Grotto
Last inspected: Aug 16, 2025
82
Score
The Italian restaurant Grotto, located at 4715 Westheimer in Houston, TX, had a low-risk inspection on August 16, 2025, with a score of 82. This inspection noted four minor violations, including issues with cross-contamination, equipment maintenance, and the cleanliness of wiping cloths. Grotto has a history of mostly low-risk inspections across its three recorded visits.
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Inspection History
Aug 16, 2025
Routine Inspection (001)
4 minor violations. 2 corrected on site.
82
Jan 14, 2025
Routine Inspection (001)
1 minor violation. 1 corrected on site.
95
Jun 18, 2024
Routine Inspection (001)
3 minor violations. 1 corrected on site.
86
Violations — Aug 16, 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)
Materials; general. all equipment and utensils not maintained in good repair.
20-21.10(a)
Wiping cloths. moist cloths used for wiping food spills on kitchenware and food-contact surfaces of equipment not clean / not rinsed frequently in one of the sanitizing solutions permitted in section 20-21.12(e)(02) through (06) of this code / used for no other purpose. these cloths shall be stored in the sanitizing solution between uses.
(corrected on site)
20-21.11(c)(02)
Openings. outside openings not protected against the entrance of insects by filling or closing holes and other gaps along floors / walls / ceilings / tight-fitting, self-closing doors, kept closed / closed windows / screening / properly designed and installed air curtains to control flying insects / other means.
20-21.21(b)
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Core (Minor)
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