Esoteric Brewing Co.

918 E Mcmillan St, Cincinnati, OH 45206

Passed · Jun 9, 2026 Directions
91
Excellent BiteKarma score 91 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 5 of 5 graded inspections since 2025.
  • Last inspected Jun 9, 2026: passed with 3 violations, 1 critical.
  • Keeps coming up: Demonstration of Knowledge - Certified Manager, cited 2 times, plus 2 other repeat issues.
  • 4 critical violations in the last two years.

Inspection history 5 visits

  1. 2026
  2. Passed Jun 9

    Routine Inspection

    3 violations, 1 critical
    • Critical Employee Health - Written Procedures for Cleaning Up Vomiting and Diarrheal Events
    • Minor Food Choking Standards
    • Minor Other Forms of Information
  3. Perfect Jan 13

    Routine Inspection

    No violations

  4. 2025
  5. Passed Jun 20

    Follow-Up Inspection

    3 violations, 1 critical
    • Critical Demonstration of Knowledge - Certified Manager
    • Minor Approved System and Cleanable Fixtures
    • Minor Manual Warewashing - Sink Compartment Requirements
  6. Passed Jun 17

    Routine Inspection

    5 violations, 2 critical
    • Critical Protection from Contamination - Manual/Mechanical Warewashing Equipment, Chemical Sanitization Criteria
    • Critical Demonstration of Knowledge - Certified Manager
    • Minor Person in Charge Certification in Food Protection FSO
    • Minor Approved System and Cleanable Fixtures
    • Minor Manual Warewashing - Sink Compartment Requirements

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