacramento County health inspectors visited the Sacramento diner the following day.
That Thursday, Oct. 9, reinspection resulted in the restaurant’s second shutdown in two days.
Health inspectors discovered 77 dead German cockroaches as well as six live cockroaches and two dying roaches in various areas, including near the water heater room and on and in the dry food storage room.
Inspectors also saw debris on ice inside the ice compartment at the dessert bar.
Mr. Perry’s was resinspected on Friday, Oct. 10, then underwent another inspection on Saturday, Oct. 11 — receiving red placards both times for repeat violations.
The restaurant was inspected for a fifth time on Sunday, Oct. 12, and passed with a green placard.
As of Thursday evening, cafe representatives were not available for comment.
Nearly 100 rodent droppings shut down convenience store
Tony’s Market, 4011 West Nichols Ave. in Sacramento, had eight violations on Tuesday, Oct. 14.
Health inspectors shut down the convenience store after finding approximately 92 rodent droppings on a bottom shelf behind the candy “from Big Cherry to Starburst,” the Oct. 14 report said.
Inspectors found six more rodent droppings near the candy shelf and behind the cookies on a bottom shelf.
There were gnaw marks on a chocolate bar on the floor, and a bag of peanuts under the hard candy shelf had been gnawed open.
The consumer self-serve microwave had food debris.
The water temperature at the mop sink measured outside of proper temperatures.
A bag of onions was stored on the floor in the back room.
The fan grates in the walk-in cooler were dusty, and the walk-in freezer evaporator lacked part covers.
A four-door cooler by the stairs was draining into a plastic container.
A cardboard container was being reused for refuse disposal in the restroom.
Tony’s Market was reinspected on Wednesday, Oct. 15, and passed with a green placard.
The Bee reached out to Tony’s Market for comment on Thursday, Oct. 16, but the market didn’t have a manager on site.
Seafood market closed due to cockroaches
Seafood City Supermarket, 6051 Mack Road in Sacramento, had 11 violations on Tuesday, Oct. 14.
Health inspectors shut down the Filipino grocery store after discovering about 30 live German cockroaches and more than 20 dead roaches under the three-compartment sink, at the trash bin area of the kitchen entrance and other areas.
Containers of cooked eggs and shrimp were on the counter by the steam table.
Rain water from the ceiling was dripping directly on the counter and “splashed” on an open container of starch water, according to the Oct. 14 report.
The paper towels dispenser for the handwashing sink was barely dispensing paper towels.
There was a gap between the ventilation hood unit filters at the front of the service grill.
Seafood City was reinspected on Wednesday, Oct. 15, and received an additional red placard for vermin.
The market was reinspected on Thursday, Oct. 16, and passed with a green placard.
The Bee reached out to the Seafood City for comment on Thursday, Oct. 16, but the market didn’t have a manager on site.
Rodent droppings, mold close Carmichael grocery store
Sana Market and Bakery, 6451 Fair Oaks Blvd. in Carmichael, had 19 violations on Wednesday, Oct. 15.
The Carmichael grocery store and bakery received a red placard after health inspectors discovered 73 rodent droppings in areas including a shelf next to the restroom, the corners of an unapproved ice cream preparation area and retail sales dishes.
Various dairy and sausages measured outside of proper holding temperatures.
Inspectors found several moldy tomatoes and red peppers at the produce area.
An unapproved fly zapper was installed on a shelf above the meat prep table.
Several boxes with dry food were stored on the floor at the retail area.
Several employees lacked knowledge of proper food safety procedures including handwashing, food storage and warewashing.
The facility was missing a copy of the food manger’s certificate. This was a repeat violation.
An employee was observed drinking a beverage at the kitchen from an unapproved cup and placing it on the food prep table between sips.
Sana Market and Bakery was reinspected on Thursday, Oct. 16, and passed with a green placard.
The Bee reached out to Sana Market and Bakery for comment on Thursday, Oct. 16, but the bakery didn’t have a manager on site.
Curtis Park deli closed due to lack of hot water
Curtis Park Market Deli, 2703 24th St. in Sacramento, was closed on Thursday, Oct. 9.
