Grimy bathrooms and surfaced sewage water: See the latest Stanislaus County inspections

Dominique Williams
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A complaint was made to the Stanislaus County Environmental Health Department of standing sewage water in front of a Waterford fast-food restaurant.

There were dirty conditions in a nutrition store’s bathroom.

These were some of the things noted during inspections made by Stanislaus County officials during the last week of March.

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 are also inspected by the county, though those are scheduled and done at the department’s office.

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Of the 47 restaurant inspection reports sent to The Modesto Bee on Friday, five were not updated on the site as of Friday afternoon.

If an inspection listed below needs clarification, business owners can email Modesto Bee reporter Dominique Williams at dwilliams@modbee.com.

Several, or major, violations

Violations were found during routine inspections of the following Stanislaus County food facilities during the week of March 25-31. 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.

The Department of Environmental Resources received a complaint that sewage water was surfacing in a grass area near a Burger King at 11900 Yosemite Blvd. in Waterford. The restaurant’s district manager told inspectors there was an electrical failure in a lift pump inside a holding tank that pumps the sewage from the tank to the City of Waterford sewer line in the street. The district manager voluntarily closed the restaurant on March 26. During a reinspection on April 1, inspectors noted two new pumps were installed and the contaminated grass area was cleaned and sanitized.

Ultimate Fit Nutrition, 2508 Oakdale Road #11 in Modesto, had three violations on March 26. Inspectors observed residue buildup in the hand sink, stains and grime on the toilet bowl base and an empty soap dispenser in the bathroom.

Empire Gas and Food, 5018 Yosemite Blvd. in Empire, had four violations during a reinspection March 26. These violations remained from the initial routine inspection on March 19. The bathroom soap dispenser was empty, the toilet handle was “marginally” operational and the floor in the bathroom had dirt accumulation and miscellaneous items stored. The walk-in refrigerator ceiling area had dirt/debris buildup.

Dust Bowl Brewing Company, 3000 Fulkerth Road in Turlock, had seven violations on March 28 — five of which were corrected at the time of the inspection. Inspectors observed food equipment and food supplies stored under an open stairwell and exposed fire sprinkler system pipes. There was a coffee mug on top of the dough mixer. Hot water in the women’s restroom was noted at 93 degrees and hot water in the men’s restroom was 91 degrees (must be between 100 and 108 degrees). Two hand sinks were noted to be inaccessible.

Burly’s California Bistro, 1219 N. Carpenter Road Suite 5 in Modesto, had four violations on March 28. Inspectors observed food spillage and heavy food crumb accumulation at the corner battering station. The exhaust hoods were grease-laden. There was a water leak under a sink and on the ceiling above the dishwasher.

All violations were noted as corrected during a reinspection on April 4.

Other food facilities with three or more, or major, violations at the time of their inspections include:

One or two non-major violations

According to Stanislaus County, other food facilities that had one to two violations, none of them major, are:

No violations

These food facilities had no violations, according to the county: