Complaint (I)
Feb 26, 2025
Pass
0 recorded violations
No violations recorded in this inspection.
Official record from San Francisco Department of Public Health, Environmental Health, Feb 26, 2025 · Original Source
H24 - Restaurant Under 1,000 Sqft · San Francisco, CA
Snow Bliss Cafe
250 West Portal Ave
Last inspected Feb 26, 2025 · View Map ↗ · Compare ↗
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9 inspectionsReinspection
Dec 26, 2024
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.
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.
More about handwashing problemsOfficial record from San Francisco Department of Public Health, Environmental Health, Dec 26, 2024 · Original Source
Routine
Dec 11, 2024
Pass
1 recorded violation
notedCode 113984(d), 114097, 114099.1, 114099.4, 114099.6, 114101(b, c, d), 114105, 114109Handwashing
Official wording
Properly wash, rinse and sanitize all food contact surfaces. Make a 100 ppm bleach sanitizing solution or a 200 ppm quaternary ammonia solution for the third compartment., 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 at all times., 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, plumbing fixtures, and grease interceptors shall be installed in compliance with local plumbing ordinances, shall be maintained so as to prevent any contamination, and shall be kept clean, fully operative, and in good repair. Any hose used for conveying potable water shall be of approved materials, labeled, properly stored, and used for no other purpose., 113952, 113953.3, 113953.4, 113961, 113973 - Properly wash hands with hand soap and warm water for a minimum of 10 seconds at the hand washing station when beginning work; before handling food/equipment/utensils; as often as necessary during food preparation to remove soil and contamination; switching from working with raw to ready-to-eat foods; after touching body parts; after using toilet room; contamination of hands occurs. Food employees shall minimize contact with exposed, ready-to-eat food with their bare hands and shall use suitable utensils, gloves, or dispensing equipment., 114115 (b,c) - Maintain nonfood contact surfaces clean. Thoroughly clean and degrease the cooking equipment and shelves above cooking equipment., 114135, 114185.1 114185.3 [d-e] - Store wiping cloths used to wipe service counters, scales, or other surfaces that may come into contact with food in clean water with saniti
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.
More about handwashing problemsOfficial record from San Francisco Department of Public Health, Environmental Health, Dec 11, 2024 · Original Source
Complaint (I)
Dec 11, 2024
Pass
0 recorded violations
No violations recorded in this inspection.
Official record from San Francisco Department of Public Health, Environmental Health, Dec 11, 2024 · Original Source
Routine
Mar 22, 2024
Pass
0 recorded violations
No violations recorded in this inspection.
Official record from San Francisco Department of Public Health, Environmental Health, Mar 22, 2024 · Original Source
New Ownership (R)
Mar 22, 2024
Pass
0 recorded violations
No violations recorded in this inspection.
Official record from San Francisco Department of Public Health, Environmental Health, Mar 22, 2024 · Original Source
Inspection
Mar 22, 2024
Pass
1 recorded violation
notedCode 114163Food temperature
Official wording
All permanent food facilities that wash, rinse, soak, thaw, or similarly prepare foods shall be provided with a food preparation sink with a single integral drainboard. The food preparation sink shall have a minimum dimension of 18"x18"x12" (LxWxD) with an integral drainboard at least 18"x18" (LxW).
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 temperatureOfficial record from San Francisco Department of Public Health, Environmental Health, Mar 22, 2024 · Original Source
New Ownership (I)
Mar 14, 2024
Pass
0 recorded violations
No violations recorded in this inspection.
Official record from San Francisco Department of Public Health, Environmental Health, Mar 14, 2024 · Original Source
Inspection
Mar 14, 2024
Pass
1 recorded violation
notedCode 114163Food temperature
Official wording
All permanent food facilities that wash, rinse, soak, thaw, or similarly prepare foods shall be provided with a food preparation sink with a single integral drainboard. The food preparation sink shall have a minimum dimension of 18"x18"x12" (LxWxD) with an integral drainboard at least 18"x18" (LxW)., 114192, 113953 - The water supply shall be from a water system approved by the local enforcement agency.
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 temperatureOfficial record from San Francisco Department of Public Health, Environmental Health, Mar 14, 2024 · Original Source