Sacramento County health inspectors closed a Florin Road pizzeria this month after documenting 35 German cockroaches inside, including one carrying an egg sack as it moved across a food-prep table with food on it. The Oct. 7 inspection at Falafel & Pizza, 8484 Florin Road, ended with a red placard, which suspends a restaurant’s health permit until violations are corrected, according to the Sacramento Bee’s report on county inspection records, as summarized by Hoodline.
Inspectors also reported multi-species cockroaches on a sticky trap in the employee break room and cockroaches scattering on the walls. During the same visit, an inspector saw an employee kill a live cockroach with a napkin while wearing gloves, then return to cooking without changing them, according to the reports.
For Florin-area diners and delivery customers, the immediate point is simple — the doors stay shut until the county says otherwise. The restaurant was not allowed to operate under a red placard, and as of Thursday, Oct. 8, it had not been reinspected, the Bee reported. A Bee reporter found no manager on site.
Inside the Oct. 7 Inspection Record
The Bee reported that inspectors documented two violations at the restaurant. The cockroach findings are the core of the closure. Under Sacramento County’s Food Facility Closure List rules, vermin such as cockroaches, rats, and mice in food preparation or storage areas are listed as an imminent health hazard that can trigger a permit suspension…