This week’s Cochino List includes Friendly’s Market, Pollo Ranchero and Mariscos Los Corales

The OC Health Care Agency has released a list of the eateries they inspected and shut down for the week of Feb. 23 – March 2. Most of these eateries reopen pretty quickly after the health inspectors determine their issues have been resolved. Here is the list:

• Friendly’s Market, 910 W. Myrtle St., Santa Ana; rodent infestation; closed Feb. 28.
• Pollo Ranchero, 1227 W. First St., Santa Ana; rodent infestation; closed Feb. 28, reopened Feb. 28.
• Mariscos Los Corales #2, 2629 Westminster Ave., Santa Ana; insufficient hot water; closed Feb. 28, reopened March 1.

• Costa Brava, 727 W. 19th St., Costa Mesa; cockroach infestation; closed March 1.
• Sharky’s Woodfired Mexican Grill, 6725 Quail Hill Parkway, Irvine; cockroach infestation; closed March 1.
• Max Bloom’s Cafe Noir, 220 N. Malden Ave., Fullerton; rodent infestation; closed March 1.
• Polly’s Pies, 3464 Katella Ave., Los Alamitos; insufficient hot water; closed Feb. 28, reopened Feb. 28.
• Oke Poke, 2500 E. Imperial Highway, Brea; rodent infestation; closed Feb. 28, reopened Feb. 28.
• Cali Itali, 15554 Producer Lane, Huntington Beach; no violation information provided; closed Feb. 27.
• Big Chopsticks, 4953 Lincoln Ave., Cypress; cockroach infestation; closed Feb. 26, reopened Feb. 28.

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Our Editor, Art Pedroza, worked at the O.C. Register and the OC Weekly and studied journalism at CSUF and UCI. He has lived in Santa Ana for over 30 years and has served on several city and county commissions. When he is not writing or editing Pedroza specializes in risk control and occupational safety. He also teaches part time at Cerritos College and CSUF. Pedroza has an MBA from Keller University.

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