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 September 2018. Keep in mind when reviewing this that there are many possible reasons for the closures, most of which are very temporary issues.
September 2018
Retro Roasters, Mobile Food Facility, License Plate #1BB2844;
Not returning to the commissary for cleaning, servicing and storage;
Date closed - 10/01/18; No reopen date
Panaderia Lala's, 827 North Ventura Avenue, Ventura;
Inoperable washing sink, resulting in inability to properly wash, rinse and sanitize utensils; no hand washing cleanser available to wash hands;
Date closed - 10/01/18; Date reopened - 10/02/18
Sizzler, 4017 East Main Street, Ventura;
Cockroach infestation, unsanitary conditions;
Date closed - 10/01/18; No reopen date
Cafe India, 1775 E. Daily Drive, Camarillo;
Sewage backing up inside the facility (Bar area), inoperable equipment resulting in inadequate refrigeration at the facility & unsanitary conditions;
Date closed - 09/27/18; Date reopened - 09/28/18
Royal Market, 3661 East Las Posas Road, Camarillo;
Sewage backing up inside the facility, unsanitary conditions;
Date closed - 09/26/18; Date reopened - 09/27/18
El Centro 1-2-3, 943 E. Main Street, Santa Paula;
Rodent infestation, unsanitary conditions;
Date closed - 09/25/18; Date reopened - 09/26/18
Cafe 126, 11033 Citrus Drive, Ventura;
Unsanitary conditions inside the facility, inadequate refrigeration;
Date closed - 09/25/18; Date reopened - 09/26/18
Ojai Valley Ranch Market, 445 North Ventura Avenue, Oak View;
Rodent infestation, unsanitary conditions;
Date closed - 09/24/18; Date reopened - 09/25/18
Rivalry Roasters, 2828 Cochran Street #370, Simi Valley;
No valid permit to operate;
Date closed - 09/19/18; Date reopened - 09/24/18
La Especial Bakery, 561 Hueneme Road, Oxnard;
Cockroach & rodent infestation, unsanitary conditions;
Date closed - 09/17/18; Date reopened - 09/18/18
Fiesta Cocina, 165 North Hayes Street, Oxnard;
No warm water available in restroom for adequate hand washing;
Inoperable equipment resulting in unsafe food temperatures;
Unsanitary conditions inside the facility;
Date closed - 09/17/18; Date reopened - 09/28/18
Las Sirenas Bar & Grill, 2091 North Oxnard Boulevard, Oxnard;
Sewage overflowing inside the facility; inoperable equipment, resulting in inadequate refrigeration at the facility; unsanitary conditions in that food contact surfaces and equipment were observed to be heavily soiled.
Date closed - 09/14/18; Date reopened - 09/18/18
Oh, Sushi, 2121 N. Rose Ave. 2B-C, Oxnard;
Cockroach infestation, unsanitary conditions;
Date closed - 09/13/18; Date reopened - 09/14/18
Omega Sushi, 5830 E. Los Angeles Avenue, Simi Valley;
Cockroach infestation, unsanitary conditions;
Date closed - 09/12/18; Date reopened - 09/13/18
Golden China, 760 Seaward Avenue, Ventura;
Inoperable plumbing resulting in sewage overflowing outside of the facility;
Date closed - 09/11/18; Date reopened - 09/17/18
Hong Kong Inn, 435 East Thompson Boulevard, Ventura;
Unsanitary conditions, no hot water available for hand washing or utensil washing;
Date closed - 09/11/18; Date reopened - 09/13/18
McDonald's 11444 North Ventura Avenue, Ojai;
Construction work being conducted during operating hours, resulting in unsanitary conditions;
Date closed - 09/11/18; Date reopened - 09/14/18
Tortilliera La Rancherita (Meat Section and Independently Operated Area), 216 W. 1st St., Oxnard;
Unsanitary conditions to the level of posing an immediate health risk;
Date closed - 09/11/18; Date reopened - 09/25/18
Pacific Fresh, 2060 E. Avenida de Los Arboles, Thousand Oaks;
Cockroach infestation, unsanitary conditions;
Date closed - 09/10/18; Date reopened - 09/26/18
Little Caesar's, 652 Ventura Street, Fillmore;
Inoperable equipment resulting in unsafe food temperatures;
Date closed - 09/10/18; Date reopened - 09/11/18
Daisey Donuts, 11037 Citrus Drive, Saticoy;
Inoperable hand washing sink in the food preparation area;
Date closed - 09/10/18; Date reopened - 09/10/18
New China Wok, 610 Ventura Street, Fillmore;
Inoperable equipment resulting in unsafe food temperatures, unsanitary conditions;
Date closed - 09/06/18; Date reopened - 09/07/18
4 Caminos Market, 1730 E. 1st Street, Oxnard;
No permit to operate, Inoperable equipment resulting in unsafe food temperatures;
Date closed - 09/06/18; Date reopened - 09/12/18
Ojai Donut Shoppe, 423 East Ojai Avenue, Unit 105, Ojai;
Hand washing sink in the food preparation area is inoperable, no sanitizes available at the facility to sanitize utensils or food contact surfaces;
Date closed - 09/05/18; Date reopened - 09/10/18
Tipple & Ramble, 315 Montgomery Street, Ojai;
Rodent infestation, unsanitary conditions;
Date closed - 09/05/18; Date reopened - 09/14/18
Estrella Market, 317 Central Avenue, Fillmore (meat section only);
No hot water available for utensil washing or hand washing;
Date closed - 09/05/18; Date reopened - 09/06/18
Los Arroyos, 630 E. Ventura Blvd. #1217, Camarillo;
Inadequate refrigeration resulting in unsafe food temperatures;
Date closed - 09/04/18; Date reopened - 09/05/18
