The County of Ventura Environmental Health Division (EHD) protects public health and the environment by ensuring conformance with State laws and County ordinances pertaining to food protection, hazardous materials, hazardous waste, individual sewage disposal systems, land use, medical waste, ocean water quality monitoring, recreational health, solid waste, underground fuel tanks and vector control.

The EHD publishes food facility closures at www.ventura.org/rma/envhealth/community-services/consumer-food/closures.html.

The following facility closures were noted in January 2017. Keep in mind when reviewing this that there are many possible reasons for the closures, most of which are very temporary issues.

Carniceria Mexicana El Rio, 2651 Vineyard Avenue, Oxnard;

No hot water for hand washing and utensil washing, failure to adhere to a compliance agreement;

Date closed - 01/31/17; No reopen date

El Taco De Mexico, 1590 E. Los Angeles Avenue, Simi Valley;

Cockroach infestation, unsanitary conditions;

Date closed - 01/30/17; Date reopened - 01/31/17

Nature's Blend, 535 El Roblar Drive, Ojai;

No hot water for hand washing and utensil washing;

Date closed - 01/26/17; No reopen date

Best Western, 1775 Madera Road, Simi Valley;

Bar and Restaurant: No hot water for utensil cleaning or hand washing;
Date closed - 01/23/17; Date reopened - 01/24/17

Elks Lodge, 158 Conejo School Road, Thousand Oaks;

Unsanitary conditions due to leak in kitchen ceiling;

Date closed - 01/20/17; Date reopened - 01/26/17

Pookie's Thai Westlake, 900 Hampshire Road, Westlake Village;

Rodent infestation, sewage overflowing within the facility, unsanitary conditions;

Date closed - 01/19/17; Date reopened - 01/20/17

La Fuente Restaurant, 107 E. El Roblar Drive, Meiners Oaks;

Cockroach infestation;

Date closed - 01/18/17; Date reopened - 01/23/17

City Buffet, 1600 Ives Avenue, Oxnard;

Cockroach infestation, unsanitary conditions;

Date closed - 01/13/17; Date reopened- 01/17/17

Rice Thai, 387 E. Main Street, Ventura;

Cockroach & rodent infestation, unsanitary conditions, failure to adhere to a compliance agreement;

Date closed - 01/11/17; Date reopened - 01/13/17

El Tenampa, 1325 S. Oxnard Blvd., Oxnard;

No permit to operate, plans not submitted;

Date closed - 01/05/17; Date opened - 01/27/17

Subway, 2121 E. Harbor Blvd, Ventura;

Cockroach infestation, unsanitary conditions;

Date closed - 01/05/17; Date reopened - 01/06/17

Chinaland, 543 S. Ventura Road, Oxnard;

Cockroach infestation, unsanitary conditions;

Date closed - 01/04/17; Date reopened - 01/05/17