Health inspectors shut down the Sacramento bottle shop and deli due to “insufficient hot water,” the Sacramento County Environmental Management Department said on its website.
No official report of the inspection was available online. Curtis Park Market Deli reopened on Tuesday, Oct. 14.
The Bee reached out to Curtis Park Market Deli for comment on Thursday, Oct. 16, but the market didn’t have a manager on site.
Sizzler had ice-covered bacon, leaky faucet
Sizzler, 5815 Madison Ave. in Sacramento, had nine violations on Thursday, Oct. 9.
Health inspectors gave the chain steakhouse a yellow placard after corn dogs, fried chicken and grilled chicken measured outside of the temperature range considered safe.
Food items inside the three-door upright cooler and freezer needed to be covered.
Packages with bacon were stored below the condenser unit inside the walk-in freezer, resulting in condensation ice buildup on top. Inspectors also found ice buildup on the shelf under the condenser unit.
An open container with sliced lemons was improperly stored at the customer self-service area.
Plates were stored in the customer self-service area without a proper sneeze guard.
The faucet at the three-compartment sink was “actively leaking water,” the Oct. 9 report said.
There was grease buildup on the floor under the deep fryer and stove, a repeat violation.
Inspectors found broken floor tiles near the cook’s entry area near the handwashing station.
Sizzler was reinspected on Friday, Oct. 10, and passed with a green placard.
Mexican restaurant, European grocery store cited
Taco Exxpress No. 1, 6368 Power Inn Road in Sacramento, had 12 violations on Thursday, Oct. 9.
Health inspectors cited the Sacramento Mexican restaurant after discovering that six employees’ food handler cards had expired.
Cooked onions, peppers, chicken, ground beef and shredded beef were at improper holding temperatures.
Two big containers of par-cooked potato strips were past their expiration time. An employee threw the potato strips in the garbage.
A container of diced onion was nested on shredded lettuce on the cold top of the reach-in cooler, and there was a bucket of food stored on the floor inside the walk-in freezer.
Inspectors found food debris on a can opener and knives stored above the prep table next to the office.
Old food, debris and grease had accumulated in several areas, including inside the floor sink under the soda machine, on the racks inside the walk-in cooler and on the floor inside the cooler and side storage room. Drain pipes beneath the soda machine lacked a minimum 1-inch air gap.
The back screen door was propped open, and there was a 1-inch gap under one corner. In addition, the door didn’t self-close.
The drive-thru window didn’t close all the way, leaving a 2-inch gap that could allow “animals, birds, and vermin” to enter, the report said.
Taco Exxpress passed reinspection on Friday, Oct. 10, and received a green placard.
Teremok Grocery Store, 5519 Hemlock St. in Sacramento, had 21 violations on Thursday, Oct. 9.
The Eastern European grocery store, bakery and grill received a yellow placard after inspectors found two flies in the meat preparation area.
The back screen door was left open and there were openings in the screen.
Inspectors deemed fried fish, crepes, stuffed peppers and other foods “unfit for human consumption” because they didn’t have time controls. The foods were voluntarily discarded.
A large tub with raw lamb stored on the countertop of the meat prep area and boxes of cheese in a cargo cooler measured outside the temperature range considered safe.
Inside the kitchen’s upright three-door cooler, raw chicken was improperly stored above a poppyseed mixture and raw eggs were stored above soup. In addition, chicken dumplings were stored above beef and lamb dumplings in a retail freezer.
There was an unlabeled spray bottle with liquid residue stored at the food prep area and under a three-compartment sink.
Packaged wafers, yeast and candies in the retail area didn’t have labels listing the facility name, address and ingredient list.
There was no soap at the meat prep handwashing station, and toilet paper was stored outside of the dispenser inside the customer side restroom.
Inspectors found a water bottle with an unapproved screw-top lid and an open coffee cup stored in the kitchen on a shelf above the food prep area, as well as several unapproved beverages on prep tables and countertops.
In addition, employees’ personal food and beverages were stored on top shelves inside the upright freezer and reach-in cooler.
There was debris buildup on the floor beneath all upright coolers.
The manager didn’t have a food safety manager certificate available for review. However, he told inspectors that he’s in the process of taking a class and is “almost done.” Teremok Grocery Store was reinspected on Friday, Oct. 10, and was given an additional yellow placard for repeat violations.
