Jovani Cafe

340 Ludlow Av, Cincinnati, OH 45220

Passed re-check · Aug 1, 2025 Directions
80
Good BiteKarma score 80 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 1, 2025: passed with 5 violations. That was over a year ago, so things may have changed.
  • Keeps coming up: Demonstration of Knowledge - Person in charge - duties, cited 2 times, plus 5 other repeat issues.
  • 5 critical violations in the last two years.

Inspection history 5 visits

  1. 2025
  2. Passed Aug 1

    Follow-Up Inspection

    5 violations
    • Minor Indoor areas - surface characteristics
    • Minor Maintaining premises: unnecessary items and litter.
    • Minor Indoor areas - surface characteristics
    • Minor Controlling Pests
    • Minor Food equipment - certification and classification
  3. Passed Jul 14

    Follow-Up Inspection

    7 violations
    • Minor Nonfood Contact Surfaces - Cleanability
    • Minor Indoor areas - surface characteristics
    • Minor Food equipment - certification and classification
    • Minor Fixed equipment installation - Spacing or Sealing
    • Minor Maintaining premises: unnecessary items and litter.
    • Minor Repairing
    • Minor Controlling Pests
  4. Passed Jul 10

    Follow-Up Inspection

    10 violations, 3 critical
    • Critical Employee Health - Written Procedures for Cleaning Up Vomiting and Diarrheal Events
    • Critical Demonstration of Knowledge - Person in charge - duties
    • Critical Employee Health - Person in Charge - Duties
    • Minor Food equipment - certification and classification
    • Minor Controlling Pests
    • Minor Warewashing equipment: Determining Chemical Sanitizer Concentration
    • Minor Maintaining premises: unnecessary items and litter.
    • Minor Repairing
    • Minor Sanitizing solutions - Testing Devices
    • Minor Indoor areas - surface characteristics
  5. Passed May 15

    Routine Inspection

    5 violations, 2 critical
    • Critical Demonstration of Knowledge - Person in charge - duties
    • Critical Protection from Contamination - Sanitizing Frequency Utensils/Food Contact Surfaces - Before Use and After Cleaning
    • Minor Other Forms of Information
    • Minor Food equipment - certification and classification
    • Minor Temperature Measuring Device - Functionality

Nearby

BiteKarma scores around Jovani 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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  2. 79 Ludlow Garage Cincinnati Same address
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