Lindo Yucatan was cited for multiple food code violations during a routine inspection on September 11. Health officials ordered the restaurant to close after finding a cockroach infestation. Improper sewage disposal also contributed to the closure.
Please note that the report mentioned here is from a routine inspection conducted on September 11 and may not represent the future health inspection status of the food establishment.
Highlights
- The health permit of San Francisco’s Lindo Yucatan restaurant was temporarily suspended this Thursday.
- Customers frequent the restaurant for dishes such as the California burrito and Torta De Poc-Chuc.
- Improper warewashing facilities and unapproved thawing methods were some of the violations reported during the inspection.
Lindo Yucatan
Huevos rancheros served at Lindo Yucatan (Source: lindoyucatan.com)
- Where: 393 Eddy St, San Francisco, CA 94102
- When: September 11, 2025
The San Francisco Department of Public Health issued a ‘Closed’ placard at Lindo Yucatan during its routine inspection. This was based on the violations of the California Health and Safety Code and/or the City and County of San Francisco Health Code.
Inspection Findings
Inspectors noted the restaurant lacked a food safety manager certificate and employee food handler cards. Many unsanitary utensils were observed at the San Francisco-based food establishment.
The Yucatan cuisine restaurant had wastewater leakage from the grease interceptor when water was turned on at its 3-compartment sink. After this, cockroach infestation was noted at different corners of Lindo Yucatan.
Inspectors observed live and dead cockroaches near the cook’s line, around the grease interceptor, and by a two-door freezer. Old rodent droppings were seen on the floor underneath the ice machine at the San Francisco-based food facility. A gnawed rice bag was found in the basement of Lindo Yucatan.
The health inspectors noted that beef was being thawed at ambient temperature at the preparation sink. They highlighted that chlorine sanitizer test strips, which monitor quaternary ammonia sanitizer solutions, were unavailable during the inspection.
The complete inspection report is available online.
Health officials will remove the ‘Closed’ placard once the restaurant addresses the violations. Once the issues are addressed, it can reach out to the health department and apply for reinstatement of its health permit.
