County of Ventura Food Facility Closures in November 2015

The County of Ventura Environmental Health Division (EHD) protects public health and the environment by ensuring conformance with State laws and County ordinances pertaining to food protection, hazardous materials, hazardous waste, individual sewage disposal systems, land use, medical waste, ocean water quality monitoring, recreational health, solid waste, underground fuel tanks and vector control.

The EHD publishes food facility closures at www.ventura.org/rma/envhealth/community-services/consumer-food/closures.html.

The following closures were noted in November 2015. Keep in mind when reviewing this that there are many possible reasons for the closures, most of which are very temporary issues.

Marie Callender's, 1295 S. Victoria Avenue, Ventura;

Sewage backing up inside the facility, cockroach infestation, unsanitary conditions;

Date closed - 11/27/15; Date reopened - 11/30/15

Carl's Jr, 401 Las Posas Road, Camarillo;

Sewage backing up inside the facility, unsanitary conditions;

Date closed - 11/24/15; Date reopened - 11/24/15

El Taco, 1041 W. Wooley Road, Oxnard;

Rodent infestation, unsanitary conditions;

Date closed - 11/24/15; Date reopened - 11/25/15

One Stop Market, 1061 W. Wooley Road, Oxnard;

Cockroach infestation, unsanitary conditions;

Date closed - 11/24/15; Date reopened - 11/30/15

Round Table Pizza, 4255 E. Main Street #8, Ventura;

No hot water available for utensil washing or hand washing;

Date closed - 11/19/15; Date reopened - 11/20/15

Tacos La Placita, 437 S. C Street, Oxnard;

Unsanitary conditions;

Date closed - 11/19/15; Date reopened - 12/04/15

Anne's Donuts, 751 E. Ventura Street, Fillmore;

No hot water for utensil washing or hand washing, inoperable warewashing sink;

Date closed 11/17/15; Date reopened - 11/18/15

Grand Vista Hotel, (restaurant, bars, and banquet kitchen), 999 Enchanted Way, Simi Valley;

Rodent infestation, unsanitary conditions;

Date closed - 11/17/15; Date reopened - 11/18/15

Wok N South Mongolian BBQ, 2835 E. Main St., Ventura;

Inoperable hand wash sink in the food preparation area; inoperable refrigeration;

Date closed - 11/12/15; Date reopened - 11/12/15

Cafe Topanga, 171 N. Reino Road, Newbury Park;

Cockroach infestation, unsanitary conditions;

Date closed - 11/12/15; Date reopened - 11/14/15

Mc Donalds, 908 Ventura Street, Fillmore;

No hot water available at the facility for hand washing or utensil washing;

Date closed - 11/12/15; Date reopened 11/12/15

Smokin' Steve's, 1407 E. Los Angeles Avenue, #X, Simi Valley;

Inoperable mechanical exhaust ventilation above the cooking equipment;

Date closed - 11/10/15; No reopen date

The Lookout Bar & Grill, 2800 S. Harbor Blvd., Oxnard;

Hand wash sink was removed in the food preparation area resulting in no means to wash hands when preparing food, unsanitary conditions;

Date closed - 11/06/15; Date reopened - 11/07/15

Ameci's Pizza & Pasta, 1724 Avenida De Los Arboles, Thousand Oaks;

Improperly functioning refrigeration resulting in unsafe food temperatures and inadequate refrigeration;

Date closed - 11/02/15; Date reopened - 11/02/15