Bandito Food Park and Cantina
3543 Columbia Pkwy, Cincinnati, OH 45226
Passed re-check · Jul 9, 2026 Directions
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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
- Passed 9 of 9 graded inspections since 2024.
- Last inspected Jul 9, 2026: passed with 10 violations, 5 critical.
- Keeps coming up: Demonstration of Knowledge - Certified Manager, cited 5 times, plus 19 other repeat issues.
- #11 in Cincinnati's Hall of Shame, among the lowest BiteKarma scores in the city.
- 26 critical violations in the last two years.
Inspection history 9 visits
- 2026
- Passed Jul 9
Follow-Up Inspection
10 violations, 5 critical
- Critical Demonstration of Knowledge - Certified Manager
- Critical Preventing Contamination by Hands - Handwashing Sinks - Hand Drying Provision
- Critical Protection from Contamination - Packaged and Unpackaged Food - Separation, Packaging, and Segregation
- Critical Preventing Contamination by Hands - Using a handwashing sink - Operation and Maintenance
- Critical Preventing Contamination by Hands - Handwashing Signage
- Minor Sanitizing solutions - Testing Devices
- Minor Food-Contact Surfaces of Cooking Equipment and Pans and Nonfood-Contact Surfaces Equipment
- Minor Repairing
- Minor Person in Charge Certification in Food Protection FSO
- Minor Other Forms of Information
- Passed Jul 1
Routine Inspection
19 violations, 9 critical
- Critical Protection from Contamination - Packaged and Unpackaged Food - Separation, Packaging, and Segregation
- Critical Preventing Contamination by Hands - Handwashing Signage
- Critical Demonstration of Knowledge - Certified Manager
- Critical Preventing Contamination by Hands - Handwashing Sinks - Hand Drying Provision
- Critical Time/Temperature Controlled Safety Food - Ready-to-eat, TCS - disposition
- Critical Preventing Contamination by Hands - Handwashing Cleanser - Availability
- Critical Chemical - Working Containers - Common Name
- Critical Preventing Contamination by Hands - Using a handwashing sink - Operation and Maintenance
- Critical Protection from Contamination - Packaged and Unpackaged Food - Separation, Packaging, and Segregation
- Minor Maintaining premises: unnecessary items and litter.
- Minor Single-Service Articles and Single-Use Articles - Storage
- Minor Food-Contact Surfaces of Cooking Equipment and Pans and Nonfood-Contact Surfaces Equipment
- Minor Person in Charge Certification in Food Protection FSO
- Minor Food Storage: Preventing Contamination from the Premises
- Minor Repairing
- Minor Cleaning- Frequency and Restrictions
- Minor Sanitizing solutions - Testing Devices
- Minor Other Forms of Information
- Minor Equipment, Utensils, Linens - Storage
- 2025
- Passed Dec 19
Follow-Up Inspection
5 violations, 2 critical
- Critical Demonstration of Knowledge - Certified Manager
- Critical Time/Temperature Controlled Safety Food - Time/Temperature Controlled for Safety Food - Cold Holding
- Minor Warewashing equipment: Determining Chemical Sanitizer Concentration
- Minor Plumbing System- Maintained in Good Repair
- Minor In-use utensils - between-use storage
- Passed Dec 15
Routine Inspection
14 violations, 8 critical
- Critical Demonstration of Knowledge - Certified Manager
- Critical Time/Temperature Controlled Safety Food - Ready-to-eat, TCS - date marking
- Critical Chemical - Working Containers - Common Name
- Critical Good Hygienic Practices - Food Contamination Prevention - Eating, Drinking, or Using Tobacco Products
- Critical Protection from Contamination - Equipment Food Contact Surfaces and Utensils – Cleaning Frequency
- Critical Protection from Contamination - Sanitizing Frequency Utensils/Food Contact Surfaces - Before Use After Cleaning
- Critical Employee Health - Management and Personnel - Employee Health
- Critical Protection from Contamination - Packaged and Unpackaged Food - Separation, Packaging, and Segregation
- Minor Distressed Merchandise: Segregation and Location
- Minor Maintaining premises: unnecessary items and litter.
- Minor Plumbing System- Maintained in Good Repair
- Minor In-use utensils - between-use storage
- Minor Warewashing equipment: Determining Chemical Sanitizer Concentration
- Minor Equipment - Good Repair and Proper Adjustment
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