BLUE JAY RESTAURANT
4154 HAMILTON AV, CINCINNATI, OH 45223
Last inspected Oct 29, 2026
Official source: Cincinnati Health Department (cincinnati-oh.gov) · All data sources
Conditional. Passed with strings attached — violations were found that must be corrected, often with a re-inspection scheduled. Not a failure, but not a clean pass.
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The record, in plain English
CleanPlate holds 7 inspections on record for BLUE JAY RESTAURANT, spanning July 2024 to October 2026 — every one straight from Cincinnati Health Department.
It has held conditional across its last two inspections.
The most recent inspection noted 2 violations, none of them critical.
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Inspection history
Oct 29, 2026
!2 violations
- 3.2(C)(1)(a) - VII. Protection from Contamination - Packaged and Unpackaged Food - Separation, Packaging, and Segregation
- 6.2(K)(2) - Dressing areas and lockers - designation
Aug 25, 2026
!5 violations
- 4.4(D) - Warewashing equipment: Cleaning Frequency
- 6.1(R) - Outdoor refuse areas - curbed and graded to drain
- 4.4(A)(2) - Equipment - Good Repair and Proper Adjustment
- 3.2(M)(2)(a) - Wiping cloths - use limitation
- 4.5(D) - Nonfood-contact surfaces - cleaning frequency
Aug 11, 2026
✕16 violations
- 4.4(D) - Warewashing equipment: Cleaning Frequency
- 4.6(C)(3) - VII. Protection from Contamination - Sanitizing Frequency Utensils/Food Contact Surfaces - Before Use After Cleaning
- 3.4(G)(4) - VI. Time/Temperature Controlled Safety Food - Ready-to-eat, TCS - date marking
- 4.4(A)(2) - Equipment - Good Repair and Proper Adjustment
- 4.5(A)(1) - VII. Protection from Contamination - Equipment Food-Contact Surfaces and Utensils: Clean to Sight and Touch
- 4.5(D) - Nonfood-contact surfaces - cleaning frequency
- 4.4(S)(1) - Single-service articles and Single-use Articles - Use Limitations
- 7.1(C)(1) - X. Chemical - Conditions of Use
- 6.2(E) - III. Preventing Contamination by Hands - Handwashing Signage
- 2.4(C)(18) - I. Employee Health - Written Procedures for Cleaning Up Vomiting and Diarrheal Events
- 6.1(R) - Outdoor refuse areas - curbed and graded to drain
- 3701-21-22 - Food Choking Standards
- 4.0(I) - Nonfood-Contact Surfaces - Materials
- 6.4(D)(1) - Cleaning Ventilation Systems- Nuisance and Discharge
- 6.4(B)(1) - Cleaning- Frequency and Restrictions
- 3.2(M)(2)(a) - Wiping cloths - use limitation
Oct 9, 2025
!7 violations
- 3.2(M)(2)(a) - Wiping cloths - use limitation
- 4.5(D) - Nonfood-contact surfaces - cleaning frequency
- 3.2(C)(1)(H) - VII. Protection from Contamination - Packaged and Unpackaged Food - Separation, Packaging, and Segregation
- 4.5(J) - Rinsing procedures
- 6.4(A) - Repairing
- 4.4(A)(2) - Equipment - Good Repair and Proper Adjustment
- 2.3(C) - Hair restraints, effectiveness
May 23, 2025
!7 violations
- 6.4(B)(1) - Cleaning- Frequency and Restrictions
- 3.2(M)(2)(a) - Wiping cloths - use limitation
- 4.5(A)(1) - VII. Protection from Contamination - Equipment Food-Contact Surfaces and Utensils: Clean to Sight and Touch
- 3.2(D) - Food Storage Containers - Identified with Common Name of Food
- 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 - Time/Temperature Controlled for Safety Food - Hot Holding
- 4.8(E)(1) - Equipment, Utensils, Linens - Storage
Nov 19, 2024
!3 violations
- 3.2(C)(8) - VII. Protection from Contamination - Protection from Contamination
- 3.2(D) - Food Storage containers
- 4.5(D) - Nonfood-contact surfaces - cleaning frequency
Jul 30, 2024
!9 violations
- 3.4(G)(2) - VI. Time/Temperature Controlled Safety Food - Ready-to-eat, TCS - date marking
- 3.2(C)(8) - VII. Protection from Contamination - Protection from Contamination
- 7.0(B) - X. Chemical - Poisonous/toxic material
- 4.5(A)(2)(3) - Equipment, food-contact surfaces, nonfood-contact surfaces, and utensils
- 5.4(G)(2) - Refuse/recyclables/returnables
- 6.4(D)(1) - Facilities: Ventilation systems: Cleaning
- 3.4(G)(1) - VI. Time/Temperature Controlled Safety Food - Ready-to-eat, TCS - date marking
- 6.4(B)(1) - Facilities: Cleaning: Frequency
- 3.2(C)(1) - VII. Protection from Contamination - Preventing Contamination by Separation, Packaging, and Segregation
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