Desert Hot Springs facility closed after rat spotted
Riverside County health inspectors gave out plenty of “A” grades to local restaurants this past week, according to reports conducted May 2 through 8.
Some of the eateries that passed their health inspections include Sixth Street Coffee in Coachella, Wilma & Frieda’s Cafe in Palm Desert and Great Shakes in Palm Springs. Restaurants that previously failed their most recent inspections also passed with flying colors.
One Desert Hot Springs facility inspected, however, earned a B rating and was closed after a live rat was observed running across the dining room area during the inspection.
Major violations pose an imminent risk to public health and warrant the immediate closure of a food facility or immediate correction, while minor violations do not pose an imminent public health risk, but do warrant correction.
Facility closure
V.F.W. Post #1534, 1 Club House Drive, Desert Hot Springs
Major violation: Observed 1 live rat running across the dining area during inspection; and rodent droppings below storage racks, inside of the two in-use fryer cabinets, behind the water heater, below the dishwasher, on top of a radio, on a tray containing cleaned utensils, below main bar counter, on floor and shelving throughout back bar/dining room and in several other spots
Minor violations include: Observed the facility to be lacking a food managers certificate on-site and available for inspection; hand washing station in the kitchen area to be lacking soap and paper towels in the provided approved dispensers; an accumulation of black biofilm along the inside walls of the ice maker; several vermin entry points throughout the facility; accumulation of aged food debris on table mounted can opener; a shelf lined with tin foil at the cooks line; wiping cloth stored on the table at the cooks line; accumulation of grease and other debris; and observed the facility to be operating without an assigned person in charge
Grade A restaurants
An “A” grade, or a score of 90 to 100 points, means a restaurant passed an inspection and met minimum health standards.
Cathedral City
Santorini Greek Cafe, 68-375 E. Palm Canyon Drive
Sonic Drive-In Cathedral City, 30777 Date Palm Drive
Desert Princess Country Club, 28555 Landau Blvd.
Starbucks Coffee, 67-870 Vista Chino, Suite 101
Coachella
La Mango Botanas, 51-704 Cesar Chavez St.
Trebol Bar, 1633 6th St.
Sixth Street Coffee, 1500 6th St. Jalisco Restaurant, 1605 6th St. C’Los, 51-335 Cesar Chavez St., Suite 117
El Tranvia, 1221 6th St.
Las Tres Conchitas Bakery, 1590 6th
St.
Indio
Tack Room Tavern (includes banquet kitchen), 81-900 Avenue 51 (passed reinspection)
La Quinta
The Coffee Bean & Tea Leaf, 79-024 Highway 111, Suite 101
Mecca
Chelo’s Burgers Inc., 90-480 66th Ave., Mecca
Palm Desert
Wilma & Frieda’s Cafe, 73-575 El Paseo Drive
Chuck E. Cheese’s, 72-513 Highway 111, Suite B
Porta Via Palm Desert, 73-100 El Paseo (passed reinspection)
Palm Springs
Wang’s in the Desert, 424 S. Indian Canyon Drive
Monsoon Indian Restaurant, 555 S. Sunrise Way, Suite A107 (passed reinspection)
Camelot Theatre, 2300 E. Baristo Road
Great Shakes, 160 S. Palm Canyon Drive, Suite A
Jus Chillin’, 155 S. Palm Canyon Drive, Suite B2
Palm Canyon Resort & Spa V.P.O.A., 2800 S. Palm Canyon Drive
Seven Lakes Country Club, 4100 Seven Lakes Drive
Marriott Courtyard, 1300 Tahquitz Way
Rancho Mirage
Mission Hills North - Gary Player Signature Course, 70-705 Ramon Road (passed reinspection)
Note: No restaurant inspections were reported for the week of May 2 through 8 in Indian Wells.
This weekly report was compiled using restaurant grading reports from the Riverside County Department of Environmental Health, accessible at restaurantgrading.rivcoeh.org/Default.aspx
Ema Sasic covers entertainment and health in the Coachella Valley. Reach her at ema.sasic@desertsun.com or on Twitter @ema_sasic.