Food Safety Failures Exposed

Reno News Today | 2 Min News | The Daily News Now! · Jun 26, 2026 · 1m

Washoe County health inspectors uncovered some seriously sketchy kitchen conditions in early June—cockroaches in pho, filthy meat slicers, and food warming in unsafe temperatures. Pho Kietzke got a major warning for repeat slicer messes and a confirmed cockroach in a customer’s soup, while Great Full Gardens Cafe & Eatery barely squeaked by with a conditional pass due to dangerously warm food and staff handwashing lapses. Though most restaurants pass inspection, these failures remind us that food safety is a daily grind—and inspectors are out there making sure you don’t get sick from your…