First Watch

700 Walnut St, Cincinnati, OH 45202

Passed · Jun 15, 2026 Directions
82
Good BiteKarma score 82 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 2024.
  • Last inspected Jun 15, 2026: passed with 3 violations, 1 critical.
  • Keeps coming up: Time/Temperature Controlled Safety Food - Ready-to-eat, TCS - disposition, cited 3 times, plus 3 other repeat issues.
  • 7 critical violations in the last two years.

Inspection history 5 visits

  1. 2026
  2. Passed Jun 15

    Routine Inspection

    3 violations, 1 critical
    • Critical Time/Temperature Controlled Safety Food - Time as a public health control
    • Minor Display of License
    • Minor Food Storage Containers - Identified with Common Name of Food
  3. 2025
  4. Passed Dec 9

    Routine Inspection

    5 violations, 2 critical
    • Critical Time/Temperature Controlled Safety Food - Time/Temperature Controlled for Safety Food - Cold Holding
    • Critical Time/Temperature Controlled Safety Food - Ready-to-eat, TCS - disposition
    • Minor Equipment - Good Repair and Proper Adjustment
    • Minor Equipment, Utensils, Linens - Storage
    • Minor Covering Receptacles
  5. Passed Aug 25

    Routine Inspection

    5 violations, 2 critical
    • Critical Time/Temperature Controlled Safety Food - Ready-to-eat, TCS - disposition
    • Critical Protection from Contamination - Equipment Food-Contact Surfaces and Utensils: Clean to Sight and Touch
    • Minor Maintaining Refuse Areas and Enclosures
    • Minor Drying Mops
    • Minor Food Storage Containers - Identified with Common Name of Food
  6. Passed Jan 13

    Routine Inspection

    6 violations, 2 critical
    • Critical Protection from Contamination - Equipment cleanliness
    • Critical Time/Temperature Controlled Safety Food - Ready-to-eat, TCS - disposition
    • Minor Miscellaneous sources of contamination
    • Minor Equipment, food-contact surfaces, nonfood-contact surfaces, and utensils
    • Minor Facilities: Cleaning: Frequency
    • Minor Preset Tableware

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