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 closures were noted from mid-May 2015 through August 2015. Keep in mind when reviewing this that there are many possible reasons for the closures, most of which are very temporary issues.

August 2015

Island Squeeze Cafe, 3301 E. Main Street, Unit 1072, Ventura;

Cockroach infestation, unsanitary conditions;

Date closed - 08/31/15; Date reopened - 09/02/15

Sam's Club, 2401 N. Rose Ave., Oxnard;

Inoperable plumbing, no water for hand washing or utensil washing;

Date closed - 08/30/15; Date reopened - 09/01/15

TR Oil, 3050 E. Thousand Oaks Blvd., Thousand Oaks;
Rodent infestation, unsanitary conditions;
Date closed - 08/26/15; Date reopened - 08/27/15 

Ojai Ranch House, 102 Besant Rd. Ojai;

Unapproved remodeling of the facility;

Date closed - 08/24/15; Date reopened - 08/31/15 

Rice Thai, 387 E. Main Street, Ventura;

Cockroach infestation, unsanitary conditions;

Date closed - 08/24/15; Date reopened - 08/31/15

Jack in the Box #3237, 2580 Vineyard Avenue, Oxnard;

Cockroach infestation, unsanitary conditions;

Date closed - 08/19/15; Date reopened - 08/20/15

Gandolfo's NY Deli, 2790 Seaglass Way, Oxnard;

Rodent infestation, unsanitary conditions;

Date closed - 08/18/15; Date reopened - 08/20/15

Hook, Line & Sinker Seafood #2, 2950 Johnson Drive, Ventura;

Inoperable plumbing resulting in inability to properly wash utensils;

Date closed - 08/18/15; Date reopened - 08/18/15

Erringer USA, (food sales only), 1356 Erringer Road, Simi Valley;

Rodent infestation, unsanitary conditions;

Date closed - 08/17/15; Date reopened - 08/18/15

Manny's El Taco De Mexico, 1038 Avenida de los Arboles, Thousand Oaks;

No warm water available for handwashing, unsanitary conditions;

Date closed - 08/17/15; Date reopened - 08/18/15

Carla's Bakery, 319 W. Los Angeles Avenue, Moorpark;

Cockroach and rodent infestation, unsanitary conditions;

Date closed - 08/11/15; Date reopened - 08/12/15

Panaderia Gaby, 419 Moorpark Road, Moorpark;

Rodent infestation, unsanitary conditions;

Date closed - 08/05/15; Date reopened - 08/07/15

Healthy and Active Life, 315 S. Borchard Drive, Ventura;

No hot water available for utensil washing or hand washing;

Date closed - 08/03/15; Date reopened - 08/12/15

July 2015

El Taco De Guadalajara, Lic.#4KV2550, 2557 Cortez Street, Oxnard;

Inoperable refrigeration units, insanitary conditions, unpermitted remodel;

Date closed - 7/30/15; Date reopened - 08/03/15

Dairy Queen, 1368 Madera Road, Simi Valley

Cockroach infestation, unsanitary conditions;

Date closed - 7/30/15; Date reopened - 7/31/15

Asian Fusion Garden, 842 E. Ojai Avenue, Ojai;

Cockroach infestation, unsanitary conditions;

Date closed - 7/27/15; Date reopened - 7/30/15

Rice by Mama at 419 E. Main Street, Ventura

Cockroach infestation and unsanitary conditions

Date closed - 7/26/15; Date reopened - 7/30/15

El Matador Meat Market #1, 3801 Saviers Road, Oxnard

Inoperable refrigeration units;

Date closed - 07/21/15; Date reopened - 07/22/15

Sushi Ichiban, 207 E. Channel Island Blvd., Port Hueneme

Cockroach infestation, unsanitary conditions;

Date closed - 07/21/15; Date reopened - 08/07/15

Lupita’s Restaurant, 616 Cooper Road, Oxnard

Rodent infestation and unsanitary conditions;

Date closed - 07/20/15; Date reopened - 07/21/15

Subway, 2887 Agoura Road, Thousand Oaks;

Inoperable plumbing to only hand wash sink in food preparation area;

Date closed - 07/16/15; Date reopened - 07/16/15

Tacos El Monoraca, Lic.#4LN2781, 2557 Cortez St., Oxnard:

Inoperable refrigeration;

Date closed - 07/09/15; Date reopened - 07/10/15

It's Healthy Oak Park Nutrition, 658 Lindero Canyon Road, Oak Park;

Cochroach infestation, unsanitary conditions;

Date closed - 07/09/15; Date reopened - 07/11/15

Olivios Trattoria Italian Cuisine, 585 E. Los Angeles Avenue, #C, Simi Valley;

Rodent infestation, unsanitary conditions;

Date closed - 07/09/15; Date reopened - 07/11/15

Arco AM/PM, 3907 E. Telegraph Road, Piru;

Inoperable toilets, sewage backing up inside the facility, unsanitary conditions;

Date closed - 07/08/15; Date reopened - 07/08/15

June 2015

Marisco El Campeon, 1175 E. Harvard Blvd., Santa Paula;

Rodent infestation; unsanitary conditions;

Date closed - 06/30/15; Date reopened - 07/02/15

Mi Pueblito Meat Market, 148 S. Ojai Street, Santa Paula;

Rodent & fly infestation inside the facility; unsanitary conditions; failure to adhere to a compliance agreement;

Date closed- 06/29/15; Date reopened - 06/30/15

Montezuma Restaurant, 112 Stroube Street, Oxnard;

Serious and repeated violations; unsanitary conditions;

Date closed - 06/25/15; Date reopened - 06/27/15

Round Table Pizza, 239 W. Los Angeles Avenue, Moorpark;

Warewashing sink unavailable for utensil washing;

Date closed - 06/16/15; Date reopened - 06/17/15

El Pollo Loco, 571 New Los Angeles Avenue, Moorpark;

Warewashing sink unavailable for utensil washing;

Date closed - 06/15/15; Date reopened - 06/15/15

Corrigan's Steak House, 556 E. Thousand Oaks Blvd., Thousand Oaks;

Rodent infestation, cockroach infestation, unsanitary conditions;

Date closed - 06/15/15; Date reopened - 06/17/15

May 2015

Las Sirenas Bar & Grill, 2091 N. Oxnard Blvd, Oxnard;

Serious and repeated violations; failure to adhere to a compliance agreement; no hot water at bar or at women's restroom; unsanitary conditions;

Date closed - 05/20/15; Date reopened - 05/22/15

Tresierras Supermarket, 280 E. Harvard Blvd., Santa Paula;

Serious and repeated violations, failure to adhere to a compliance agreement;

Date closed - 05/19/15; Date reopened - 05/20/15

Saloon BBQ Co., 456 E. Main Street, Ventura;

Rodent infestation; unsanitary conditions; failure to adhere to a compliance agreement;

Date closed - 05/18/15; Date reopened - 05/19/15