On March 10, 3 restaurants in San Diego were ordered to close temporarily due to non-compliance with food safety and industry regulations. The Department of Environmental Health and Quality of San Diego County conducts health inspections periodically and gives scores to food and beverage outlets. In case any outlet fails to pass, actions are taken against them.
Highlights
- A Mexican food outlet, coffee shop, and Thai & Japanese shop failed to pass the health inspection.
- They are ordered closed and will undergo re-inspection before re-opening.
- Major violations found were vermin, improper cooling, and out-of-compliance thawing methods.
Which Restaurants Failed to Pass Health Inspection This Week
Food and beverages are a major part of public hygiene. San Diego is quite stringent about rules and regulations, especially when it comes to restaurants. This week, a health inspection was conducted on various restaurants and outlets.
Three of them failed to get the passing score and were ordered closed until further notice.
Los Rancheros
Mexican and seafood restaurant lands into trouble (Source – Google Reviews)
Located at 1847 Main St, Ramona, CA 92065, this Mexican and seafood restaurant was found to have two major violations and one out-of-compliance activity. It is currently marked for re-inspection.
Proper cooling methods were not followed at this outlet. This means that potentially hazardous food was not cooled from 135°F to 41°F or below within six hours, as required. As per requirements, Potentially hazardous food such as canned tuna and reconstituted foods shall be cooled within four hours to 41°F or less. Rapid cooling must be ensured to avoid the growth of any kind of microorganisms.
Another major violation was related to hot and cold water. Hot running water at the washing sink measured less than 110°F from the faucet, and contaminated/unapproved water supply were the issues found at the food facility. Now, the restaurant needs to ensure an adequate, protected, pressurized, potable supply of hot water and cold water at all times and Warm water (100°F) at the handwashing sink.
Thawing methods at the outlet were out-of-compliance. This falls under Good Retail Practices (GRPs). Failing to maintain this leads to foodborne illness. The ideal method of thawing frozen food is by keeping it under refrigeration at a temperature of 41°F or below. Frozen food can also be thawed by submerging it under running cold water at 70°F or below for less than two hours.
Boba Love 2
Carelessness led to the closure of the outlet (Source – Google Reviews)
This coffee and beverage outlet is located at 9504 Miramar Rd, San Diego, CA 92126-4533. Active infestation due to rodents, insects, birds, or animals were found which should not be present in food or food outlets.
‘Vermin’ is found which should not be present in eateries. Due to the violation of this major compliance, an inspecting officer of San Diego County ordered it closed under state law. Any major violation associated with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention requires immediate action. Operations of the affected facility ceased until compliance was achieved.
Any foreign organism or object are disease carriers. They cause contamination of food contact surfaces or adulteration of foods. The premises shall be kept clean and free of vermin. Employees working in food establishments are prohibited from caring for or handling animals during duty. Live animals should not be allowed inside the premises until specifically expected.
Thaipan Kitchen
Re-opening will be allowed only if hygiene will be up to the mark (Source – Google Reviews)
Thaipan Kitchen is an outlet famous for serving Thai and Japanese food. Located at 7310 Miramar Rd, Suite# 105, San Diego, CA 92126-4221, just like Boba Love 2, this facility was also found to have a major violation of Vermin. It will remain closed until re-inspection. Only if the issue is found to be fixed will it be allowed to re-open.
The authorities are concerned about public health and well-being and keep on conducting health checks on restaurants and bars every now and then. Outlets are given time to fix the issues and a re-inspection ensures that ethical and hygienic eateries operate in the region.
