HOOK FISH & CHICKEN
5800 HAMILTON AV, CINCINNATI, OH 45224
Last inspected Nov 4, 2026
Official source: Cincinnati Health Department (cincinnati-oh.gov) · All data sources
Failed. Did not meet health requirements at the latest inspection. Many failures are fixed and re-inspected within days — check the inspection date.
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CleanPlate holds 9 inspections on record for HOOK FISH & CHICKEN, spanning July 2024 to November 2026 — every one straight from Cincinnati Health Department.
It has held failed across its last two inspections.
The most recent inspection noted 5 violations, none of them critical.
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Inspection history
Nov 4, 2026
✕5 violations
- 4.5(D) - Nonfood-contact surfaces - cleaning frequency
- 3.4(F)(1)(b) - VI. Time/Temperature Controlled Safety Food - Time/Temperature Controlled for Safety Food - Cold Holding
- 3.2(C)(1)(a) - VII. Protection from Contamination - Packaged and Unpackaged Food - Separation, Packaging, and Segregation
- 4.2(J) - Sanitizing solutions - Testing Devices
- 4.4(A)(2) - Equipment - Good Repair and Proper Adjustment
Oct 26, 2026
✕14 violations
- 6.4(A) - Repairing
- 4.5(D) - Nonfood-contact surfaces - cleaning frequency
- 3.4(C) - Thawing TCS
- 5.1(S)(2) - Plumbing System- Maintained in Good Repair
- 6.2(C) - III. Preventing Contamination by Hands - Handwashing Sinks - Hand Drying Provision
- 3.4(F)(1)(b) - VI. Time/Temperature Controlled Safety Food - Time/Temperature Controlled for Safety Food - Cold Holding
- 4.4(N)(1-5) - VII. Protection from Contamination - Manual/Mechanical Warewashing Equipment, Chemical Sanitization Criteria
- 3.2(C)(1)(a) - VII. Protection from Contamination - Packaged and Unpackaged Food - Separation, Packaging, and Segregation
- 4.2(J) - Sanitizing solutions - Testing Devices
- 6.2(B) - III. Preventing Contamination by Hands - Handwashing Cleanser - Availability
- 5.4(N)(2) - Covering Receptacles
- 6.4(B)(1) - Cleaning- Frequency and Restrictions
- 4.4(A)(2) - Equipment - Good Repair and Proper Adjustment
- 3.2(M)(4) - Wiping cloths - use limitation
Aug 26, 2026
!4 violations
- 5.1(S)(2) - Plumbing System- Maintained in Good Repair
- 5.4(P) - Maintaining Refuse Areas and Enclosures
- 3.2(D) - Food Storage Containers - Identified with Common Name of Food
- 4.2(D) - Ventilation hood systems- Adequacy
Aug 21, 2026
✕6 violations
- 3.4(G)(4) - VI. Time/Temperature Controlled Safety Food - Ready-to-eat, TCS - date marking
- 4.2(D) - Ventilation hood systems- Adequacy
- 4.5(D) - Nonfood-contact surfaces - cleaning frequency
- 3.5(C)(2)(e) - Food Labeling - Allergens
- 5.1(S)(2) - Plumbing System- Maintained in Good Repair
- 6.4(B)(1) - Cleaning- Frequency and Restrictions
Aug 13, 2026
✕14 violations
- 3.2(M)(2)(a) - Wiping cloths - use limitation
- 5.4(P) - Maintaining Refuse Areas and Enclosures
- 3.2(D) - Food Storage Containers - Identified with Common Name of Food
- 7.1(C)(3) - X. Chemical - Conditions of Use
- 7.1(A) - X. Chemical - Storage: Separation
- 4.5(D) - Nonfood-contact surfaces - cleaning frequency
- 3.5(C)(2)(e) - Food Labeling - Allergens
- 5.1(S)(2) - Plumbing System- Maintained in Good Repair
- 2.2(C) - III. Preventing Contamination by Hands - Hands and arms - When to Wash
- 7.0(B) - X. Chemical - Working Containers - Common Name
- 6.2(B) - III. Preventing Contamination by Hands - Handwashing Cleanser - Availability
- 3.4(G)(4) - VI. Time/Temperature Controlled Safety Food - Ready-to-eat, TCS - date marking
- 6.4(B)(1) - Cleaning- Frequency and Restrictions
- 5.4(N)(2) - Covering Receptacles
Dec 4, 2025
!5 violations
- 6.4(B)(1) - Cleaning- Frequency and Restrictions
- 2.4(A)(3) - IV. Demonstration of Knowledge - Certified Manager
- 3.4(F)(1)(b) - VI. Time/Temperature Controlled Safety Food - Time/Temperature Controlled for Safety Food - Cold Holding
- 4.5(D) - Nonfood-contact surfaces - cleaning frequency
- 3.2(D) - Food Storage Containers - Identified with Common Name of Food
Aug 1, 2025
!9 violations
- 7.1(A) - X. Chemical - Storage: Separation
- 4.5(D) - Nonfood-contact surfaces - cleaning frequency
- 3.2(D) - Food Storage Containers - Identified with Common Name of Food
- 2.4(C)(16) - I. Employee Health - Person in Charge - Duties
- 2.4(A)(3) - IV. Demonstration of Knowledge - Certified Manager
- 5.1(O)(2) - III. Preventing Contamination by Hands - Using a handwashing sink - Operation and Maintenance
- 3.4(F)(1)(b) - VI. Time/Temperature Controlled Safety Food - Time/Temperature Controlled for Safety Food - Cold Holding
- 6.4(A) - Repairing
- 3.2(K) - In-use utensils - between-use storage
Jan 16, 2025
!11 violations
- 3.2(D) - Food Storage containers
- 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
- 3.2(C)(8) - VII. Protection from Contamination - Protection from Contamination
- 3.2(K) - In-use utensils - between-use storage
- 6.4(A) - Facilities: Maintenance: Good repair
- 6.1(I)(1) - Facilities: Light bulbs - protective shielding
- 3.2(Y) - Miscellaneous sources of contamination
- 3.2(Q) - Food Storage
- 6.4(B)(1) - Facilities: Cleaning: Frequency
- 4.5(A)(2)(3) - Equipment, food-contact surfaces, nonfood-contact surfaces, and utensils
Jul 25, 2024
!13 violations
- 4.7(C) - Storage of soiled linens
- 7.1(A) - X. Chemical - Poisonous/toxic material
- 3.2(K) - In-use utensils - between-use storage
- 4.8(E)(3) - Equipment, utensils, linens, single-service articles, and single-use articles - storage
- 6.4(A) - Facilities: Maintenance: Good repair
- 4.5(A)(2)(3) - Equipment, food-contact surfaces, nonfood-contact surfaces, and utensils
- 6.4(H) - Facilities: Cleaning of plumbing fixtures
- 3.4(F)(1)(b) - VI. Time/Temperature Controlled Safety Food - TCS - hot and cold holding
- 4.5(A)(1) - VII. Protection from Contamination - Equipment cleanliness
- 3.2(C)(8) - VII. Protection from Contamination - Protection from Contamination
- 6.4(B)(1) - Facilities: Cleaning: Frequency
- 6.1(I)(1) - Facilities: Light bulbs - protective shielding
- 4.1(Y) - Temperature Measuring Devices
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