Esquire Theatre

320 Ludlow Av, Cincinnati, OH 45220

Passed · Sep 29, 2026 Directions
79
Fair BiteKarma score 79 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 Sep 29, 2026: passed with 4 violations, 2 critical.
  • Keeps coming up: Demonstration of Knowledge - Certified Manager, cited 4 times, plus 5 other repeat issues.
  • 8 critical violations in the last two years.

Inspection history 7 visits

  1. 2026
  2. Passed Sep 29

    Routine Inspection

    4 violations, 2 critical
    • Critical Demonstration of Knowledge - Certified Manager
    • Critical Protection from Contamination - Equipment Food-Contact Surfaces and Utensils: Clean to Sight and Touch
    • Minor Temperature Measuring Device - Functionality
    • Minor Cleaning- Frequency and Restrictions
  3. Passed May 1

    Routine Inspection

    4 violations, 2 critical
    • Critical Demonstration of Knowledge - Certified Manager
    • Critical Employee Health - Written Procedures for Cleaning Up Vomiting and Diarrheal Events
    • Minor Person in Charge Certification in Food Protection FSO
    • Minor Temperature Measuring Device - Functionality
  4. 2025
  5. Passed Nov 25

    Routine Inspection

    2 violations, 2 critical
    • Critical Demonstration of Knowledge - Certified Manager
    • Critical Preventing Contamination by Hands - Using a handwashing sink - Operation and Maintenance
  6. Passed Apr 24

    Routine Inspection

    3 violations, 2 critical
    • Critical Chemical - Working Containers - Common Name
    • Critical Demonstration of Knowledge - Certified Manager
    • Minor In-use utensils - between-use storage

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