Sacramento County health inspectors closed a local Taco Bell, a Chinese restaurant and a grocery store for reasons ranging from a cockroach infestation to a lack of hot water.
In addition, inspectors gave yellow placards to 10 local food-serving facilities for violations including flies, old food debris and improperly thawing meat.
While a yellow placard signals two or more major violations, these are typically corrected or mitigated during the inspection, according to the Sacramento County Food Inspection Guide…