Yummy Pizza, the late-night slice shop at 709 O’Farrell Street, has been ordered closed after health inspectors walked in on a scene that city officials called an immediate health hazard. During yesterday’s inspection, the San Francisco Department of Public Health found live and dead cockroaches, an obstructed handwashing sink and other sanitation failures. Inspectors suspended the restaurant’s health permit on the spot, flagging multiple major violations that included food held at unsafe temperatures and missing food-handler paperwork. The shop has been told to fix the problems and provide pest-control documentation before a reinspection can even be scheduled.
What Inspectors Found
According to the official inspection report posted online, inspectors reported live and dead cockroaches in kitchen traps and under the prep sink, and they counted ten live insects on the floor and around a reach-in cooler. The report also notes that a handwashing sink near the prep area was blocked by batter and fries; there was no proper sanitizer bucket at the workstation; and cooked chicken was being held at about 120 6, below the required…..