The market was inspected another time on Saturday, Oct. 11, and passed with a green placard.
Chinese restaurant, boba tea shop get yellow placards
Asian Pearl Restaurant, 6821 Stockton Blvd., Suite 165, in Sacramento, had one violation on Thursday, Oct. 9.
Health inspectors gave the Sacramento Chinese restaurant a yellow placard following a reinspection.
Several “potentially hazardous foods” measured outside of the temperature range considered safe, including chicken wings, raw shrimp, raw pork and sauce for roast duck.
The restaurant underwent another inspection on Friday, Oct. 10, and passed with a green placard.
T4 Tea For U, 1048 Florin Road in Sacramento, had two violations on Thursday, Oct. 9.
The boba tea shop was cited by health inspectors after tea eggs measured at improper holding temperatures.
There was an improper twist-off personal water bottle in the food preparation area.
T4 Tea For U was reinspected on Friday, Oct. 10, and passed with a green placard.
Restaurant at Sacramento airport had roaches, unsafe food
Aviator’s Restaurant, 6151 Freeport Blvd., Suite 125, in Sacramento, had 14 violations on Thursday, Oct. 9.
Health inspectors gave the aviation-themed restaurant at Sacramento Executive Airport a yellow placard after cooked chicken, diced tomatoes, potatoes, hard-boiled eggs, ham, whipped butter and pancake batter measured at improper holding temperatures.
Vegetable soup was also outside the temperature range considered safe.
Whole steaks were in contact with ground beef in a cold drawer, and raw chicken was stored above raw vegetables in the walk-in cooler.
Personal drinks were found in the food preparation area.
About 10 dead and dying Turkestan cockroaches were found in multiple glue traps throughout the facility.
The walk-in freezer was cluttered with food items on the floor.
Aviator’s Restaurant was reinspected on Friday, Oct. 10, and received a green placard.
Local grocery store, soul food restaurant cited
Sultan International Market, 4132 Manzanita Ave., Suite 100, in Carmichael, had 24 violations on Friday, Oct. 10.
Health inspectors gave the market a yellow placard after spotting five flies throughout the facilty.
About 26 pounds of Greek feta cheese, Gurut dairy, white cheese, two dozen eggs, goat cheese and 16 packages of string cheese were outside of proper holding temperatures.
The warewash area lacked chlorine.
Two containers of labne had been obtained from an unapproved source.
Restrooms lacked toilet paper or paper towels.
The facility’s manager was not knowledgeable on the proper methods to clean and sanitize the meat saw and grinder.
The facility lacked staff with a valid food safety certificates or food handler cards.
Unapproved open beverage cups and other personal beverages and food were stored on the preparation table.
Raw meat was stored on unclean storage racks in the walk-in cooler, while containers of cooked dumplings and dumpling filling were stored on the floor.
The facility’s prep sink lacked hot and cold water.
Sultan International Market was reinspected on Tuesday, Oct. 14, and passed with a green placard.
J Spot Kitchen, 3173 Marysville Blvd. in Sacramento, had nine violations on Friday, Oct. 10.
Health inspectors cited the soul food restaurant after discovering that the kitchen handwashing sink was blocked with multiple plastic buckets in the sink basin.
Fried chicken wings and macaroni and cheese were outside of proper holding temperatures.
The facility had no valid food safety certificate available at the time of inspection.
A rice paddle was stored in an unsanitary manner directly under the rice cooker lid.
Fish, sausage and chicken were improperly thawing at the prep sink.
Shelled eggs were stored above ready-to-eat foods in the two-door front-display upright refrigerator.
Health inspectors found a pot with beef on the restaurant’s floor.
There was “oil and grease accumulation” on the side of the stove, according to the Oct. 10 report.
Health inspectors also observed an unapproved non-commercial rice cooker.
J Spot Kitchen was reinspected on Tuesday, Oct. 14, and passed with a green placard.
Folsom doughnut shop stored chemicals near food
BJ Cinnamon Bakery and Donuts, 402 East Bidwell St. in Folsom, had 21 violations on Friday, Oct. 10.
