Effective July 1, all restaurants in Alameda County (with the exception of Berkley) now have color-coded placards issued by the Alameda County Health Department indicating the rating of the restaurant's cleanliness.
According to the website, the change will effect 6,000 restaurants in the county. The county will make routine inspections of the restaurants.
Look for the placards posted at the front of the eatery.
- Green means "pass"
- Yellow means "conditional pass"
- Red means the restaurant is closed.
Finally, I believe it's still the law in CA that you have the right to request an establishment to produce a copy of their most recent inspection report for you to review on the spot... all the more reason they shouldn't bother with this "feel good" color coded placard nonsense.
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A friend works for a pest control company as their Commercial Pest sales person...and the stories he has!!!! The number of Restaurants He Will go to in this county is VERY SMALL Because this is His route...and he has inspected many of the restaurants. Until business care to keep their restaurants clean, know how to, and do so continuously there will always be problems.
I will say that years ago I worked in a restaurant. It was a very clean, safe place to eat every minute of every day it was open.