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Which 24 Cleveland restaurants, stores had the most food inspection violations in 2023-2024?
CLEVELAND, Ohio — Here are the Cleveland restaurants and retailers cited with the most food inspection violations during the 2022-2023 inspection year ending Feb. 28, according to state records.
More than 2,300 places were cited during the most recent inspection year, but only a third received more than 10 citations.
The places listed below are the 24 with the most violations, with the top spot being cited with 97 violations.
This is the first in a 2024 series of stories highlighting food inspection violations in Cuyahoga and surrounding counties on cleveland.com. To see previous inspection years, visit 2022-2023, 2021-2022, 2018-2019, 2017-2018, 2016-17, and 2015-16. The annual reporting was paused for two years during the pandemic, initially because so many restaurants had closed temporarily.
Some violations are minor and some can be disturbing. Many problems can be fixed at the time of the inspection, so any corrected violation was not included in the final count if a citation was not issued.
Health inspectors cannot impose fines, but health departments can suspend or revoke operating licenses.
The most crucial violations identified as “critical” are those that “may immediately lead to a foodborne illness,” state health officials say. The last time the list of critical inspection codes was updated in 2019.
To learn how this list was put together, visit this page. To review inspection information for yourself, visit Cleveland’s health department database.
Greek Orthodox Church, 2187 W. 14th St., Cleveland, OH 44113Zachary Smith, Cleveland.com
No. 23 (tie) – 51 violations – Greek Orthodox Church
Greek Orthodox Church, 2187 W. 14th St., had 51 food inspection violations during the inspection year from Mar. 2023 through Feb. 2024, state records show.
– Apr. 19, 2023 – 25 violations, including 5 critical.
– Apr. 24, 2023 – 7 violations, including 1 critical.
– Apr. 25, 2023 – 4 violations, including 0 critical.
– June 28, 2023 – 1 violations, including 0 critical.
– Oct. 27, 2023 – 11 violations, including 3 critical.
Nov. 13, 2023 – 3 violations, including 0 critical.
Teriyaki Express, 7060 Denison Ave.Zachary Smith, Cleveland.com
No. 23 (tie) – 51 violations – Teriyaki Express
Teriyaki Express, 7060 Denison Ave. had 51 food inspection violations during the inspection year from Mar. 2023 through Feb. 2024, state records show.
– Aug. 17, 2023 – 17 violations, including 5 critical.
– Dec. 14, 2023 – 34 violations, including 8 critical.
Family Dollar Store, 1250 E. 105th St., ClevelandZachary Smith, Cleveland.com
No. 22 – 52 violations – Family Dollar Store
Family Dollar Store, 1250 E. 105th St, had 54 food inspection violations during the inspection year from Mar. 2023 through Feb. 2024, state records show.
– Apr. 24, 2023 – 10 violations, including 1 critical.
– May 18, 2023 – 2 violations, including 0 critical.
– Jan. 3, 2024 – 14 violations, including 1 critical.
– Jan. 5, 2024 – 14 violations, including 1 critical.
– Jan. 8, 2024 – 10 violations, including 1 critical.
– Jan. 11, 2024 – 2 violations, including 0 critical.
McCarthy’s Ale House, 1231 Main Ave.Zachary Smith, Cleveland.com
No. 21 – 54 violations – McCarthy’s Ale House
McCarthy’s Ale House, 1231 Main Ave., had 54 food inspection violations during the inspection year from Mar. 2023 through Feb. 2024, state records show.
– July 13, 2023 – 26 violations, including 4 critical.
– July 19, 2023 – 16 violations, including 1 critical.
– Jan. 18, 2024 – 12 violations, including 3 critical.
Mom’s Family Restaurant, 6512 Clark Ave.Zachary Smith, Cleveland.com
No. 19 (tie) – 55 violations – Mom’s Family Restaurant
Mom’s Family Restaurant, 6512 Clark Ave., had 55 food inspection violations during the inspection year from Mar. 2023 through Feb. 2024, state records show.
– Sept. 12, 2023 – 26 violations, including 7 critical.
– Sept. 15, 2023 – 8 violations, including 0 critical.
– Feb. 5, 2024 – 21 violations, including 5 critical.
Lincoln Park Pub, 2609 W. 14th St.Zachary Smith, Cleveland.com
No. 19 (tie) – 55 violations – Lincoln Park Pub
Lincoln Park Pub, 2609 W. 14th St., had 55 food inspection violations during the inspection year from Mar. 2023 through Feb. 2024, state records show.
