Weekly Restaurant Inspection Analysis

December 2025

Week of Nov 30 - Dec 7

Dead Roaches Found in SF Restaurant Hand Sink, Ice Storage

68 inspections • 44.1% pass rate • 2 closures

A San Francisco restaurant was immediately shuttered this week after health inspectors discovered dead cockroaches inside a hand washing sink and live roaches crawling on ice cream storage equipment. ...

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November 2025

Week of Nov 23 - Nov 30

SF Sushi Restaurant Serves Food with Mouse Droppings on Belt

53 inspections • 62.3% pass rate

Health inspectors made a horrifying discovery at Izumi Kaiten Sushi this week when they found mouse droppings directly on the restaurant's food serving conveyor belt, potentially exposing countless di...

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Week of Nov 17 - Nov 23

Dead Rat Found at McTeague's Saloon Entrance

107 inspections • 43.9% pass rate

San Francisco health inspectors made a stomach-turning discovery at Mcteague's Saloon this week: a dead rat at the entrance to the establishment's downstairs area, accompanied by widespread evidence o...

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Week of Nov 10 - Nov 16

Rat Droppings Found on SF Restaurant Floor During Inspection

71 inspections • 42.3% pass rate

San Francisco health inspectors discovered rat droppings on the kitchen floor at Armenian Cultural Center during a routine inspection this week, contributing to the facility's failed health inspection...

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Week of Nov 3 - Nov 9

Cockroaches Swarm SF Indian Restaurant Kitchen

141 inspections • 29.8% pass rate • 26 closures

Health inspectors shut down Diwali Indian Cuisine after discovering a severe cockroach infestation with live roaches "in various life stages" crawling throughout the restaurant's downstairs food prepa...

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Week of Oct 27 - Nov 2

Flies Found Inside Sauce Bottles at SF Indian Restaurant

92 inspections • 32.6% pass rate • 8 closures

Health inspectors made a stomach-turning discovery at Spice of America this week, finding filth flies living inside sauce bottles and crawling on screw-top lids, forcing the immediate closure of the e...

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October 2025

Week of Oct 20 - Oct 26

Cockroaches Found in Food at SF Restaurant

91 inspections • 23.1% pass rate • 11 closures

Health inspectors discovered cockroaches contaminating multiple bags of dry ingredients at Zesty SF during a routine inspection this week, forcing the immediate closure of the restaurant and disposal ...

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Week of Oct 13 - Oct 19

SF Restaurant Worker Eats on Meat Slicer During Service

125 inspections • 42.4% pass rate • 6 closures

San Francisco health inspectors discovered an employee eating directly on a meat slicing machine at Hss121 Cafe during a routine inspection this week, leading to the restaurant's immediate closure alo...

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Week of Oct 6 - Oct 12

Roaches Found in Food Prep Areas Across SF Restaurants

140 inspections • 25.7% pass rate • 9 closures

San Francisco health inspectors uncovered a horrifying infestation this week at Northern China BBQ, where live and dead cockroaches in multiple life stages were discovered throughout the facility - cr...

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Week of Sep 29 - Oct 5

Dead Cockroaches Found in Glue Trap Under King Lee's Fridge

127 inspections • 37% pass rate • 6 closures

Health inspectors discovered a glue trap filled with dead cockroaches underneath a refrigerator at King Lees Chinese Restaurant this week, forcing the immediate closure of the establishment. The distu...

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September 2025

Week of Sep 22 - Sep 28

Mouse Droppings Found at SF's The Sherwood Restaurant

150 inspections • 57.3% pass rate • 1 closures

Health inspectors shut down The Sherwood this week after discovering mouse droppings on the kitchen floor near cardboard storage boxes, marking one of the most serious health violations in San Francis...

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Week of Sep 15 - Sep 21

Rodent Droppings Found Next to Dough Mixer at SF Bakery

121 inspections • 63.6% pass rate • 4 closures

Health inspectors discovered rat droppings on the floor adjacent to a dough mixer and behind an oven at Boss Bakery during routine inspections last week, marking one of the most disturbing violations ...

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Week of Sep 8 - Sep 14

Trash-Touching Employee Handles Food at SF Restaurant

119 inspections • 53.8% pass rate • 4 closures

Contamination Crisis at Popular SF Eatery Health inspectors witnessed a stomach-turning scene at AREPAS this week when an employee touched a trash can with their gloved hands, then contaminated the h...

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Week of Sep 1 - Sep 7

Cockroaches With Egg Sacs Found in SF Restaurant Cooler

136 inspections • 65.4% pass rate • 6 closures

San Francisco health inspectors discovered a stomach-churning scene at Saritas Grill & Beer this week when they found three live cockroaches actively crawling through the restaurant's main prep cooler...

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August 2025

Week of Aug 25 - Aug 31

Cockroaches Found on Food at SF Italian Restaurant

114 inspections • 47.4% pass rate • 6 closures

San Francisco health inspectors discovered live cockroaches crawling directly on food containers at New Mangia Tutti Ristorante during a routine inspection this week, finding two adult German cockroac...

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Week of Aug 18 - Aug 24

Employee Touches Face, Hair Then Serves Food Without Washing

115 inspections • 55.7% pass rate • 14 closures

A San Francisco health inspector witnessed an employee at The Pomeroy Center touch their face and adjust their hair net before resuming food service without removing their gloves or washing their hand...

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Week of Aug 10 - Aug 17

SF Bagel Worker Touches Money, Body Parts, Then Food

104 inspections • 57.7% pass rate • 12 closures

A disturbing scene unfolded at Noahs New York Bagels #2105 when health inspectors witnessed an employee handle money, touch their body parts, and then grab a bagel without washing their hands - a braz...

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