Soju Blues
Last inspected: Oct 23, 2025
64
Score
The most recent inspection for Soju Blues, located at 9938 Bellaire Blvd in Houston, TX, on 2025-10-23 resulted in a Moderate Risk score of 64, with nine minor violations noted. These violations included issues with cross-contamination prevention, improper date marking on refrigerated ready-to-eat foods, and the absence of a test kit for sanitizing solutions. Historically, Soju Blues has maintained a pattern of mostly low-risk inspections across its six recorded evaluations.
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Inspections
0
Critical latest
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Major latest
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Minor latest
Inspection History
Oct 23, 2025
Routine Inspection (001)
9 minor violations. 1 corrected on site.
64
Oct 12, 2025
Routine
No violations found.
100
Feb 27, 2025
Routine
No violations found.
100
Jan 29, 2025
Routine
8 minor violations.
67
Mar 27, 2024
Routine
1 minor violation.
95
Mar 25, 2024
Routine
9 minor violations.
64
Violations — Oct 23, 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.
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”.
(corrected on site)
20-21.03(b)(10)b
Using chemicals for sanitization. when using chemicals for sanitization, a test kit or other device that accurately measures the concentration of the solution in parts per million or milligrams per liter not provided and used.
20-21.12(g)
Storage. utensils and equipment not air-dried before being stored / not stored in a self-draining position. utensils and equipment may not be cloth-dried except that utensils that have been air-dried may be polished with cloths that are maintained clean and dry.
20-21.14(b)(02)
Storage. facilities for the storage of knives, forks, and spoons shall be designed and used to present the handle to the employee or consumer.
20-21.14(b)(03)
Hand-washing signage. sign / icon / poster that notifies food employees to wash their hands not provided at all hand-washing sinks used by food employees / not clearly visible to food employees.
20-21.19(g)
Hand-washing sink supplies. supply of hand-cleansing liquid / powder / bar soap not available at each hand-washing sink or group of two adjacent hand-washing sinks.
20-21.19(c)
Food establishment failed to maintain on premises a certificate of completion of the food handler course for each food employee.
20-53(g)
Signs clearly stating that smoking is prohibited within not conspicuously posted at every entrance to a public place.
21-244(b)
Substantial (Critical)
Serious (Major)
General (Minor)
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