This is the weekly list of San Diego County restaurants and food facilities that have faced temporary closures and downgraded health grades due to health inspections from October 19–25, 2025.
The San Diego County Department of Environmental Health and Quality performs thousands of inspections annually to ensure that food establishments adhere to necessary safety standards. When inspectors identify critical violations, they issue closure notices, mandating that businesses resolve the issues before they can reopen, as well as reduce the health grade of some establishments.
Below are the closures and downgrades with specific violations as reported by health inspectors.
CLOSURES
PHO AND GRILL INTERNATIONAL VIETNAMESE RESTAURANT
9676 CAMPO RD, SPRING VALLEY, CA 91977
Closed: October 20, 2025
Violations: No discharge from eyes, nose, or mouth, Food Contact Surfaces, Vermin, Nonfood Contact Surfaces Clean, Premises, Personal/Cleaning Items, Exclusion Measures
CA BREAKFAST REPUBLIC INC
2730 UNIVERSITY AVE, SAN DIEGO, CA 92104-2812
Closed: October 21, 2025
Violations: Hot and Cold Water, Vermin, Warewashing Facilities Maintained
THE VILLAGE CHURCH
6225 PASEO DELICIAS, RANCHO SANTA FE, CA 92067
Closed: October 21, 2025
Violations: Vermin, Premises, Personal/Cleaning Items, Exclusion Measures
MOCHINUT
2720 E PLAZA BLVD, NATIONAL CITY, CA 91950
Closed: October 21, 2025, October 23, 2025
Violations: Food Contact Surfaces, Vermin, Floors, Walls, and Ceilings
CHAKAA
4344 CONVOY ST, SUITE# L, SAN DIEGO, CA 92111-3737
Closed: October 21, 2025, October 23, 2025
Violations: Vermin, Storage of Toxic Substances, Equipment and Utensil Storage, Use, Plumbing, Premises, Personal/Cleaning Items, Exclusion Measures
DENNYS #6488
4235 SPRING ST, LA MESA, CA 91941
Closed: October 21, 2025
Violations: Holding Temperatures, Sewage disposal
BUGA KOREAN BBQ
5580 CLAIREMONT MESA BLVD, SAN DIEGO, CA 92117
Closed: October 22, 2025
Violations: Vermin, Equipment and Utensil Storage, Use, Premises, Personal/Cleaning Items, Exclusion Measures, Floors, Walls, and Ceilings
EVAS BAKERY
4184 BEYER BLVD, SAN YSIDRO, CA 92173
Closed: October 23, 2025
Violations: Vermin, Equipment, Utensils, Linens Storage and Use, Premises, Personal/Cleaning Items, Exclusion Measures, Floors, Walls, and Ceilings
STEELE 94 BAR AND GRILL
12891 CAMPO RD, SPRING VALLEY, CA 91978-2327
Closed: October 24, 2025
Violations: Food Handler Training, Handwashing, Holding Temperatures, Vermin, Nonfood Contact Surfaces Clean, Equipment, Utensils, Linens Storage and Use, Floors, Walls, and Ceilings
CARNITAS QUIROGA
2241 HIGHLAND AVE, NATIONAL CITY, CA 91950
Closed: October 24, 2025
Violations: Food Handler Training, Holding Temperatures, Food Contact Surfaces, Vermin, Premises, Personal/Cleaning Items, Exclusion Measures, Floors, Walls, and Ceilings
DOWNGRADES
CICCIA OSTERIA
2233 – 2235 LOGAN AVE, SAN DIEGO, CA 92113-3609
Downgraded: October 23, 2025 – Grade C (Score: 0)
Violations: Proper Handwashing Facilities, Holding Temperatures, Warewashing Facilities Maintained, Premises, Personal/Cleaning Items, Exclusion Measures
IRONSIDE
1654 INDIA ST, SAN DIEGO, CA 92101-2516
Downgraded: October 23, 2025 – Grade C (Score: 0)
Violations: Holding Temperatures, Premises, Personal/Cleaning Items, Exclusion Measures
JOSE’S POLLOS ESTILO ACAPULCO
549 25TH ST, SAN DIEGO, CA 92102-3001
Downgraded: October 23, 2025 – Grade C (Score: 0)
Violations: Holding Temperatures, Premises, Personal/Cleaning Items, Exclusion Measures
DR. JUICE
8008 GIRARD AVE, LA JOLLA, CA 92037
Downgraded: October 24, 2025 – Grade C (Score: 0)
Violations: Equipment and Utensil Storage, Use
For more inspection results, including current status of the above restaurants, visit the county’s website at sdfoodinfo.org or request full health reports by filing a County of San Diego Public Records Request.
