It didn’t take long for the video to spread on social media: An employee, crouched in an alley behind a Bay Area restaurant, slamming racks of uncooked frozen short ribs onto pieces of cardboard barely covering the concrete below, surrounded by trash and a mop bucket.
On Thursday, hours after the video, shot from above on a nearby roof and posted on TikTok, went viral and a Reddit sleuth identified the restaurant, the Santa Clara County Environmental Health Department shut down Pho Love in Milpitas. An inspection report confirmed what happened in the video and cited a slew of health violations, including a cockroach infestation, raw chicken stored on the floor and improper handling of the raw ribs. The inspector ordered Pho Love to close immediately.
As of Nov. 21, the original TikTok video has racked up nearly 5 million views…