Hygge
Last inspected: Jul 24, 2023
78
Score
The health department has logged five inspections at Hygge, the earliest from 2019. Inspectors last stopped by on Jul 24, 2023. Diners can read the low risk label as a sign that recent inspections have gone well. The file hasn't been updated since Jul 24, 2023, so take the current picture with that in mind.
Performance has remained roughly level over recent inspections, averaging near three violations each time.
Looking across the full record, “physical facilities installed, maintained & clean” is the recurring theme, flagged seven times.
The city-wide average sits at 81, which Hygge's 78 doesn't quite reach. There isn't much in the file that would give a customer pause.
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Inspections
0
Critical latest
2
Major latest
1
Minor latest
Inspection History
Jul 24, 2023
Routine
2 major violations. 1 minor violation.
View 3 violations
Variance obtained for specialized processing methods
Inspector notes: OBSERVED NO VARIANCE ON SITE. MUST HAVE APPROVED VARIANCE FROM CDPH. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION. 7-38-005. SEE VIOLATION #29 FOR CITATION.
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Compliance with variance/specialized process/haccp
Inspector notes: OBSERVED NO APPROVED HACCP PLAN ON SITE. OBSERVED VACUUM SEALED CHICKEN, BEEF, LAMB AND COOKIES WHICH HAD DATES 7/8 AND 7/19. THESE WERE STORED IN 2-DOOR FREEZER IN MAIN PREP AREA. MUST PROVIDE HACCP PLAN WHICH IS APPROVED BY CDPH. FOOD HAS BEEN TAGGED AND HELD FOR INSPECTION. FOOD WEIGHING APPROXIMATELY 30 LBS AT A COST OF $200.00. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION. 7-38-005. CITATION ISSUED.
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Plumbing installed; proper backflow devices
Inspector notes: OBSERVED WATER SLOWLY DRAINING IN HAND SINK LOCATED BY 3-COMPARTMENT SINK IN REAR. MUST REPAIR.
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78
Oct 25, 2022
Routine
4 minor violations.
View 4 violations
Food & non-food contact surfaces cleanable, properly designed, constructed & used
Inspector notes: OBSERVED BROKEN GASKETS ON THE 2-DOOR PREP COOLER. MUST REPAIR.
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Toilet facilities: properly constructed, supplied, & cleaned
Inspector notes: FOUND NO COVERED WASTE RECEPTACLE INSIDE THE UNISEX WASHROOM NEXT TO THE DISH ROOM. MUST PROVIDE.
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Physical facilities installed, maintained & clean
Inspector notes: NOTED DIRT AND GREASE BUILD UP INSIDE THE VENTILATION HOOD LIGHT SHIELDS IN THE FRONT KITCHEN. MUST CLEAN LIGHT SHIELDS AND MAINTAIN.
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Physical facilities installed, maintained & clean
Inspector notes: OBSERVED BROKEN/LOOSE TILE FLOORING IN FRONT OF THE UTILITY SINK CLOSET. MUST REPAIR TILE FLOORING AND MAINTAIN.
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Jan 12, 2021
Routine
1 major violation. 2 minor violations.
View 3 violations
Previous core violation corrected
Inspector notes: OBSERVED REPEAT CORE VIOLATION FROM REPORT #2282788 DATED 4/8/2019 NOT CORRECTED:" OBSERVED THE CERTIFIED FOOD MANAGER WITHOUT AN ALLERGEN TRAINING CERTIFICATE. MUST SHOW PROOF OF TRAINING." INSTRUCTED TO COMPLETE ALLERGEN TRAINING. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION 7-42-090. NO CITATION ISSUED.
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Plumbing installed; proper backflow devices
Inspector notes: OBSERVED SLIGHT LEAK UNDERNEATH SOUTH BASIN OF 3 COMPARTMENT SINK LOCATED IN BAR. INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR AND MAINTAIN.
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Physical facilities installed, maintained & clean
Inspector notes: OBSERVED BROKEN AND MISSING CEILING PANELS IN UTILITY CLOSET AT REAR OF FACILITY. INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR AND MAINTAIN.
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82
Apr 8, 2019
Reinspection
2 major violations. 7 minor violations.
View 9 violations
Procedures for responding to vomiting and diarrheal events
Inspector notes: 2-501.11 OBSERVED NO CLEAN UP PROCEDURE ON THE PREMISES FOR VOMIT AND DIARRHEAL EVENTS. MANAGEMENT INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE. PRIORITY FOUNDATION 7-38-005. NO CITATION ISSUED.
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Management, food employee and conditional employee; knowledge, responsibilities and reporting
Inspector notes: 2-102.14(N) OBSERVED NO WRITTEN EMPLOYEE HEALTH POLICY ON THE PREMISES. MANAGEMENT INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE A SIGNED EMPLOYEE HEALTH POLICY FOR EACH EMPLOYEE. PRIORITY FOUNDATION 7-38-010. NO CITATION ISSUED.
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Contamination prevented during food preparation, storage & display
Inspector notes: 3-307.11 MUST INSTALL A SPLASH GUARD IN BETWEEN THE EXPOSED HANDWASHING SINK AND THE STOVE IN THE REAR FOOD PREP AREA.
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Toilet facilities: properly constructed, supplied, & cleaned
Inspector notes: 5-501.17 MUST PROVIDE A COVERED WASTE RECEPTACLE IN THE WOMEN'S WASHROOM AND EMPLOYEE WASHROOM.
