{"id":181118,"date":"2026-02-17T06:31:36","date_gmt":"2026-02-17T06:31:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/181118\/"},"modified":"2026-02-17T06:31:36","modified_gmt":"2026-02-17T06:31:36","slug":"fine-dining-restaurant-in-sacramento-cited-for-health-code-violations-during-routine-inspection","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/181118\/","title":{"rendered":"Fine Dining Restaurant in Sacramento Cited for Health Code Violations During Routine Inspection"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[Editor\u2019s note: The report mentioned here is from an inspection conducted on February 13 and may not represent the future health inspection status of the food establishment.]<\/p>\n<p>The Sacramento health department carried out a health inspection on February 13 at V\u2019s Paradise. The eatery was found in violation of several food codes and was given a yellow placard during a routine check.<\/p>\n<p>V\u2019s Paradise<\/p>\n<p>When: February 13, 2026<br \/>\nWhere: 1001 Front St, Sacramento, CA 95814<\/p>\n<p>V\u2019s Paradise is a fine-dining eatery in Old Sacramento. According to the report, the violations noted are:<\/p>\n<p>The food manager certificate was unavailable for review.<br \/>\nA water bottle with an unapproved screw-top lid was stored at the server station, the report mentioned.<br \/>\nMultiple potentially hazardous foods, including cut tomatoes, hummus, orzo salad, sour cream sauce, scallops, chicken wings, fries, and pasta, were held between 51\u00b0F and 55\u00b0F in prep coolers and cold drawers. Foods were discarded, and use of the equipment was discontinued until repairs ensure temperatures remain below 41\u00b0F. More meat in another cold drawer was also found above the proper temperature.<br \/>\nMornay sauce stored in the downstairs walk-in cooler measured above the safe holding temperature. The sauce was discarded during inspection.<br \/>\nDark slime buildup was observed inside the server station ice machine. Ice was required to be discarded, the report noted.<br \/>\nThe high-temperature dish machine failed to reach the required sanitizing temperatures.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Screenshot-2026-02-16-at-11.36.58\u202fAM.jpg\" class=\"featured-lightbox-trigger\" data-source=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Screenshot-2026-02-16-at-11.36.58\u202fAM.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns=\" http:=\"\" alt=\"The food manager certificate was unavailable for review and must be provided within seven days.\" width=\"1180\" height=\"1168\" data-lazy-src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Screenshot-2026-02-16-at-11.36.58\u202fAM.jpg\"\/><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Screenshot-2026-02-16-at-11.36.58\u202fAM.jpg\" alt=\"The food manager certificate was unavailable for review and must be provided within seven days.\" width=\"1180\" height=\"1168\"\/><\/a>Screenshot of the violations (Source: inspections.myhealthdepartment.com\/sacramento)<\/p>\n<p>The report said a bag of ROP wagyu beef was held above the proper temperature without approved HACCP authorization. The product was voluntarily discarded.<br \/>\nHot water at the bar\u2019s three-compartment sinks did not reach the required temperatures.<br \/>\nCases of food were stored directly on the floor inside the walk-in freezer.<br \/>\nThe report found grease and dust build-up on hood filters.<br \/>\nAn ice scoop was stored in direct contact with ice and was corrected during the inspection.<br \/>\nLeakage was observed inside a two-door upright cooler, requiring repair. An indirect plumbing connection did not have the required air gap.<br \/>\nThe facility\u2019s health permit had expired. To continue operations, proof of a valid permit is required, the report said.<\/p>\n<p>A more detailed report is available <a href=\"https:\/\/inspections.myhealthdepartment.com\/sacramento\/print\/?task=getPrintable&amp;path=sacramento&amp;pKey=4879E8D9-BE30-4853-92F3-C826BE8B8131,4879E8D9-BE30-4853-92F3-C826BE8B8131\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">online<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Follow-up Inspection<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Screenshot-2026-02-16-at-11.37.59\u202fAM.jpg\" class=\"featured-lightbox-trigger\" data-source=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Screenshot-2026-02-16-at-11.37.59\u202fAM.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns=\" http:=\"\" alt=\"An ice scoop was stored in direct contact with ice and was corrected during the inspection\" width=\"1178\" height=\"1384\" data-lazy-src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Screenshot-2026-02-16-at-11.37.59\u202fAM.jpg\"\/><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Screenshot-2026-02-16-at-11.37.59\u202fAM.jpg\" alt=\"An ice scoop was stored in direct contact with ice and was corrected during the inspection\" width=\"1178\" height=\"1384\"\/><\/a>Screenshot of the notes (Source: inspections.myhealthdepartment.com\/sacramento)<\/p>\n<p>As per the report, V\u2019s Paradise was issued a yellow placard, and reinspection will be conducted within 24-72 hours. The restaurant must correct all the violations to secure a green placard.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"[Editor\u2019s note: The report mentioned here is from an inspection conducted on February 13 and may not represent&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":181119,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[32],"tags":[121,123,122],"class_list":{"0":"post-181118","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-sacramento","8":"tag-sacramento","9":"tag-sacramento-headlines","10":"tag-sacramento-news"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/181118","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=181118"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/181118\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/181119"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=181118"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=181118"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=181118"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}