Sacramento County health inspectors closed two local coffee shops after discovering a dead mouse, rodent droppings and cockroaches.
Health inspectors shut down a grocery store and two other restaurants due to food safety violations ranging from a lack of hot water to grime, grease and a leaky sink.
In addition, inspectors gave yellow placards to a total of 10 local food-serving facilities for issues including dirty floors, flies and 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. 2, through Wednesday, Oct. 8, as of Thursday, Oct. 9.
If an inspection listed below needs clarification, business owners can email The Sacramento Bee at servicejournalists@sacbee.com.
Elk Grove grocery store closed due to lack of hot water
Marhaba Halal Market & Restaurant, 8460 Elk Grove Blvd., Suite 400, in Elk Grove, had one violation on Thursday, Oct. 2.
Sacramento County health inspectors shut down the Elk Grove grocery store after discovering a lack of hot water in the facility.
Marhaba International Mart was reinspected on Friday, Oct. 3, and received an additional red placard due to a lack of hot water and additional violations including a bag of onions stored on the floor of the walk-in refrigerator and an inoperable three-door freezer.
Marhaba International Mart had yet to be reinspected as of Thursday, Oct. 9.
The Bee reached out to Marhaba International Mart for comment on Thursday, Oct. 9, but the restaurant didn’t have a manager on site.
Local coffee shop had dead mouse, rodent droppings
Rescate Coffee, 2475 Elk Grove Blvd., Suite 160, in Elk Grove, had nine violations on Friday, Oct. 3.
Health inspectors shut down the Elk Grove coffee shop after finding a dead mouse on a glue trap below a storage rack.
There were 130 mice droppings throughout the facility, including in the warewashing area, ladder and the hallway to the restroom.
Health inspectors discovered a “slime, mold-like accumulation” on the inside panel of the ice machine, the Oct. 3 report said.
The facility’s ceiling vents above the food prep area had “thick dust accumulation” and the floor sinks had “residue and slime,” according to the report.
The back warewashing area, food preparation and storage areas had inoperable lighting, and the three-compartment sink was not draining properly.
Inspectors found leaks at the front counter service station.
One of the facility’s two restrooms was out of order.
The prep sink had used utensils and dishes in it.
A ceiling panel in the area between the restroom and kitchen hallway was ajar.
Rescate Coffee was reinspected on Saturday, Oct. 4, and passed with a green placard.
The Sacramento Bee reached out to Rescate Coffee for comment on Thursday, Oct. 9, but the cafe’s phone number was out of service.
Cockroaches close North Highlands restaurant
All Season Restaurant & Market, 4981 Watt Ave. in North Highlands, had 10 violations on Friday, Oct. 3.
Health inspectors shut down the Afghan restaurant and market after discovering about a dozen live cockroaches, including one roach under a broken tile and five behind the water heater.
Inspectors found one German cockroach on the wall under the three-compartment sink, another behind the sink’s hot water valve and two behind the water heater. In addition, two to three cockroaches “came out of fabric stuffed between (the) wall and water heater,” the Oct. 3 report siad.
The operator didn’t know the setup of warewashing at the three-compartment sink.
There were employee beverages with no lids or straws on the prep table.
Inspectors found food debris in the stand-up mixer bowl and dough hook, and there were bags of flour on the floor.
All Seasons Market & Restaurant was reinspected on Saturday, Oct. 4, and passed with a green placard.
The Bee reached out to All Seasons Market & Restaurant for comment on Thursday, Oct. 9, but the restaurant didn’t have a manager on site.
Sacramento coffee shop shut down for roaches
Mr. Perry’s, 7820 Alta Valley Drive in Sacramento, had 21 violations on Wednesday, Oct. 8.
Inspectors shut down the Sacramento diner after finding more than 60 dead cockroaches including near the back oven, on glue traps below the two-door prep sink and on the floor below the ice machine.
Management could not find the restaurant’s food safety certificate, and California food handler cards were not available for review.
An employee’s open can beverage was on the prep table.
Eggs, egg wash, raw chicken, raw beef and pancake batter were outside of proper holding temperatures.
Inspectors found paper towels stored on top of the dispenser in the women’s restroom.
Debris build-up was observed on the plastic deflector plate inside the ice machine.
The handwash sink at the south end of the cook’s line lacked cold water.
Inspectors saw containers of residential pesticides inside the facility.
