Flies, cockroaches and ‘rodent infestation’ close 4 Sacramento County eateries
Sacramento County health inspectors closed a local Chinese restaurant, fried chicken joint and 7-Eleven convenience store due to food safety violations ranging from a lack of hot water to rodent droppings and dead cockroaches.
Inspectors also shut down a Sacramento catering company after discovering a dozen live roaches.
A total of 10 eateries, including a Togo’s Sandwiches shop and a hotel kitchen, received yellow placards for health code violations including mouse droppings, flies and “black residue.”
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.
There were the results of Sacramento County food facility inspections for Thursday, Nov. 20, through Tuesday, Nov. 25, as of Wednesday, Nov. 26.
If an inspection listed below needs clarification, business owners can email The Sacramento Bee at servicejournalists@sacbee.com.
Local 7-Eleven closed due to mouse droppings, lack of hot water
7-Eleven Food Store, 5101 Marconi Ave. in Carmichael, had 14 violations on Friday, Nov. 21.
Sacramento County health inspectors closed the convenience store’s kitchen due to a lack of hot water at the three-compartment ware washing sink.
There were approximately 30 “old mouse droppings” inside the wooden cabinet covering the electrical panel, according to the Nov. 21 report. However, there was no sign of an active infestation.
The toilet paper dispenser in the employee restroom was empty. This was a repeat violation.
The food manager’s certificate was expired at the time of inspection.
A personal carton of chocolate milk was stored over retail beverages in the walk-in refrigerator.
The front counter at the handwashing sink was partially blocked by a trash can.
A chicken skewer at the front counter warmer measured outside of proper holding temperatures, a repeat violation.
7-Eleven Food Store was reinspected on the same day and passed with a green placard.
The Sacramento Bee reached out to the store for comment on Wednesday, Nov. 26, but employees did not answer the phone.
Sacramento catering company closed due to cockroaches
Hannibal’s Catering, 8141 37th Ave. in Sacramento, had 11 violations on Monday, Nov. 24.
Health inspectors closed the Sacramento catering company after discovering a dozen live German cockroaches in various areas including by the faucet and under the water valved of the handwashing sink.
“One adult cockroach with egg sac attached” was spotted “crawling beneath the handwash sink next to the three-compartment sink,” the Nov. 24 report said.
“Many fly strips with 50-plus dead flies” hung above areas where equipment and pans were stored in the warehouse area, according to the report.
The water in a handwashing sink measured too hot to be considered safe.
Several food contact surfaces had “old food debris” and “black slime accumulation,” the report said, including on the metal baffle inside the ice machine, a can opener tooth and a meat slicer blade.
Many food boxes were stored on the floor inside the walk-in freezer, and there was “heavy ice buildup” beneath the freezer’s condenser.
There was “heavy slime and grease accumulation” beneath the side table by the dishwasher.
Hannibal’s Catering was reinspected on Tuesday, Nov. 25, and passed with a green placard.
The Bee reached out to the catering company for comment on Wednesday, Nov. 26, but a manager was not available for comment.
Sacramento Chinese restaurant shut down for rodent droppings
New China Ocean, 8484 Florin Road, Suite 170, in Sacramento, had four violations on Monday, Nov. 24.
Health inspectors shut down the Sacramento Chinese restaurant after finding 40 rodent droppings in several areas including the dry storage area and along the wall near the door, stove and preparation table in the main kitchen.
Additionally, the restaurant had 25 dying German cockroaches, the Nov. 24 report said, with about 15 “actively moving” on glue traps in the main kitchen.
Batter for chicken, dumplings, cooked pork and raw chicken inside the two-door cooler and on the prep top cooler measured outside of proper holding temperatures.
The tin cutter blade had “old food debris,” according to the report.
A paper bag of flour was on the floor of the dry storage unit.
The prep cooler, under the three-compartment sinks, had a “heavy presence of old food debris,” the report said.
New China Ocean was reinspected on Tuesday, Nov. 25, and passed with a green placard.
The Bee reached out to the restaurant for comment on Wednesday, Nov. 26, but employees did not answer the phone.
Fried chicken shop closed due to ‘rodent infestation’
Tony’s Fried Chicken, 4147 23rd Ave. in Sacramento, was closed on Tuesday, Nov. 25.