– July 6, 2023 – 33 violations, including 4 critical.
– July 11, 2023 – 14 violations, including 0 critical.
– Feb. 12, 2024 – 8 violations, including 2 critical.
Music Box Supper Club, 1148 Main Ave.Zachary Smith, Cleveland.com
No. 18 – 56 violations – Music Box Supper Club
Music Box Supper Club, 1148 Main Ave., had 56 food inspection violations during the inspection year from Mar. 2023 through Feb. 2024, state records show.
– Oct. 10, 2023 – 10 violations, including 3 critical.
– Jan. 10, 2024 – 37 violations, including 7 critical.
– Jan. 17, 2024 – 9 violations, including 1 critical.
Speedy Gas, 14001 Lakewood Heights Blvd.Zachary Smith, Cleveland.com
No. 17 – 60 violations – Speedy Gas
Speedy Gas, 14001 Lakewood Heights Blvd., had 60 food inspection violations during the inspection year from Mar. 2023 through Feb. 2024, state records show.
– Apr. 13, 2023 – 21 violations, including 5 critical.
– Apr. 17, 2023 – 17 violations, including 5 critical.
– Apr. 20, 2023 – 8 violations, including 2 critical.
– Feb. 21, 2024 – 14 violations, including 2 critical.
Café Everest, 14304 Puritas Ave.Zachary Smith, Cleveland.com
No. 15 (tie) – 61 violations – Cafe Everest
Cafe Everest, 14304 Puritas Ave., had 61 food inspection violations during the inspection year from Mar. 2023 through Feb. 2024, state records show.
– Apr. 19, 2023 – 21 violations, including 3 critical.
– Apr. 25, 2023 – 15 violations, including 2 critical.
– June 21, 2023 – 17 violations, including 2 critical.
– Aug. 2, 2023 – 7 violations, including 0 critical.
– Feb. 21, 2024 – 1 violations, including 0 critical.
B & M BBQ, 840 E. 105th St.Zachary Smith, Cleveland.com
No. 15 (tie) – 61 violations – B&M Bar-B-Q
B&M Bar-B-Q, 840 E. 105th St., had 61 food inspection violations during the inspection year from Mar. 2023 through Feb. 2024, state records show.
– June 7, 2023 – 18 violations, including 1 critical.
– July 13, 2023 – 16 violations, including 0 critical.
– Aug. 4, 2023 – 15 violations, including 0 critical.
– Aug. 7, 2023 – 8 violations, including 0 critical.
– Feb. 6, 2024 – 4 violations, including 0 critical.
S & R Market, 9901 Loretta Ave.Zachary Smith, Cleveland.com
No. 14 – 62 violations – S&R Market
S&R Market, 9901 Loretta Ave., had 62 food inspection violations during the inspection year from Mar. 2023 through Feb. 2024, state records show.
– Mar. 17, 2023 – 13 violations, including 1 critical.
– June 29, 2023 – 13 violations, including 1 critical.
– Aug. 9, 2023 – 13 violations, including 1 critical.
– Oct. 11, 2023 – 13 violations, including 2 critical.
– Oct. 30, 2023 – 10 violations, including 1 critical.
George’s Kitchen, 13101 Triskett RoadZachary Smith, Cleveland.com
No. 13 – 64 violations – George’s Kitchen
George’s Kitchen, 13101 Triskett Road, had 64 food inspection violations during the inspection year from Mar. 2023 through Feb. 2024, state records show.
– Mar. 10, 2023 – 9 violations, including 2 critical.
– July 28, 2023 – 9 violations, including 2 critical.
– Aug. 7, 2023 – 6 violations, including 0 critical.
– Aug. 15, 2023 – 6 violations, including 1 critical.
– Aug. 21, 2023 – 7 violations, including 1 critical.
– Aug. 31, 2023 – 4 violations, including 0 critical.
– Oct. 6, 2023 – 7 violations, including 1 critical.
– Nov. 8, 2023 – 6 violations, including 1 critical.
– Nov. 14, 2023 – 5 violations, including 0 critical.
– Feb. 22, 2024 – 4 violations, including 0 critical.
– Feb. 27, 2024 – 1 violations, including 0 critical.
