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 vcrma.org/food-facilities-closure-report-inspector-initiated.

The following facility closures (exclusive of mobile facilities) were noted in March 2019. Keep in mind when reviewing this that there are many possible reasons for the closures, most of which are very temporary issues.

805Copa, 1575 Spinnaker Drive, Unit 101A, Ventura;
Cockroach infestation, inadequate refrigeration, unsanitary conditions;
Date closed - 03/27/19; Date reopened - 03/28/19

El Brillante Market, 1016 East Main Street, Santa Paula;
Rodent infestation, unsanitary conditions;
Date closed - 03/27/19; Date reopened - 03/28/19

Sea Fresh Seafood II, 537 Ojai Avenue, Ojai;
Rodent infestation, unsanitary conditions;
Date closed - 03/27/19; Date reopened - 03/29/19

The Natural Cafe, 968 S. Westlake Blvd., #12, Thousand Oaks;
Cockroach infestation, unsanitary conditions;
Date closed - 03/25/19; Date reopened - 03/27/19

El Dorado Mexican Restaurant, 601 S. Oxnard Blvd., Oxnard;
No hot water available for utensil washing/cleaning, or warm water for hand washing;
Date closed - 03/19/19; Date reopened - 03/21/19

Azu, 457 EAst Ojai Avenue, Ojai;
Rodent infestation, unsanitary conditions;
Date closed - 03/19/19; Date reopened - 03/20/19

Ojai Ice Cream, 210 East Ojai Avenue, Ojai;
Rodent infestation, unsanitary conditions;
Date closed - 03/18/19; Date reopened - 03/22/19

Limon y Sal, 598 East Main Street, Ventura (Independently Operated Area only);
Inadequate refrigeration, resulting in unsafe food temperatures;
Date closed - 03/15/19; Date reopened - 03/15/19

La Parrilla Yucatan Mexican Food, 100 North Ashwood Avenue, Ventura;
No hot water available for utensil washing/cleaning, or warm water for hand washing;
Date closed - 03/13/19; Date reopened - 03/14/19

Soule Park Golf Course, 1033 Ojai Avenue, Ojai;
No restrooms available for employees;
Date closed - 03/12/19; Date reopened - 03/12/19

Beto's Italian Deli, 1930 Erringer Road, Simi Valley;
No hot water available for utensil washing/cleaning, or warm water for hand washing;
Date closed - 3/8/19; Date reopened - 03/12/19

Burger King, 2500 South Ventura Road, Oxnard;
Inoperable plumbing, resulting in inability to wash utensils;
Date closed - 03/07/19; Date reopened - 03/07/19

Marisco El Campeon, 1175 Harvard Boulevard, Santa Paula;
No electricity available at the facility, exposed sewer lines inside the facility;
Date closed - 03/07/19; Date reopened - 03/08/19

Azu, 457 East Ojai Avenue, Ojai;
Rodent infestation, unsanitary conditions;
Date closed - 03/04/19; No Date reopened - 03/05/19

Downtown Express, 512 South Oxnard Boulevard, Oxnard;
Unsanitary conditions inside the facility, unsafe handling of foods;
Date closed - 03/04/19; Date reopened - 03/07/19

Fosters Freeze, 4121 Telegraph Road, Ventura;
No hot water available at the facility for utensil washing and hand washing;
Date closed - 03/01/19; Date reopened - 03/01/19