Raw breaded pork was stored above the chili in the walk-in refrigerator, and a container of bulk salt was missing a label.
Mr. Perry’s Coffee Shop had yet to be reinspected as of Thursday, Oct. 9.
The Bee reached out to Mr. Perry’s Coffee Shop for comment on Thursday, Oct. 9, but the restaurant didn’t have a manager on site.
Sacramento Vietnamese restaurant in need of cleaning
Bon Mua Restaurant, 6835 Stockton Blvd., Suite 400, in Sacramento, had 13 violations on Wednesday, Oct. 8.
Sacramento County Health inspectors shut down the Vietnamese restaurant after discovering five German nymphs in the restaurant including on the water heater and on the light near the TPHC speed rack.
All food handler cards on site were expired.
Inspectors observed soup stored on the ground in front of the cook’s line.
Several areas of the restaurant were in need of cleaning after inspectors found grime, grease and dust accumulation throughout the facility, including on the dish machine racks, household freezer and the walk-in cooler fan guard.
The prep cooler had standing water on the bottom.
The facility’s rice paddle was stored in neutral, stagnant water at room temperature.
There was a leak from the mop sink faucet.
Bon Mua Restaurant had yet to be reinspected as of Thursday, Oct. 9.
The Bee reached out to Bon Mua Restaurant for comment on Thursday, Oct. 9, but the restaurant did not answer the phone.
Chuck E Cheese, Thai restaurant cited for food safety violations
Kaidao Thai Street Food, 9679 Folsom Blvd. in Sacramento, had two violations on Thursday, Oct. 2.
Health inspectors cited the Thai restaurant after discovering that a stir-fry pan was stored inside the hand washing sink, obstructing proper handwashing access.
Cooked noodles should have been discarded approximately 1.5 hours earlier.
Kaidao Thai Street was reinspected on Friday, Oct. 3, and passed with a green placard.
Eli Market, 4160 Stockton Blvd. in Sacramento, had six violations on Friday, Oct. 3.
Health nspectors gave the Sacramento market a yellow placard due to a lack of hor water and other issues.
There were no toilet paper or paper towels in the restroom at the time of the inspection.
The operator told inspectors that they clean the ice scoop “using hand soap and (a) scrub brush” at the mixed-use hand sink, according to the Oct. 3 report.
Inspectors found a dead Turkestan cockroach nymph in the walk-in cooler.
The warewashing sink was not in use due to a leak.
Eli Market was reinspected on Monday, Oct. 6, and passed with a green placard.
Chuck E. Cheese’s, 1690 Arden Way in Sacramento, had 13 violations on Friday, Oct. 3.
Chuck E. Cheese received a yellow placard after a container of cut cantaloupe, shredded cheese and cottage cheese at the self-service salad station measured outside of the temperature range considered safe.
There was no toilet paper available inside of one stall in the women’s restroom.
One food handler card had expired.
There were “mold-like residues” inside the ice machine, the Oct. 3 report said, and inspectors found a spray bottle with “blue unidentified liquid content” at the soda station area.
Dust had accumulated on the fan guards in the walk-in refrigerator.
Chuck E. Cheese was reinspected on Saturday, Oct. 4, and passed with a green placard.
Middle Eastern restaurant, Mexican market get yellow placards
Halal Grill Express, 49 Natoma St., Suite I and J, in Folsom, had seven violations on Monday, Oct. 6.
Health inspectors cited the Middle Eastern restaurant after cooked rice and hummus measured outside of proper holding temperatures.
Inspectors found residue and debris on the floor, walls and shelves in the walk-in refrigerator, as well as the interior surfaces of the dish machine.
Cardboard was lining a shelf in the kitchen.
The thermometer in the reach-in refrigerator was broken.
Halal Grill Express was reinspected on Tuesday, Oct. 7, and passed with a green placard.
Carniceria Familia Lopez Market, 2160 Marconi Ave. in Sacramento, nine violations on Monday, Oct. 6.
Health inspectors cited the Mexican market after discovering that multiple meat slicers, bandsaw, meat grinder and sausage maker had not been sanitized.
Food handler cards for all food service employees were not available at the time of the inspection.
Inspectors spotted six flies in the meat department, and found a scoop and handle directly in the flour bulk food container.
The walk-in freezer had ice condensation on pipes below the evaporation unit.