53
Physical facilities installed, maintained & clean
Inspector notes: 6-501.11 SCRAPE AND REPAINT THE AREA OF CEILING IN DISREPAIR IN THE REAR PREP AREA. REPLACE THE BROKEN FLOOR TILES IN THE DISHWASHING AREA IN FRONT OF THE MOP CLOSET.
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Physical facilities installed, maintained & clean
Inspector notes: 6-501.12 CLEAN THE WALLS AND THE FLOOR IN THE DISHWASHING ROOM WHERE THE DISHMACHINE IS LOCATED.
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Adequate ventilation & lighting; designated areas used
Inspector notes: 6-304.11 MUST PROVIDE A WORKING VENTILATION FAN IN THE EMPLOYEE WASHROOM.
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Adequate ventilation & lighting; designated areas used
Inspector notes: 6-303.11 MUST PROVIDE ADDITIONAL LIGHTING IN THE REAR FOOD PREP AREA.
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Allergen training as required
Inspector notes: 2-102.13 OBSERVED THE CERTIFIED FOOD MANAGER WITHOUT AN ALLERGEN TRAINING CERTIFICATE. MUST SHOW PROOF OF TRAINING.
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Apr 4, 2019
License
1 critical violation. 2 major violations. 11 minor violations.
View 14 violations
Proper cooling methods used; adequate equipment for temperature control
Inspector notes: OBSERVED THE AIR TEMPERATURE AT 50F INSIDE OF THE LEFT SIDE WALK-IN COOLER IN THE REAR PREP AREA. MANAGEMENT INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR AND MAINTAIN THE COOLER BELOW 41F. PRIORITY 7-38-005. NO CITATION ISSUED.
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Management, food employee and conditional employee; knowledge, responsibilities and reporting
Inspector notes: OBSERVED NO WRITTEN EMPLOYEE HEALTH POLICY ON THE PREMISES. MANAGEMENT INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE A SIGNED EMPLOYEE HEALTH POLICY FOR EACH EMPLOYEE. PRIORITY FOUNDATION 7-38-010. NO CITATION ISSUED.
3
Procedures for responding to vomiting and diarrheal events
Inspector notes: OBSERVED NO CLEAN UP PROCEDURE ON THE PREMISES FOR VOMIT AND DIARRHEAL EVENTS. MANAGEMENT INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE. PRIORITY FOUNDATION 7-38-005. NO CITATION ISSUED.
5
Insects, rodents, & animals not present
Inspector notes: REPAIR THE DOOR SCREEN AT THE REAR EXIT DOOR WITH LARGE TEARS IN THE SCREEN.
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Food-contact surfaces: cleaned & sanitized
Inspector notes: CLEAN AND SANITIZE THE INTERIOR SIDES AND COMPONENTS OF THE ICE MACHINE.
16
Thermometers provided & accurate
Inspector notes: NO METAL STEM PROBE THERMOMETER PROVIDED ON THE PREMISES FOR TAKING HOT AND COLD FOOD TEMPERATURES. MUST PROVIDE.
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Contamination prevented during food preparation, storage & display
Inspector notes: MUST INSTALL A SPLASH GUARD IN BETWEEN THE EXPOSED HANDWASHING SINK AND THE STOVE IN THE REAR FOOD PREP AREA.
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Food & non-food contact surfaces cleanable, properly designed, constructed & used
Inspector notes: REPLACE THE DETERIORATED RUBBER GASKET AROUND THE ICE MACHINE AND INSIDE COVER SO THAT PIECES OF RUBBER DO NOT FALL INTO THE ICE.
47
Toilet facilities: properly constructed, supplied, & cleaned
Inspector notes: MUST PROVIDE A COVERED WASTE RECEPTACLE IN THE WOMEN'S WASHROOM AND EMPLOYEE WASHROOM.
53
Physical facilities installed, maintained & clean
Inspector notes: SCRAPE AND REPAINT THE AREA OF CEILING IN DISREPAIR IN THE REAR PREP AREA. REPLACE THE BROKEN FLOOR TILES IN THE DISHWASHING AREA IN FRONT OF THE MOP CLOSET.
55
Physical facilities installed, maintained & clean
Inspector notes: CLEAN THE WALLS AND THE FLOOR IN THE DISHWASHING ROOM WHERE THE DISHMACHINE IS LOCATED.
55
Adequate ventilation & lighting; designated areas used
Inspector notes: MUST PROVIDE A WORKING VENTILATION FAN IN THE EMPLOYEE WASHROOM.
56
Adequate ventilation & lighting; designated areas used
Inspector notes: MUST PROVIDE ADDITIONAL LIGHTING IN THE REAR FOOD PREP AREA.
56
Allergen training as required
Inspector notes: OBSERVED THE CERTIFIED FOOD MANAGER WITHOUT AN ALLERGEN TRAINING CERTIFICATE. MUST SHOW PROOF OF TRAINING.
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Frequently Asked Questions
When was Hygge last inspected?
The most recent health inspection at Hygge on file is from Jul 24, 2023. The public record contains five inspections in total.
What is the most common violation at Hygge?
Across the inspection record, “physical facilities installed, maintained & clean” has been cited seven times, more than any other issue at Hygge.
Has Hygge's inspection record improved over time?
Results have been roughly steady. Inspections at Hygge have averaged around three violations per visit across the recent record.
What does a low risk rating mean?
A low risk rating at Hygge means inspectors found minimal or no significant issues at the most recent visit. Most facilities at this tier have a clean recent inspection report.
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