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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.
Zachary Smith is the data reporter for cleveland.com. You can reach him at zsmith@cleveland.com.
CLEVELAND, Ohio (WOIO) – For the second day, Northeast Ohio school districts are receiving bomb threats.
On Friday morning, two schools in the Elyria City School District, the high school and Ely Elementary, received bomb threats.
Both schools are evacuating students, and emergency responders are on the way, according to a social media post.
All other district schools are in a lockout status as a precaution.
The district asks that family members not come to the schools or call school offices at this time so emergency communication lines remain available.
Elyria Police said that the department is working with the district to ensure the safety and security of students and school personnel following the threats.
“We are aware that neighboring school districts experienced similar swatting-related incidents yesterday, and our investigative personnel are working diligently with our law enforcement partners to identify the source of these threats,” police said.
Five Northeast Ohio school districts received bomb threats on Thursday, including:
- Alliance City School District
- Amherst Exempted Village Schools
- Cleveland Metropolitan School District
- Lorain City School District
- Shaker Heights School District
Below are the details from each district and the protocols in place to protect students and staff.
ALLIANCE CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT
The Alliance Police Department confirmed there was an ’anonymous’ robo-voice style call that came into the high school saying there were ’20 pipe bombs’ outside of the school” before 12:30 p.m.
Officers rushed to the high school and Rockhill Elementary School campuses “due to an alarm in which we were not getting a response from the school,” according to APD.
APD shared that the schools evacuated the students temporarily as officers conducted a sweep of the area.
“Nothing was found, thankfully,” APD Lt. Christopher McCord stated. “The school staff, and especially the students, did a great job of staying calm and making everyone’s jobs easier, smoother, and safer.”
“We will be looking into the source of the threats to hold those responsible accountable, if possible,” McCord added.
AMHERST EXEMPTED VILLAGE SCHOOLS
The Amherst Exempted Village School confirmed at 10:25 a.m. that Marion L. Steele High School and Walter G. Nord Middle School received a bomb threat.
AEVS said all district facilities were placed on a level 1 lockdown before the two schools were evacuated to a safe location under the supervision of administration and staff, according to district protocol.
The Amherst police and fire departments teamed up with the Lorain County Sheriff’s Office to perform perimeter and building sweeps to determine if the threat was substantiated, said AEVS.
The perimeter sweeps of the two schools were complete by 11:34 a.m., and law enforcement then conducted the interior sweeps of the buildings, AEVS explained.
Amherst Junior High School and Powers Elementary School lifted their lockdowns at that time and resumed normal procedures, according to AEVS.
AEVS also confirmed at that time that all students and staff were accounted for and safe.
The Amherst Police Department completed its sweep of Steele High School and cleared the building of any threat by 11:51 a.m., AEVS updated.
Students were dismissed for the day at that time, according to AEVS.
AEVS instructed student drivers to leave the campus, and students unable to immediately leave were to stay at the school until they could be picked up by a parent, guardian, or approved emergency contact.
The bus routes were running at the scheduled normal dismissal time for students who need a ride home, AEVS added.
APD completed its sweep of Nord School and cleared the building of any threat by 12:32 p.m., AEVS updated.
Nord School students were safely escorted back into the building, according to AEVS, after evacuating to the New Beginning Church as a safe location.
AEVS instructed parents, guardians, and approved emergency contacts who wanted to pick up their student to report to the school’s front entrance, where staff and APD officers would help.
Classes, activities, and normal dismissal procedures resumed as scheduled for students who stayed at the school, AEVS shared, and bus dismissal also proceeded per usual.
“We appreciate the cooperation, patience, and support of our families and community throughout today’s situation,” AEVS stated.
According to AEVS Superintendent Mike Molnar, all evening activities at the school will continue as scheduled, and school will resume on Friday.
Molnar added that AEVS will have an increased police presence at schools on Thursday night and Friday.
CLEVELAND METROPOLITAN SCHOOL DISTRICT
The Cleveland Metropolitan School District confirmed two threats were received on Thursday morning. The threats were against East Tech High School and Buhrer Dual Language Academy.
According to CMSD, Cleveland police and CMSD’s Department of Safety & Security conducted an investigation and found the buildings to be safe.
From the information gathered during the searches, Cleveland police believe both calls were swatting incidents.
Classes at both schools were uninterrupted, and the school day progressed normally.
Cleveland Metropolitan School District’s Communications Officer Jon Benedict added that parents were informed about the incident.
LORAIN CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT
Lorain City School District confirmed the high school has been evacuated due to a bomb threat on Thursday afternoon.
This is the third Northeast Ohio school district to receive a bomb threat on May 7.
The district announced the evacuation of Lorain High School at 12:23 p.m., and dismissed students at 12:40 p.m.
Bus riders were escorted to the buses waiting to take them home, according to LCSD.
LCSD said many elementary and middle school students were at the high school for the dance showcase.
Those elementary and middle school students were brought back to their home schools, said LCSD.
All students and staff are safe and following established protocols, LCSD stated, and these measures are being taken out of an abundance of caution.
The district safety team and law enforcement partners continue to investigate this threat.
“Your students’ and our staff’s safety is our top priority,” LCSD stated.
A 19 News crew is on their way to the scene to learn more.
SHAKER HEIGHTS SCHOOL DISTRICT
Shaker Heights High School received its second threatening phone call this week on Thursday, the district confirmed.
Shaker Heights School District said it immediately teamed up with the Shaker Heights Police Department to investigate the threat and determined its credibility.
SHSD said it was aware of the other Northeast Ohio school districts that received similar threats on Thursday.
“Based on the SHPD’s assessment and established safety protocols, the decision was made to continue normal school operations rather than initiate a shelter-in-place,” SHSD stated.
Additional SHPD officers and a K-9 unit were sent to the school out of an abundance of caution to support the safety and security of the building as the investigation continues, SHSD added.
Orrville City Schools were also placed on a soft lockdown on Thursday.
However, this was not a bomb threat, nor any direct threat to the school.
The soft lockdown was a precautionary measure for an incident that happened not just off school property, but out of the town.
This is a developing story. Return to 19 News for updates.
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