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ESQUIRE THEATRE

320 LUDLOW AV, CINCINNATI, OH 45220

Last inspected Sep 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 ESQUIRE THEATRE, spanning October 2024 to September 2026 — every one straight from Cincinnati Health Department.

It has held conditional across its last two inspections.

The most recent inspection noted 4 violations, none of them critical.

Every sentence above is computed directly from the official record — CleanPlate adds no opinions. How our grading works →

Inspection history

  1. Sep 29, 2026

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    4 violations
    • 4.1(Z) - Temperature Measuring Device - Functionality
    • 2.4(A)(3) - IV. Demonstration of Knowledge - Certified Manager
    • 4.5(A)(1) - VII. Protection from Contamination - Equipment Food-Contact Surfaces and Utensils: Clean to Sight and Touch
    • 6.4(B)(1) - Cleaning- Frequency and Restrictions
  2. May 1, 2026

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    4 violations
    • 2.4(A)(3) - IV. Demonstration of Knowledge - Certified Manager
    • 3701-21-25 (K) - Person in Charge Certification in Food Protection FSO
    • 4.1(Z) - Temperature Measuring Device - Functionality
    • 2.4(C)(18) - I. Employee Health - Written Procedures for Cleaning Up Vomiting and Diarrheal Events
  3. Nov 25, 2025

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    2 violations
    • 5.1(O)(1) - III. Preventing Contamination by Hands - Using a handwashing sink - Operation and Maintenance
    • 2.4(A)(3) - IV. Demonstration of Knowledge - Certified Manager
  4. Apr 24, 2025

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    3 violations
    • 3.2(K) - In-use utensils - between-use storage
    • 7.0(B) - X. Chemical - Working Containers - Common Name
    • 2.4(A)(3) - IV. Demonstration of Knowledge - Certified Manager
  5. Nov 4, 2024

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    1 violation
    • 3.4(F)(1)(a) - VI. Time/Temperature Controlled Safety Food - TCS - hot and cold holding
  6. Oct 28, 2024

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    8 violations
    • 4.6(B) - VII. Protection from Contamination - Sanitizing frequency
    • 4.2(I) - Sanitizing solutions
    • 4.1(Y) - Temperature Measuring Devices
    • 5.0(H)(2) - Water capacity for peak hot water demand
    • 4.5(B)(4)(b) - VII. Protection from Contamination - Cleaning frequency
    • 4.5(D) - Nonfood-contact surfaces - cleaning frequency
    • 2.4(B)(11) - IV. Demonstration of Knowledge - Person in charge - demonstration of knowledge
    • 3.2(C)(8) - VII. Protection from Contamination - Protection from Contamination
  7. Oct 25, 2024

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    6 violations
    • 4.2(H)(1) - Temperature measuring devices
    • 4.6(B) - VII. Protection from Contamination - Sanitizing frequency
    • 3.2(C)(8) - VII. Protection from Contamination - Protection from Contamination
    • 4.2(I) - Sanitizing solutions
    • 3.2(C)(3) - VII. Protection from Contamination - Cleaning Frequency of Equipment and Utensils
    • 2.4(B)(11) - IV. Demonstration of Knowledge - Person in charge - demonstration of knowledge

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Source: Cincinnati Health Department (cincinnati-oh.gov). Data shown unmodified from the official government record. CleanPlate is an independent service, not affiliated with any government agency. See something wrong? Report a data issue.