The Cincinnati Health Department's Environmental Health Food Safety Program inspects all food service operations and retail food establishments in the City of Cincinnati to ensure compliance with the Ohio Uniform Food Safety Code.
As Sanitarians inspect each food service operation, they identify violations that may contribute to food contamination or illness. Compliance standards are related primarily to:
- food protection
- time and temperature requirements
- employee hygiene
- cleaning and sanitizing of food equipment and utensils
- hand-washing facilities
- water and sewage services
- restroom facilities
- waste disposal
- pest control
- maintenance of floors, walls and ceilings
- sufficient lighting and ventilation
- proper storage and display of toxic materials
Since June 2010, the Cincinnati Health Department has posted inspection reports online as a public service. Each inspection report is a "snapshot" of restaurant conditions on the day and time of that inspection. On any given day, an establishment may have more or fewer violations than posted here. Any individual inspection may not be representative of the overall, long-term cleanliness of an establishment.
Our mission is to protect the health of customers who dine or purchase food from food service operations and retail food establishments licensed by the Cincinnati Board of Health. The Internet offers an opportunity to share information with the public. This information may assist you in being a well-informed consumer.
If you encounter a problem or have a concern while visiting a retail food establishment or food service operation, tell the manager and ask that it be corrected. If you are not satisfied with the response, or if you have a suspected food borne illness to report, contact our office immediately by telephone (see below) or online by using 5916000.com (for type of service, select "Food Operations"). All complaints will be investigated.
Cincinnati Health Department
Food Safety Program
For establishments located west of Vine Street
3845 Wm. P. Dooley By-Pass
Cincinnati, OH 45223
Phone: 513-564-1751
For establishments located east of Vine Street
1525 Elm Street
Cincinnati, OH 45202
Phone: 513-352-2908
