Blue Jay Restaurant

4154 Hamilton Av, Cincinnati, OH 45223

Passed · Oct 29, 2026 Directions
67
Poor BiteKarma score 67 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 Oct 29, 2026: passed with 2 violations, 1 critical.
  • Keeps coming up: Protection from Contamination - Equipment Food-Contact Surfaces and Utensils: Clean to Sight and Touch, cited 2 times, plus 10 other repeat issues.
  • 12 critical violations in the last two years.

Inspection history 7 visits

  1. 2026
  2. Passed Oct 29

    Routine Inspection

    2 violations, 1 critical
    • Critical Protection from Contamination - Packaged and Unpackaged Food - Separation, Packaging, and Segregation
    • Minor Dressing areas and lockers - designation
  3. Passed Aug 25

    Follow-Up Inspection

    5 violations
    • Minor Nonfood-contact surfaces - cleaning frequency
    • Minor Warewashing equipment: Cleaning Frequency
    • Minor Outdoor refuse areas - curbed and graded to drain
    • Minor Wiping cloths - use limitation
    • Minor Equipment - Good Repair and Proper Adjustment
  4. Passed Aug 11

    Routine Inspection

    16 violations, 6 critical
    • Critical Time/Temperature Controlled Safety Food - Ready-to-eat, TCS - date marking
    • Critical Protection from Contamination - Equipment Food-Contact Surfaces and Utensils: Clean to Sight and Touch
    • Critical Protection from Contamination - Sanitizing Frequency Utensils/Food Contact Surfaces - Before Use After Cleaning
    • Critical Chemical - Conditions of Use
    • Critical Employee Health - Written Procedures for Cleaning Up Vomiting and Diarrheal Events
    • Critical Preventing Contamination by Hands - Handwashing Signage
    • Minor Warewashing equipment: Cleaning Frequency
    • Minor Nonfood-Contact Surfaces - Materials
    • Minor Food Choking Standards
    • Minor Cleaning Ventilation Systems- Nuisance and Discharge
    • Minor Wiping cloths - use limitation
    • Minor Single-service articles and Single-use Articles - Use Limitations
    • Minor Equipment - Good Repair and Proper Adjustment
    • Minor Nonfood-contact surfaces - cleaning frequency
    • Minor Outdoor refuse areas - curbed and graded to drain
    • Minor Cleaning- Frequency and Restrictions
  5. 2025
  6. Passed Oct 9

    Routine Inspection

    7 violations, 1 critical
    • Critical Protection from Contamination - Packaged and Unpackaged Food - Separation, Packaging, and Segregation
    • Minor Nonfood-contact surfaces - cleaning frequency
    • Minor Rinsing procedures
    • Minor Wiping cloths - use limitation
    • Minor Repairing
    • Minor Equipment - Good Repair and Proper Adjustment
    • Minor Hair restraints, effectiveness

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