Health inspectors cited the doughnut shop after finding “no indication of the use of Time as a Public Health Control” for hot dog rolls and ham-and-cheese croissants.
Inspectors observed an employee skipping the sanitation step during manual warewashing of dishes.
There were two expired California food handler cards.
An employee was seen eating in the food preparation area.
The paper towel dispenser was not available inside the restroom. This was a repeat violation.
Sliced tomatoes measured outside of proper holding temperatures.
The scoop handle inside the ice machine was in contact with the ice.
Five flies were observed inside the facility around the preparation area.
A chemical spray bottle was stored on the shelf above the food preparation area, and several spray bottles on and above the prep area lacked labels.
BJ Cinnamon Bakery and Donuts was reinspected on Saturday, Oct. 11, and passed with a green placard.
Fruit flies and spider webs at Sacramento Mexican restaurant
La Terraza, 1027 Second St. in Sacramento, had 14 violations on Tuesday, Oct. 14.
The Mexican restaurant received a yellow placard after health inspectors found approximately six fruit flies in the bar area. This was a repeat violation.
A container of chips without the lid was stored below the cooks line paper towel dispenser.
An unlabeled chemical spray bottle was under the shelf next to the cooks line handwashing sink.
Health inspectors observed “debris and spider webs” under the bar equipment, the Oct. 14 report said.
There were unclean utensils in the bus tub and a tortilla press next to the prep area.
One of the two stalls in the men’s restroom was out of toilet paper, and there was a leak under the restroom’s handwashing sink.
La Terraza was reinspected on Wednesday, Oct. 15, and passed with a green placard.
Elk Grove Chinese restaurant had expired food handler cards
N’Joy Chinese Cafe, 7520 Elk Grove Blvd., Suite 130, in Elk Grove, had eight violations on Tuesday, Oct. 14.
Health inspectors cited the Chinese restaurant after finding congee rice at improper holding temperatures.
Soap and suds were on a drain board where a “big bowl of fried tofu” was draining, according to the Oct. 14 report.
Approximately 10 California food handler cards were expired.
An employee’s beverage without a lid or straw was stored on the prep table.
Fried pork and fried chicken were tightly covered in a plastic tub inside the reach-in cooler.
Several food containers in the reach-in cooler and walk-in cooler were open or missing lids.
Metal racks, fan guards and floor in the walk-in cooler had “medium-to-heavy old food debris, residue accumulation and mold growth,” the report said.
There was insufficient lighting in the walk-in refrigerator.
N’ Joy Chinese Cafe passed reinspection on Wednesday, Oct. 15, with a green placard.
Sushi restaurant had ‘old debris and grease buildup’
Cajun and Sushi House, 2921 Elverta Road in Antelope, had 14 violations on Wednesday, Oct. 15.
The fusion restaurant received a yellow placard after health inspectors watched an employee fail to remove gloves after handling raw meat.
The restaurant had no soap available at the handwashing sink in the kitchen. This was a repeat violation.
Boiled potatoes, cooked shrimp, beef, chicken, sausage, mussels and noodles were held at improper holding temperatures, another repeat violation.
The restaurant’s employees lacked knowledge on food safety procedures.
Bulk dry food items were stored uncovered in the dry storage area.
Food items were found stored on the floor in the walk-in refrigerator and walk-in freezer.
Health inspectors observed “old debris and grease buildup” on the floor under the wok and fryers, according to the Oct. 15 report.
Cajun and Sushi House had yet to be reinspected as of Thursday, Oct. 16.
Sellands Market Cafe, 5340 H St. in Sacramento, had five violations on Wednesday, Oct. 15.
Health inspectors gave the local cafe a yellow placard due to an empty paper towel dispenser and other food safety violations.
The cafe’s in-house ranch was in a half-filled ice bath. Ice baths must be filled when cooling food.
A tin cutter blade had “old food debris” on it, according to the Oct. 15 report.
A box of crispy onions was stored directly on the floor.
Health inspectors observed old food debris between the gasket of the glass-door refrigerator.
Sellands Market Cafe had yet to be reinspected as of Thursday, Oct. 16.
