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German cockroaches and rodent droppings at East Sacramento brunch spot. What else
Sacramento County Health Inspectors found German cockroaches and rodent droppings at one East Sacramento brunch facility. Additionally, nine eateries were cited including a country club after health inspectors found uncovered ice cream in the freezer. What do these inspections mean? While a yellow placard signals two or more major violations, these are typically corrected or mitigated during the inspection, according to the Sacramento County Retail Food Inspection Guide . A red placard, however, signals “imminent danger to public health and safety” and suspends an establishment’s health permit until violations are corrected. This could include, but is not limited to, major vermin contamination . In contrast, a green placard means a restaurant passed inspection. The county performs about 14,000 inspections annually and about 97% of establishments pass, spokesman Ken Casparis previously told The Sacramento Bee. Approximately 1% of inspections result in a closure, he said. These were the results of Sacramento County food facility inspections for Thursday, Nov. 5, through Wednesday, Nov. 11. If an inspection listed below needs clarification, business owners can email The Sacramento Bee at servicejournalists@sacbee.com . How to report a business to the health department For readers who would like to report a local restaurant, food truck
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5 Best Restaurants in Sacramento, California You Need to Try Before Everyone Else Finds Them
Sacramento, California — a city where the river bends beneath bridges old and new, where murals bloom on brick and stucco, where the laughter of families mingles with the wisdom of old-timers and the dreams of newcomers. Here, the Capitol’s dome glows golden above a patchwork of neighborhoods, and the air is alive with the scent of citrus, barbecue, and something soulful simmering in every kitchen.
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King’s Supermarket to Become Sacramento Food Center
King’s Supermarket, a neighborhood grocery store at 400 El Camino Ave. in Old North Sacramento, is changing hands. State records show that Mukhtar Yehya is taking over the store, which is listed under the new name Sacramento Food Center, with the transfer currently pending. Nothing has been announced about...
The Modesto Bee
New Oakdale restaurant should be mentioned when talking about good barbecue
A question I am frequently asked and see on social media often is, “Which restaurant has the best barbecue in the Stanislaus County region?” After visiting recently opened Craft BBQ Smokehouse & Catering in Oakdale, I believe it should be part of the conversation. Craft BBQ restaurant opened Nov. 12 on E. F St., two years after owners Jesse Padilla and Matt Martin launched the brand as a catering company. Martin, former Valley Meal Prep owner, and Padilla, a longtime Modesto chef, expanded with a food trailer, which they opened behind an old Valley Meal Prep building in Modesto June 2025. The duo planned to open a restaurant in that McHenry Avenue space, but it was sold to different restaurateurs — more on that later. When they found the building in Oakdale, a former Chinese food and sushi buffet, they acquired a prime location and a new business idea : a salad bar and barbecue buffet. Menu items you cannot miss at Craft BBQ The $11.97 one-trip or $17.97 unlimited salad bar was launched with the opening of the restaurant. The barbecue buffet equipment is set up but, per my previous conversations with Padilla and Martin, the option will likely
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The Coconut Mama
Beloved California waterfront restaurant closes after 20 years as rent was too darn high
California’s restaurant landscape has lost another gathering place, joining a growing list of beloved California restaurants that recently closed. Zio Fraedo’s on the Vallejo waterfront served its final customers on…
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These 10 California Grocery Stores Are Worth A Visit If You Want To Spend Less On Food
Some grocery stores ask you to bag your own groceries, and that tiny chore helps keep prices down. I love that kind of trade. A few minutes of packing for a lighter bill feels like a deal I’d take every week. Other stores buy surplus and overstock goods from...
The Sacramento Bee
It's soup season. Here are the Sacramento spots for slurping to your heart's content
It’s chilly. It’s rainy. That means one thing: soup. Whether it’s clear and brothy or thick and creamy, nothing warms and nourishes like a hot, satisfying bowl. There’s no shortage of spots in the greater Sacramento area where you can score a steaming bowl of fragrant pho, hearty ramen or spicy sundubu jiggae all year round, but a handful of restaurants are digging deep and celebrating soup season their own way. Mexican restaurant Algo Bueno has reprised its Instagram-famous soup flights . Chef and co-owner Zenaida Rodriguez cooks up cauldrons of her homey, comforting soups, and this year she’s expanding the selection, ramping up to 15 soups to choose from. Rather than investing in a single big bowl, the soup flights allow diners to select three, 10-ounce samples, presented much in the way craft beer flights are served. The selections are a sort of greatest hits of Mexican soups, including red and green pozole, menudo any day of the week, beef albondigas and a less-traditional birria ramen. New this year are shrimp albondigas, caldo de habas, made with broad beans, and fideo, with thin spaghetti-like noodles. Flights cost $21. You can make your way through the entire menu in five
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New Upscale Bar Planned for Former Q25 Arcade Lounge Space in Downtown Lodi
A new bar is coming to downtown Lodi after Q25 Arcade Lounge closed. Carlos Villapudua confirmed to What Now Sacramento that he is taking over the space at 114 N. Sacramento St. to open an upscale cocktail bar, with a goal of opening in February or March 2027. The new...
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Lodi Wine Country Guide: Zinfandel Tastings & Farm Stands
Lodi sits 35 miles south of Sacramento in the San Joaquin Valley, and it offers some of the most relaxed wine tasting in California. This Lodi wine country guide is built for a slow weekend: old-vine Zinfandel, farm stands, and a downtown farmers market, with no need to plan every stop in advance. It suits first-time visitors, couples escaping Sacramento or the Bay Area, and anyone who likes good wine without Napa prices.