Trash bags and food items stored on the ground created a breeding ground for flies at a Turlock chicken wing restaurant, and black mold was spotted at a Modesto boba shop during health inspection in early 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 46 restaurant inspection reports sent to The Modesto Bee on Wednesday, three were not updated on the site as of Thursday morning.
If an inspection listed below needs clarification, business owners can email Modesto Bee reporter Dominique Williams at dwilliams@modbee.com .
Major violations for Stanislaus County restaurants
Violations were found during routine inspections of the following Stanislaus County food facilities during the week of April 1-5. 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 .
Rico’s Pizza , 5000 Yosemite Blvd. in Empire, had four violations on April 1. Inspectors observed standing wastewater in a mop sink. Home Depot five-gallon containers were being used to store lard. The urinal was not operational, and the interior panel and walls of the ice machine had grime and stain build up.
White Elephant Lounge , 1703 Standiford Ave. in Modesto, had seven violations on April 1 — one of them major. The paper towel dispenser and the exhaust fan in the men’s bathroom were not operational. The interior walls of the ice machine were soiled and there was an accumulation of dirt at the ceiling exhaust fan above the ice machine. The bar counter wall by the three-compartment sink was made from raw wood, which is non-smooth and not an easily cleanable surface.
Teassert , 3102 Geer Road in Turlock, had 10 violations on April 4 — three of them major. Inspectors observed dark spots around the top of the ice-dispensing spout inside the ice machine, and two ice scoops were laying directly on the ice inside the machine. Sanitizer buckets were not set up, and sanitizer and sanitizer test strips were lacking. Employee belongings were scattered throughout the food prep table.
The bathroom was locked upon inspection and was restricted for employees only. A permanent food facility must provide clean toilet facilities in good repair for consumers, guests or invitees when there is onsite consumption of food, according to California health codes. Not all employees had a food handler card.
Wingstop , 3106 Geer Road in Turlock, had three violations during a reinspection on April 4. The trash bin outside the facility was tampered with, causing multiple food items, trash bags and cardboard pieces to be placed on the ground — which caused a harborage of flies. The staff was lacking food handler cards, and the back exit door was not self-closing.
Bobalicious , 2907 E. Hatch Road in Modesto, had 12 violations on April 4 — three of them major. Inspectors observed food debris between worktables, on the bottom of the food preparation refrigerator which held boba and on the counter next to the mop sink. Two cutting boards were observed discolored and deteriorated. The floor under the three-compartment sink had black mold growth on it. The soap dispenser in the bathroom was broken and the door was not self-closing.
Inspectors observed employees not using the three-step method for washing dishes. Cooked corn was on the counter in a bowl. Approved hot-holding units must be used. Employee food handler cards and the food safety certification were lacking.
Other food facilities with three or more, or major, violations at the time of their inspections include:
These restaurants had minor violations
According to Stanislaus County, other food facilities that had one to two violations, none of them major, are:
- Antojitos Mexicanos
- Cafe Bravo
- Circle D Liquors , 1275 E. F St., Oakdale
- Domino’s , 1201 W. Monte Vista Ave., Turlock
- El Jardin , 157 S. Sierra Ave. Suite A, Oakdale
- Jamba Juice , 1013 S. Yosemite Ave., Oakdale (construction)
- Michael’s Pizza Bar & Grill
- Subway , 12173 Yosemite Blvd., Waterford
Clean inspection reports for some food facilities
These food facilities had no violations, according to the county:
- Bamboo Garden
- Burger King , 11900 Yosemite Blvd., Waterford
- Burly’s California Bistro
- Central Gas Oakdale
- Circle K , 1013 S. Yosemite Ave., Oakdale
- Dollar Tree , 111 S. Maag Ave., Oakdale
- El Pollo Loco , 2900 Countryside Dr., Turlock
- Fairview Market
- Food Mart , 260 N. Yosemite Ave., Oakdale
- H-B Saloon and Bachi’s Family Style Dinners
- Hummus Republic (inspection canceled)
- I Heart Mac and Cheese
- International Food Creations
- Liquor Locker , 1578 E. Whitmore Ave. Suite K, Ceres
- Los Vaqueros Tortilleria
Moss Rose Bakery
- Nutrition 360
- Oakdale Fit Nutrition
- Oakdale Food & Liquor
- Paul’s Liquor
- Raley’s , 1550 E. F St., Oakdale
- Save Mart , 3601 Pelandale Ave., Modesto
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