Mercado y carnicería el Gigante

6717 Vine St, Cincinnati, OH 45216

Passed · Sep 8, 2026 Directions
57
Poor BiteKarma score 57 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 6 of 6 graded inspections since 2024.
  • Last inspected Sep 8, 2026: passed with 5 violations, 2 critical.
  • Keeps coming up: Time/Temperature Controlled Safety Food - Time/Temperature Controlled for Safety Food - Hot Holding, cited 3 times, plus 12 other repeat issues.
  • 19 critical violations in the last two years.

Inspection history 6 visits

  1. 2026
  2. Passed Sep 8

    Routine Inspection

    5 violations, 2 critical
    • Critical Demonstration of Knowledge - Certified Manager
    • Critical Time/Temperature Controlled Safety Food - Reheating For Hot Holding
    • Minor Backflow Prevention- Air Gap: Water Supply Inlet
    • Minor Outer Openings - Protected
    • Minor Food Labeling
  3. Passed Jan 9

    Follow-Up Inspection

    5 violations, 2 critical
    • Critical Time/Temperature Controlled Safety Food - Time/Temperature Controlled for Safety Food - Hot Holding
    • Critical Employee Health - Person in Charge - Duties
    • Minor Cleaning- Frequency and Restrictions
    • Minor Light bulbs - protective shielding
    • Minor Nonfood Contact Surfaces - Cleanability
  4. 2025
  5. Passed Dec 9

    Routine Inspection

    18 violations, 6 critical
    • Critical Chemical - Storage: Separation
    • Critical Time/Temperature Controlled Safety Food - Time/Temperature Controlled for Safety Food - Hot Holding
    • Critical Demonstration of Knowledge - Certified Manager
    • Critical Employee Health - Person in Charge - Duties
    • Critical Protection from Contamination - Packaged and Unpackaged Food - Separation, Packaging, and Segregation
    • Critical Preventing Contamination by Hands - Hands and arms - Where to Wash
    • Minor Food Labeling
    • Minor Food Storage Containers - Identified with Common Name of Food
    • Minor Outdoor Receptacles
    • Minor Cleaning- Frequency and Restrictions
    • Minor Nonfood-contact surfaces - cleaning frequency
    • Minor Light bulbs - protective shielding
    • Minor Nonfood Contact Surfaces - Cleanability
    • Minor Food Preparation - Preventing Contamination from the Premises
    • Minor Plumbing System- Maintained in Good Repair
    • Minor Thawing TCS
    • Minor Outer Openings - Protected
    • Minor Warewashing equipment: Determining Chemical Sanitizer Concentration
  6. Passed Jul 2

    Routine Inspection

    8 violations, 4 critical
    • Critical Protection from Contamination - Equipment Food-Contact Surfaces and Utensils: Clean to Sight and Touch
    • Critical Chemical - Storage: Separation
    • Critical Protection from Contamination - Packaged and Unpackaged Food - Separation, Packaging, and Segregation
    • Critical Time/Temperature Controlled Safety Food - Time/Temperature Controlled for Safety Food - Cold Holding
    • Minor Temperature Measuring Device - Functionality
    • Minor Light bulbs - protective shielding
    • Minor Cutting surfaces.
    • Minor Equipment - Good Repair and Proper Adjustment