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Original Joe's

601 Union St, San Francisco, CA 94133 · North Beach · Restaurant
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Passed all 19 inspections — critical violations noted

Inspections

Last Inspected

2025-05-14

Violations

includes 2 critical

Score

85/100

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Key Findings 4

19 consecutive passes, most recently 2025-05-14

No failures across all 19 inspections on record

Critical sanitation violations on record

Critical pest activity violations on record

Violation Types 8 categories

Sanitation CRIT 17×

Food Temperature SRS 7×

Pest Activity CRIT 4×

Employee Hygiene SRS 4×

Other SRS 4×

Food Storage & Handling SRS 2×

Plumbing & Waste MIN 2×

Facility Condition SRS 1×

Inspections 19 total

2025-05-14 Pass 0 viol.

2024-09-16 Pass w/ Conditions 9 viol.

2024-08-16 Pass 0 viol.

2024-01-17 Pass 0 viol.

2023-02-15 Pass 0 viol.

Full Inspection History

2025-05-14 Pass Site Visit

No violations found.

2024-09-16 Pass w/ Conditions Complaint (I)

9 violations CRITICAL

serious Sanitation

114171, 114189.1, 114190, 114192, 114193, 114193.1, 114199, 114201, 114269 - Protect the potable water supply with a backflow protection device, as required by applicable plumbing codes. All plumbing,

serious Food Storage & Handling

114039-114039.5 - Maintain shell fish tags with the stock until the container is empty. Retain all shell fish tags for at least 90 days in chronological order. Discontinue commingling (blending togeth

critical Pest Activity

114259, 114259.1, 114259.4, 114259.5 - Eliminate the infestation/activity of cockroaches/rodents/flies/vermin from the food facility by using only approved methods. Remove all evidence of the infestat

serious Facility Condition

114047, 114049, 114051, 114053, 114055, 114069(b) - Elevate all food at least 6 inches off of the floor to prevent contamination. Properly label bulk ingredient/food containers with common name

serious Sanitation

113984(d), 114097, 114099.1, 114099.4, 114099.6, 114101(b, c, d), 114105, 114109, 114111, 114113, 11415 (a, b, D), 114117, 114125(b), 114141 - Properly wash, rinse and sanitize all food contact surfac

minor Sanitation

114143(d), 114266, 114268, 114268.1, 114271, 114272 - Provide walls / ceilings using materials that are durable, smooth, nonabsorbent, light-colored, and washable surfaces. All floor surfaces, other t

serious Food Temperature

113996, 113998, 114037, 114429, 114429.3, 114429.5 - Keep potentially hazardous foods (PHF) cold at 41°F or below or hot held at 135°F or above. Immediately discontinue storing PHF at room temperature

critical Sanitation

114123, 114197, 114328(o) - Eliminate sewage backflow into the facility. Clean and sanitize all areas contaminated with sewage with a bleach solution (1 cup bleach per 9 cups water).Hire a licensed pl

serious Employee Hygiene

113953, 113953.1, 113953.2, 114067(f) - Provide soap and single-use towels in dispensers, or a drying device at each handwash sink at all times. Maintain all handwash sinks unobstructed and accessible

2024-08-16 Pass Foodborne Illness

No violations found.

2024-01-17 Pass Foodborne Illness

No violations found.

2023-02-15 Pass reinspection/followup

No violations found.

2023-02-06 Pass w/ Conditions routine

7 violations

serious Food Temperature

Proper hot and cold holding temperatures [ date violation corrected: 2/16/2023 ]

minor Sanitation

Food contact surfaces: clean and sanitized

minor Pest Activity

No insects, rodents, birds or nonservice animals

minor Employee Hygiene

Adequate hand washing facilities; supplied and accessible

minor Sanitation

Floors, walls and ceiling: build, maintianed & clean

minor Other

Thermometers provided and accurate

minor Other

Warewash facilities: installed, maintained, used, test strips

2022-05-24 Pass reinspection/followup

No violations found.

2022-05-16 Pass w/ Conditions routine

6 violations

serious Food Temperature

Proper cooling methods [ date violation corrected: 5/24/2022 ]

serious Food Temperature

Proper hot and cold holding temperatures [ date violation corrected: 5/24/2022 ]

minor Employee Hygiene

Adequate hand washing facilities; supplied and accessible [ date violation corrected: 5/24/2022 ]

minor Pest Activity

No insects, rodents, birds or nonservice animals [ date violation corrected: 2/6/2023 ]

minor Sanitation

Food contact surfaces: clean and sanitized [ date violation corrected: 5/24/2022 ]

minor Plumbing & Waste

Plumbing; proper backflow devices [ date violation corrected: 5/24/2022 ]

2021-08-25 Pass reinspection/followup

No violations found.

2021-08-02 Pass reinspection/followup

No violations found.

2021-07-20 Pass w/ Conditions routine

7 violations

serious Other

Compliance with variance, specialized processes & HACCP [ date violation corrected: 8/2/2021 ]

minor Sanitation

Food contact surfaces: clean and sanitized [ date violation corrected: 8/25/2021 ]

minor Pest Activity

No insects, rodents, birds or nonservice animals [ date violation corrected: 8/2/2021 ]

minor Sanitation

Equipment, utensils and linens; storage and use [ date violation corrected: 8/2/2021 ]

minor Sanitation

Floors, walls and ceiling: build, maintianed & clean [ date violation corrected: 8/25/2021 ]

serious Sanitation

Nonfood contact surfaces clean [ date violation corrected: 8/2/2021 ]

minor Food Storage & Handling

Food storage; food storage containers identified [ date violation corrected: 8/2/2021 ]

2020-08-10 Pass reinspection/followup

No violations found.

2020-07-30 Pass w/ Conditions routine

7 violations

serious Food Temperature

Proper cooling methods [ date violation corrected: 8/10/2020 ]

minor Employee Hygiene

Adequate hand washing facilities; supplied and accessible [ date violation corrected: 8/10/2020 ]

minor Sanitation

Food contact surfaces: clean and sanitized [ date violation corrected: 8/10/2020 ]

minor Food Temperature

Proper hot and cold holding temperatures [ date violation corrected: 8/10/2020 ]

minor Sanitation

Equipment approved; clean; installed, good repair; capacity [ date violation corrected: 7/20/2021 ]

minor Sanitation

Equipment, utensils and linens; storage and use [ date violation corrected: 7/20/2021 ]

minor Plumbing & Waste

Plumbing; proper backflow devices [ date violation corrected: 7/20/2021 ]

2020-03-10 Pass reinspection/followup

No violations found.

2019-05-06 Pass Reinspection/Followup

No violations found.

2019-04-29 Pass Reinspection/Followup

No violations found.

2019-04-22 Pass w/ Conditions Routine - Unscheduled

2 violations

minor Sanitation

Unapproved or unmaintained equipment or utensils

serious Food Temperature

High risk food holding temperature

2018-03-08 Pass Complaint

No violations found.

2018-02-21 Pass w/ Conditions Routine - Unscheduled

3 violations

serious Other

Employee eating or smoking

minor Sanitation

Improper storage of equipment utensils or linens

minor Sanitation

Unapproved or unmaintained equipment or utensils

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