SUNFLOWER RESTAURANT.

SF Health Dept

506 VALENCIA ST · SAN FRANCISCO

Failed most recent inspection (Mar 2023).

19 inspections on record since 2016 · Last inspected Mar 2023.

Last inspected Mar 2023. Records may not reflect current conditions.

THE NUMBERS

INSPECTIONS
19
VIOLATIONS
52
total on record
LAST INSPECTED
MAR 2023

INSPECTION HISTORY

MAR 29
2023
FAIL 1 violation 1 HIGH RISK
High Risk Pest Activity
No insects, rodents, birds or nonservice animals
MAR 16
2023
FAIL 1 violation 1 HIGH RISK
High Risk Pest Activity
No insects, rodents, birds or nonservice animals
MAR 14
2023
FAIL 12 violations 3 HIGH RISK
High Risk Sanitation
Food contact surfaces: clean and sanitized
High Risk Pest Activity
No insects, rodents, birds or nonservice animals
High Risk Food Temperature
Proper hot and cold holding temperatures
Low Risk Employee Hygiene
Adequate hand washing facilities; supplied and accessible
Low Risk Other
Food Safety Manager Certification and Food Handler Card
Low Risk Other
Hot and cold running water available
Low Risk Other
Proper eating, tasting, drinking or tobacco use
Low Risk Food Temperature
Proper cooling methods
Sanitation
Equipment approved; clean; installed, good repair; capacity
Sanitation
Floors, walls and ceiling: build, maintianed & clean
Other
Food separated and protected
Pest Activity
Premises; personal/cleaning items; vermin proofing
APR 14
2022
PASS · 0 violations
APR 7
2022
PASS · 0 violations
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APR 5
2022
FAIL 9 violations 4 HIGH RISK
High Risk Sanitation
Food contact surfaces: clean and sanitized [ date violation corrected: 4/7/2022 ]
High Risk Pest Activity
No insects, rodents, birds or nonservice animals [ date violation corrected: 4/7/2022 ]
High Risk Other
Food in good condition; safe, and unadulterated [ date violation corrected: 4/14/2022 ]
High Risk Food Temperature
Proper hot and cold holding temperatures [ date violation corrected: 4/14/2022 ]
Low Risk Employee Hygiene
Adequate hand washing facilities; supplied and accessible [ date violation corrected: 4/14/2022 ]
Low Risk Documentation & Training
Demonstration of knowledge [ date violation corrected: 4/14/2022 ]
Sanitation
Equipment approved; clean; installed, good repair; capacity [ date violation corrected: 4/14/2022 ]
Other
Food separated and protected [ date violation corrected: 4/14/2022 ]
Pest Activity
Premises; personal/cleaning items; vermin proofing [ date violation corrected: 4/14/2022 ]
APR 27
2021
PASS · 0 violations
APR 19
2021
PASS · 0 violations
APR 16
2021
PASS · 0 violations
APR 15
2021
PASS · 0 violations
APR 14
2021
FAIL 12 violations 2 HIGH RISK
High Risk Sanitation
Food contact surfaces: clean and sanitized [ date violation corrected: 4/27/2021 ]
High Risk Pest Activity
No insects, rodents, birds or nonservice animals [ date violation corrected: 4/27/2021 ]
Low Risk Employee Hygiene
Adequate hand washing facilities; supplied and accessible [ date violation corrected: 4/27/2021 ]
Low Risk Other
Food Safety Manager Certification and Food Handler Card [ date violation corrected: 4/27/2021 ]
Low Risk Food Temperature
Proper hot and cold holding temperatures [ date violation corrected: 4/27/2021 ]
Low Risk Other
Proper eating, tasting, drinking or tobacco use [ date violation corrected: 4/27/2021 ]
Food Temperature
Approved thawing methods in use [ date violation corrected: 4/27/2021 ]
Sanitation
Equipment approved; clean; installed, good repair; capacity [ date violation corrected: 4/27/2021 ]
Sanitation
Floors, walls and ceiling: build, maintianed & clean [ date violation corrected: 4/27/2021 ]
Food Storage & Handling
Food storage; food storage containers identified [ date violation corrected: 4/27/2021 ]
Chemical Safety
Toxic substances properly identified; stored & used [ date violation corrected: 4/27/2021 ]
Other
Warewash facilities: installed, maintained, used, test strips [ date violation corrected: 4/27/2021 ]
MAY 20
2019
PASS · 0 violations
APR 16
2019
PASS · 0 violations
APR 1
2019
PASS · 0 violations
MAR 27
2019
FAIL 12 violations 4 HIGH RISK
Moderate Risk Employee Hygiene
Inadequate and inaccessible handwashing facilities
High Risk Employee Hygiene
Unclean hands or improper use of gloves
Moderate Risk Documentation & Training
Inadequate food safety knowledge or lack of certified food safety manager
High Risk Food Temperature
High risk food holding temperature
Low Risk Food Storage & Handling
Improper storage use or identification of toxic substances
Low Risk Sanitation
Unclean or degraded floors walls or ceilings
Moderate Risk Food Temperature
Improper thawing methods
High Risk Sanitation
Unclean or unsanitary food contact surfaces
High Risk Pest Activity
High risk vermin infestation
Moderate Risk Other
Employee eating or smoking
Low Risk Sanitation
Unclean nonfood contact surfaces
Moderate Risk Other
Foods not protected from contamination
FEB 15
2018
PASS · 0 violations
FEB 2
2018
PASS · 0 violations
JAN 10
2018
PASS W/ CONDITIONS 5 violations 1 HIGH RISK
High Risk Food Temperature
High risk food holding temperature
Moderate Risk Sanitation
Inadequately cleaned or sanitized food contact surfaces
Moderate Risk Pest Activity
Moderate risk vermin infestation
Low Risk Sanitation
Unclean nonfood contact surfaces
Low Risk Food Storage & Handling
Improper food storage
NOV 29
2016
PASS · 0 violations

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