Otsuka Ramen & Bar
Last inspected: Jul 9, 2025
82
Score
Otsuka Ramen & Bar, located at 700 Baybrook Mall in Friendswood, Texas, underwent a low-risk inspection on July 9, 2025, with a score of 82. This inspection identified four minor violations, including issues with cross-contamination prevention, dispensing utensils, and plumbing fixture installation. The facility has a history of mostly low-risk inspections across its three recorded evaluations.
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Inspection History
Jul 9, 2025
Routine Inspection (001)
4 minor violations. 2 corrected on site.
82
Jun 7, 2024
Routine Inspection (001)
5 minor violations.
78
Jan 10, 2024
Routine Inspection (001)
6 minor violations.
74
Violations — Jul 9, 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)
Dispensing utensils. no suitable dispensing utensils provided for employees / consumers during pauses in food preparation / dispensing.
20-21.05(f)
Plumbing fixture installation. plumbing fixtures, including compartment type utensil-and-food sinks, hand-washing sinks and mop or utility sinks, not installed to preclude splashes from running down mounting surfaces behind and adjacent to the fixture. acceptable installation methods include a liquid tight seal between fixture and mounting surface, insertion into a precut counter, table or cabinet with a perimeter seal or any other effective method. all materials used shall be safe, smooth, impervious and easily cleanable.
20-21.10(m)
Prohibited storage area. food equipment / utensils / laundered linens / single-service and single-use articles shall not be stored in locker rooms / toilet rooms / vestibules / garbage rooms / mechanical rooms / under sewer lines that are not shielded to intercept potential drips / under open stairwells / under other sources of contamination is prohibited except that laundered linens and single-service and single-use articles that are packaged or in a facility such as a cabinet may be stored in a locker room.
(corrected on site)
20-21.14(d)
Substantial (Critical)
Serious (Major)
General (Minor)
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