Dennys, 4331 W. 150th St.Zachary Smith, Cleveland.com
No. 11 (tie) – 65 violations – Denny’s
Denny’s, 4331 W. 150th St., had 65 food inspection violations during the inspection year from Mar. 2023 through Feb. 2024, state records show.
– Apr. 3, 2023 – 30 violations, including 5 critical.
– Apr. 6, 2023 – 18 violations, including 0 critical.
– Sept. 6, 2023 – 17 violations, including 1 critical.
Parkwood Drive Thru, 11003 Superior Ave.Zachary Smith, Cleveland.com
No. 11 (tie) – 65 violations – Parkwood Drive Thru
Parkwood Drive Thru, 11003 Superior Ave., had 65 food inspection violations during the inspection year from Mar. 2023 through Feb. 2024, state records show.
– May 18, 2023 – 28 violations, including 7 critical.
– May 22, 2023 – 13 violations, including 1 critical.
– May 31, 2023 – 9 violations, including 2 critical.
– June 6, 2023 – 5 violations, including 1 critical.
– July 25, 2023 – 1 violations, including 0 critical.
– Feb. 4, 2024 – 9 violations, including 3 critical.
Deesee, 7310 Lorain AvenueZachary Smith, Cleveland.com
No. 10 – 71 violations – Deesee, Inc.
Deesee, Inc., 7310 Lorain Ave., had 71 food inspection violations during the inspection year from Mar. 2023 through Feb. 2024, state records show. A gas station and convenience store operate at this address.
– Sept. 26, 2023 – 42 violations, including 2 critical.
– Sept. 27, 2023 – 8 violations, including 0 critical.
– Oct. 2, 2023 – 8 violations, including 0 critical.
– Oct. 30, 2023 – 7 violations, including 0 critical.
– Feb. 17, 2023 – 6 violation, including 2 critical.
No. 9 – 73 violations – Indie East 4th
Indie East 4th, 2038 E. Fourth St., had 73 food inspection violations during the inspection year from Mar. 2023 through Feb. 2024, state records show. Note: This location and its successor under the same owner have closed.
– Mar. 2, 2023 – 5 violations, including 2 critical.
– Oct. 4, 2023 – 28 violations, including 11 critical.
– Oct. 5, 2023 – 30 violations, including 10 critical.
– Oct. 27, 2023 – 10 violations, including 0 critical.
J.J. Grab and Go, 4282 W. 130th St.Zachary Smith, Cleveland.com
No. 7 (tie) – 74 violations – J.J. Grab and Go
J.J. Grab and Go, 4282 W. 130th St., had 74 food inspection violations during the inspection year from Mar. 2023 through Feb. 2024, state records show.
– Apr. 21, 2023 – 25 violations, including 3 critical.
– Apr. 27, 2023 – 22 violations, including 3 critical.
– May 4, 2023 – 16 violations, including 0 critical.
– Feb. 18, 2024 – 11 violations, including 1 critical.
Shooters, 1148 Main Ave.Zachary Smith, Cleveland.com
No. 7 (tie) – 74 violations – Shooters
Shooters, 1148 Main Ave., had 74 food inspection violations during the inspection year from Mar. 2023 through Feb. 2024, state records show.
– Aug. 29, 2023 – 53 violations, including 8 critical.
– Sept. 5, 2023 – 5 violations, including 0 critical.
– Jan. 17, 2024 – 16 violations, including 2 critical.
JAMS Kitchen, 15115 Puritas Ave.Zachary Smith, Cleveland.com
No. 6 – 77 violations – JAMS Kitchen
JAMS Kitchen, 15115 Puritas Ave., had 77 food inspection violations during the inspection year from Mar. 2023 through Feb. 2024, state records show.
– June 22, 2023 – 32 violations, including 4 critical.
– July 21, 2023 – 19 violations, including 1 critical.
– July 26, 2023 – 10 violations, including 0 critical.
– Aug. 24, 2023 – 3 violations, including 0 critical.
– Jan. 2, 2024 – 8 violations, including 0 critical.
– Feb. 6, 2024 – 5 violations, including 0 critical.
Fat Cats, 2061 W. 10th St., Cleveland, OH 44113Zachary Smith, Cleveland.com
No. 5 – 78 violations – Fat Cats
Fat Cats, 2061 W. 10th St., had 78 food inspection violations during the inspection year from Mar. 2023 through Feb. 2024, state records show.
– June 27, 2023 – 35 violations, including 7 critical.
– June 28, 2023 – 15 violations, including 1 critical.
