LEMON GRASS
2664 MADISON RD, #1, CINCINNATI, OH
Last inspected Jun 2, 2026
Official source: Cincinnati Health Department (cincinnati-oh.gov) · All data sources
Passed. Met health requirements at the latest inspection. Some health departments report pass/fail instead of letter grades.
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The record, in plain English
CleanPlate holds 8 inspections on record for LEMON GRASS, spanning September 2024 to June 2026 — every one straight from Cincinnati Health Department.
The trend is positive: it improved from conditional at the previous visit to passed now.
The most recent inspection noted 11 violations, none of them critical.
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Inspection history
Jun 2, 2026
✓11 violations
- 3.2(K) - In-use utensils - between-use storage
- 4.4(A)(2) - Equipment - Good Repair and Proper Adjustment
- 3.2(Y) - Miscellaneous Sources of Contamination
- 6.1(I)(1) - Light bulbs - protective shielding
- 6.4(B)(1) - Cleaning- Frequency and Restrictions
- 4.5(A)(1) - VII. Protection from Contamination - Equipment Food-Contact Surfaces and Utensils: Clean to Sight and Touch
- 3.4(F)(1)(b) - VI. Time/Temperature Controlled Safety Food - Time/Temperature Controlled for Safety Food - Cold Holding
- 3.4(G)(1) - VI. Time/Temperature Controlled Safety Food - Ready-to-eat, TCS - date marking
- 7.0(B) - X. Chemical - Working Containers - Common Name
- 2.4(A)(3) - IV. Demonstration of Knowledge - Certified Manager
- 4.5(D) - Nonfood-contact surfaces - cleaning frequency
Jan 12, 2026
!14 violations
- 6.1(A) - Floors, walls, and ceilings
- 4.8(E)(1) - Equipment, Utensils, Linens - Storage
- 3.2(Q) - Food Storage: Preventing Contamination from the Premises
- 3.2(K) - In-use utensils - between-use storage
- 4.1(LL) - Food equipment - certification and classification
- 6.4(A) - Repairing
- 3.2(C)(1)(a) - VII. Protection from Contamination - Packaged and Unpackaged Food - Separation, Packaging, and Segregation
- 3.4(G)(4) - VI. Time/Temperature Controlled Safety Food - Ready-to-eat, TCS - date marking
- 5.1(O)(2) - III. Preventing Contamination by Hands - Using a handwashing sink - Operation and Maintenance
- 5.1(I) - Service Sink- Number
- 3.2(D) - Food Storage Containers - Identified with Common Name of Food
- 4.5(D) - Nonfood-contact surfaces - cleaning frequency
- 5.1(S)(2) - Plumbing System- Maintained in Good Repair
- 6.4(N)(1) - Maintaining premises: unnecessary items and litter.
Sep 30, 2025
✓Aug 26, 2025
✕23 violations
- 3.2(Q) - Food Storage: Preventing Contamination from the Premises
- 6.4(B)(1) - Cleaning- Frequency and Restrictions
- 6.2(L) - Facilities
- 6.4(A) - Repairing
- 5.1(D) - Backflow Prevention- Air Gap: Water Supply Inlet
- 6.4(N)(1) - Maintaining premises: unnecessary items and litter.
- 6.4(F) - Drying Mops
- 4.1(LL) - Food equipment - certification and classification
- 4.5(D) - Nonfood-contact surfaces - cleaning frequency
- 6.1(M) - Outer Openings - Protected
- 5.1(S)(2) - Plumbing System- Maintained in Good Repair
- 3.2(A)(2) - III. Preventing Contamination by Hands - Preventing Contamination from Hands: Bare Hand Contact RTE Food
- 2.2(D) - III. Preventing Contamination by Hands - Hands and arms - Where to Wash
- 7.0(B) - X. Chemical - Working Containers - Common Name
- 2.4(C)(18) - I. Employee Health - Written Procedures for Cleaning Up Vomiting and Diarrheal Events
- 3.4(G)(1) - VI. Time/Temperature Controlled Safety Food - Ready-to-eat, TCS - date marking
- 3.4(F)(1)(b) - VI. Time/Temperature Controlled Safety Food - Time/Temperature Controlled for Safety Food - Cold Holding
- 4.5(A)(1) - VII. Protection from Contamination - Equipment Food-Contact Surfaces and Utensils: Clean to Sight and Touch
- 3.2(C)(1)(a) - VII. Protection from Contamination - Packaged and Unpackaged Food - Separation, Packaging, and Segregation
- 6.1(A) - Floors, walls, and ceilings
- 6.2(I)(3) - Lighting - intensity
- 4.4(B) - Cutting surfaces.
