H07 - Retail Mkts W/Food Prep (Under 5001) · San Francisco, CA

California Shell

Name: California Shell
Address: 2501 California St, San Francisco, CA

2501 California St

Last inspected Jun 24, 2025 · View Map ↗ · Compare ↗

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ImprovingThe latest inspection recorded fewer violations than the one before it. Review the dated records below.

The full inspection history

3 inspections

Complaint (R)

Jun 24, 2025

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0 recorded violations

No violations recorded in this inspection.

Official record from San Francisco Department of Public Health, Environmental Health, Jun 24, 2025 · Original Source

Complaint (I)

Jun 10, 2025

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1 recorded violation

notedCode 114130-114130.5, 114132, 114133, 114137, 114139, 114153, 114163, 114165, 114167,Food temperature

Official wording

Ensure all equipment is approved, properly installed, clean, and maintained in good repair. Ensure all appliances are NSF-approved, commercial grade, durable, and easily cleanable., 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.

In plain English

Food was not kept cold enough, hot enough, cooled fast enough, or cooked or reheated to the right temperature. Bacteria grow quickly in the "danger zone" between 41°F and 135°F, which makes this one of the most important food-safety checks.

More about food kept at an unsafe temperature

Official record from San Francisco Department of Public Health, Environmental Health, Jun 10, 2025 · Original Source

Routine

Feb 25, 2025

Pass

1 recorded violation

notedCode 113953, 113953.1, 113953.2, 114067(f)Handwashing

Official wording

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 at all times., 114381 [e], 114381(a), 114387 - Make available the most recent routine inspection report. Post the Health Permit to Operate and restaurant license certificate in a conspicuous area for public view.

In plain English

Staff were not washing their hands when required, or a handwashing sink was blocked, missing soap or paper towels, or used for something else. Hands are one of the most common ways germs reach food.