Gold Star Chili

5791 Glenway Av, Cincinnati, OH 45238

Passed re-check · Sep 2, 2026 Directions
56
Poor BiteKarma score 56 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 8 of 8 graded inspections since 2024.
  • Last inspected Sep 2, 2026: passed with 3 violations, 2 critical.
  • Keeps coming up: Protection from Contamination - Equipment Food-Contact Surfaces and Utensils: Clean to Sight and Touch, cited 2 times, plus 3 other repeat issues.
  • 14 critical violations in the last two years.

Inspection history 8 visits

  1. 2026
  2. Passed Sep 2

    Follow-Up Inspection

    3 violations, 2 critical
    • Critical Protection from Contamination - Equipment Food-Contact Surfaces and Utensils: Clean to Sight and Touch
    • Critical Protection from Contamination - Equipment Food Contact Surfaces and Utensils – Cleaning Frequency
    • Minor Equipment and Utensils - Air-Drying
  3. Passed Aug 6

    Follow-Up Inspection

    No violations

  4. Passed Aug 5

    Routine Inspection

    36 violations, 12 critical
    • Critical Time/Temperature Controlled Safety Food - Time/Temperature Controlled for Safety Food - Cold Holding
    • Critical Chemical - Sanitizers - Criteria
    • Critical Employee Health - Management and Personnel - Employee Health
    • Critical Demonstration of Knowledge - Person in charge - duties
    • Critical Demonstration of Knowledge - Certified Manager
    • Critical Chemical - Conditions of Use
    • Critical Chemical - Other Personal care items - Storage
    • Critical Time/Temperature Controlled Safety Food - Raw Animal Foods - Cooking
    • Critical Protection from Contamination - Equipment Food-Contact Surfaces and Utensils: Clean to Sight and Touch
    • Critical Protection from Contamination - Equipment Food Contact Surfaces and Utensils – Cleaning Frequency
    • Critical Chemical - Working Containers - Common Name
    • Critical Employee Health - Written Procedures for Cleaning Up Vomiting and Diarrheal Events
    • Minor Cleaning- Frequency and Restrictions
    • Minor Wet cleaning methods
    • Minor Warewashing equipment: Determining Chemical Sanitizer Concentration
    • Minor Food Choking Standards
    • Minor Warewashing sinks: Use Limitation
    • Minor Heating, ventilating, and air conditioning system vents
    • Minor Warewashing equipment: Cleaning Frequency
    • Minor Nonfood-contact surfaces - cleaning frequency
    • Minor Kitchenware and Tableware - Handling
    • Minor Frequency of Laundering - Specifications
    • Minor Cleaning of Plumbing Fixtures
    • Minor Warewashing equipment: Clean Solutions
    • Minor Wiping cloths - use limitation
    • Minor Food Storage Containers - Identified with Common Name of Food
    • Minor Equipment, Utensils, Linens - Storage
    • Minor Equipment and Utensils - Air-Drying
    • Minor In-use utensils - between-use storage
    • Minor Food-Contact Surfaces of Cooking Equipment and Pans and Nonfood-Contact Surfaces Equipment
    • Minor Hair restraints, effectiveness
    • Minor Food temperature measuring devices for thin foods.
    • Minor Drying Mops
    • Minor Storing maintenance tools
    • Minor Maintaining premises: unnecessary items and litter.
    • Minor Kitchenware and Tableware - Handling
  5. Perfect Jul 17

    Complaint Inspection

    No violations

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