Ben Thai Cafe

1331 Polk St, San Francisco, CA 94109

Passed · May 1, 2023 Directions
88
Good BiteKarma score 88 out of 100
How the BiteKarma score works

Each routine inspection starts at 100 and loses 7 points for every critical violation and 2 for every other one, half again as much when the same problem was cited at one of the two inspections before. A failed inspection counts as 69 at most. The score averages the five newest routine inspections, with the most recent counting most, and stays below 70 for 90 days after a fail unless the restaurant passes again. 90 and up is excellent, 80s good, 70s fair, and below 70 poor.

At a glance

  • Passed 8 of 8 graded inspections since 2021.
  • Last inspected May 1, 2023: passed with 7 violations, 1 critical. That was over a year ago, so things may have changed.
  • Keeps coming up: Proper cooling methods, cited 2 times, plus 4 other repeat issues.

Inspection history 12 visits

  1. 2023
  2. Passed May 1

    Routine - Unscheduled

    7 violations, 1 critical
    • Critical Proper cooling methods
    • Minor Time as a public health control; procedures and records
    • Minor Food-contact surfaces: clean and sanitized
    • Minor Adequate handwashing facilities; supplied and accessible
    • Warewashing facilities: installed, maintained, used, test strips
    • Floors, walls and ceiling: build, maintained and clean
    • Food separated and protected
  3. 2022
  4. Perfect Oct 11

    Reinspection

    No violations

  5. Passed Sep 27

    Routine - Unscheduled

    3 violations
    • Minor No insects, rodents, birds or nonservice animals
    • Food separated and protected
    • Floors, walls and ceiling: build, maintained and clean
  6. 2021
  7. Perfect Oct 4

    Reinspection

    No violations

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