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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 Jun 1, 2026: passed with 16 violations, 6 critical.
- Keeps coming up: Time/Temperature Controlled Safety Food - Time/Temperature Controlled for Safety Food - Cold Holding, cited 4 times, plus 14 other repeat issues.
- #3 in Cincinnati's Hall of Shame, among the lowest BiteKarma scores in the city.
- 29 critical violations in the last two years.
Inspection history 5 visits
- 2026
- Passed Jun 1
Routine Inspection
16 violations, 6 critical
- Critical Preventing Contamination by Hands - Handwashing Sinks - Hand Drying Provision
- Critical Time/Temperature Controlled Safety Food - Time/Temperature Controlled for Safety Food - Cold Holding
- 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 Time/Temperature Controlled Safety Food - Time/Temperature Controlled for Safety Food - Hot Holding
- Critical Protection from Contamination - Equipment Food-Contact Surfaces and Utensils: Clean to Sight and Touch
- Minor Drying Mops
- Minor Food Storage: Preventing Contamination from the Premises
- Minor Outer Openings - Protected
- Minor Wiping cloths - use limitation
- Minor Cleaning- Frequency and Restrictions
- Minor Warewashing equipment: Determining Chemical Sanitizer Concentration
- Minor Plumbing System- Maintained in Good Repair
- Minor Nonfood-contact surfaces - cleaning frequency
- Minor Floors, walls, and ceilings
- Minor Food Storage Containers - Identified with Common Name of Food
- Passed Feb 12
Routine Inspection
18 violations, 8 critical
- Critical Protection from Contamination - Packaged and Unpackaged Food - Separation, Packaging, and Segregation
- Critical Preventing Contamination by Hands - Using a handwashing sink - Operation and Maintenance
- Critical Time/Temperature Controlled Safety Food - Reheating For Hot Holding
- Critical Preventing Contamination by Hands - Handwashing Cleanser - Availability
- Critical Time/Temperature Controlled Safety Food - Time/Temperature Controlled for Safety Food - Hot Holding
- Critical Time/Temperature Controlled Safety Food - Ready-to-eat, TCS - date marking
- Critical Time/Temperature Controlled Safety Food - Time/Temperature Controlled for Safety Food - Cold Holding
- Critical Protection from Contamination - Equipment Food-Contact Surfaces and Utensils: Clean to Sight and Touch
- Minor Food Storage: Preventing Contamination from the Premises
- Minor Sanitizing solutions - Testing Devices
- Minor In-use utensils - between-use storage
- Minor Plumbing System- Maintained in Good Repair
- Minor Food equipment - certification and classification
- Minor Equipment, Utensils, Linens - Storage
- Minor Food temperature measuring devices for thin foods.
- Minor Food Storage Containers - Identified with Common Name of Food
- Minor Warewashing equipment: Determining Chemical Sanitizer Concentration
- Minor Equipment - Good Repair and Proper Adjustment
- 2025
- Passed Dec 29
Routine Inspection
13 violations, 2 critical
- Critical Employee Health - Written Procedures for Cleaning Up Vomiting and Diarrheal Events
- Critical Protection from Contamination - Equipment Food-Contact Surfaces and Utensils: Clean to Sight and Touch
- Minor In-use utensils - between-use storage
- Minor Nonfood-contact surfaces - cleaning frequency
- Minor Single-Service Articles and Single-Use Articles - Storage
- Minor Warewashing equipment: Determining Chemical Sanitizer Concentration
- Minor Plumbing System- Maintained in Good Repair
- Minor Drying Mops
- Minor Food Storage: Preventing Contamination from the Premises
- Minor Food equipment - certification and classification
- Minor Cleaning- Frequency and Restrictions
- Minor Thawing TCS
- Minor Person in Charge Certification in Food Protection FSO
- Passed Jan 7
Routine Inspection
20 violations, 13 critical
- Critical Chemical - Poisonous/toxic material
- Critical Employee Health - PIC Duties
- Critical Time/Temperature Controlled Safety Food - TCS - hot and cold holding
- Critical Demonstration of Knowledge
- Critical Time/Temperature Controlled Safety Food - Ready-to-eat, TCS - date marking
- Critical Preventing Contamination by Hands - Hands and arms
- Critical Time/Temperature Controlled Safety Food - Reheating For Hot Holding
- Critical Demonstration of Knowledge - Person in charge - assignment of responsibility
- Critical Protection from Contamination - Protection from Contamination
- Critical Preventing Contamination by Hands
- Critical Time/Temperature Controlled Safety Food - TCS - hot and cold holding
- Critical Preventing Contamination by Hands - Bare Hand Contact RTE Food
- Critical Protection from Contamination - Cleaning frequency
- Minor Food Storage containers
- Minor In-use utensils - between-use storage
- Minor Facilities: Storing maintenance tools
- Minor Wiping cloths
- Minor Equipment, food-contact surfaces, nonfood-contact surfaces, and utensils
- Minor Food temperature measuring devices.
- Minor Facilities: Lighting - intensity
Nearby
BiteKarma scores around Lalo, which is the dark pin. Zoom in to see the dots' scores, and tap a pin marked + to see everything at that address.