Heights Asian Cafe

2201 Yale, Houston, TX 77008
Café / Breakfast
Last inspected: Dec 31, 2025
70
Score
Medium Risk

The most recent inspection for Heights Asian Cafe, located at 2201 Yale in Houston, TX, resulted in a moderate risk score of 70 with seven minor violations. These violations included issues with cross-contamination, improper date marking of refrigerated ready-to-eat foods, and bulk food storage. Across seven scored inspections, the facility has historically maintained a low-risk status.

7
Inspections
0
Critical latest
0
Major latest
7
Minor latest
Inspection History
Dec 31, 2025
Complaint (003)
7 minor violations. 4 corrected on site.
70
Jul 1, 2025
Routine
2 minor violations.
90
Jun 26, 2025
Routine
9 minor violations. 1 corrected on site.
64
Jun 23, 2025
Routine
25 minor violations. 3 corrected on site.
29
May 9, 2025
Routine Inspection (001)
3 minor violations. 2 corrected on site.
86
Dec 18, 2024
Routine Inspection (001)
6 minor violations. 2 corrected on site.
74
Feb 23, 2024
Routine Inspection (001)
3 minor violations. 1 corrected on site.
86
Violations — Dec 31, 2025 Inspection
Cross contamination. except as specified in subitem c of this item, food not protected from cross contamination by separating raw animal foods during storage, preparation, holding and display from: raw ready to eat foods including other raw animal food such as fish for sushi or molluscan shellfish or other raw ready to eat food such as vegetables; cooked ready to eat foods. frozen, commercially processed and packaged raw animal food may be stored or displayed with or above frozen, commercially processed and packaged, ready to eat food. (corrected on site)
20-21.02(b)(01)
Refrigerated storage. date marking of ready to eat foods. time/temperature controlled for safety (tcs) / ready to eat food opened / prepared / packaged and held refrigerated for more than 24 hours not clearly marked to indicate “time food is opened / prepared” and “disposition date”.
20-21.03(b)(10)b
General. bulk food removed from original container not stored in a container identifying the food by common name. (corrected on site)
20-21.03(a)(06)
Thawing time/temperature controlled for safety (tcs) food. reduced oxygen packaged fish that bears a label indicating that it is to be kept frozen until time of use not removed from the reduced oxygen environment prior to thawing under refrigeration as specified in item (01) of this subsection, or prior to, or immediately upon completion of thawing using procedures specified in item (02) of this subsection. (corrected on site)
20-21.04(j)
Dispensing utensils. no suitable dispensing utensils provided for employees / consumers during pauses in food preparation / dispensing.
20-21.05(f)
General. food employees not using the following cleaning procedures to clean their hands and exposed portions of their arms, including surrogate prosthetic devices for hands and arms. vigorous friction on the surfaces of the lathered fingers, finger tips, areas between the fingers, hands and arms (or by vigorous rubbing the surrogate prosthetic devices for hands and arms) for at least ten-15 seconds, followed by; thorough rinsing under clean, running warm water; followed immediately by thorough drying of cleaned hands and arms (or surrogate prosthetic devices) using a method specified in section 20-21.19(c) of this code. (corrected on site)
20-21.08(a)
Cleaning frequency. nonfood-contact surfaces of equipment not cleaned as often as is necessary to keep the equipment free of accumulation of dust, dirt, food particles, and other debris.
20-21.11(a)(07)
Substantial (Critical)
Serious (Major)
General (Minor)