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1problem found
1 problem found · Health department inspection, Reinspection · Apr 25, 2025
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- Food on the floor or under drips 30How to fixFix it
Source: San Francisco Department of Public Health
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Next: Food on the floor or under dripsThe health department found: “Elevate all food at least 6 inches off of the floor to prevent contamination. Properly label bulk ingredient/food…”
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Each fix step comes from the rule it names: Food Code 3-305.11, Food Code 4-603.16, Food Code 3-302.11, Food Code 7-201.11.
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Where food may never be stored
From Food Code 3-305.11
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Inspections
From San Francisco Department of Public Health · 5 inspections on record · Last checked Oct 7, 2026
The health department lists no visits in the last 12 months.
The department inspects each food facility on its own schedule and posts a green, yellow or red placard after each inspection.
Every visit
LatestApr 25, 2025ReinspectionPass
This one: Pass, inspected Apr 25, 2025.
1 violation listed, 0 marked critical.
Not critical (1)
Food on the floor or under drips
The department's words
30 Food storage; food storage containers identified
Elevate all food at least 6 inches off of the floor to prevent contamination. Properly label bulk ingredient/food containers with common name.
Food Code 3-305.11
How can a restaurant or home fix this?
Where food may never be stored
- Keep food at least 6 inches off the floor.
- Never in restrooms, locker or dressing rooms, garbage rooms, or mechanical rooms (furnace, water heater, electrical).
- Never under stairs, or under sewer lines, leaking water lines or fire sprinkler lines.
From Food Code 3-305.11
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EarlierApr 22, 2025Routine inspectionPass
6 violations listed, 1 marked critical.
Critical (1)
Marked critical by San Francisco Department of Public Health
Food-contact surfaces not cleaned or sanitized right
The department's words
14 Food contact surfaces: clean and sanitized
Properly wash, rinse and sanitize all food contact surfaces. Make a 100 ppm bleach sanitizing solution or a 200 ppm quaternary ammonia solution for the third compartment.
Critical items are the ones most likely to make someone sick. This one comes first. Here's how a kitchen fixes it.
Not critical (5)
Raw food not kept apart from ready-to-eat food
The department's words
27 Food separated and protected
Ensure all food is separated and protected from potential cross contamination. Store produce and ready-to-eat foods completely separate or above raw foods including but not limited to raw eggs, fish, meat, ratites, game animals, and poultry. Provide adequate sneeze-guard protection, a container that has a tight fitting and securely attached lid, or dispense food from an approved mechanical dispens
Chemicals unlabeled or stored near food
The department's words
29 Toxic substances properly identified, stored and used
Administer all pesticides through a state licensed pest control operator. Immediately discontinue the use of unapproved pesticide at the food facility. Store all poisonous substances, detergents, bleaches, and cleaning compounds away from food, utensils, packaging materials, and food-contact surfaces. Provide label to working containers of chemicals taken from bulk supplies with the common name of
No backflow test on file
The department's words
40 Plumbing; proper backflow devices
Protect the potable water supply with a backflow protection device, as required by applicable plumbing codes. All plumbing, plumbing fixtures, and grease interceptors shall be installed in compliance with local plumbing ordinances, shall be maintained so as to prevent any contamination, and shall be kept clean, fully operative, and in good repair. Any hose used for conveying potable water shall be
Food on the floor or under drips
The department's words
30 Food storage; food storage containers identified
Elevate all food at least 6 inches off of the floor to prevent contamination. Properly label bulk ingredient/food containers with common name.
Equipment in poor repair
The department's words
35 Equipment approved; clean; installed; good repair; capacity
Ensure all equipment is approved, properly installed, clean, and maintained in good repair. Ensure all appliances are NSF-approved, commercial grade, durable, and easily cleanable.
EarlierSep 3, 2024ReinspectionPass
No notes were taken, but there was an interaction, likely addressing some or all of the prior report. No inspector comment was found. See the official report (opens the department's site) for more information.
EarlierAug 16, 2024Site VisitPass
No notes were taken, but there was an interaction, likely addressing some or all of the prior report. No inspector comment was found. See the official report (opens the department's site) for more information.
