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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 5 of 5 graded inspections since 2025.
- Last inspected Aug 6, 2026: passed with 2 violations.
- Keeps coming up: Food from Approved Source - Parasite Destruction - Records, Creation and Retention, cited 2 times, plus 3 other repeat issues.
- #71 in Cincinnati's Hall of Shame, among the lowest BiteKarma scores in the city.
- 15 critical violations in the last two years.
Inspection history 5 visits
- 2026
- Passed Aug 6
Follow-Up Inspection
2 violations
- Minor Food Choking Standards
- Minor Equipment - Good Repair and Proper Adjustment
- Passed Jul 30
Routine Inspection
14 violations, 9 critical
- Critical Time/Temperature Controlled Safety Food - Ready-to-eat, TCS - disposition
- Critical Preventing Contamination by Hands - Preventing Contamination from Hands: Bare Hand Contact RTE Food
- Critical Protection from Contamination - Manual/Mechanical Warewashing Equipment, Chemical Sanitization Criteria
- Critical Demonstration of Knowledge - Certified Manager
- Critical Protection from Contamination - Equipment Food-Contact Surfaces and Utensils: Clean to Sight and Touch
- Critical Employee Health - Person in Charge - Duties
- Critical Time/Temperature Controlled Safety Food - Ready-to-eat, TCS - date marking
- Critical Food from Approved Source - Parasite Destruction - Records, Creation and Retention
- Critical Food from Approved Source - Molluscan Shellfish - Maintaining Identification
- Minor Nonfood-contact surfaces - cleaning frequency
- Minor Thawing TCS
- Minor Single-Service Articles and Single-Use Articles - Storage
- Minor In-use utensils - between-use storage
- Minor Food Choking Standards
- Passed Feb 9
Routine Inspection
5 violations, 2 critical
- Critical Time/Temperature Controlled Safety Food - Time/Temperature Controlled for Safety Food - Cold Holding
- Critical Protection from Contamination - Packaged and Unpackaged Food - Separation, Packaging, and Segregation
- Minor Backflow Prevention
- Minor Approved System and Cleanable Fixtures
- Minor Nonfood-Contact Surfaces - Materials
- 2025
- Passed Jul 17
Follow-Up Inspection
2 violations, 1 critical
- Critical Time/Temperature Controlled Safety Food - Time/Temperature Controlled for Safety Food - Cold Holding
- Minor Equipment - Good Repair and Proper Adjustment
Nearby
BiteKarma scores around Cantina, which is the dark pin. Zoom in to see the dots' scores, and tap a pin marked + to see everything at that address.