Modesto fast-food chain cited for fecal matter stain on toilet seat
Stanislaus County health inspectors found a fecal matter stain on a toilet seat at a Modesto McDonald’s restaurant in mid-September.
The majority of the 2,400 permitted food service establishments in the county receive 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.
Of the 59 restaurant inspection reports sent to The Modesto Bee on Wednesday, five were not updated on the site as of Wednesday afternoon.
Major violations for some Stanislaus County restaurants
Violations were found during routine inspections of the following Stanislaus County food facilities during the week of Sept. 8-21. 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.
Sno-White Drive In, 3442 Atchison St. in Riverbank, had five violations on Sept. 11 — one of them major. The temperature of the cold-holding unit at the prep table was 43 degrees (must be 41 degrees or lower). A few live flies were found in the kitchen. The interior walls of the ice machine were soiled with grime. Dirt and grime accumulation was found in multiple areas of the kitchen. The coving near the ice machine was detached and deteriorated.
All violations were noted as corrected during a reinspection on Sept. 18.
Mimi’s Cafe, 3401 Dale Road in Modesto, had five violations on Sept. 11. The soda gun holder had buildup. There were some areas of buildup on interior of the ice machine. Cut tomatoes were at 49 degrees in the prep cooler. The ambient temperature of this cooler was 46 degrees. The ambient temperature of the walk-in cooler was also 46 degrees. Refrigerator drawer gaskets were in disrepair.
Sultan Darbar & Market, 2400 Coffee Road, Suites L and M, in Modesto, had eight violations on Sept. 12 — four of them major. The handwashing sink was not working. A cutting board had buildup in the cut grooves. The hood, as well as the walls and ceilings throughout the facility, had grease buildup. There was no sanitizer in the three-compartment sink. Bags of potatoes and rice were stored on the floor. Food handler cards and a food safety certificate were lacking.
Viet Noodle Xpress, 3400 Coffee Road, Suite H, in Modesto, had three violations on Sept. 12 — two of them major. Employees were not washing their hands between touching raw meat and cooked meat, or after touching dirty utensils. A cutting board had buildup in the cut grooves. The facility lacked a food safety certification.
Save More Market, 7128 Hughson Ave. in Hughson, had three violations on Sept. 16. The bathroom toilet bowl and seat had stain buildup. One refrigerator had an ambient temperature of 63 degrees. The three-compartment sink’s hot water temperature was 115 degrees.
Fumi Sushi, 2100 Standiford Ave., Suite E-8, in Modesto, had three violations on Sept. 19 — one of the major. A handwashing sink was less than six inches from a countertop food preparation area, posing a risk of food contamination. Significant oil and grease accumulation was observed on the hood baffle filters along the main kitchen line. Several bulk food containers were unlabeled.
Other food facilities with three or more, or major, violations at the time of their inspections are:
- Diamond Gas and Mart
- Kung Fu Tea, 801 Oakdale Road, Suite D5, Modesto
- Little Caesars Pizza, 120 W. F St., Oakdale
- Tandoori Flame, 907 10th St., Modesto
- Taqueria El Maguey (two of four violations corrected by Sept. 23)
- The Pho, 4500 Dale Road, Suite D, Modesto
Minor violations
McDonald’s, 3801 Yosemite Blvd. in Modesto, had two violations on Sept. 15. The men’s bathroom toilet seat had a fecal matter stain. The Environmental Health permit was lacking.
According to Stanislaus County, other food facilities that had one or two violations, none of them major, are:
- Camp Taylor
- DD’s Discounts, 2400 Coffee Road, Suite N, Modesto
- Dollar General, 7100 Hughson Ave., Hughson
- First & Main
- J&J Farm Fresh Produce & Bakery
- La Huerta Vieja Restaurant
- McDonald’s, 801 Oakdale Road, Suite A, Modesto
- Nothing Bundt Cakes, 2100 Standiford Ave., Suite E 17-18, Modesto
- Oakdale High School cafeteria
- Pizza Guys, 801 Oakdale Road, Suite A-2, Modesto
- Ross Dress For Less, 801 Oakdale Road, Suite H, Modesto
- Velvet Grill & Creamery, 3250 Dale Road, Modesto
No violations
These food facilities had no violations, according to the county:
- Alberta Martone Elementary School
- Arby’s, 2100 Standiford Ave., Suite F, Modesto
- Beyer High School cafeteria
- Cost Less Food Company, 3801 Yosemite Blvd., Modesto
- CVS Pharmacy, 801 Oakdale Road, Modesto
- Everett School Cafe
- Fox Road/Ross cafeteria
- Grace Davis High School
- Guayabitos Restaurant
- James C. Enochs High School
- Jem Juicery
- Johansen High School
- L.A. Italian Kitchen
- Liquor Library
- Matkat Cafe
- Nation’s Giant Hamburgers, 3900 Pelandale Ave., Suite 600, Modesto
- Proteinhouse, 1858 Countryside Drive, Turlock
- Skrumptious
- Taco Bell, 2700 Geer Road, Turlock
- Wendy’s, 3250 Dale Road, Suite N, Modesto
This story was originally published October 6, 2025 at 2:08 PM.
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