Live cockroach and cross-contamination risk: See latest Stanislaus County inspections

Dominique Williams
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A live cockroach was found at a Modesto amusement park and a cross-contamination risk was observed at a Vietnamese restaurant during Stanislaus County health inspections in April.

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 42 restaurant inspection reports sent to The Modesto Bee on Friday, four were not updated on the site as of Friday morning.

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

Live cockroach among major violations at food facilities

Violations were found during routine inspections of the following Stanislaus County food facilities during the week of April 7-14. 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.

GK Mongolian BBQ, 2300 W Monte Vista Ave. in Turlock, had five violations during a reinspection on April 8. All five of the previous violations were noted as corrected, but the restaurant had five new violations. Inspectors observed grill scraping tools stored in the hand wash sink. A scoop and strainer were in the walk-in refrigerator on top of soiled soy sauce containers lids. A stainless steel pan was in the mop sink. The person in charge said the pan is used to fill up the mop bucket and is not used for food storage. Grease and food debris were on several food contact surfaces throughout the restaurant.

Boomers, 4215 Bangs Ave. in Modesto, had three violations on April 9. Inspectors observed one small live cockroach in a floor sink beneath a soda fountain in the bar area. The cockroach was removed from the facility during the inspection. No other vermin, or evidence of vermin, were observed during the inspection. Boomers shared a copy of the last pest control service report from March 12, and the pest control company noted no rodent or cockroach activity.

Aioli sauce in a refrigerator had an internal temperature of 43 and 44 degrees. The ambient air temperature in the main kitchen refrigerator was 48 and 52 degrees. The preparation refrigerator in the snack shack had an ambient air temperature of 45 and 43 degrees. The refrigerators and potentially hazardous foods must be kept at 41 degrees or colder.

All violations were noted as corrected during a reinspection on April 16.

Saigon Restaurant, 2601 Oakdale Road Suite K in Modesto, had three violations on April 10 — two of them major. Inspectors observed raw produce stored below various raw meat products on storage shelves in the walk-in refrigerator, which is a cross-contamination risk. Fan covers in the refrigerator were coated with dirt and grime. Sanitizer test strips were unavailable upon inspection.

Arco AM/PM, 2345 Sperry Road in Patterson, had three violations on April 10 — two of them major. There were eight sandwiches, two salads, and two burritos missing the “use by” date sticker in the refrigerator on the sales floor. The women’s restroom had hot water at 93 degrees for hand washing (must be 100 degrees or hotter). The ice machine was missing the cover for the equipment motor.

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

One or two violations for some Stanislaus County restaurants

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

Some restaurants had no violations

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