Live cockroaches led to the closure of a La Mirada Mexican restaurant last month.
An inspector with the Los Angeles County Public Health Department visited Alberto’s Mexican Food, 14212 Imperial Highway, on Nov. 20. In a report on file with the county, the inspector noted finding:
- Six-plus live German nymph cockroaches on the storage shelving beside the two-door upright freezer in the dry food storage area opposite the back door.
- Two-plus live German nymph cockroaches on the wall around storage shelving beside two-door upright freezer in the dry food storage area opposite the back door.
- Two live German nymph cockroaches on the floor behind the two-door upright freezer int he dry food storage area opposite the back door.
- Fecal markings on some of the shelving in the dry food storage area beside the two-door upright freezer in the dry food storage area.
- Fecal markings on some of the paper goods boxes in the dry food storage area beside the two-door upright freezer in the dry food storage area.
The inspector also noted finding 10-plus fruit flies in the chemical room beside the back door.
The restaurant was given a score of 75 and shut down. It was reinspected Nov. 22 and allowed to reopen.
Facilities are graded with a number and letter score much like school report cards. If a food facility is closed for a cockroach, rodent or fly infestation, sewage problems or for not having any water running, the facility loses an additional seven points on top of the four points deducted for major health violations. Any time two major health hazards, such as unsafe food temperatures, are observed, the facility loses an additional three points in its inspection score.
Restaurants and markets whose permits are suspended must close until another inspection determines the problems have been fixed. Closures can occur during routine and owner-initiated inspections, complaint investigations and reinspections.
Here are other food facilities that were temporarily closed between Nov. 17 and Nov. 30. Unless otherwise noted, the grades listed for the facilities were received on the same day they were closed.
El Charro Tortilleria Y Carneceria
Location: 13164 Valley Blvd., La Puente
Date closed: Nov. 18
Date reopened: Nov. 25
Reason for closure: Cockroaches
Score: 80
Moose Lodge El Monte
Location: 4249 Peck Road., El Monte
Date closed: Nov. 22
Date reopened: Nov. 24
Reason for closure: Rodents
Score: 81
Park Avenue Healthcare & Wellness Center
Location: 1550 N. Park Ave., Pomona
Date closed: Nov. 26
Date reopened: Nov. 27
Reason for closure: Cockroaches
Score: None listed
The Women’s City Club of Pasadena
Location: 160 N. Oakland Ave., Pasadena
Date closed: Nov. 26
Date reopened: Remains closed
Reason for closure: Cockroaches, spiders
Score: 61
https://www.whittierdailynews.com/2019/12/13/cockroaches-lead-to-closure-of-la-mirada-mexican-restaurant/ 2019-12-14 01:57:15Z
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