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Ithaca

POTALA CAFE / TIBETAN MOMO BAR

171 EAST STATE STREET, ITHACA, NY 14850

Last inspected Jul 16, 2026

This source doesn’t issue a letter grade, so CleanPlate derived the status from the reported violation data.

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Inspection history

  1. Jul 16, 2026

  2. May 27, 2026

    2 violations
    • Manual facilities inadequate, technique incorrect; mechanical facilities not operated in accordance with manufacturer's instructions
    • Wiping cloths dirty, not stored properly in sanitizing solutions
  3. Jul 17, 2025

  4. May 24, 2025

    1 violation
    • Handwashing facilities inaccessible, improperly located, dirty, in disrepair, improper fixtures, soap, and single service towels or hand drying devices missing
  5. May 6, 2025

    1 violation
    • Premises littered, unnecessary equipment and article present, living quarters no completely separated for food service operations, live animals, birds and pets not excluded
  6. Jul 18, 2024

    1 violation
    • Accurate thermometers not available or used to evaluate refrigerated or heated storage temperatures
  7. May 3, 2024

  8. Jul 20, 2023

  9. Jun 15, 2023

    2 violations
    • Non food contact surfaces of equipment not clean
    • Wiping cloths dirty, not stored properly in sanitizing solutions
  10. Jun 2, 2023

  11. Jul 23, 2022

  12. Jul 22, 2022

    1 violation
    • Critical:Enough hot holding equipment is not present, properly designed, maintained and operated to keep hot foods above 140�F.
  13. Jul 21, 2022

    1 violation
    • Critical:Enough hot holding equipment is not present, properly designed, maintained and operated to keep hot foods above 140�F.
  14. Mar 11, 2022

  15. Oct 22, 2021

  16. May 5, 2021

    1 violation
    • Wiping cloths dirty, not stored properly in sanitizing solutions
  17. Feb 19, 2020

    1 violation
    • Single service items reused, improperly stored, dispensed, not used when required
  18. Dec 10, 2019

  19. Nov 6, 2019

    2 violations
    • 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.
    • Accurate thermometers not available or used to evaluate refrigerated or heated storage temperatures
  20. Jun 25, 2019

  21. Nov 7, 2018

  22. Jan 24, 2018

  23. Sep 13, 2017

    1 violation
    • Wiping cloths dirty, not stored properly in sanitizing solutions
  24. Jun 2, 2017

  25. May 23, 2017

    1 violation
    • 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.

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Source: New York State Department of Health. Data shown unmodified from the official record. See something wrong? Report a data issue.