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GOLD STAR CHILI

285 W MITCHELL AV, CINCINNATI, OH 45232

Last inspected Aug 21, 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 5 inspections on record for GOLD STAR CHILI, spanning August 2024 to August 2026 — every one straight from Cincinnati Health Department.

It has held conditional across its last two inspections.

The most recent inspection noted 8 violations, none of them critical.

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Inspection history

  1. Aug 21, 2026

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    8 violations
    • 3.2(D) - Food Storage Containers - Identified with Common Name of Food
    • 2.1(A) - I. Employee Health - Management and Personnel - Employee Health
    • 5.1(C)(1) - III. Preventing Contamination by Hands - Handwashing facility - Installation
    • 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
    • 4.1(Z) - Temperature Measuring Device - Functionality
    • 3701-21-22 - Food Choking Standards
    • 3.2(K) - In-use utensils - between-use storage
  2. Jan 15, 2026

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    4 violations
    • 4.5(D) - Nonfood-contact surfaces - cleaning frequency
    • 3.2(D) - Food Storage Containers - Identified with Common Name of Food
    • 7.0(B) - X. Chemical - Working Containers - Common Name
    • 4.5(B)(3) - VII. Protection from Contamination - Equipment Food Contact Surfaces and Utensils – Cleaning Frequency
  3. Jul 28, 2025

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    8 violations
    • 4.5(B)(3) - VII. Protection from Contamination - Equipment Food Contact Surfaces and Utensils – Cleaning Frequency
    • 4.5(D) - Nonfood-contact surfaces - cleaning frequency
    • 3.2(D) - Food Storage Containers - Identified with Common Name of Food
    • 6.4(H) - Cleaning of Plumbing Fixtures
    • 4.5(A)(1) - VII. Protection from Contamination - Equipment Food-Contact Surfaces and Utensils: Clean to Sight and Touch
    • 6.4(M) - Storing maintenance tools
    • 4.8(E)(2)(a)(b) - Equipment, Utensils, Linens - Storage
    • 2.3(C) - Hair restraints, effectiveness
  4. Jan 23, 2025

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    7 violations
    • 4.5(D) - Nonfood-contact surfaces - cleaning frequency
    • 3.4(G)(2) - VI. Time/Temperature Controlled Safety Food - Ready-to-eat, TCS - date marking
    • 4.5(A)(1) - VII. Protection from Contamination - Equipment cleanliness
    • 4.2(I) - Sanitizing solutions
    • 6.4(A) - Facilities: Maintenance: Good repair
    • 4.7(C) - Storage of soiled linens
    • 3.2(K) - In-use utensils - between-use storage
  5. Aug 7, 2024

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    15 violations
    • 6.2(A) - III. Preventing Contamination by Hands - Facilities
    • 5.1(O)(1) - III. Preventing Contamination by Hands - Using a handwashing facility
    • 4.5(A)(1) - VII. Protection from Contamination - Equipment cleanliness
    • 6.4(B)(1) - Facilities: Cleaning: Frequency
    • 4.5(A)(2)(3) - Equipment, food-contact surfaces, nonfood-contact surfaces, and utensils
    • 6.4(H) - Facilities: Cleaning of plumbing fixtures
    • 2.4(A)(2) - IV. Demonstration of Knowledge - Person in charge - assignment of responsibility
    • 7.0(B) - X. Chemical - Poisonous/toxic material
    • 5.1(O)(2) - III. Preventing Contamination by Hands - Using handwashing facility
    • 3.4(F)(1)(b) - VI. Time/Temperature Controlled Safety Food - TCS - hot and cold holding
    • 4.4(N) - VII. Protection from Contamination - Warewashing Equipment
    • 3.2(C)(8) - VII. Protection from Contamination - Protection from Contamination
    • 6.4(A) - Facilities: Maintenance: Good repair
    • 4.4(A)(1) - Equipment
    • 3.2(K) - In-use utensils - between-use storage

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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.