Arlins Bar & Grill

307 Ludlow Av, Cincinnati, OH 45220

Passed · Sep 16, 2026 Directions
73
Fair BiteKarma score 73 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 7 of 7 graded inspections since 2024.
  • Last inspected Sep 16, 2026: passed with 9 violations, 4 critical.
  • Keeps coming up: Protection from Contamination - Equipment Food-Contact Surfaces and Utensils: Clean to Sight and Touch, cited 4 times, plus 5 other repeat issues.
  • 6 critical violations in the last two years.

Inspection history 7 visits

  1. 2026
  2. Passed Sep 16

    Routine Inspection

    9 violations, 4 critical
    • Critical Protection from Contamination - Equipment Food-Contact Surfaces and Utensils: Clean to Sight and Touch
    • Critical Chemical - Working Containers - Common Name
    • Critical Consumer Advisory - Consumer Advisory
    • Critical Protection from Contamination - Packaged and Unpackaged Food - Separation, Packaging, and Segregation
    • Minor In-use utensils - between-use storage
    • Minor Cleaning- Frequency and Restrictions
    • Minor Outer Openings - Protected
    • Minor Food Temperature Measuring Devices - Accuracy
    • Minor Equipment - Good Repair and Proper Adjustment
  3. Passed Apr 23

    Routine Inspection

    8 violations
    • Minor Person in Charge Certification in Food Protection FSO
    • Minor Nonfood-contact surfaces - cleaning frequency
    • Minor Equipment - Good Repair and Proper Adjustment
    • Minor Food storage - Excluded Locations
    • Minor Sanitizing solutions - Testing Devices
    • Minor Single-Service Articles and Single-Use Articles - Storage
    • Minor In-use utensils - between-use storage
    • Minor Outer Openings - Protected
  4. Passed Jan 9

    Follow-Up Inspection

    No violations

  5. Passed Jan 6

    Routine Inspection

    2 violations, 1 critical
    • Critical Protection from Contamination - Equipment Food-Contact Surfaces and Utensils: Clean to Sight and Touch
    • Minor Food-Contact Surfaces of Cooking Equipment and Pans and Nonfood-Contact Surfaces Equipment

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