Grime and debris in a McDonald’s ice machine and medicine and personal candy stored above open bags of chips at a taqueria were some of the violations observed by Stanislaus County health inspectors in early July.
The majority of the 2,400 permitted food service establishments in the county receive two unannounced routine food safety inspections per year, according to the Department of Environmental Resources . The website says inspection reports are scanned weekly.
Food trucks that operate under a Stanislaus County Health Department permit also are inspected by the county, though those are scheduled and done at the department’s office.
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Of the 20 restaurant inspection reports sent to The Modesto Bee on Thursday, two were not updated on the site as of Friday morning.
If an inspection listed below needs clarification, business owners can email Modesto Bee reporter Dominique Williams at dwilliams@modbee.com .
Multiple, or major, violations for food facilities
Violations were found during routine inspections of the following Stanislaus County food facilities during the week of July 1-7. Only the dates of violations are listed.
The details of the reports do not indicate whether a restaurant passed or failed inspection. Corrective actions may have been made by the business by the time of publication.
The reports are linked. For updates on individual restaurants, search the DER website .
J & J Farm Fresh Produce & Bakery , 2507 Geer Road in Hughson, had five violations on July 1 — one of them major. The ambient temperature in a refrigerator was 45 degrees (must be 41 degrees or lower). The temperature of the hot water in the two-compartment sink was 118 degrees (must be a minimum of 120 degrees). The women’s employee bathroom lacked a wall-mounted soap dispenser. Employees lacked food handler cards and there was no verification of a valid food safety certification.
Four violations, one major, remained during a reinspection on July 8. All violations were noted as corrected during a second reinspection on July 16.
McDonald’s , 1800 Prescott Road in Modesto, had three violations during an inspection on July 1 which was the result of a complaint. Grime and debris were observed on the interior surfaces of the ice machine and the restaurant was ordered to stop using it until cleaned and sanitized. The hot water throughout the facility was measured at 117 degrees (must be 120 degrees minimum). The concentration of one sanitizing station was at 400 ppm (must be 200 ppm).
All violations were noted as corrected during a reinspection on July 8.
Little Caesars Pizza , 1020 Sperry Road in Patterson, had four violations on July 2. There was a water leak at the faucet of a hand-washing sink. The walk-in refrigerator’s reach-in door gasket was deteriorating, preventing the door from closing tightly. Dirt and grime were spotted on the walk-in refrigerator ceiling. The sanitizer dispenser at the three-compartment sink was in disrepair. The dispenser was providing a sanitizer concentration of 400 ppm.
Chevron , 2999 Grewal Parkway in Modesto, had four violations on July 2. Cooked chicken in the hot-holding display unit had an internal temperature of 122 and 123 degrees (must be 135 degrees or higher). The prepared sanitizer at one three-compartment sink had a concentration of 0 ppm. The sanitizer at the second three-compartment sink had a concentration of 100 ppm. The food handler cards for employees who handle food preparation in the Chester Chicken area were not available for review during the inspection.
One violation remained during a reinspection on July 9.
Taqueria El Compadre , 813 Roseburg Ave. in Modesto, had seven violations during an inspection on July 3 which was the result of a complaint. Four of the violations were major. A pan of cooked rice had an internal temperature of 73 degrees. Potentially hazardous foods must be maintained at either 41 degrees or less or 135 degrees or higher. Cooked beef strips and chicken in pans in the walk-in refrigerator were at 53 degrees. Personal candy and medications were stored directly above open bags of chips. A heavy grease accumulation was observed inside the exhaust hood and paper towels were lacking at the hand-washing sink. The manual dish sanitizer was not detectable and sanitizing buckets with cloth towels had no detectable chlorine.
One major violation remained during a reinspection on July 10, which was corrected at the time of the inspection.
Other food facilities with three or more, or major, violations at the time of their inspections are:
One to two violations for some Stanislaus County restaurants
According to Stanislaus County, food facilities that had one to two violations, none of them major, are:
No violations for these food facilities
These food facilities had no violations, according to the county:
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