Health Inspectors Close 5 Restaurants

The following Ventura County establishments were closed recently after unsanitary conditions were identified by county Environmental Health Division inspectors.

Information is as of Friday:

* El Dorado Mexican Restaurant, 601 S. Oxnard Blvd., Oxnard. No hot water for washing utensils or hands, unsanitary conditions. Closed Wednesday and reopened Thursday.

* Red’s BBQ & Grillery, 2892 Cochran St., Simi Valley. Unsanitary conditions. Closed Wednesday and reopened Thursday.

* Busy Bee Cafe, 478 E. Main St., Ventura. Adulterated food, equipment inoperable as a result of fire. Closed Wednesday and reopened Thursday.

* Korean BBQ, 20101 N. Oxnard Blvd., Oxnard. No hot water for washing utensils or hands, unsanitary conditions. Closed Wednesday and reopened Thursday.

* Deer Lodge, 2261 Maricopa Highway, Ojai. Equipment inoperable as a result of fire. Closed Saturday and reopened the same day.

The division lists closures on a Web site updated daily. The address is https://www.ventura.org/env_hlth/closure.htm. Restaurants are permitted to reopen once the problems are fixed.

For questions or to report a complaint, call the Environmental Health Division at 654-2813 or (800) 660-5474. The switchboard operates from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday.