Overview
- Santa Clara County Environmental Health cleared the restaurant after it passed a Nov. 20 inspection that required correcting major violations and demonstrating proper food-handling practices.
- A pest-control report cited by the county director found no current cockroach activity and inspectors reported no evidence of pests at the follow-up visit.
- The employee seen slamming ribs to the ground has reportedly been fired, and the owner told the Mercury News he believes the act was intended to harm the business.
- Inspectors had temporarily shut the restaurant after finding unrefrigerated chicken in a tub on the floor and a live cockroach, in addition to unsafe handling seen in the video.
- The owner told NBC Bay Area the business is hesitant to reopen due to backlash and hate messages, even though the restaurant had passed its previous three inspections.