Gold Star Chili

285 W Mitchell Av, Cincinnati, OH 45232

Passed · Aug 21, 2026 Directions
68
Poor BiteKarma score 68 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 Aug 21, 2026: passed with 8 violations, 3 critical.
  • Keeps coming up: Protection from Contamination - Equipment Food-Contact Surfaces and Utensils: Clean to Sight and Touch, cited 4 times, plus 8 other repeat issues.
  • 9 critical violations in the last two years.

Inspection history 5 visits

  1. 2026
  2. Passed Aug 21

    Routine Inspection

    8 violations, 3 critical
    • Critical Preventing Contamination by Hands - Handwashing facility - Installation
    • Critical Employee Health - Management and Personnel - Employee Health
    • Critical Protection from Contamination - Equipment Food-Contact Surfaces and Utensils: Clean to Sight and Touch
    • Minor Food Storage Containers - Identified with Common Name of Food
    • Minor Temperature Measuring Device - Functionality
    • Minor Cleaning- Frequency and Restrictions
    • Minor In-use utensils - between-use storage
    • Minor Food Choking Standards
  3. Passed Jan 15

    Routine Inspection

    4 violations, 2 critical
    • Critical Chemical - Working Containers - Common Name
    • Critical Protection from Contamination - Equipment Food Contact Surfaces and Utensils – Cleaning Frequency
    • Minor Food Storage Containers - Identified with Common Name of Food
    • Minor Nonfood-contact surfaces - cleaning frequency
  4. 2025
  5. Passed Jul 28

    Routine Inspection

    8 violations, 2 critical
    • Critical Protection from Contamination - Equipment Food Contact Surfaces and Utensils – Cleaning Frequency
    • Critical Protection from Contamination - Equipment Food-Contact Surfaces and Utensils: Clean to Sight and Touch
    • Minor Storing maintenance tools
    • Minor Food Storage Containers - Identified with Common Name of Food
    • Minor Cleaning of Plumbing Fixtures
    • Minor Equipment, Utensils, Linens - Storage
    • Minor Hair restraints, effectiveness
    • Minor Nonfood-contact surfaces - cleaning frequency
  6. Passed Jan 23

    Routine Inspection

    7 violations, 2 critical
    • Critical Protection from Contamination - Equipment cleanliness
    • Critical Time/Temperature Controlled Safety Food - Ready-to-eat, TCS - date marking
    • Minor In-use utensils - between-use storage
    • Minor Facilities: Maintenance: Good repair
    • Minor Sanitizing solutions
    • Minor Nonfood-contact surfaces - cleaning frequency
    • Minor Storage of soiled linens

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