EarlierAug 13, 2024Routine inspectionConditional Pass
8 violations listed, 4 marked critical.
Critical (4)
Marked critical by San Francisco Department of Public Health
The department's words
7 Proper hot and cold holding temperatures
Keep potentially hazardous foods (PHF) cold at 41°F or below or hot held at 135°F or above. Immediately discontinue storing PHF at room temperature.
Critical items are the ones most likely to make someone sick. This one comes first. Here's how a kitchen fixes it.
Marked critical by San Francisco Department of Public Health
Cooked food not cooled in time
The department's words
9 Proper cooling methods
Rapidly cool potentially hazardous foods from 135°F to 70°F within 2 hours, then from 70°F to 41°F within 4 hours. Discontinue cooling PHF's at room temperature. Rapid cool by any of the following approved methods: 1) Ice water bath 2) Ice wand 3) Shallow stainless steel pans filled 2-3 inches and store in refrigerator 4) Separate into smaller or thinner portions and store in refrigerator 5) Blast
Critical items are the ones most likely to make someone sick. This one comes first. Here's how a kitchen fixes it.
Marked critical by San Francisco Department of Public Health
Food-contact surfaces not cleaned or sanitized right
The department's words
14 Food contact surfaces: clean and sanitized
Properly wash, rinse and sanitize all food contact surfaces. Make a 100 ppm bleach sanitizing solution or a 200 ppm quaternary ammonia solution for the third compartment.
Critical items are the ones most likely to make someone sick. This one comes first. Here's how a kitchen fixes it.
Marked critical by San Francisco Department of Public Health
The department's words
6 Adequate hand washing facilities; supplied and accessible
Provide soap and single-use towels in dispensers, or a drying device at each handwash sink at all times. Maintain all handwash sinks unobstructed and accessible at all times.
Critical items are the ones most likely to make someone sick. This one comes first. Here's how a kitchen fixes it.
Not critical (4)
Hood filters need cleaning
The department's words
37 Adequate ventilation and lighting; designated areas, use
Provide exhaust hoods to remove toxic gases, heat, grease, vapors, and smoke and be approved by the local building department. Canopy-type hoods shall extend 6 inches beyond all cooking equipment. Toilet rooms shall be vented to the outside air by a screened openable window, an air shaft, or a light-switch activated exhaust fan, consistent with local building codes. Adequate lighting shall be prov
Food on the floor or under drips
The department's words
30 Food storage; food storage containers identified
Elevate all food at least 6 inches off of the floor to prevent contamination. Properly label bulk ingredient/food containers with common name.
The department's words
26 Approved thawing methods in use
Discontinue thawing potentially hazardous foods at room temperature or in standing water. Use one of the following approved methods: - Under potable running water of sufficient velocity to wash away loose food particles using water no greater than 70°F for no more than 2 hours. - In a refrigeration unit at 41°F or below - In a microwave - As part of the cooking process
Raw food not kept apart from ready-to-eat food
The department's words
27 Food separated and protected
Ensure all food is separated and protected from potential cross contamination. Store produce and ready-to-eat foods completely separate or above raw foods including but not limited to raw eggs, fish, meat, ratites, game animals, and poultry. Provide adequate sneeze-guard protection, a container that has a tight fitting and securely attached lid, or dispense food from an approved mechanical dispens
Source: San Francisco Department of Public Health. This is the department's data, not CleanCleaver's. See the department's full record (opens the department's site)
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About this record
The city's open data lists each violation with the department's standard wording. The inspector's own notes are in the report on the department's lookup: search for the name.
Most people don't know what a normal result looks like for a place that's open every day. The ranges use each place's last routine inspection in this area. No other county is mixed in.
San Francisco gives each inspection a result, not a score, so there is no typical range to show.
San Francisco posts a green, yellow or red placard after each inspection. Green, Pass: zero to 1 major violations at the inspection. Yellow, Conditional Pass: 2 or more major violations, corrected at the inspection, and a reinspection follows. Red, Closure: health hazards or major violations that can't be fixed right away. There is no score or letter grade.
- Listed as
- H24 - RESTAURANT UNDER 1,000 SQFT
- Inspection type
- Reinspection
- Result
- Pass
- Source
- San Francisco Department of Public Health
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