The chicken restaurant was closed due to a “rodent infestation,” according to the Sacramento County Environmental Management Department.
No other information was available on the county agency’s website.
The Bee reached out to the business for comment on Wednesday, Nov. 26, but employees did not answer the phone.
Sacramento Indian, Vietnamese restaurants cited for unsafe food
AB Indian Cuisine, 7400 Elsie Ave. in Sacramento, had two violations on Thursday, Nov. 20.
The Indian restaurant received a yellow placard after health inspectors found curry, cooked peas and potatoes outside of proper holding temperatures.
The hand sink at the end of the cook’s line lacked a paper towel dispenser.
AB Indian Cuisine was reinspected on Friday, Nov. 21, and passed with a green placard.
My Tho Vietnamese Cuisine, 6175 Stockton Blvd., Suite 270, in Sacramento, had three violations on Thursday, Nov. 20.
Health inspectors gave the Vietnamese restaurant a yellow placard after a variety of “potentially hazardous foods” including soup, shrimp tacos and egg rolls measured outside of the temperature range considered safe.
Inspectors found five old mice droppings on shelves and the floor inside the isolated back storage room.
Toilet paper dispensers were empty inside both bathrooms.
My Tho Vietnamese Cuisine was reinspected on Friday, Nov. 21, and passed with a green placard.
Gyro shop used sauce cups as scoops
NY Gyros & Philly’s, 5653 Stockton Blvd. in Sacramento, had 14 violations on Friday, Nov. 21.
The Mediterranean restaurant received a yellow placard after diced gyro meat measured outside of proper holding temperatures.
The restaurant’s employees did not have adequate knowledge of proper hot holding temperature and proper sanitizer concentration for warewashing.
Two employees’ food handler cards were expired and “posted on the wall,” according to the Nov. 21 report.
There was a broken and open bulk bag of salt under the prep table next to the main cook line.
The restaurant was using one to-go sauce cup as a scoop for a bulk bag of salt, and another sauce cup to scoop feta cheese. The latter was stored inside the feta cheese container.
The rice scoop handle was in contact with cooked rice and stored inside the rice cooker.
NY Gyros & Philly’s was reinspected on Monday, Nov. 24, and passed with a green placard.
Carmichael sandwich shop lacks food handler cards
Togo’s Sandwiches, 4100 Manzanita Ave., Suite A, in Carmichael, had seven violations on Friday, Nov. 21
Health inspectors cited the Carmichael sandwich shop after failing to find soap inside the restroom.
The restroom’s plumbing was found clogged. An employee placed an out-of-order sign during the inspection.
A food safety certificate was not available since the food safety-certified employee was no longer working at the facility.
California food handler cards were not available for review at the time of inspection.
Health inspectors found “black residue” accumulated inside the soda nozzles, according to the Nov. 21 report.
There was debris buildup on the floor beneath the prep coolers and metro shelf.
The facility had an indirect plumbing connection beneath the soda dispenser lacking a one-inch air gap.
Togo’s Sandwiches was reinspected on Monday, Nov. 24, and passed with a green placard.
Yum Buffet & Grill, 4300 Florin Road in Sacramento, had 17 violations on Friday, Nov. 21.
Health inspectors gave the local buffet a yellow placard after discovering a broken soap dispenser at the handwash sink at the server station.
An unattended large bus bin of raw shrimp in the rear prep area measured outside the temperature range considered safe.
Inspectors found a dented can of peaches at the can rack.
There was standing water on top of the lid of the bulk container of rice below the two-compartment sink.
Inspectors spotted three flies around the food preparation area, and found an uncovered bin of flour near the walk-in cooler.
There was an unlabeled squeeze bottle at the cook’s line.
Several nonfood contact surfaces were unclean. There was heavy grease accumulation around the floor of the sink, dust on the fan guards in the cooler and “cloudy water” at the warewash area, the Nov. 21 report said.
Inspectors saw a gap between the ventilation hood unit filters at the flat top for the buffet line.
Yum Buffet & Grill was reinspected on Monday, Nov. 24, and passed with a green placard.
