County of Ventura Food Facility Closures September/October 2015
/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 in September/October 2015. Keep in mind when reviewing this that there are many possible reasons for the closures, most of which are very temporary issues.
October 2015
Ben & Jerry's of Ventura, 523 E. Main Street,Ventura;
Cockroach infestation, unsanitary conditions;
Date closed - 10/30/15; Date reopened - 10/31/15
Doc's Meat Market #2 (Meat Department only), 630 S. A St. Oxnard;
Unsanitary conditions;
Date closed - 10/27/15; Date reopened - 10/30/15
Win's Drive-In, 310 N. A St. Oxnard;
Unsanitary conditions;
Date closed - 10/27/15; Date reopened - 10/28/15
Ralph's (meat, deli & bakery areas only), 3963 E. Thousand Oaks Blvd., Thousand Oaks;
No hot water provided for hand washing or utensil cleaning;
Date closed - 10/26/15; Date reopened - 10/26/15
California's Pizza & Drinks, 509 South C Street, Oxnard;
Hand wash sink was removed in the food preparation area, resulting in no means to wash hands when preparing food;
Date closed - 10/26/15; Date reopened - 10/27/15
Sugar Lab, 2745 Sherwin Avenue, Unit 1, Ventura;
No hot water available for hand washing or utensil washing;
Date closed - 10/22/15; Date reopened - 10/22/15
Pho Oxnard, 722 N. Ventura Rd., Oxnard;
Cockroach infestation, unsanitary conditions;
Date closed - 10/15/15; Date reopened - 10/16/15
Jim & Rob's, 1876 E. Main Street, Ventura
Inoperable refrigeration resulting in unsafe food temperatures;
Date closed - 10/13; 15; Date reopened - 10/14/15
R.V. Produce, 40 N. Wells Road, Santa Paula;
Rodent infestation, unsanitary conditions, no water available for hand washing;
Date closed - 10/13/15; Date reopened - 10/22/15
Ventura Inn, 487 E. Main Street, Ventura;
Cockroach infestation, unsanitary conditions;
Date closed - 10/12/15; Date reopened - 10/13/15
Los Arcos Restaurant, 978 E. Main Street, Santa Paula;
Rodent infestation, unsanitary condistions, failure to adhere to a compliance agreement;
Date closed - 10/12/15; Date reopened - 10/15/15
White Elephant Thai Cuisine, 668 N. Moorpark Road, Thousand Oaks;
No valid Permit to Operate;
Date closed - 10/08/15; Date reopened - 10/08/15
Omega Sushi, 5830 E. Los Angeles Avenue, Simi Valley;
Cockroach infestation, unsanitary conditions;
Date closed - 10/07/15; Date reopened - 10/09/15
The Melting Pot, 3685 E. Thousand Oaks Blvd., Thousand Oaks,
(bar section only);
Hand wash sink inoperable at bar area;
Date closed - 10/7/15; Date reopened - 10/08/15
La Tapatia #4, 1069 E. Main Street, Santa Paula;
Inoperable plumbing resulting in inability to properly wash utensils; unsanitary conditions inside the facility;
Date closed - 10/06/15; Date reopened - 10/06/15
September 2015
El Preferido Taco Shop, 654 W. Harvard Blvd., Santa Paula;
Inoperable grease trap resulting in wastewater flowing inside the facility; unsanitary condtions;
Date closed - 09/30/15; Date reopened - 09/30/15
Menchies, 5944 Telegraph Road, Ventura;
No permit to operate;
Date closed - 09/28/15; Date reopened - 10/01/15
Bindi Food Market, 11025 Violeta Street, Saticoy;
Unsanitary conditions resulting in contamination of food and fly infestation;
Date closed - 09/28/15; Date reopened - 09/28/15
Simi Deli USA, 2248 Tapo Street, Simi Valley;
Cockroach infestation, unsanitary conditions;
Date closed - 09/28/15; Date reopenend - 09/30/15
Players Card Club (restaurant only), 6580 Auto Center Drive, Ventura;
No operable sinks in the food preparation area; unsanitary conditions;
Date closed - 09/24/15; Date reopened - 09/30/15
Peking Inn, 330 N. Lantana Street, Camarillo;
Rodent and cockroach infestation; failure to adhere to a compliance agreement; serious and repeat violations; unsanitary conditions;
Date closed - 09/23/15; Date reopened - 09/25/15
Tresierras Supermarket (meat section only), 280 E. Harvard, Santa Paula;
Inoperable plumbing, wastewater overflowing onto the floor;
Date closed - 09/22/15; Date reopened - 09/23/15
Alamo, 2311 Borchard Road, Newbury Park;
Rodent infestation, cockroach infestation, unsanitary conditions;
Date closed - 09/22/15; Date reopened - 09/23/15
Tacos Jalisco #1, 2292 E. Main Street, Ventura;
Inoperable plumbing, sink not available in food preparation area to wash hands;
Date closed - 09/21/15; Date reopened - 09/22/15
Moorpark High School Snack Bar, 4500 Tierra Rejada Road, Moorpark;
Rodent infestation, unsanitary conditions;
Date closed - 09/16/15; Date reopened - 09/18/15
Domino's Pizza, 431 N. Ojai Road, Santa Paula;
Inoperable refrigeration in food preparation area resulting in no means to maintain potentially hazardous foods at safe temperature;
Date closed - 09/16/15; Date reopened - 09/17/15
Country Harvest, 3345 Kimber Drive, Newbury Park;
Cockroach infestation, unsanitary conditions;
Date closed - 09/15/15; Date reopened - 09/16/15
Montezuma Restaurant, 112 Stroube Street, Oxnard;
Vermin infestation, unsanitary conditions, failure to adhere to a compliance agreement, serious and repeated violations;
Date closed - 09/09/15; Date reopened - 09/10/15
Jimmy's Slice, 586 E. Main Street, Ventura;
No hot water available for utensil washing or hand washing;
Date closed - 09/08/15; Date reopened - 09/09/15
Der Wienerschnitzel #314, 2172 E. Harbor Blvd., Ventura;
Rodent infestation, unsanitary conditions;
Date closed - 09/04/15; Date reopened - 09/05/15