{"id":289646,"date":"2026-04-28T12:30:13","date_gmt":"2026-04-28T12:30:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/289646\/"},"modified":"2026-04-28T12:30:13","modified_gmt":"2026-04-28T12:30:13","slug":"sacramento-restaurant-issued-yellow-placard-after-health-code-violations","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/289646\/","title":{"rendered":"Sacramento Restaurant Issued Yellow Placard After Health Code Violations"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[Editor\u2019s note: The report referenced in this article reflects conditions observed during an inspection conducted on April 27 and does not represent the establishment\u2019s current or future status.]\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>A routine health inspection took place at Willie\u2019s Burgers on April 27. During the inspection, the Sacramento County Environmental Management Department identified multiple health and safety violations.<\/p>\n<p>The restaurant was cited for mold-like residue on equipment, improper food holding temperatures, and expired food handler cards. The restaurant received a yellow placard following the inspection.<\/p>\n<p>WhatNow has reached out to the restaurant for comment and will update the story upon receiving a response.<\/p>\n<p>Willie\u2019s Burgers<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/wb-ss1-1024x332.jpg\" class=\"featured-lightbox-trigger\" data-source=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/wb-ss1-1024x332.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-394073\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns=\" http:=\"\" alt=\"Inspection report screenshot\" width=\"1024\" height=\"332\" data-lazy-src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/wb-ss1-1024x332.jpg\"\/><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-394073\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/wb-ss1-1024x332.jpg\" alt=\"Inspection report screenshot\" width=\"1024\" height=\"332\"\/><\/a>A screenshot of the inspection report (Image Credit: inspections.myhealthdepartment.com\/sacramento)<\/p>\n<p>When:\u00a0April 27, 2026<\/p>\n<p>Where:\u00a02415 16th St, Sacramento, CA 95818, United States<\/p>\n<p>Willie\u2019s Burgers is a Sacramento-based burger restaurant. According to the inspection report, the violations included the following:<\/p>\n<p>The customer restroom had an empty paper towel dispenser. The violation was corrected on-site.<br \/>\nThe owner and manager were advised to install an air hand dryer after staff reported that paper towels were causing toilet clogs.<br \/>\nSliced tomatoes were stored on the prep top at 49\u00b0F-52\u00b0F and in the reach-in cooler 1 at 50\u00b0F-52\u00b0F. Potentially hazardous food items must be stored at 41\u00b0F or below, or at 135\u00b0F or above.<br \/>\nFood items kept in the prep cooler were shifted on\u00a0ice to keep them cold and safe.<br \/>\nThe reach-in cooler measured 50\u00b0F\u201351\u00b0F, above safe storage temperatures. All PHF items were moved into an upright cooler for proper cooling.<br \/>\nAccording to the report, the restaurant must repair the reach-in cooler within 24 hours.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/wb-ss2-1024x714.jpg\" class=\"featured-lightbox-trigger\" data-source=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/wb-ss2-1024x714.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-394071 size-large\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns=\" http:=\"\" alt=\"Screenshot of the official inspection report\" width=\"1024\" height=\"714\" data-lazy-src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/wb-ss2-1024x714.jpg\"\/><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-394071 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/wb-ss2-1024x714.jpg\" alt=\"Screenshot of the official inspection report\" width=\"1024\" height=\"714\"\/><\/a>Screenshot of the violations mentioned in the report (Image Credit: inspections.myhealthdepartment.com\/sacramento)<\/p>\n<p>The report stated that the California Food Handler cards for all employees had expired. Employees must renew their cards within 30 days and maintain the cards at the restaurant for inspection.<br \/>\nThe manager\u2019s food handler card was presented digitally. A physical copy should be kept on-site for verification during future inspections.<br \/>\nThe restaurant was using a steamwell 2 to reheat chili. The report notes that steam tables are intended for hot holding, not reheating. For reheating food items, the staff was advised to use a stove or a microwave.<br \/>\nThe ice chute of the soda machine contained a dark, mold-like substance.<br \/>\nThe report noted that the restaurant\u2019s health permit had expired. The restaurant must provide a valid permit during the inspection.<br \/>\nEmployees were directed to renew the permit through the health department. An invoice was emailed to the restaurant.<\/p>\n<p>A detailed inspection report is available\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/inspections.myhealthdepartment.com\/sacramento\/print\/?task=getPrintable&amp;path=sacramento&amp;pKey=C99E0F95-E2ED-4755-8B81-8B9B9EFE0A75,C99E0F95-E2ED-4755-8B81-8B9B9EFE0A75\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Follow-up Inspection<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/wb-ss3.jpeg\" class=\"featured-lightbox-trigger\" data-source=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/wb-ss3.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-394072\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns=\" http:=\"\" alt=\"Screenshot of the violations\" width=\"941\" height=\"712\" data-lazy-src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/wb-ss3.jpeg\"\/><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-394072\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/wb-ss3.jpeg\" alt=\"Screenshot of the violations\" width=\"941\" height=\"712\"\/><\/a>Screenshot of the comments in the inspection report (Image Credit: inspections.myhealthdepartment.com\/sacramento)<\/p>\n<p>The restaurant received a yellow placard due to the violations noted in the inspection report. A follow-up inspection is scheduled within 24 to 72 hours to verify compliance.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"[Editor\u2019s note: The report referenced in this article reflects conditions observed during an inspection conducted on April 27&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":289647,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[32],"tags":[121,123,122],"class_list":["post-289646","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-sacramento","tag-sacramento","tag-sacramento-headlines","tag-sacramento-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/289646","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=289646"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/289646\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/289647"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=289646"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=289646"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=289646"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}