Alcove

1400 Vine St, #A-1, Cincinnati, OH 45202

Passed · Oct 10, 2026 Directions
80
Good BiteKarma score 80 out of 100
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

  • Passed 5 of 5 graded inspections since 2024.
  • Last inspected Oct 10, 2026: passed with 4 violations, 2 critical.
  • Keeps coming up: Protection from Contamination - Equipment Food-Contact Surfaces and Utensils: Clean to Sight and Touch, cited 2 times, plus 4 other repeat issues.
  • 6 critical violations in the last two years.

Inspection history 5 visits

  1. 2026
  2. Passed Oct 10

    Routine Inspection

    4 violations, 2 critical
    • Critical Protection from Contamination - Manual/Mechanical Warewashing Equipment, Chemical Sanitization Criteria
    • Critical Time/Temperature Controlled Safety Food - Time/Temperature Controlled for Safety Food - Cold Holding
    • Minor Mechanical warewashing: Wash Solution Temperature
    • Minor Temperature Measuring Device - Functionality
  3. Passed Jan 14

    Routine Inspection

    6 violations, 2 critical
    • Critical Protection from Contamination - Sanitizing Frequency Utensils/Food Contact Surfaces - Before Use After Cleaning
    • Critical Protection from Contamination - Equipment Food-Contact Surfaces and Utensils: Clean to Sight and Touch
    • Minor Warewashing equipment: Determining Chemical Sanitizer Concentration
    • Minor Plumbing System- Maintained in Good Repair
    • Minor Cleaning- Frequency and Restrictions
    • Minor Food-Contact Surfaces of Cooking Equipment and Pans and Nonfood-Contact Surfaces Equipment
  4. 2025
  5. Passed Jul 23

    Routine Inspection

    4 violations, 1 critical
    • Critical Chemical - Working Containers - Common Name
    • Minor Cleaning- Frequency and Restrictions
    • Minor Temperature Measuring Device - Functionality
    • Minor Food-Contact Surfaces of Cooking Equipment and Pans and Nonfood-Contact Surfaces Equipment
  6. Passed Jan 9

    Routine Inspection

    2 violations, 1 critical
    • Critical Protection from Contamination - Equipment cleanliness
    • Minor Warewashing equipment

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