– July 7, 2023 – 2 violations, including 0 critical.
– Sept. 5, 2023 – 1 violations, including 0 critical.
– Jan. 16, 2024 – 20 violations, including 5 critical.
– Jan. 22, 2024 – 5 violations, including 0 critical.
Wyndham Cleveland Airport, 4277 W. 150th St.Zachary Smith, Cleveland.com
No. 4 – 84 violations – Wyndham Cleveland Airport
Wyndham Cleveland Airport, 4277 W. 150th St., had 84 food inspection violations during the inspection year from Mar. 2023 through Feb. 2024, state records show.
– Mar. 17, 2023 – 29 violations, including 6 critical.
– Sept. 5, 2023 – 33 violations, including 6 critical.
– Sept. 8, 2023 – 16 violations, including 1 critical.
– Sept. 11, 2023 – 6 violations, including 0 critical.
Sunoco Family Foods Express, 3363 E. 93rd St. in KinsmanZachary Smith, Cleveland.com
No. 3 – 90 violations – Sunoco Family Foods Express, Kinsman
Sunoco Family Foods Express, 3363 E. 93rd St. in Kinsman, had 90 food inspection violations during the inspection year from Mar. 2023 through Feb. 2024, state records show.
– Mar. 30, 2023 – 27 violations, including 4 critical.
– Apr. 5, 2023 – 12 violations, including 0 critical.
– Sept. 18, 2023 – 31 violations, including 3 critical.
– Sept. 21, 2023 – 20 violations, including 0 critical.
Tick Tock Tavern, 11526 Clifton Blvd.Zachary Smith, Cleveland.com
No. 2 – 91 violations – Tick Tock Tavern
Tick Tock Tavern, 11526 Clifton Blvd., had 91 food inspection violations during the inspection year from Mar. 2023 through Feb. 2024, state records show.
– May 25, 2023 – 33 violations, including 5 critical.
– May 31, 2023 – 7 violations, including 0 critical.
– June 13, 2023 – 4 violations, including 0 critical.
– Dec. 4, 2023 – 38 violations, including 8 critical.
– Dec. 7, 2023 – 9 violations, including 1 critical.
Indian Delight, 5507 Detroit Ave.Zachary Smith, Cleveland.com
No. 1 – 97 violations – Indian Delight
Indian Delight, 5507 Detroit Ave., had 97 food inspection violations during the inspection year from Mar. 2023 through Feb. 2024, state records show.
– Sept. 21, 2023 – 44 violations, including 4 critical.
– Sept. 25, 2023 – 13 violations, including 1 critical.
– Oct. 2, 2023 – 10 violations, including 1 critical.
– Oct. 16, 2023 – 9 violations, including 1 critical.
– Feb. 15, 2024 – 21 violations, including 3 critical.
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By Anash.org reporter
Rabbi Yehuda Leib (Leibel) Alevsky, longtime shliach to Cleveland, Ohio, who directed the local Chabad institutions for decades, passed away on Monday, 3 Iyar.
He was 86 years old.
Born on 1 Sivan 5699 in Chernigov, Ukraine, to Reb Chaim Boruch and Mrs. Sima Chaya Alevsky, his father was drafted into the Russian army to fight the Nazis when he was two years old, never to return. He was raised by his mother and his maternal grandfather, Reb Gavriel Kagan, a tomim from Lubavitch.
After the war, the family joined the mass escape from Russia under false Polish passports. After time in a displaced persons camp in Germany and then in France, the Frierdiker Rebbe directed his family to move to Eretz Yisrael. He enrolled in Tomchei Tmimim in Lod, where he studied in the zal under the mashpia, Rabbi Shlomo Chaim Kesselman.
In 5718, after receiving the Rebbe’s permission to travel to New York, he arrived on his nineteenth birthday, Rosh Chodesh Sivan, and enrolled in Tomchei Tmimim at 770. He quickly distinguished himself and was among the first bochurim chosen for the Shivas Knei Hamenorah (“Kanim”) – a group of fourteen select students, seven in Chassidus and seven in nigleh, designated to deliver shiurim and pilpulim before the entire yeshiva.
Beginning in 5722 and until her passing in 5725, he merited to serve Rebbetzin Chana, the Rebbe’s mother, assisting her in numerous ways and spending many hours in her presence.
