Gold Star Chili

4540 Reading Rd, Cincinnati, OH 45229

Passed · Oct 7, 2026 Directions
65
Poor BiteKarma score 65 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 6 of 6 graded inspections since 2024.
  • Last inspected Oct 7, 2026: passed with 7 violations, 4 critical.
  • Keeps coming up: Protection from Contamination - Equipment Food-Contact Surfaces and Utensils: Clean to Sight and Touch, cited 2 times, plus 8 other repeat issues.
  • 9 critical violations in the last two years.

Inspection history 6 visits

  1. 2026
  2. Passed Oct 7

    Routine Inspection

    7 violations, 4 critical
    • Critical Protection from Contamination - Equipment Food-Contact Surfaces and Utensils: Clean to Sight and Touch
    • Critical Chemical - Storage: Separation
    • Critical Preventing Contamination by Hands - Handwashing Signage
    • Critical Good Hygienic Practices - Food Contamination Prevention - Eating, Drinking, or Using Tobacco Products
    • Minor Repairing
    • Minor Storage of Soiled Linens - Methods
    • Minor Miscellaneous Sources of Contamination
  3. Passed Mar 25

    Routine Inspection

    9 violations, 3 critical
    • Critical Preventing Contamination by Hands - Handwashin Signage
    • Critical Chemical - Working Containers - Common Name
    • Critical Preventing Contamination by Hands - Using a handwashing sink - Operation and Maintenance
    • Minor Storing maintenance tools
    • Minor Food Storage Containers - Identified with Common Name of Food
    • Minor Nonfood-contact surfaces - cleaning frequency
    • Minor Miscellaneous Sources of Contamination
    • Minor Storage Areas, Rooms, and receptacles-Capacity and Availability
    • Minor Cleaning- Frequency and Restrictions
  4. 2025
  5. Passed Oct 17

    Routine Inspection

    4 violations, 1 critical
    • Critical Protection from Contamination - Equipment Food-Contact Surfaces and Utensils: Clean to Sight and Touch
    • Minor Display of License
    • Minor Single-Service Articles and Single-Use Articles - Storage
    • Minor Nonfood-contact surfaces - cleaning frequency
  6. Passed Apr 30

    Routine Inspection

    6 violations, 1 critical
    • Critical Employee Health - Written Procedures for Cleaning Up Vomiting and Diarrheal Events
    • Minor Cleaning- Frequency and Restrictions
    • Minor Single-Service Articles and Single-Use Articles - Storage
    • Minor Temperature Measuring Device - Functionality
    • Minor Covering Receptacles
    • Minor Kitchenware and Tableware - Handling

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