Bar Camino In Walnut Creek Forced To Close For Rodent Infestation

WALNUT CREEK, CA — A Walnut Creek restaurant was recently ordered to shut down because of a rodent infestation, according to Contra Costa County health inspection records.

Bar Camino Mexican Restaurant at 1470 N. Broadway in Walnut Creek was ordered to close Dec. 28 after a routine inspection revealed rodent droppings in several areas of the restaurant.

According to the closure order, rodent droppings were seen in the following areas:

Dry storage room

• Approximately 8-10 small droppings around oil boxes
• 3-5 droppings onto a chili container and chip containers
• Approximately 3 droppings by linens
• Approximately 5 droppings on linen towel
• 3-5 droppings on floor near entrance of dry storage room

Utensil Storage

• Approximately 10-15 droppings underneath storage rack
• 1 dropping inside utensil container with utensil

Food prep area by food prep sink

• Approximately 4 droppings at corner underneath food prep table
• 3-5 droppings on floor behind hot hold unit
• 2 droppings on cardboard of bottom shelving of food prep table

Cook line and server station

• 3 droppings on floor behind 1-door prep cooler
• Approximately 5-8 droppings on shelving with food mixer
• 5 droppings underneath rack of cup storage

Alcohol storage area

• Approximately 10 droppings by carbon dioxide cylinder and on top of soda boxes.

Closure Order

The county ordered Bar Camino to clean and sanitize all affected areas and contact pest control for servicing and increase the frequency of servicing if necessary.

The health violations appeared to be quickly corrected because the restaurant was allowed to reopen the next day, on Dec. 29.

Here are some other recent Contra Costa restaurant closures attributed to vermin infestations:

• Swagat Indian Cuisine, 1901 Salvio St., Concord (closed Dec. 21; reopened Dec. 22)
• Canasta Kitchen, 2118 Mt. Diablo St., Concord (closed since Dec. 20)
• California Thai Restaurant, 3873 San Pablo Dam Road, El Sobrante (closed since Dec. 19)
• Uncle Wang Chinese Restuarant, 3821 Railroad Ave., Pittsburg (closed Dec. 12; reopened Dec. 15)
• Pho Sam Restaurant, 2550 San Ramon Valley Blvd. C, San Ramon (closed Dec. 7 & 8; reopened Dec. 11)
• Szechwan Restaurant, 79 Orinda Way, Orinda (closed Nov. 29; reopened Dec. 1)

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