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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 Sep 10, 2026: passed with 6 violations.
- Keeps coming up: Protection from Contamination - Equipment Food-Contact Surfaces and Utensils: Clean to Sight and Touch, cited 2 times, plus 15 other repeat issues.
- #23 in Cincinnati's Hall of Shame, among the lowest BiteKarma scores in the city.
- 24 critical violations in the last two years.
Inspection history 9 visits
- 2026
- Passed Sep 10
Follow-Up Inspection
6 violations
- Minor Plumbing System- Maintained in Good Repair
- Minor Nonfood Contact Surfaces - Cleanability
- Minor Cleaning- Frequency and Restrictions
- Minor Warewashing equipment: Cleaning Frequency
- Minor Repairing
- Minor Outer Openings - Protected
- Passed Aug 26
Follow-Up Inspection
14 violations, 5 critical
- Critical Protection from Contamination - Equipment Food-Contact Surfaces and Utensils: Clean to Sight and Touch
- Critical Protection from Contamination - Packaged and Unpackaged Food - Separation, Packaging, and Segregation
- Critical Protection from Contamination - Packaged and Unpackaged Food - Separation, Packaging, and Segregation
- Critical Food from Approved Source - Fish - Source
- Critical Chemical - Poisonous or Toxic Material Containers
- Minor Nonfood Contact Surfaces - Cleanability
- Minor Food Contact Surfaces Cleanability
- Minor Repairing
- Minor Outer Openings - Protected
- Minor Outer Clothing
- Minor Warewashing equipment: Cleaning Frequency
- Minor Cleaning- Frequency and Restrictions
- Minor Plumbing System- Maintained in Good Repair
- Minor Nonfood-contact surfaces - cleaning frequency
- Passed Aug 11
Routine Inspection
24 violations, 11 critical
- Critical Employee Health - Written Procedures for Cleaning Up Vomiting and Diarrheal Events
- Critical Demonstration of Knowledge - Demonstration of Knowledge
- Critical Protection from Contamination - Packaged and Unpackaged Food - Separation, Packaging, and Segregation
- Critical Preventing Contamination by Hands - Handwashing Cleanser - Availability
- Critical Employee Health - Management and Personnel - Employee Health
- Critical Demonstration of Knowledge - Certified Manager
- Critical Good Hygienic Practices - Food Contamination Prevention - Eating, Drinking, or Using Tobacco Products
- Critical Protection from Contamination - Food Contact with Equipment, Utensils, and Linens
- Critical Protection from Contamination - Equipment Food-Contact Surfaces and Utensils: Clean to Sight and Touch
- Critical Food from Approved Source - Sources - Compliance with Food Law
- Critical Preventing Contamination by Hands - Handwashing Signage
- Minor Plumbing System- Maintained in Good Repair
- Minor Repairing
- Minor Nonfood Contact Surfaces - Cleanability
- Minor Nonfood-contact surfaces - cleaning frequency
- Minor Warewashing equipment: Cleaning Frequency
- Minor Maintaining premises: unnecessary items and litter.
- Minor Food Contact Surfaces Cleanability
- Minor Food Labeling - Allergens
- Minor Outer Clothing
- Minor Outer Openings - Protected
- Minor Controlling Pests
- Minor Single-service articles and Single-use Articles - Use Limitations
- Minor Cleaning- Frequency and Restrictions
- 2025
- Passed Nov 26
Routine Inspection
6 violations, 3 critical
- Critical Employee Health - Person in Charge - Duties
- Critical Demonstration of Knowledge - Certified Manager
- Critical Employee Health - Written Procedures for Cleaning Up Vomiting and Diarrheal Events
- Minor Storing maintenance tools
- Minor Food Labeling
- Minor Food storage - Excluded Locations
Nearby
BiteKarma scores around Darou Salam Store, which is the dark pin. Zoom in to see the dots' scores, and tap a pin marked + to see everything at that address.