The San Francisco Department of Public Health is quite strict when it comes to ensuring health compliance in the city’s loved restaurants. Through its timely inspection rounds, the authority offers ‘pass,’ ‘conditional pass,’ or ‘closure’ status to the establishments based on their performance.
In similar inspection rounds conducted by the department, JT Restaurant Catering and Popstar Shawarma, two San Francisco restaurants, were given the ‘closure’ facility rating status.
Please note that the scores mentioned here are from a particular inspection conducted on March 26 and may not represent the future health inspection status of the establishments.
Highlights
- JT Restaurant Catering and Popstar Shawarma could not pass the inspection round by the San Francisco Department of Public Health.
- Dead cockroaches, lack of sanitizer, and food contamination were among the key violations noted in the inspection report.
- Both the San Francisco food facilities have been asked to close temporarily based on their performance.
JT Restaurant Catering
Food inspectors found Rodent droppings in multiple sections at JT Restaurant Catering (Source: Google Reviews)
- Where: 953 Mission St, San Francisco, CA 94103
- Date: March 26, 2025
- Facility Rating Status: Closure
JT Restaurant Catering has been serving a range of Filipino dishes, including pork dishes, fried chicken, longaniza, and kare kare, in San Francisco. However, after a routine inspection by the San Francisco Department of Public Health on March 25, the food facility faced tough issues.
Located on Mission Street, this Filipino restaurant was given the order to shut down after a violation of the set health criteria by the city’s health department. As of now, JT Restaurant Catering has to close temporarily.
What Went Wrong with JT Restaurant Catering?
The San Francisco Department of Public Health makes its final decision regarding a food facility after a thorough analysis of different parameters like its hygiene, cooking temperature, and food sources. During the routine inspection, JT Restaurant Catering failed to give a satisfactory result in many.
The most prominent point in the San Francisco Department of Public Health’s report was rodent droppings in multiple sections of the cooking and cleaning area of the Filipino food facility.
Other than this, inspectors expressed concern regarding the lack of sanitary buckets while cleaning. Improper cooking temperature during cooking and debris on walls & floors were also highlighted in the report for JT Restaurant Catering.
The full inspection report of JT Restaurant Catering is attached here.
Popstar Shawarma
Unhygienic food condition was reported at Popstar Shawarma (Source: Google Reviews)
- Where: 91 6th St, San Francisco, CA 94103
- Date: March 26, 2025
- Facility Rating Status: Closure
Bringing Jordanian flavors to the heart of the city, Popstar Shawarma became a known eating spot to the San Francisco crowd. Its shawarma meal varieties, along with other Middle Eastern dishes, brought in authentic flavors to the heart of San Francisco. However, Popstar Shawarma failed the San Francisco Department of Public Health’s inspection.
In a routine inspection round conducted this Wednesday, the 6th Street-based restaurant demonstrated non-compliance with many guidelines of the department. As a result, Popstar Shawarma was asked to close temporarily.
What Went Wrong with Popstar Shawarma?
Due to multiple health violations, the San Francisco Department of Public Health issued a ‘closure’ order for Popstar Shawarma. Based on this, the shawarma-selling restaurant has to cease operations instantly.
Out of the three most emphasized violations, inspectors particularly talked about the issue of dead cockroaches in food containers and food prep sinks at Popstar Shawarma. Plus, during the routine inspection, the San Francisco Department of Public Health found that the restaurant’s staff did not use sanitizer.
The officials also pointed out that Popstar Shawarma was placing raw meat on top of ready-to-eat items. Additionally, the San Francisco Department of Public Health observed paint cans and vermin powder in the food prep area.
Here is the full inspection report of Popstar Shawarma.
Based on the final report by the San Francisco Department of Health, both JT Restaurant Catering and Popstar Shawarma have been ordered to stop their operations temporarily. The inspectors have asked both San Francisco-based restaurants to request a hearing within 15 days of the report.
On failing to request the hearing, the health inspectors at the San Francisco Department of Health would view it as a waiver of its right to a hearing.
