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 vcrma.org/food-facilities-closure-report-inspector-initiated.
The following facility closures (exclusive of mobile facilities) were noted in January 2019. Keep in mind when reviewing this that there are many possible reasons for the closures, most of which are very temporary issues.
Sea Glass, 583 East Main Street, Ventura;
Cockroach infestation, unsanitary conditions;
Date closed - 01/31/19; Date reopened - 02/04/19
Knights of Columbus, 36 South Figueroa Street, Ventura;
Rodent infestation, unsanitary conditions, inoperable washing sink;
Date closed - 01/29/19; Bar reopened 02/01/19
02/01/19 - Restaurant remains closed due to inoperable plumbing in kitchen
Taqueria & Panaderia La Victoria, 1437 South Victoria Avenue #A, Ventura;
No warm water available for hand washing inside the restroom, cockroach infestation, unsanitary conditions;
Date closed - 01/28/19; Date reopened - 01/29/19
Ventura Beach RV Resort (Restaurant), 800 W. Main Street, Ventura;
Rodent infestation, unsanitary conditions;
Date closed - 01/24/19; Date reopened - 01/25/19
Antonio's Mexican Food & Grill, 423 Hueneme Rd., Port Hueneme;
Inoperable refrigeration resulting in unsafe food temperature;
Date closed - 01/23/19; Date reopened - 01/23/19
Subway #30353, 2050 E. Pleasant Valley Rd., #C, Oxnard;
Plumbing inoperable resulting in no restrooms available for employees or customers;
Date closed - 01/23/19; Date reopened - 01/23/19
Establos Meat Market (Independently Operated Food Area), 2633 E. Ventura Blvd., Camarillo;
Permit suspension as a result of failing to comply with the Notice of Decision and Order issued on 11/28/2018 to address ongoing unsafe food handling violations and to protect the public from potential adverse health impacts;
Date closed - 01/23/19; Date reopened - 01/25/19
Deer Lodge, 2261 Maricopa Hwy., Ojai;
Rodent infestation, unsanitary conditions;
Date closed - 01/22/19; Date reopened - 01/23/19
Subway, 5722 Telephone Rd., Ste. 2, Ventura;
Plumbing inoperable resulting in no restrooms available for employees or customers;
Date closed - 01/22/19; Date reopened - 01/22/19
Subway, 2790 E. Thompson Blvd., Ste. A, Ventura;
Sewage overflow in parking lot, Water shut off to prevent overflow, No water for handwashing or untensil washing;
Date closed - 01/21/19; Date reopened - 01/22/19
Love Pho, 2140 Newbury Road, Newbury Park;
Cockroach infestation, unsanitary conditions;
Date closed - 01/17/19; Date reopened - 01/22/19
Outback Steakhouse, 2341 Lockwood Street, Oxnard;
Leaky roof, unsanitary conditions;
Date closed - 01/17/19; Date reopened - 01/17/19
Golden China, 760 S. Seaward Avenue, Ventura;
Leaky roof, cockroach infestation, inoperable refrigeration units, unsanitary conditions;
Date closed - 01/17/19; Date reopened - 01/30/19
Alamo, 2311 Borchard Road, Newbury Park;
Cockroach infestation, unsanitary conditions;
Date closed - 01/17/19; Date reopened - 01/18/19
Lee's Chinese Food, 2673 East Thompson Boulevard, Ventura;
Unsanitary conditions inside the facility;
Date closed - 01/16/19; Date reopened - 01/17/19
Conchita Bakery Panaderia, 2631 Ventura Blvd., Port Hueneme;
Operating beyond limitations of the permit, repeated non-compliance;
Date closed - 01/15/19; Date reopened - 01/16/19
Pizza Hut #26223, 210 Arneill Rd., Camarillo;
Leaky roof, unsanitary conditions;
Date closed - 01/14/19; Date reopened - 01/17/19
The Sushi House, 1127 South Seaward Avenue, Ventura;
No valid permit
Date closed - 01/09/19; Date reopened - 01/10/19
El Pollo Loco #3401, 3750 W. Fifth Street, Oxnard;
Cockroach infestation, unsanitary conditions;
Date closed - 01/08/19; Date reopened - 01/09/19
Gonzalez Restaurant, 450 S. Oxnard Blvd., Oxnard;
Inoperable mechanical exhaust system, unsafe food temperatures due to inability to prepare/cool/store food properly & unsanitary conditions;
Date closed - 01/08/19; No reopen date
Simi Donuts, 2760 Tapo Canyon Road, Simi Valley;
Inoperable plumbing making warewashing sink inoperable;
Date closed - 01/08/19; Date reopened - 01/09/19
Great Central Steak & Hoagie, 410 East Thompson Boulevard, Ventura;
Rodent infestation, unsanitary conditions;
Date closed - 01/08/19; Date reopened - 01/09/19
New Panda, 9284 Telephone Road, Ventura;
Unsanitary conditions inside the facility;
Date closed - 01/08/19; Date reopened - 01/14/19
Django's Coffee House, 2271 North Ventura Avenue, Suite G, Ventura;
Inadequate refrigeration resulting in unsafe food temperatures;
Date closed - 01/07/19; Date reopened - 01/08/19
Las Delicias de Puebla, 3989 East Center Street, Piru
Inoperable warewashing sink, cockroach infestation, unsanitary conditions;
Date closed - 01/03/19; Date reopened - 01/14/19