Amrutha Aappa Kadai, 8121 Madison Ave. Suite G4 in Fair Oaks, had three violations on Friday, Nov. 21.
The Fair Oaks Indian restaurant got a yellow placard after potentially hazardous foods including heavy cream and raw shelled eggs measured outside of proper holding temperatures. This was a second repeat violation.
The restaurant completed its installation of a steel grate under the proofing units for drainage without plan review approval.
The restaurant’s name doesn’t match the name in the county Environmental Health Department’s records, a fourth repeat violation.
Amrutha Aappa Kadai was passed reinspection on Monday, Nov. 24, and received a green placard.
Old rodent droppings at Sacramento hotel kitchen
Residence Inn by Marriott Sacramento, 2618 Gateway Oaks Drive in Sacramento, had 12 violations on Monday, Nov. 24.
Sacramento County health inspectors gave the hotel kitchen a yellow placard after discovering that the bar hand sink was missing soap and paper towels. So was one of the two staff-use restrooms.
There were 10 old rodent droppings on top of the surplus rack of glassware, the containers of powder cleaner and top of a pot lid.
The “person-in-charge” did not demonstrate knowledge of sanitizer test strip use for the warewashing machine and the three-compartment sink, the Nov. 24 report said.
Bulk bags of table salt and sugar were stored open on the bottom storage shelf by the warewashing machine.
The hotel was reusing an unapproved cardboard box to store miscellaneous items on the storage shelf by the warewashing machine. This was a repeat violation.
Residence Inn by Marriott was reinspected on Wednesday, Nov. 26, and passed with a green placard.
LumberJacks Restaurant, 5820 Madison Ave. in Sacramento, had 10 violations on Monday, Nov. 24.
The American restaurant received a yellow placard after health inspectors spottd an employee handling raw meat and eggs, then touching ready-to-eat foods without washing hands.
Gravy and chicken in the hot holding unit measured outside of proper holding temperatures.
The restaurant had no food safety certificate available at the time of inspection.
The restaurant was using a household microwave.
LumberJacks Restaurant was reinspected on Tuesday, Nov. 25, and passed with a green placard.
Sushi restaurant had clogged sinks, food stored on floor
Ninja Sushi/Rocki’s Chicken, 8937 Folsom Blvd. in Sacramento, had 11 violations on Monday, Nov. 24.
Health inspectors cited the Sacramento sushi restaurant after failing to find soap at the handwashing sink on the cook’s line or in the men’s restroom.
Shrimp tempura, cooked chicken, raw tuna and unagi measured outside of proper holding temperatures.
The floor sinks under the dish machines were clogged and employees were unable to wash dishes.
The menu was missing a consumer advisory statement.
Boxes of food were stored on the floor in the walk-in freezer.
Ninja Sushi/Rocki’s Chicken was reinspected on Tuesday, Nov. 25, and received an additional yellow placard.
The restaurant was inspected another time on Wednesday, Nov. 26, and received another yellow placard after grilled chicken, tuna and crab meat measured outside of the temperature range considered safe.
Mouse droppings at local Indian restaurant
India Village Food Inc., 8865 Folsom Blvd. in Sacramento, had 20 violations on Monday, Nov. 24.
Sacramento County health inspectors gave the Indian restaurant a yellow placard after not finding soap at the handwashing sink in the men’s restroom. There was no toilet paper in the employee restroom dispenser.
Tandoori chicken, chicken curry, palak paneer and samosas on the buffet measured at improper holding temperatures.
The restaurant’s can opener blade had “old residue,” according to the Nov. 24 report.
Hot water in the kitchen handwashing sink measured too cold to be considered safe.
There were “approximately 12 mouse droppings” in the cabinets at an unused bar, the report said.
Frozen chicken was thawing at 30 degrees on the two-compartment sink drain board.
Raw shelled eggs were stored over potatoes and gulab jamun in the walk-in refrigerator.
Plates were stored with food-contact surfaces facing up without protection.
The light inside the two-door California Cook freezer was out.
India Village Food Inc. was reinspected on Tuesday, Nov. 25, and received an additional yellow placard after egg rolls and other foods measured at improper holding temperatures.
The restaurant was reinspected on Wednesday, Nov. 26, and passed with a green placard.
