Sacramento County inspectors found cockroaches, flies and improperly stored food at a local Chinese restaurant.
It was one of four local eateries that received yellow placards for health code violations ranging from black slime and dirty floors to mold and mouse droppings.
A Sacramento seafood supermarket also received a yellow placard.
A yellow placard signals two or more major violations, according to the Sacramento County Food Inspection Guide. These are typically corrected or mitigated during the inspection.
A red placard 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 the inspection.
The county conducts roughly 14,000 inspections a year, and 97% of all restaurants pass their inspections, spokesman Ken Casparis previously told The Sacramento Bee. About 1% of inspections result in a closure.
Here are the results of Sacramento County food facility inspections for Aug. 29 through Wednesday, Sept. 4, 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 County restaurants, supermarket cited for violations
The following Sacramento County restaurants had violations the week of Aug. 29 through Wednesday, Sept. 4, resulting in a conditional pass.
Only the dates of violations are listed. Due to the conditional pass and receipt of yellow placard, a reinspection was or will be conducted within 24 to 72 hours of the inspection. The reports are linked.
For updates on individual restaurants, you can search the EMD website here .
El Fuego Express Mexican Grill , 1125 J Street, in Sacramento, had five violations on Tuesday, Sept. 3.
One hand-washing sink at the Mexican restaurant was missing soap and paper towels, while another sink didn’t have soap.
Beans were being improperly cooled, and there was frozen raw fish in standing water at the preparation sink.
Employees were provided education on proper cooling and thawing methods, the report said.
The restaurant had not been reinspected as of Thursday, Sept. 5.
Red Chopstix , 9672 Elk Grove Florin Road, in Elk Grove, had 18 violations on Wednesday, Sept. 4.
Inspectors found a bag with pumpkin in one sink at the Chinese restaurant on Wednesday and raw chicken being thawed in another.
Employees were seen improperly washing their hands without soap and paper towels.
Inspectors found 10 German cockroaches in “various life stages” on sticky pads near the back door, the report said, and five flies in the kitchen area.
Inspectors also found improperly stored food, boxes of food and chemical bottles.
Equipment in the hood area had an accumulation of dust, grease and food debris.
A prep sink was disconnected from a water source and being used a storage area.
The restaurant had not been reinspected as of Thursday.
Asian Pearl Restaurant , 6821 Stockton Blvd., Suite 165, in Sacramento, had 25 violations on Wednesday, Sept. 4.
Beef tripe, pig feet, raw shrimp and other “potentially hazardous foods” were outside of proper temperatures, Wednesday’s report said.
Raw bean sprouts and noodles didn’t have time tags stating when food should be discarded, and shellfish tags had been thrown away rather than kept for 90 days.
Inspectors observed three dead cockroaches a inside glue trap placed behind the upright freezer by the barbecue station.
Several metal storage racks had “heavy old food residue buildup,” the report said, and there more on the floor below the racks, inside the walk-in cooler and walk-in freezer.
There was black standing water on the floor in one spot and heavy grease and old food accumulation in another.
Inspectors found black mold build-up inside the small walk-in cooler as well as rusty refrigerator shelves and “green algae and slime accumulation” on and inside water tanks, according to Wednesday’s report.
There was “black slime accumulation” on deflector plates inside both ice machines in the service station.
Employees weren’t sanitizing dishes or wiping towels properly.
In addition, one employee’s food handler card and expired, and employees were cited for not washing their hands and drinking next to the food preparation area.
Several floor tiles were broken or missing.
The restaurant had not been reinspected as of Thursday.
Harir Gyro and Burger , 9270 Greenback Lane, in Sacramento, had seven violations on Wednesday, Sept. 4.
Metal pans of chicken, beef and gyro meat were stored at room temperature near the grill.
Employees were washing dishes and knives manually without any sanitizer during inspection. Employees said they did not know they had to use sanitizer when asked.
Inspectors saw an employee put on gloves without washing their hands and attempt to prepare food.
In addition, two workers did not have California food handler cards available for review.
The restaurant was reinspected on Thursday and received a green placard .
Seafood City , 6051 Mack Road, in Sacramento, had three violations on Wednesday, Sept. 4.
During inspection, the supermarket was cited for improper storage of raw fish, including tilapia, piled too high without ice in the display case.
The grocery store was unable to provide shellfish certification tags for clams displayed for sale.
Raw fish, steamed rice and pig ears were outside of proper holding temperatures , and foods ranging from bento boxes to barbecue pork and fried sweet potatoes had to be discarded because they were past their sell-by times.
There were “numerous fruit flies” in the kitchen, the report said.
More fruit flies were discovered in the back warehouse area along with a dead cockroach and old mouse droppings.
There was old food debris build-up on a meat slicer blade, as well as standing water and moldy fan guards inside walk-in coolers.
Inspectors saw yellow slime inside floor sinks throughout the retail area.
Inspectors also observed deteriorated flooring by the entrance and several broken floor tiles in the meat department.
The grocery store had not been reinspected as of Thursday.
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