Stanislaus County inspectors find grimy bathroom with ‘heavily stained’ toilet
In mid-May, Stanislaus County health inspectors observed violations at area food facilities including grimy bathrooms and food stored on the floor.
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.
Of the 45 restaurant inspection reports sent to The Modesto Bee on Monday, 17 were not updated on the site as of Friday morning.
Grimy bathroom among major violations
Violations were found during routine inspections of the following Stanislaus County food facilities during the week of May 18-24. 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.
Smart & Final, 2900 Standiford Ave., Suite 15, in Modesto, had four violations on May 18. There was a puddle of dirty water on the floor in the vegetable walk-in fridge. The floor in the meat walk-in fridge was soiled with food and debris. The handwashing sink lacked paper towels and a trash bin. The hot water temperature at the mop sink was noted at 110 degrees (must be a minimum of 120 degrees).
Little Caesars Pizza, 2100 Standiford Ave., Suite A1, Modesto, had four violations on May 18. The wall near the prep table was soiled with food stains and butter buildup. The fans in the walk-in fridge were coated with thick dust. The handwashing sink lacked paper towels. Some food handler cards were expired.
Thaiburi, 3900 Pelandale Ave., Suite 155, in Modesto, had nine violations during an inspection on May 19, which resulted from a complaint. Four of the violations were major. The complaint alleged a number of things, including the dry food storage area being used as an employee break room and a pot of curry on the floor. The storage area had a lounge chair and two stools for employees to take breaks. Items belonging to employees were on the prep table and on shelves/racks. Various boxes of food were on the floor in the walk-in fridge. Boxes of sugar and a bag of onions were also placed on the floor. A pot of sauce was sitting on the floor next to the ice machine, without a lid.
One handwashing sink had a pitcher to fill up water, and another was obstructed with a rack. An employee was washing large pots and letting them dry without first going through the sanitizing process. Dishes and utensils were left in the three-compartment sink, which did not have any sanitizer. The sanitizer bucket did not have any sanitizer. Sanitizer test strips were not available. A leak was observed at a line coming off of the water tank. The hood was soiled with grease buildup and one panel was missing.
Mo’s Oasis and Liquor, 6900 E. Whitmore Ave. in Hughson, had seven violations on May 21. The toilet bowl was heavily stained. The bathroom floor had grime/dirt buildup. The bathroom dispenser lacked paper towels. The ice scoop was not stored in a food-grade container. The three-compartment sink was removed. A CO2 tank lacked a chain to secure it. The facility lacked a valid Environmental Health permit.
Other food facilities with three or more, or major, violations at the time of their inspections were:
- Graze Craze
- Jacks Gas (one of the major violations corrected at time of inspection)
- Ryderz Restaurant & Lounge
- Wienerschnitzel, 2900 Standiford Ave., Suite 20, Modesto
Minor violations
According to Stanislaus County, food facilities that had one or two violations, none of them major, were:
- Desi Pizza Bites
- Diamond Gas & Mart
- Nothing Bundt Cakes, 2100 Standiford Ave., Suite E17-18, Modesto
- Popeye’s Louisiana Kitchen, 2080 W. Briggsmore Ave., Modesto
- Taco Bell, 901 E. Ft St., Oakdale
No violations
These food facilities had no violations, according to the county:
- Angry Chickz
- Baskin Robbins, 2900 Standiford Ave., Suite 16A, Modesto
- Little Caesars Pizza, 1925 N St., Newman
- Maverik, Inc.
- McDonald’s, 1800 Prescott Road, Modesto
- Mountain Mike’s Pizza, 1441 N St., Newman
- Mr. Pickles, 1342 E. F St., Suite B, in Oakdale
- Newman Liquor
- Orville Wright School Cafeteria
- Patterson Donuts & Café
- Skrumptious
- The Fruit Yard Country Market
- The Fruit Yard Restaurant
- 7-Eleven, 711 E. F St., Oakdale
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