Owl Tea

204 W Mcmillan St, Cincinnati, OH 45219

Passed · May 29, 2026 Directions
63
Poor BiteKarma score 63 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 May 29, 2026: passed with 11 violations, 7 critical.
  • Keeps coming up: Demonstration of Knowledge - Certified Manager, cited 3 times, plus 2 other repeat issues.
  • 9 critical violations in the last two years.

Inspection history 6 visits

  1. 2026
  2. Passed May 29

    Routine Inspection

    11 violations, 7 critical
    • Critical Protection from Contamination - Packaged and Unpackaged Food - Separation, Packaging, and Segregation
    • Critical Chemical - Storage: Separation
    • Critical Employee Health - Management and Personnel - Employee Health
    • Critical Good Hygienic Practices - Food Contamination Prevention - Eating, Drinking, or Using Tobacco Products
    • Critical Time/Temperature Controlled Safety Food - