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AMBAR INDIA RESTAURANT

350 LUDLOW AV, CINCINNATI, OH 45220

Last inspected Jun 11, 2026

Official source: Cincinnati Health Department (cincinnati-oh.gov) · All data sources

Passed. Met health requirements at the latest inspection. Some health departments report pass/fail instead of letter grades.

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The record, in plain English

CleanPlate holds 12 inspections on record for AMBAR INDIA RESTAURANT, spanning September 2024 to June 2026 — every one straight from Cincinnati Health Department.

The trend is positive: it improved from failed at the previous visit to passed now.

No violations were recorded at the most recent inspection.

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Inspection history

  1. Jun 11, 2026

    ✓
  2. Jun 5, 2026

    ✕
    20 violations
    • 3.4(F)(1)(a) - VI. Time/Temperature Controlled Safety Food - Time/Temperature Controlled for Safety Food - Hot Holding
    • 3.2(K) - In-use utensils - between-use storage
    • 3.4(F)(1)(b) - VI. Time/Temperature Controlled Safety Food - Time/Temperature Controlled for Safety Food - Cold Holding
    • 2.4(B)(1) - IV. Demonstration of Knowledge - Demonstration of Knowledge
    • 4.4(A)(2) - Equipment - Good Repair and Proper Adjustment
    • 3701-21-22 - Food Choking Standards
    • 4.8(E)(1) - Equipment, Utensils, Linens - Storage
    • 3.2(C)(1)(a) - VII. Protection from Contamination - Packaged and Unpackaged Food - Separation, Packaging, and Segregation
    • 6.4(F) - Drying Mops
    • 6.4(N)(1) - Maintaining premises: unnecessary items and litter.
    • 4.5(A)(2)(3) - Food-Contact Surfaces of Cooking Equipment and Pans and Nonfood-Contact Surfaces Equipment
    • 6.1(M) - Outer Openings - Protected
    • 3.2(D) - Food Storage Containers - Identified with Common Name of Food
    • 3.4(G)(4) - VI. Time/Temperature Controlled Safety Food - Ready-to-eat, TCS - date marking
    • 4.5(A)(1) - VII. Protection from Contamination - Equipment Food-Contact Surfaces and Utensils: Clean to Sight and Touch
    • 3.2(C)(1)(H) - VII. Protection from Contamination - Packaged and Unpackaged Food - Separation, Packaging, and Segregation
    • 4.4(P) - Warewashing equipment: Determining Chemical Sanitizer Concentration
    • 6.4(B)(1) - Cleaning- Frequency and Restrictions
    • 6.4(J)(2) - Using Dressing Rooms and Lockers
    • 4.1(Z) - Temperature Measuring Device - Functionality
  3. Nov 24, 2025

    ✓
  4. Nov 18, 2025

    ✕
    8 violations
    • 4.5(A)(1) - VII. Protection from Contamination - Equipment Food-Contact Surfaces and Utensils: Clean to Sight and Touch
    • 3.4(F)(1)(b) - VI. Time/Temperature Controlled Safety Food - Time/Temperature Controlled for Safety Food - Cold Holding
    • 7.0(B) - X. Chemical - Working Containers - Common Name
    • 3.2(N)(1) - VII. Protection from Contamination - Gloves - Use Limitation
    • 4.4(S)(1) - Single-service articles and Single-use Articles - Use Limitations
    • 3.5(D)(6) - Other Forms of Information
    • 4.4(I) - Manual warewashing: Wash Solution Temperature
    • 2.2(C) - III. Preventing Contamination by Hands - Hands and arms - When to Wash
  5. Apr 21, 2025

    ✓
  6. Apr 16, 2025

    ✕
    13 violations
    • 4.5(D) - Nonfood-contact surfaces - cleaning frequency
    • 3.4(E)(1) - VI. Time/Temperature Controlled Safety Food - Cooling methods
    • 3.2(M)(2)(a) - Wiping cloths - use limitation
    • 3.2(C)(1)(H) - VII. Protection from Contamination - Packaged and Unpackaged Food - Separation, Packaging, and Segregation
    • 3.4(D)(1) - VI. Time/Temperature Controlled Safety Food - Cooling
    • 3.4(F)(1)(b) - VI. Time/Temperature Controlled Safety Food - Time/Temperature Controlled for Safety Food - Cold Holding
    • 3.4(I)(2) - VI. Time/Temperature Controlled Safety Food - Time as a public health control
    • 3.4(F)(1)(a) - VI. Time/Temperature Controlled Safety Food - Time/Temperature Controlled for Safety Food - Hot Holding
    • 3.4(G)(1) - VI. Time/Temperature Controlled Safety Food - Ready-to-eat, TCS - date marking
    • 2.4(C)(8) - IV. Demonstration of Knowledge - Person in charge - duties
    • 3.2(D) - Food Storage Containers - Identified with Common Name of Food
    • 4.5(A)(2)(3) - Food-Contact Surfaces of Cooking Equipment and Pans and Nonfood-Contact Surfaces Equipment
    • 2.4(C)(15) - IV. Demonstration of Knowledge - Person in charge - duties
  7. Dec 23, 2024

    ✓
  8. Dec 20, 2024

    ✕
    3 violations
    • 3.4(G)(1) - VI. Time/Temperature Controlled Safety Food - Ready-to-eat, TCS - date marking
    • 3.4(E)(1) - VI. Time/Temperature Controlled Safety Food - Cooling methods
    • 7.0(B) - X. Chemical - Poisonous/toxic material
  9. Dec 10, 2024

    ✕
    8 violations
    • 3.4(F)(1)(b) - VI. Time/Temperature Controlled Safety Food - TCS - hot and cold holding
    • 3.2(C)(1) - VII. Protection from Contamination - Preventing Contamination by Separation, Packaging, and Segregation
    • 3.2(Q) - Food Storage
    • 3.4(E)(1) - VI. Time/Temperature Controlled Safety Food - Cooling methods
    • 4.8(E)(1) - Equipment, utensils, linens, single-service articles, and single-use articles - storage
    • 3.2(N)(1) - VII. Protection from Contamination - Gloves
    • 7.0(B) - X. Chemical - Poisonous/toxic material
    • 3.4(G)(1) - VI. Time/Temperature Controlled Safety Food - Ready-to-eat, TCS - date marking
  10. Oct 8, 2024

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    1 violation
    • 3.4(G)(1) - VI. Time/Temperature Controlled Safety Food - Ready-to-eat, TCS - date marking
  11. Sep 6, 2024

    !
    1 violation
    • 4.5(A)(2)(3) - Equipment, food-contact surfaces, nonfood-contact surfaces, and utensils
  12. Sep 3, 2024

    ✕
    9 violations
    • 4.5(A)(2)(3) - Equipment, food-contact surfaces, nonfood-contact surfaces, and utensils
    • 3.2(D) - Food Storage containers
    • 2.2(C) - III. Preventing Contamination by Hands - Hands and arms
    • 3.4(G)(1) - VI. Time/Temperature Controlled Safety Food - Ready-to-eat, TCS - date marking
    • 3.4(F)(1)(a) - VI. Time/Temperature Controlled Safety Food - TCS - hot and cold holding
    • 4.5(B)(1)(e) - VII. Protection from Contamination - Cleaning frequency
    • 3.2(N)(1) - VII. Protection from Contamination - Gloves
    • 3.4(E)(1) - VI. Time/Temperature Controlled Safety Food - Cooling methods
    • 4.5(D) - Nonfood-contact surfaces - cleaning frequency

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