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FABLE CAFE

3117 HARRISON AV, CINCINNATI, OH 45211

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 FABLE CAFE, spanning May 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 9 violations, none of them critical.

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Inspection history

  1. Oct 29, 2026

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    9 violations
    • 3701-21-02(I) - Display of License
    • 3.2(D) - Food Storage Containers - Identified with Common Name of Food
    • 4.8(E)(1)(3) - Single-Service Articles and Single-Use Articles - Storage
    • 2.1(A) - I. Employee Health - Management and Personnel - Employee Health
    • 2.4(A)(3) - IV. Demonstration of Knowledge - Certified Manager
    • 2.4(B)(1) - IV. Demonstration of Knowledge - Demonstration of Knowledge
    • 2.4(C)(18) - I. Employee Health - Written Procedures for Cleaning Up Vomiting and Diarrheal Events
    • 3.2(M)(2)(a) - Wiping cloths - use limitation
    • 4.1(Z) - Temperature Measuring Device - Functionality

  2. Jun 3, 2026

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    1 violation
    • 2.4(A)(3) - IV. Demonstration of Knowledge - Certified Manager

  3. May 11, 2026

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    20 violations
    • 2.4(A)(3) - IV. Demonstration of Knowledge - Certified Manager
    • 7.1(P) - X. Chemical - Other Personal care items - Storage
    • 2.4(C)(18) - I. Employee Health - Written Procedures for Cleaning Up Vomiting and Diarrheal Events
    • 4.6(C)(3) - VII. Protection from Contamination - Sanitizing Frequency Utensils/Food Contact Surfaces - Before Use After Cleaning
    • 3.2(C)(1)(H) - VII. Protection from Contamination - Packaged and Unpackaged Food - Separation, Packaging, and Segregation
    • 3.2(M)(4) - Wiping cloths - use limitation
    • 6.4(B)(1) - Cleaning- Frequency and Restrictions
    • 4.2(G)(1) - Food temperature measuring devices.
    • 4.1(H) - Nonfood Contact Surfaces - Cleanability
    • 3.2(K) - In-use utensils - between-use storage
    • 4.7(A) - Clean linens.
    • 3.2(M)(1) - Wiping cloths - use limitation
    • 3.2(C)(1)(c) - VII. Protection from Contamination - Packaged and Unpackaged Food - Separation, Packaging, and Segregation
    • 3.2(M)(2)(a) - Wiping cloths - use limitation
    • 4.8(E)(1) - Equipment, Utensils, Linens - Storage
    • 3.2(M)(2)(b) - Wiping cloths - use limitation
    • 4.7(C) - Storage of Soiled Linens - Methods
    • 4.5(A)(2)(3) - Food-Contact Surfaces of Cooking Equipment and Pans and Nonfood-Contact Surfaces Equipment
    • 4.8(G)(1) - Kitchenware and Tableware - Handling
    • 2.1(A) - I. Employee Health - Management and Personnel - Employee Health

  4. Feb 23, 2026

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    4 violations
    • 4.1(Z) - Temperature Measuring Device - Functionality
    • 4.5(D) - Nonfood-contact surfaces - cleaning frequency
    • 2.1(A) - I. Employee Health - Management and Personnel - Employee Health
    • 2.4(A)(3) - IV. Demonstration of Knowledge - Certified Manager

  5. Aug 5, 2025

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    1 violation
    • 2.4(A)(3) - IV. Demonstration of Knowledge - Certified Manager

  6. Mar 3, 2025

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    1 violation
    • 2.4(A)(3) - IV. Demonstration of Knowledge - Certified Manager

  7. May 30, 2024

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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.