Latest Merced County restaurant inspections. How area restaurants, stores fared
No Merced County businesses evaluated by inspectors from the county Division of Environmental Health received an “unsatisfactory” grade during the latest round of inspections from April 14-20.
Of the latest businesses to be evaluated, 13 received a rating of “good” and one received a rating of “satisfactory.”
What the ratings mean
Businesses that accumulate zero to six violation points during an inspection receive a “good” rating. A rating of “satisfactory” is given to businesses that accumulate seven to 13 points. Businesses that accumulate 14 points or greater receive an “unsatisfactory” rating.
Violations recorded by inspectors can range in severity from minor to major. Major violations are “very likely to get people sick” and must be corrected immediately or the business, or parts of the business, must close until the issue is corrected, according to the Division of Environmental Health. If a business fails an inspection, a reinspection is required at a later date.
The Division of Environmental Health said a minor violation is one “likely to get people sick but does not require the location to close.”
Businesses that received ‘Good’ ratings
- Blue Devil’s Brew, 22240 CA-152, Los Banos
- Lorena Falasco Elementary School, 310 Overland Ave. Los Banos
- Los Banos Junior High, 1750 San Luis St., Los Banos
- Volta School, 24307 W. Ingomar Grade, Volta
- Club Demonstration Services Inc. (Costco), 1445 R St., Merced
- Costco Warehouse break room (Valley Wide Vending), 1445 R St., Merced
- Costco Wholesale #142, 1445 R St., Merced
- El Pollo Loco #3424, 613 W. Olive Ave., Merced
- Biggins Texas BBQ, 609 I St., Los Banos
- Forebay Chevron, 28960 Gonzaga Road, Santa Nella
- Petro Stopping Centers/Santa Nella Petro (Food), 28991 W. Gonzaga Road, Santa Nella
- Save Mart #53150, W. Olive Ave., Merced
- TA Operating, LLC DBA Burger King, 28991 W Gonzaga Road, Santa Nella
Business that received ‘Satisfactory’ ratings
- Town & Country Liquor Store, 1248 E. Pacheco Blvd., Los Banos
Next steps for Merced businesses
According to the Division of Environmental Health, some problems found by inspectors can be fixed at the time of the inspection. In other instances, violations an inspector deems more serious may result in the closure of the business at the time of the inspection.
The inspections represent a snapshot of the conditions that were observed by health inspectors at the time of their visit and may not indicate a pattern of either good or bad safety practices.
The Merced County Division of Environmental Health maintains a database of restaurant and food inspections, which can be found online at the Merced County Environmental Health website.