There was no thermometer in the one-door upright refrigerator at the bakery.
Inspectors observed broken tiles on the floors at the entrance of the meat department. This was a repeat violation.
Carniceria Familia Lopez Market was reinspected on Tuesday, Oct. 7, and passed with a green placard.
Thai House Restaurant, 527 Munroe St., Suite A, in Sacramento, had 13 violations on Monday, Oct. 6.
Health inspectors cited the Thai restaurant after tofu, cut tomatoes, sprouts and raw eggs measured outside of proper holding temperatures.
Rice noodles next to the cook’s line were at room temperature.
The restaurant’s employees lacked knowledge in proper thawing and food storage techniques.
The facility’s food safety certification was not available at the time of inspection.
Two employees had drinks stored on the shelf above the cold-top prep unit.
Raw shelled eggs were stored over produce in the glass two-door reach-in cooler.
Grime had accumulated behind and under the equipment on the cook’s line, a repeat violation.
Thai House Restaurant was reinspected on Wednesday, Oct. 8, and passed a green placard.
Sacramento boba tea shop had improperly stored food
T4 Tea For U, 1048 Florin Road in Sacramento, had 10 violations on Tuesday, Oct. 7.
Health inspectors gave the boba tea shop a yellow placard after raw chicken wings were measured outside of proper holding temperature.
The facility lacked sanitizer.
Health inspectors found an personal twist-off drinking container under the front counter.
Raw chicken was stored over raw pork in the stand-up refrigerator, and a box of onions and potatoes was stored on the floor in the dry storage area.
T4 Tea For U had yet to be reinspected as of Thursday, Oct. 9.
Darya Restaurant Kabob and Gyro, 4128 El Camino Ave., Suite 4, in Sacramento, had 17 violations on Wednesday, Oct. 8.
Health inspectors cited the Mediterranean restaurant after discovering that the facility was missing a copy of the food manager’s certificate and food handler cards for all employees.
A paper towel dispenser was empty.
The facility’s hot water at the warewashing sink measured below the proper temperature for hot water.
A personal salad was stored over retail vegetables in the two-door cold-top refrigerator.
There was old food debris inside the unused chest freezer by the restroom.
The facility was missing chlorine test strips. This was a repeat violation.
There were unfinished wood shelves underneath the personal microwave area of the kitchen.
Darya Restaurant Kabob and Gyro had yet to be reinspected as of Thursday, Oct. 9.
Unclean knives, cutting boards at Citrus Heights kabob shop
California Gyro & Kabobs, 5925 Birdcage Centre Lane, Suite 109, in Citrus Heights, had nine violations on Wednesday, Oct. 8.
The Mediterranean restaurant was cited after health inspectors observed no paper towels at the hand-washing station inside the men’s restroom.
Gyro meat on a roller grill was at room temperature.
Unclean knives, food processors, cutting boards and surfaces of food prep were unclean with food debris, grease and heavily stained.
A bag of onions and a bag of rice were on the floor near the handwashing sink.
The facility’s floors were unclean and in need of deep cleaning.
Two upright refrigerators, a microwave, an ice machine and a two-door upright refrigerator were not functioning.
The community-shared Dumpster lids were left open.
A wet mop was on the floor around the kitchen area.
The restaurant’s health permit was not available at time of inspection.
California Gyro & Kabobs had yet to be reinspected as of Thursday, Oct. 9.
Asian Pearl Restaurant, 6824 Stockton Blvd., Suite 165, in Sacramento, had 16 violations on Wednesday, Oct. 8.
The Sacramento dim sum restaurant received a yellow placard after health inspectors saw raw chicken being improperly thawed at the prep sink.
The restaurant’s staff lacked food safety knowledge regarding the testing of sanitizer concentration with test strips.
The handwashing sink at the kitchen’s facility was out of order due to improper drainage.
There was direct contamination of pork belly stored against a rusted wall in the walk-in cooler and walk-in freezer.
Inspectors found debris on a can opener.
Three bulk ingredient containers below the prep counter lacked counters.
The facility had several areas that were in need of cleaning due to grease accumulation, debris accumulation and dust accumulation. Those included the dish machine racks, dry racks, walk-in cooler, walls and the dispenser of the handwashing facility nearest the warewashing area.
Asian Pearl Restaurant had yet to be reinspected as of Thursday, Oct. 9.
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