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Several Stanislaus County public safety center sites were inspected. How they fared

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Several sites in the Stanislaus County Public Safety Center system had health inspections in early February. Some had major violations, some had a couple of minor violations and some had no violations.

The majority of the 2,400 permitted food service establishments in the county get 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 43 restaurant inspection reports sent to The Modesto Bee on Tuesday, five were not updated on the site as of Friday morning.

Some Stanislaus County public safety center sites had major violations

Violations were found during routine inspections of the following Stanislaus County food facilities during the week of Feb. 9-15. 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.

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Scotty’s Donuts, 1420 Yosemite Blvd. in Modesto, had four violations on Feb. 10 — two of them major. Cooked chicken was being held between 124 and 129 degrees (must be 135 degrees or higher). The paper towel dispensers were empty. Multiple food handler cards were expired and the facility did not possess a current health permit.

Los Hermanos Pollos A Las Brazas, 2031 Yosemite Blvd., Suites C and D, in Modesto, had seven violations on Feb. 10 — three of the major. An employee was washing hands at the three-compartment sink where dishes are meant to be washed, rather than at a handwashing station. An employee was “unable to make chlorine sanitizer at appropriate concentration.” The mop sink was inaccessible due to a storage rack blocking access. An employee said the mop bucket was filled using the three-compartment sink.

The chlorine sanitizer solution was cloudy. Hot water at the three-compartment sink was at 112 degrees (must be 135 degrees minimum). The drain pipe to the food preparation sink was inside the floor sink. The 2026 permit to operate was not posted for public view.

All violations were noted as corrected during a reinspection on Feb. 12.

Mountain Mike’s Pizza, 1633 Hatch Road, Suite B, in Ceres, had seven violations on Feb. 11 — three of them major. The grease trap under a sink had standing liquid on the lid and a foul odor. A handwashing sink was draining into a food-grade bucket. Soap dispensers were empty throughout the facility. The drain pipes to the two-compartment sink and the dishwasher were inside the floor sink. The food safety certification and food handler cards were unavailable, and the 2026 permit to operate was not posted for public view.

Public Safety Center Kitchen, 424 Hackett Road in Modesto, had one major violation on Feb. 12. The water temperature at three of the four handwashing sinks measured 85 to 86 degrees (must be a minimum of 100 degrees).

Public Safety Center Housing Minimum Housing #2, 200 E. Hackett Road, PSC MH #2, in Modesto, had one major violation on Feb. 12. In unit C, the ambient air temperature of the refrigerator measured 50 degrees and held milk (must be 41 degrees or lower).

Other food facilities with three or more, or major, violations at the time of their inspections were:

Minor violations

According to Stanislaus County, food facilities that had one or two violations, none of them major, are:

No violations

These food facilities had no violations, according to the county:

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Dominique Williams
The Modesto Bee
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Dominique Williams writes about new business, restaurant and retail developments for The Modesto Bee. She is a Ripon native and a graduate of Sacramento State.
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