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How the BiteKarma score works
Each routine inspection starts at 100 and loses 7 points for every critical violation and 2 for every other one, half again as much when the same problem was cited at one of the two inspections before. A failed inspection counts as 69 at most. The score averages the five newest routine inspections, with the most recent counting most, and stays below 70 for 90 days after a fail unless the restaurant passes again. 90 and up is excellent, 80s good, 70s fair, and below 70 poor.
At a glance
- Last inspected Nov 2, 2026: passed with 13 violations, 1 critical.
- Passed 5 of 7 graded inspections since 2025.
- Keeps coming up: Food protection, cross-contamination, cited 5 times, plus 11 other repeat issues.
- #4 in Dunedin's Hall of Shame, among the lowest BiteKarma scores in the city.
- 10 critical violations in the last two years.
Inspection history 7 visits
- 2026
- Passed Nov 2
Routine Inspection
13 violations, 1 critical
- Critical Food protection, cross-contamination
- Minor Food-contact and nonfood-contact surfaces designed, constructed, maintained, installed, located
- Minor Clean clothes; hair restraints; jewelry; painted/artificial fingernails
- Minor Hand wash sinks, hand washing supplies and hand wash sign
- Minor Food-contact surfaces clean and sanitized
- Minor Original container: properly labeled, date marking, consumer advisory
- Minor No presence or breeding of insects/rodents/pests; no live animals; outer openings protected
- Minor Food and food equipment thermometers provided and accurate
- Minor In use food dispensing utensils properly stored
- Minor Chemicals/toxic substances
- Minor Hands washed and clean, good hygienic practices, eating/drinking/smoking
- Minor Floors, walls, ceilings and attached equipment properly constructed and clean; rooms and equipment properly vented
- Minor Food management certification valid / employee training verification
- Passed May 27
Routine Inspection
11 violations, 2 critical
- Critical Food protection, cross-contamination
- Critical Food-contact surfaces clean and sanitized
- Minor Hands washed and clean, good hygienic practices, eating/drinking/smoking
- Minor No presence or breeding of insects/rodents/pests; no live animals; outer openings protected
- Minor In use food dispensing utensils properly stored
- Minor Food-contact and nonfood-contact surfaces designed, constructed, maintained, installed, located
- Minor Chemicals/toxic substances
- Minor Hand wash sinks, hand washing supplies and hand wash sign
- Minor Floors, walls, ceilings and attached equipment properly constructed and clean; rooms and equipment properly vented
- Minor Non-food contact surfaces clean
- Minor Original container: properly labeled, date marking, consumer advisory
- Passed Mar 17
Callback Reinspection
3 violations
- Minor Food-contact surfaces clean and sanitized
- Minor Food-contact and nonfood-contact surfaces designed, constructed, maintained, installed, located
- Minor Lighting provided as required; fixtures shielded or bulbs protected
- Failed Mar 16
Routine Inspection
11 violations, 2 critical
- Critical Food-contact surfaces clean and sanitized
- Critical Food protection, cross-contamination
- Minor Floors, walls, ceilings and attached equipment properly constructed and clean; rooms and equipment properly vented
- Minor Lighting provided as required; fixtures shielded or bulbs protected
- Minor Hands washed and clean, good hygienic practices, eating/drinking/smoking
- Minor In use food dispensing utensils properly stored
- Minor No presence or breeding of insects/rodents/pests; no live animals; outer openings protected
- Minor Food-contact and nonfood-contact surfaces designed, constructed, maintained, installed, located
- Minor Chemicals/toxic substances
- Minor Original container: properly labeled, date marking, consumer advisory
- Minor Non-food contact surfaces clean
Nearby
BiteKarma scores around Ha Long Bay Bistro, which is the dark pin. Zoom in to see the dots' scores, and tap a pin marked + to see everything at that address.