KTOWN BBQ & HOTPOT
3836 PAXTON AV, CINCINNATI, OH 45209
Last inspected Jul 24, 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 6 inspections on record for KTOWN BBQ & HOTPOT, spanning June 2024 to July 2026 — every one straight from Cincinnati Health Department.
Its standing slipped since the previous visit — from passed to conditional. A follow-up inspection usually rechecks the issues found.
The most recent inspection noted 7 violations, none of them critical.
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Inspection history
Jul 24, 2026
!7 violations
- 3.2(K) - In-use utensils - between-use storage
- 5.1(O)(2) - III. Preventing Contamination by Hands - Using a handwashing sink - Operation and Maintenance
- 7.0(B) - X. Chemical - Working Containers - Common Name
- 6.2(C) - III. Preventing Contamination by Hands - Handwashing Sinks - Hand Drying Provision
- 4.5(A)(1) - VII. Protection from Contamination - Equipment Food-Contact Surfaces and Utensils: Clean to Sight and Touch
- 6.4(J)(2) - Using Dressing Rooms and Lockers
- 3.2(R)(2) - Food storage - Excluded Locations
Nov 12, 2025
✓Oct 29, 2025
✕7 violations
- 5.1(S)(2) - Plumbing System- Maintained in Good Repair
- 2.4(C)(15) - IV. Demonstration of Knowledge - Person in charge - duties
- 7.0(B) - X. Chemical - Working Containers - Common Name
- 5.1(O)(2) - III. Preventing Contamination by Hands - Using a handwashing sink - Operation and Maintenance
- 3.2(Q) - Food Storage: Preventing Contamination from the Premises
- 3701-21-22 - Food Choking Standards
- 5.4(N)(2) - Covering Receptacles
Jul 15, 2025
!4 violations
- 4.5(A)(1) - VII. Protection from Contamination - Equipment Food-Contact Surfaces and Utensils: Clean to Sight and Touch
- 4.3(B)(2) - Fixed equipment installation - Spacing or Sealing
- 5.4(N)(2) - Covering Receptacles
- 3.2(K) - In-use utensils - between-use storage
Nov 19, 2024
!8 violations
- 4.5(A)(1) - VII. Protection from Contamination - Equipment cleanliness
- 3.2(D) - Food Storage containers
- 5.1(S)(2) - Plumbing system
- 7.0(B) - X. Chemical - Poisonous/toxic material
- 4.5(B)(1)(e) - VII. Protection from Contamination - Cleaning frequency
- 3.2(M)(2)(a) - Wiping cloths
- 3.2(Q) - Food Storage
- 3.2(K) - In-use utensils - between-use storage
Jun 24, 2024
!3 violations
- 6.1(M)(3) - Facilities
- 2.4(C)(16) - I. Employee Health - PIC Duties
- 6.2(B) - III. Preventing Contamination by Hands - Facilities
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