NYS Department of Health

PHO LOTUS RESTAURANT

Inspection of January 23, 2026 reports 7 violations.

NYSDOH inspection records are snapshots in time, may not immediately reflect remediation, and were not collected or endorsed as a restaurant grading system. This item reports violations found; it does not label the establishment as passed or failed.

Inspected

January 23, 2026

Address

1283 Arsenal STREET, Watertown, 13601

County

Jefferson County

Inspection type

Inspection

Health department

Watertown District Office

What the inspector recorded

• Item 10A

  Food (ice) contact surfaces are improperly designed, constructed, installed, located (cracks, open seams, pitted surfaces, tin cans reused, uncleanable or corroded food contact surfaces)

• Item 11C

  Food contact surfaces not washed, rinsed and sanitized after each use and following any time of operations when contamination may have occurred

• Item 11D

  Non food contact surfaces of equipment not clean

• Item 15A

  Floors, walls, ceilings, not smooth, properly constructed, in disrepair, dirty surfaces

• Item 15B

  Lighting and ventilation inadequate, fixtures not shielded, dirty ventilation hoods, ductwork, filters, exhaust fans

• Item 8A

  Food not protected during storage, preparation, display, transportation and service, from potential sources of contamination (e.g., food uncovered, mislabeled, stored on floor, missing or inadequate sneeze guards, food containers double stacked)

• Item 8B

  In use food dispensing utensils improperly stored

Inspector’s comments

The official record

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