Brick Oven Pizza

1220 Harrison Av, Cincinnati, OH 45214

Passed re-check · Aug 19, 2026 Directions
43
Poor BiteKarma score 43 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 8 of 8 graded inspections since 2024.
  • Last inspected Aug 19, 2026: passed with 5 violations.
  • Keeps coming up: Time/Temperature Controlled Safety Food - Time/Temperature Controlled for Safety Food - Cold Holding, cited 3 times, plus 20 other repeat issues.
  • #48 in Cincinnati's Hall of Shame, among the lowest BiteKarma scores in the city.
  • 22 critical violations in the last two years.

Inspection history 8 visits

  1. 2026
  2. Passed Aug 19

    Follow-Up Inspection

    5 violations
    • Minor Outdoor refuse areas - curbed and graded to drain
    • Minor Approval of Facility Layout and Equipment Specifications
    • Minor Outdoor Receptacles
    • Minor Floors, walls, and ceilings
    • Minor Nonfood-contact surfaces - cleaning frequency
  3. Passed Aug 7

    Follow-Up Inspection

    19 violations, 5 critical
    • Critical Time/Temperature Controlled Safety Food - Time/Temperature Controlled for Safety Food - Cold Holding
    • Critical Chemical - Conditions of Use
    • Critical Time/Temperature Controlled Safety Food - Ready-to-eat, TCS - date marking
    • 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
    • Minor Hair restraints, effectiveness
    • Minor Outdoor refuse areas - curbed and graded to drain
    • Minor Outdoor Receptacles
    • Minor Controlling Pests
    • Minor Equipment, Utensils, Linens - Storage
    • Minor Floors, walls, and ceilings
    • Minor Outer Openings - Protected
    • Minor Approval of Facility Layout and Equipment Specifications
    • Minor Food Storage: Preventing Contamination from the Premises
    • Minor Nonfood-contact surfaces - cleaning frequency
    • Minor Food Storage Containers - Identified with Common Name of Food
    • Minor Warewashing equipment: Determining Chemical Sanitizer Concentration
    • Minor Temperature Measuring Device - Functionality
    • Minor Exterior Walls and Roofs - Protective Barrier
  4. Passed Aug 5

    Routine Inspection

    26 violations, 11 critical
    • Critical Demonstration of Knowledge - Demonstration of Knowledge
    • Critical Protection from Contamination - Food Contact with Equipment, Utensils, and Linens
    • Critical Good Hygienic Practices - Food Contamination Prevention - Eating, Drinking, or Using Tobacco Products
    • Critical Preventing Contamination by Hands - Using a handwashing sink - Operation and Maintenance
    • Critical Protection from Contamination - Packaged and Unpackaged Food - Separation, Packaging, and Segregation
    • Critical Employee Health - Management and Personnel - Employee Health
    • Critical Protection from Contamination - Equipment Food-Contact Surfaces and Utensils: Clean to Sight and Touch
    • Critical Chemical - Conditions of Use
    • Critical Time/Temperature Controlled Safety Food - Ready-to-eat, TCS - date marking
    • Critical Preventing Contamination by Hands - Hands and arms - When to Wash
    • Critical Time/Temperature Controlled Safety Food - Time/Temperature Controlled for Safety Food - Cold Holding
    • Minor Outdoor Receptacles
    • Minor Outer Openings - Protected
    • Minor Floors, walls, and ceilings
    • Minor Nonfood-contact surfaces - cleaning frequency
    • Minor Outdoor refuse areas - curbed and graded to drain
    • Minor Hair restraints, effectiveness
    • Minor Warewashing equipment: Determining Chemical Sanitizer Concentration
    • Minor Equipment, Utensils, Linens - Storage
    • Minor Controlling Pests
    • Minor Exterior Walls and Roofs - Protective Barrier
    • Minor Pressure
    • Minor Food Storage: Preventing Contamination from the Premises
    • Minor Food Storage Containers - Identified with Common Name of Food
    • Minor Person in Charge Certification in Food Protection FSO
    • Minor Temperature Measuring Device - Functionality
  5. Passed Feb 20

    Routine Inspection

    1 violation
    • Minor Outer Openings - Protected

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