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 26–31, 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
SOFIES PITA MEDITERRANEAN CUISINE
1140 MAIN ST 104, RAMONA, CA 92065
Closed: October 27, 2025
Violations: Proper Handwashing Facilities, Holding Temperatures, Food Contact Surfaces, Vermin, Food Storage, Warewashing Facilities Maintained, Premises, Personal/Cleaning Items, Exclusion Measures, Floors, Walls, and Ceilings
EL SUENO
2836 JUAN ST, SAN DIEGO, CA 92110-2713
Closed: October 27, 2025
Violations: Food Handler Training, Proper Handwashing Facilities, Holding Temperatures, Vermin, Warewashing Facilities Maintained, Premises, Personal/Cleaning Items, Exclusion Measures
TROPIFRUIT
762 N JOHNSON AVE, SUITE# 103, EL CAJON, CA 92020-2538
Closed: October 28, 2025, October 29, 2025
Violations: Food Handler Training, Proper Handwashing Facilities, Holding Temperatures, Vermin, Equipment and Utensil Storage, Use, Premises, Personal/Cleaning Items, Exclusion Measures
644 TJ BIRRIERIA
2802 OCEAN VIEW BLVD, SAN DIEGO, CA 92113
Closed: October 29, 2025
Violations: Food Handler Training, Holding Temperatures, Hot and Cold Water, Vermin, Warewashing Facilities Maintained, Wiping Cloths, Premises, Personal/Cleaning Items, Exclusion Measures
I SUSHI
945 N OTAY LAKES RD, CHULA VISTA, CA 91913
Closed: October 29, 2025, October 30, 2025
Violations: Food Safety Certification, Food Handler Training, Proper Handwashing Facilities, Holding Temperatures, Time as Public Health Control, Food Contact Surfaces, Vermin, Warewashing Facilities Maintained, Equipment and Utensil Storage, Use, Equipment, Utensils, Linens Storage and Use, Premises, Personal/Cleaning Items, Exclusion Measures, Floors, Walls, and Ceilings
CHRISTYS DONUTS
657 JAMACHA RD, EL CAJON, CA 92019-2460
Closed: October 29, 2025, October 30, 2025
Violations: Sewage disposal, Vermin, Warewashing Facilities Maintained, Premises, Personal/Cleaning Items, Exclusion Measures, Floors, Walls, and Ceilings, Food in Good Condition, Safe and Unadulterated, Nonfood Contact Surfaces Clean
PLAYERS SPORTS BAR
13437 COMMUNITY RD, POWAY, CA 92064
Closed: October 29, 2025
Violations: Food Safety Certification, Food Handler Training, Proper Reheating, Food Contact Surfaces, Vermin, Warewashing Facilities Maintained, Wiping Cloths, Premises, Personal/Cleaning Items, Exclusion Measures
SUSHI KUCHI
2408 NORTHSIDE DR, SAN DIEGO, CA 92108
Closed: October 29, 2025
Violations: Vermin
ARBY’S #5221
1280 W SAN MARCOS BLVD, SAN MARCOS, CA 92078-4023
Closed: October 30, 2025
Violations: Sewage disposal
THE VILLA
117 W GRAND AVE, ESCONDIDO, CA 92025-2601
Closed: October 31, 2025
Violations: Proper Handwashing Facilities, Vermin, Thawing Methods, Equipment, Utensils, Linens Storage and Use, Floors, Walls, and Ceilings
EL PAPAS FRITAS TACO SHOP
5413 REDWOOD ST, SAN DIEGO, CA 92105
Closed: October 31, 2025
Violations: Food Safety Certification, Proper Handwashing Facilities, Vermin, Wiping Cloths
DOWNGRADES
EL PAISA
2494 IMPERIAL AVE, SAN DIEGO, CA 92102
Downgraded: October 28, 2025 – Grade C (Score: 0)
Violations: Premises, Personal/Cleaning Items, Exclusion Measures
EMILIANAS MEXICAN AND DELI FOOD
9965 BUSINESS PARK AVE, SUITE# C, SAN DIEGO, CA 92131
Downgraded: October 28, 2025 – Grade C (Score: 0)
Violations: Food in Good Condition, Safe and Unadulterated, Vermin, Food Separated and Protected
LA CASITAS GRILL
1503 N MAGNOLIA AVE, EL CAJON, CA 92020
Downgraded: October 29, 2025 – Grade C (Score: 0)
Violations: Permit
RESTAURANT EL PARIENTE
2150 IMPERIAL AVE, SUITE# A, SAN DIEGO, CA 92102
Downgraded: October 30, 2025 – Grade B (Score: 88)
Violations: Food Safety Certification, Proper Eating, Tasting, Drinking, or Tobacco Use, Holding Temperatures, Vermin, Nonfood Contact Surfaces Clean, Equipment and Utensil Storage, Use
VI AT LA JOLLA VILLAGE 21
8515 COSTA VERDE BLVD, SAN DIEGO, CA 92122
Downgraded: October 31, 2025 – Grade C (Score: 0)
Violations: Sewage disposal
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.
