[Editor’s note: The report mentioned here is from an inspection conducted on October 27 and may not represent the future health inspection status of the food establishment.]
The Sacramento County Environmental Management Department conducted a routine health inspection at the Falafel Corner in Downtown Sacramento. The restaurant received a yellow placard and was cited for multiple health code violations, including sanitation issues.
Falafel Corner
- Where: 1004 J St, Sacramento, CA 95814
- When: October 27, 2025
Falafel Corner serves Mediterranean-style wraps, rolls, and bowls. On October 27, a routine inspection was conducted by the Sacramento County Environmental Management Department. According to the official report, the inspection found several major violations, including:
- The report noted a personal beverage had spilled onto sliced cheese, which was stored in a 1-door upright cooler. The cheese was immediately discarded during inspection. The violation was corrected on-site, and the operators and employees were advised to store, prepare, transport, and serve food properly and protect food from contamination or adulteration.
- The report also noted that some in-use knives were stored in unsanitary conditions, as it was wedged between the fryers and prep coolers and were touching built-up grease and old food debris. Other equipment, such as the deli slicer and cutting board, was also observed with old debris build-up, unclean, and stained.
- The facility was unable to provide a food safety certificate and a food handler card for one employee during the inspection. The inspection report ordered the restaurant to obtain the food safety certificate within 60 days. The report also advised that the food handlers must obtain a valid food handler card within 30 days of hire.
- The inspection also found an employee’s beverage without a lid was stored above food in the cooler, raw shell eggs were stored in a Magic Chef mini refrigerator at 50°F, diced tomatoes were kept in the prep cooler cold top at 43°F, and chicken wings were kept in an upright cooler in standing water for thawing.
- The inspection report further mentioned that the facility was unclean and had excessive food debris and grease build-up on the floors under coolers and cooking equipment and on the sides of fryers, flat grills, and grills. The report ordered the restaurant to clean the facility and maintain it according to sanitary standards.
- The report further noted that the 1-door cooler and 2-door freezer lights were not working, there was a lack of a thermometer in the mini refrigerator, the wiping cloth bucket was not set up properly, and the prep sink was indirectly plumbed to the mop sink.
Follow-up Inspection
After the routine inspection, the restaurant received a yellow placard for its unsanitary conditions and improper storage of food. A reinspection will be conducted within 24-72 hours to evaluate the compliance of the restaurant…