Bacalls Cafe

6118 Hamilton Av, Cincinnati, OH 45224

Passed re-check · Sep 1, 2026 Directions
65
Poor BiteKarma score 65 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 1, 2026: passed with 3 violations, 2 critical.
  • Keeps coming up: Protection from Contamination - Equipment Food-Contact Surfaces and Utensils: Clean to Sight and Touch, cited 5 times, plus 7 other repeat issues.
  • 13 critical violations in the last two years.

Inspection history 7 visits

  1. 2026
  2. Passed Sep 1

    Follow-Up Inspection

    3 violations, 2 critical
    • Critical Protection from Contamination - Equipment Food-Contact Surfaces and Utensils: Clean to Sight and Touch
    • Critical Consumer Advisory - Consumer Advisory
    • Minor Covering Receptacles
  3. Passed Aug 10

    Routine Inspection

    8 violations, 3 critical
    • Critical Consumer Advisory - Consumer Advisory
    • Critical Protection from Contamination - Equipment Food-Contact Surfaces and Utensils: Clean to Sight and Touch
    • Critical Time/Temperature Controlled Safety Food - Ready-to-eat, TCS - date marking
    • Minor Temperature Measuring Device - Functionality
    • Minor Covering Receptacles
    • Minor Warewashing equipment: Determining Chemical Sanitizer Concentration
    • Minor Food equipment - certification and classification
    • Minor In-use utensils - between-use storage
  4. 2025
  5. Passed Dec 18

    Routine Inspection

    4 violations, 3 critical
    • Critical Chemical - Storage: Separation
    • Critical Time/Temperature Controlled Safety Food - Ready-to-eat, TCS - date marking
    • Critical Time/Temperature Controlled Safety Food - Ready-to-eat, TCS - date marking
    • Minor Repairing
  6. Passed Jun 5

    Routine Inspection

    8 violations, 4 critical
    • Critical Protection from Contamination - Equipment Food Contact Surfaces and Utensils – Cleaning Frequency
    • Critical Protection from Contamination - Packaged and Unpackaged Food - Separation, Packaging, and Segregation
    • Critical Protection from Contamination - Equipment Food-Contact Surfaces and Utensils: Clean to Sight and Touch
    • Critical Time/Temperature Controlled Safety Food - Ready-to-eat, TCS - date marking
    • Minor Equipment - Good Repair and Proper Adjustment
    • Minor Nonfood-contact surfaces - cleaning frequency
    • Minor Cleaning- Frequency and Restrictions
    • Minor In-use utensils - between-use storage

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