That same year, he became the first official employee of Tzach, the Lubavitch Youth Organization, under Rabbi Dovid Raskin. He ran the organization for a decade, taking responsibility for hakhalas kehillos, tahalucha, Shabbosim in outlying communities, shiurim, and the printing of the first four volumes of Likkutei Sichos. He also spearheaded the global Keren Hashishim campaign in honor of the Rebbe’s 60th birthday.
During those same years, he developed a close working relationship with Rabbi Chaim Mordechai Eizik Chodakov, the Rebbe’s secretary and chief of staff, whose yahrzeit also falls on 3 Iyar. In an interview with Anash.org, Rabbi Alevsky recalled how Rabbi Chodakov would summon him late at night during yechidus evenings and offer suggestions for Tzach’s activities. He initially did not always act on them – until he once found that the Rebbe himself referenced those same suggestions during a yechidus, making clear to him their true source.
As the neighborhood of Crown Heights began to change, he also acted as a liaison for Tzach to city officials, securing grants and property to stabilize the community.
He merited rare closeness with the Rebbe, and on several occasions, he was called upon to drive the Rebbe to the Ohel. Recognizing the need for the Rebbe to have communication from the Ohel to 770, he arranged for a car phone to be installed in the Rebbe’s vehicle—a luxury that cost $900 at the time—which the Rebbe utilized to send out hora’os. He also arranged for the permanent “No Parking” zone in front of 770 so the Rebbe’s car would always have clear access.
He married his wife, Devorah, daughter of Rabbi Shlomo Schneur Zalman Kazen, one of the Rebbe’s pioneering shluchim, in Cleveland on Chai Elul 5722. At the yechidus before the wedding, the Rebbe told the young couple: “Az ir vet machen lichtig arum eich, vet der Aibershter machen lichtig bai eich” – when you spread light around you, the Aibershter will illuminate your own space as well.
At the same time of their Chasuna, the Rebbe held a surprise farbrengen in 770, announcing the upcoming “Shnas Hakan” (150 years since the Alter Rebbe’s passing). The Rebbe had Rabbi Hodakov phone the wedding hall so the Chosson could repeat the Rebbe’s words to the assembled guests.
In 5727 (1967), during a yechidus for his 28th birthday, he asked the Rebbe if his mother and sister should leave Eretz Yisroel due to the looming threat of the Six-Day War. The Rebbe responded prophetically that there was no need to worry, as the war would be over in ten days.
In 5732 (1972), he began his shlichus in Cleveland, joining his father-in-law in expanding Chabad activities in the city.
Over the following decades, he led the community and oversaw immense growth. He built a replica of 770 in Cleveland to serve as the headquarters for the Chabad activities there.
He organized groups of mekuravim who would travel together by bus to receive the Rebbe’s brochos by Sunday dollars.
During the events of Shemini Atzeres 5738 (1977), Rabbi Alevsky was instrumental in the efforts for the Rebbe’s health, helping to urgently bring a doctor to 770.
When the bank threatened to foreclose on the Chabad building in 5744, he flew to the Rebbe and submitted a detailed report on the situation. The Rebbe responded, “Azkir al hatziyun,” and within days the full amount was raised in what he described as an open miracle.
He is survived by his wife, Mrs. Devorah Alevsky, and their children: Sarah Freedman – Bahia Blanca, Argentina; Chani Glitzenstein – Maaleh Efraim, Eretz Yisroel; Kaila Sasonkin – Akron, Ohio; Rabbi Chaim Boruch Alevsky – Cleveland, Ohio; Miriam Greenberg – Solon, Ohio; Dinie Greenberg – Shanghai, China; Estie Marozov – Pepper Pike, Ohio; Rochie Sudak – London, UK; Rivky Friedman – Brooklyn, New York; and Rabbi Mendy Alevsky – Cleveland, Ohio.
The levaya will take place today in Ohio at 4:30 p.m. at the Waxman Chabad Center, followed by kevura at Anshe Sfard Cemetery.
Boruch dayan hoemes.
CLEVELAND, Ohio (WOIO) – Three people were seriously injured after a car crash on I-90 at Eddy Road early Sunday morning, according to Cleveland EMS.
EMS told 19 News that paramedics responded to the I-90 West and Eddy Road for a car crash.
Paramedics took a man in his 60s in serious condition to Metro Health, a man in his 30s and a woman in her 20s, both in serious condition, to University Hospital.
19 News has reached out to Cleveland Police for more details about the crash.
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