Habesha Ethiopian Restaurant
5070 Crookshank Rd, Cincinnati, OH 45238
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 4 of 4 graded inspections since 2025.
- Last inspected May 28, 2026: passed with 1 violation, 1 critical.
- Keeps coming up: Demonstration of Knowledge - Certified Manager, cited 3 times, plus 3 other repeat issues.
- #82 in Cincinnati's Hall of Shame, among the lowest BiteKarma scores in the city.
- 10 critical violations in the last two years.
Inspection history 4 visits
- 2026
- Passed May 28
Follow-Up Inspection
1 violation, 1 critical
- Critical Demonstration of Knowledge - Certified Manager
- Passed May 14
Routine Inspection
17 violations, 8 critical
- Critical Demonstration of Knowledge - Certified Manager
- Critical Protection from Contamination - Packaged and Unpackaged Food - Separation, Packaging, and Segregation
- Critical Protection from Contamination - Sanitizing Frequency Utensils/Food Contact Surfaces - Before Use After Cleaning
- Critical Employee Health - Written Procedures for Cleaning Up Vomiting and Diarrheal Events
- Critical Employee Health - Management and Personnel - Employee Health
- Critical Time/Temperature Controlled Safety Food - Ready-to-eat, TCS - date marking
- Critical Chemical - Other Personal care items - Storage
- Critical Time/Temperature Controlled Safety Food - Cooling methods
- Minor Nonfood-contact surfaces - cleaning frequency
- Minor Equipment, Utensils, Linens - Storage
- Minor Food-Contact Surfaces of Cooking Equipment and Pans and Nonfood-Contact Surfaces Equipment
- Minor Food temperature measuring devices.
- Minor Warewashing sinks: Use Limitation
- Minor Single-service articles and Single-use Articles - Use Limitations
- Minor Wiping cloths - use limitation
- Minor In-use utensils - between-use storage
- Minor Outer Openings - Protected
- Passed Mar 2
Routine Inspection
5 violations
- Minor Lighting - intensity
- Minor Outer Openings - Protected
- Minor Nonfood-contact surfaces - cleaning frequency
- Minor Cleaning- Frequency and Restrictions
- Minor Food temperature measuring devices.
- 2025
- Passed Sep 5
Routine Inspection
2 violations, 1 critical
- Critical Demonstration of Knowledge - Certified Manager
- Minor Warewashing equipment: Cleaning Frequency
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