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MITSUBA HIBACHI SUSHI RESTAURANT
2300 NORTH TRIPHAMMER ROAD, ITHACA, NY 14850
Last inspected Sep 2, 2026
Official source: New York State Department of Health (health.ny.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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The record, in plain English
CleanPlate holds 25 inspections on record for MITSUBA HIBACHI SUSHI RESTAURANT, spanning August 2018 to September 2026 — every one straight from New York State Department of Health.
Its standing slipped since the previous visit — from passed to failed. A follow-up inspection usually rechecks the issues found.
The most recent inspection noted 3 violations, 1 of them a critical item — the kind tied directly to foodborne-illness risk.
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Inspection history
Sep 2, 2026
✕3 violations
- Critical: Potentially hazardous foods are not kept at or above 140�F during hot holding.
- Non-food contact surfaces and equipment are improperly designed, constructed, installed, maintained (equipment not readily accessible for cleaning, surface not smooth finish)
- Handwashing facilities inaccessible, improperly located, dirty, in disrepair, improper fixtures, soap, and single service towels or hand drying devices missing
Apr 16, 2026
✓4 violations
- Food (ice) contact surfaces are improperly designed, constructed, installed, located (cracks, open seams, pitted surfaces, tin cans reused, uncleanable or corroded food contact surfaces)
- Floors, walls, ceilings, not smooth, properly constructed, in disrepair, dirty surfaces
- Food not protected during storage, preparation, display, transportation and service, from potential sources of contamination (e.g., food uncovered, mislabeled, stored on floor, missing or inadequate sneeze guards, food containers double stacked)
- Accurate thermometers not available or used to evaluate refrigerated or heated storage temperatures
Aug 19, 2025
✓1 violation
- Non-food contact surfaces and equipment are improperly designed, constructed, installed, maintained (equipment not readily accessible for cleaning, surface not smooth finish)
Mar 25, 2025
✓2 violations
- Accurate thermometers not available or used to evaluate refrigerated or heated storage temperatures
- Tobacco is used; eating, drinking in food preparation, dishwashing food storage areas
Dec 17, 2024
✓1 violation
- Improper thawing procedures used
Aug 21, 2024
✕2 violations
- Improper thawing procedures used
- Critical: Food workers do not use proper utensils to eliminate bare hand contact with cooked or prepared foods.
Apr 16, 2024
✓2 violations
- Accurate thermometers not available or used to evaluate refrigerated or heated storage temperatures
- Premises littered, unnecessary equipment and article present, living quarters no completely separated for food service operations, live animals, birds and pets not excluded
Sep 14, 2023
✕4 violations
- Tobacco is used; eating, drinking in food preparation, dishwashing food storage areas
- Critical: Potentially hazardous foods are not stored under refrigeration except during necessary preparation or approved precooling procedures (room temperature storage).
- Critical: Cooked or prepared foods are subject to cross-contamination from raw foods.
- Handwashing facilities inaccessible, improperly located, dirty, in disrepair, improper fixtures, soap, and single service towels or hand drying devices missing
May 4, 2023
✓1 violation
- Food not protected during storage, preparation, display, transportation and service, from potential sources of contamination (e.g., food uncovered, mislabeled, stored on floor, missing or inadequate sneeze guards, food containers double stacked)
Dec 29, 2022
✓Oct 11, 2022
✕1 violation
- Critical: Accurate thermometers not available or used to evaluate potentially hazardous food temperatures during cooking, cooling, reheating and holding.
Oct 4, 2022
✕2 violations
- Accurate thermometers not available or used to evaluate refrigerated or heated storage temperatures
- Critical: Accurate thermometers not available or used to evaluate potentially hazardous food temperatures during cooking, cooling, reheating and holding.
Aug 24, 2022
✓1 violation
- Handwashing facilities inaccessible, improperly located, dirty, in disrepair, improper fixtures, soap, and single service towels or hand drying devices missing
Apr 8, 2022
✕6 violations
- Handwashing facilities inaccessible, improperly located, dirty, in disrepair, improper fixtures, soap, and single service towels or hand drying devices missing
- Non-food contact surfaces and equipment are improperly designed, constructed, installed, maintained (equipment not readily accessible for cleaning, surface not smooth finish)
- Premises littered, unnecessary equipment and article present, living quarters no completely separated for food service operations, live animals, birds and pets not excluded
- Improper thawing procedures used
- Critical: Potentially hazardous foods are not cooled by an approved method where the food temperature can be reduced from 120oF to 70oF or less within two hours and 70oF to 45oF within four hours.
- Critical: Potentially hazardous foods are not stored under refrigeration except during necessary preparation or approved precooling procedures (room temperature storage).
Oct 12, 2021
✓2 violations
- Handwashing facilities inaccessible, improperly located, dirty, in disrepair, improper fixtures, soap, and single service towels or hand drying devices missing
- Food not protected during storage, preparation, display, transportation and service, from potential sources of contamination (e.g., food uncovered, mislabeled, stored on floor, missing or inadequate sneeze guards, food containers double stacked)
Mar 25, 2021
✕1 violation
- Critical: Other Violations Deemed a Public Health Hazard by the Permit Issuing Official {14-1.10(a)}
Feb 25, 2021
✕3 violations
- Miscellaneous, Economic Violation, Choking Poster, Training.
- Handwashing facilities inaccessible, improperly located, dirty, in disrepair, improper fixtures, soap, and single service towels or hand drying devices missing
- Critical: Potentially hazardous foods are not stored under refrigeration except during necessary preparation or approved precooling procedures (room temperature storage).
Jan 7, 2020
✓1 violation
- Non food contact surfaces of equipment not clean
Oct 16, 2019
✓2 violations
- Miscellaneous, Economic Violation, Choking Poster, Training.
- Non food contact surfaces of equipment not clean
Aug 16, 2019
✕3 violations
- Critical: Potentially hazardous foods are not kept at or below 45�F during cold holding, except smoked fish not kept at or below 38�F during cold holding.
- Non food contact surfaces of equipment not clean
- Critical: Potentially hazardous foods are not stored under refrigeration except during necessary preparation or approved precooling procedures (room temperature storage).
Mar 13, 2019
✓1 violation
- Non food contact surfaces of equipment not clean
Feb 6, 2019
✕2 violations
- Non food contact surfaces of equipment not clean
- Critical: Potentially hazardous foods are not stored under refrigeration except during necessary preparation or approved precooling procedures (room temperature storage).
Dec 11, 2018
✓1 violation
- Insects, rodents present
Oct 9, 2018
✕4 violations
- Insects, rodents present
- Critical: Enough refrigerated storage equipment is not present, properly designed, maintained or operated so that all potentially hazardous foods are cooled properly and stored below 45�F as required.
- Critical: Toxic chemicals are improperly labeled, stored or used so that contamination of food can occur.
- Pesticide application not supervised by a certified applicator
Aug 28, 2018
✕4 violations
- Food not protected during storage, preparation, display, transportation and service, from potential sources of contamination (e.g., food uncovered, mislabeled, stored on floor, missing or inadequate sneeze guards, food containers double stacked)
- Critical: Toxic chemicals are improperly labeled, stored or used so that contamination of food can occur.
- Critical: Potentially hazardous foods are not stored under refrigeration except during necessary preparation or approved precooling procedures (room temperature storage).
- Critical: Enough refrigerated storage equipment is not present, properly designed, maintained or operated so that all potentially hazardous foods are cooled properly and stored below 45�F as required.
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Source: New York State Department of Health (health.ny.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.