- 3.2(K) - In-use utensils - between-use storage
Apr 3, 2025
✓11 violations
- 3.4(F)(1)(a) - VI. Time/Temperature Controlled Safety Food - Time/Temperature Controlled for Safety Food - Hot Holding
- 3.4(G)(1) - VI. Time/Temperature Controlled Safety Food - Ready-to-eat, TCS - date marking
- 5.1(O)(2) - III. Preventing Contamination by Hands - Using a handwashing sink - Operation and Maintenance
- 2.2(C) - III. Preventing Contamination by Hands - Hands and arms - When to Wash
- 3.2(D) - Food Storage Containers - Identified with Common Name of Food
- 3.2(Q) - Food Storage: Preventing Contamination from the Premises
- 3.2(M)(2)(a) - Wiping cloths - use limitation
- 3.2(C)(1)(c) - VII. Protection from Contamination
- 4.5(A)(1) - VII. Protection from Contamination - Equipment Food-Contact Surfaces and Utensils: Clean to Sight and Touch
- 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
Feb 21, 2025
✕29 violations
- 4.5(D) - Nonfood-contact surfaces - cleaning frequency
- 6.4(B)(1) - Cleaning- Frequency and Restrictions
- 6.0(A)(1)(a) - Indoor areas - surface characteristics
- 3.2(M)(2)(a) - Wiping cloths - use limitation
- 3.2(C)(1)(c) - VII. Protection from Contamination - Packaged and Unpackaged Food - Separation, Packaging, and Segregation
- 4.5(B)(1)(e) - VII. Protection from Contamination - Equipment Food Contact Surfaces and Utensils – Cleaning Frequency
- 3.4(F)(1)(b) - VI. Time/Temperature Controlled Safety Food - Time/Temperature Controlled for Safety Food - Cold Holding
- 3.4(F)(1)(a) - VI. Time/Temperature Controlled Safety Food - Time/Temperature Controlled for Safety Food - Hot Holding
- 3.4(G)(4) - VI. Time/Temperature Controlled Safety Food - Ready-to-eat, TCS - date marking
- 5.1(C)(1) - III. Preventing Contamination by Hands - Handwashing facility - Installation
- 2.4(B)(1) - IV. Demonstration of Knowledge - Demonstration of Knowledge
- 4.4(S)(1) - Single-service articles and Single-use Articles - Use Limitations
- 5.1(I) - Service Sink- Number
- 3.2(D) - Food Storage Containers - Identified with Common Name of Food
- 3.2(T) - Food Preparation - Preventing Contamination from the Premises
- 4.2(G)(1) - Food temperature measuring devices.
- 4.2(A) - VI. Time/Temperature Controlled Safety Food - Equipment - Cooling, Heating, and Cooling Capacities
- 4.1(C)(1-4) - Food Contact Surfaces Cleanability
- 6.4(A) - Repairing
- 3.2(K) - In-use utensils - between-use storage
- 2.4(B)(2)(j) - IV. Demonstration of Knowledge - Demonstration of Knowledge
- 4.4(A)(2) - Equipment - Good Repair and Proper Adjustment
- 3.2(Y) - Miscellaneous Sources of Contamination
- 2.4(C)(12) - IV. Demonstration of Knowledge - Person in charge - duties
- 5.1(S)(2) - Plumbing System- Maintained in Good Repair
- 3.2(C)(1)(H) - VII. Protection from Contamination - Packaged and Unpackaged Food - Separation, Packaging, and Segregation
- 2.4(C)(15) - IV. Demonstration of Knowledge - Person in charge - duties
- 6.1(F)(2) - Wall and ceiling - coverings and coatings
- 2.4(C)(4) - IV. Demonstration of Knowledge - Person in charge - duties
Feb 20, 2025
!2 violations
- 3.4(F)(1)(a) - VI. Time/Temperature Controlled Safety Food - Time/Temperature Controlled for Safety Food - Hot Holding
- 3.4(G)(4) - VI. Time/Temperature Controlled Safety Food - Ready-to-eat, TCS - date marking
Sep 26, 2024
✕9 violations
- 3.2(D) - Food Storage containers
- 7.0(B) - X. Chemical - Poisonous/toxic material
- 3.4(F)(1)(a) - VI. Time/Temperature Controlled Safety Food - TCS - hot and cold holding
- 3.4(F)(1)(b) - VI. Time/Temperature Controlled Safety Food - TCS - hot and cold holding
- 4.5(A)(1) - VII. Protection from Contamination
- 3.2(C)(3) - VII. Protection from Contamination
- 3.1(L) - V. Food from Approved Source - Package Integrity
- 4.2(G)(1) - Food temperature measuring devices.
- 6.1(M)(1) - Facilities
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