Nicolas Ristorante

1420 Sycamore St, Cincinnati, OH 45202

Passed re-check · Aug 3, 2026 Directions
71
Fair BiteKarma score 71 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 Aug 3, 2026: passed with no violations.
  • Keeps coming up: Food from Approved Source - Molluscan Shellfish - Maintaining Identification, cited 3 times, plus 2 other repeat issues.
  • 10 critical violations in the last two years.

Inspection history 6 visits

  1. 2026
  2. Passed Aug 3

    Follow-Up Inspection

    No violations

  3. Passed Jul 31

    Routine Inspection

    5 violations, 4 critical
    • Critical Demonstration of Knowledge - Certified Manager
    • Critical Chemical - Storage: Separation
    • Critical Protection from Contamination - Packaged and Unpackaged Food - Separation, Packaging, and Segregation
    • Critical Protection from Contamination - Equipment Food-Contact Surfaces and Utensils: Clean to Sight and Touch
    • Minor Molluscan shellfish - Original Container
  4. Passed Feb 9

    Routine Inspection

    7 violations, 2 critical
    • Critical Time/Temperature Controlled Safety Food - Time/Temperature Controlled for Safety Food - Cold Holding
    • Critical Employee Health - Management and Personnel - Employee Health
    • Minor Plumbing System- Maintained in Good Repair
    • Minor In-use utensils - between-use storage
    • Minor Removal-Frequency
    • Minor Repairing
    • Minor Nonfood-Contact Surfaces - Materials
  5. 2025
  6. Passed Jul 28

    Routine Inspection

    2 violations, 2 critical
    • Critical Food from Approved Source - Molluscan Shellfish - Maintaining Identification
    • Critical Demonstration of Knowledge - Certified Manager

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