Water shut off at sinks at Sacramento hotel
Governors Inn Hotel, 210 Richards Blvd. in Sacramento, had seven violations on Wednesday, Oct. 15.
Health inspectors cited the Sacramento hotel after discovering that the soap dispenser wsa not working for the handwashing sink.
Milk in a carafe at the self-service area was outside of the temperature range considered safe.
No sanitizer was available for use inside the warewash room.
The water was shut off for the handwash sink and the three-compartment sink inside the warewash room.
An employee told inspectors that he shut off the water inside the warewash room the previous week to “fix the spigot,” according to the Oct. 15 report.
Two employees working in the hotel’s kitchen did not have their food handler cards.
The hotel’s chlorine sanitizer test stripes had expired.
The ambient temperature of the hotel’s counter refrigerator was too warm.
The Governors Inn Hotel had yet to be reinspected as of Thursday, Oct. 16.
‘Old droppings’ found at Asian cafe
Asian Cafe, 2827 Norwood Ave. in Sacramento, had 13 violations on Wednesday, Oct. 15.
Health inspectors gave the cafe a yellow placard after raw shrimp and an unattended basket of beef measured outside of proper holding temperatures.
An employee washing a stir-fry wok at the three-compartment sink skipped the sanitation step.
Inspectors found several “old droppings” at the rear of the cafe under the dry storage rack and under the three-compartment sink near the back wall, according to the Oct. 15 report.
No other signs of an “active vermin infestation” were found at the cafe, the report said.
The facility did not have a manager certificate available at the time of inspection.
In addition, there were no food handler cards present for the employees. This was a repeat violation.
An employee’s drink was on the prep table.
Asian Cafe had yet to be reinspected as of Thursday, Oct. 16.
Sacramento Mexican restaurant, Folsom gyro shop cited
Adalberto’s Mexican Food, 3101 Marysville Blvd. in Sacramento, had 13 violations on Wednesday, Oct. 15.
The chain Mexican restaurant received a yellow placard after improperly storing meat and keeping “potentially hazardous foods” at unsafe temperatures.
Raw meats were stored above ham and cheese in a prep cooler, while raw ground beef was stored in the same container as packaged ham and shredded pork in a walk-in refrigerator.
Raw beef, raw chicken and shredded beef with vegetables measured outside of the temperature range considered safe.
The ambient temperature of the raw meat walk-in was too warm.
The restaurant’s pest monitoring trap on a shelf had “a couple” of dead cockroaches, but this was not considered a major violation.
A bus tub of eight pounds of beef had to be thrown away after the meat did not cool down to the proper temperature in the appropriate time frame.
An employee’s open cup of coffee was spotted on a shelf above a cold top unit.
Self-serve stations with chips and salsa did not have proper sneeze guards or covers for protecting the food.
An employee reportedly washed and dried a container but did not sanitize it. Employees did not know how to find or use sanitizer test strips, the report said.
A menu that included options for undercooked eggs did not have the proper consumer advisory statement and disclosure. This was a repeat violation.
Adalberto’s Mexican Food had not been reinspected as of Thursday afternoon.
Prime Gyro & Grills, 704 East Bidwell St., Suite 1, in Folsom, had 11 violations on Wednesday, Oct. 15.
Health inspectors cited the halal Mediterranean restaurant for keeping cooking utensils in unsafe locations and having unapproved equipment.
Knives were reportedly being stored between an electrical conduit and a wall covering.
Two of the restaurant’s three fryers were not approved for use by the county and they did not have the required fire suppression materials.
Chicken in a steam table and gyro meat on the vertical rotisserie, both potentially hazardous foods, measured at temperatures outside the range considered safe.
A mop was found stored inside a bucket filled with gray-colored water.
Hand sinks in the front service and ware wash areas could not be used. The front sink was blocked by waste and the ware wash sink was disconnected from the drain pipe.
Door seals on a reach-in refrigerator were observed splitting, and a wall next to a prep sink had large holes and water damage.
The restaurant reportedly did not have a food safety certified manager and records of employee food handler cards were not maintained.
Prime Gyro & Grills had not been reinspected as of Thursday afternoon.
This story was originally published October 17, 2025 at 6:00 AM.
