Warm refrigerators and grime: See the latest Stanislaus County health inspections

Dominique Williams
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Refrigerators with warm ambient temperatures and grimy fan covers were some of the violations observed by Stanislaus County health inspectors in the latest round of reports.

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

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Of the 38 restaurant inspection reports sent to The Modesto Bee on Thursday, one was not updated on the site as of Thursday afternoon.

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

Three or more, or major, health violations

Violations were found during routine inspections of the following Stanislaus County food facilities during the week of Aug. 19-25. 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.

La Perla Tapatia, 1460 Mitchell Road in Modesto, had two violations Aug. 20 — one of them major. The right condenser/fan unit for two doors of a 12-door refrigerator had an ambient temperature 50 degrees (must be 41 degrees or lower). The temperatures for the other 10 doors were between 38 and 40 degrees. The meat department two-door refrigerator had an ambient temperature of 50 degrees.

Hampton Inn, 2467 Sperry Ave. in Patterson, had three violations Aug. 20. A knob on the hand-washing sink didn’t work. The water at this sink was recorded at 90 degrees. The food manager certification and the Stanislaus County health permit were unavailable upon inspection.

Guadalajara Market, 1601 Crows Landing Road in Modesto, had four violations Aug. 23. Several bulk food containers within the dry food storage area didn’t have lids or had their lids propped open. All of the bulk food containers were unlabeled. Six fan covers in the walk-in refrigerator were coated with dirt and grime. A food-prep sink was being used as a hand-washing sink.

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

One to two nonmajor violations

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

These Stanislaus County food facilities had no violations

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

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