Iris Book Cafe

1331 Main St, Cincinnati, OH 45202

Perfect · Apr 30, 2026 Directions
95
Excellent BiteKarma score 95 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 Apr 30, 2026: perfect, no violations.
  • Keeps coming up: Protection from Contamination - Equipment Food-Contact Surfaces and Utensils: Clean to Sight and Touch, cited 3 times, plus 1 other repeat issue.
  • 3 critical violations in the last two years.

Inspection history 5 visits

  1. 2026
  2. Perfect Apr 30

    Routine Inspection

    No violations

  3. 2025
  4. Passed Nov 5

    Routine Inspection

    1 violation
    • Minor Nonfood-contact surfaces - cleaning frequency
  5. Passed Jun 9

    Routine Inspection

    3 violations, 2 critical
    • Critical Protection from Contamination - Equipment Food-Contact Surfaces and Utensils: Clean to Sight and Touch
    • Critical Demonstration of Knowledge - Certified Manager
    • Minor Nonfood-contact surfaces - cleaning frequency
  6. 2024
  7. Passed Dec 2

    Routine Inspection

    2 violations, 1 critical
    • Critical Protection from Contamination - Equipment cleanliness
    • Minor Facilities: Cleaning: Frequency

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BiteKarma scores around Iris Book Cafe, which is the dark pin. Zoom in to see the dots' scores, and tap a pin marked + to see everything at that address.

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