Sacramento County Health Inspectors closed a boba tea shop after finding over a dozen cockroaches in the facility
What do these inspections mean?
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 an establishment’s 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 and about 97% of establishments pass, spokesman Ken Casparis previously told The Sacramento Bee.
Approximately 1% of inspections result in a closure, he said.
These were the results of Sacramento County food facility inspections for Thursday, Aug. 6, through Wednesday, Aug. 12. If an inspection listed below needs clarification, business owners can email The Sacramento Bee at servicejournalists@sacbee.com.
How to report a business to the health department
For readers who would like to report a local restaurant, food truck or cafe on health violations, they can do so by filing a complaint to the facility’s local environmental health departments.
The local health department is responsible for the initial investigation of consumer complaints regarding foods served or sold at retail food facilities, according to the California Department of Public Health.
Eateries temporarily closed by health inspectorsBober Tea
8848 Calvine Road, Suite 160, Sacramento
Number of violations: 9
Date: Tuesday, Aug. 11
Health inspectors gave a red placard to the Florin tea shop after discovering 16 German Cockroaches in various stages of life throughout the facility including by the mop sink basin and next to the prep sink.The facility’s food safety certification expired.California food handler cards were not available for review.Paper towels at the hand sinks were not stocked in the dispensers.Potentially hazardous foods were observed out of proper holding temperature: -sliced cheddar cheese observed at 47F at cold holding table.
Bober Tea has yet to be reinspected as of Thursday, Aug. 13.
The Bee reached out to the eatery and could not reach a representative.
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Veronica Fernandez-Alvarado is a service journalism reporter at The Sacramento Bee. She previously worked at the Star Democrat in Annapolis, Maryland. Veronica graduated from Georgetown University with a master’s degree in journalism.