Mission Viejo Restaurant Flunks County Health Inspection

MISSION VIEJO, CA - Health Inspectors from the Orange County Environmental Health Department have closed 87 restaurants this year including one in Mission Viejo for a rodent infestation.

The county can order the immediate closure of a restaurant for the following reasons:

• Vermin (cockroaches, rats, mice) in critical food areas
• Sewage overflow
• No water available
• Lack of “warm” (100F or greater) water for adequate hand washing
• Power outages
• No operable restrooms
• Fire or other disaster

Most closed restaurants were reopened within a few days after corrections were made.

The closures were ordered in more than a dozen towns, including the Patch communities of Dana Point, Los Alamitos, Mission Viejo, Laguna Hills, Laguna Beach, Newport Beach and San Juan Capistrano.

The entire list of restaurants ordered closed this year because of major health code violations are posted online.

Here are the restaurants closed in Orange County Patch communities this year--

Dana Point

KOKOMOS PIZZA at 33495 Del Obispo St. in Dana Point was closed because of a rodent infestation.

BONJOUR CAFE at 24633 Del Prado Ave. in Dana Point was closed because of a cockroach infestation.

Laguna Beach

PAVILLIONS (A SAFEWAY COMPANY) 2089 located at 600 N. Coast Hwy in Laguna Beach was temporarily downgrades because of insufficient hot water/plumbing in disrepair.

Laguna Hills

HILLS HOTEL, THE - RESTAURANT located at 25205 La Paz Rd. in Laguna Hills was closed because of sewage overflow.

Los Alamitos

KAMPAI SUSHI HOUSE at 10900 Los Alamitos Blvd. in Los Alamitos was closed because of insufficient hot water.

Mission Viejo

JERSEY MIKES SUBS located at 25280 Marguerite Pkwy in Mission Viejo was closed because of a rodent infestation.

Newport Beach

WOODYS WHARF at 2318 Newport Blvd. in Newport Beach was closed because of a cockroach infestation.

WILMAS PATIO RESTAURANT at 203 Marine Ave. in Newport Beach was closed because of a cockroach infestation.

San Juan Capistrano

CANCUN AUTHENTIC MEXICAN FOOD at 31952 Del Obispo St. in San Juan Capistrano was closed because of a cockroach infestation.

In addition to major violations that force immediate closure, many restaurants have their health grades lowered due to minor violations.

How To Check Orange County Restaurant Inspections:

Thinking about your next lunch or dinner out and want to make sure it doesn’t include rodents or insects? The county posts its restaurant inspections online. The Restaurant and Food Inspection Results search page will ask you for the name and address of the restaurant.

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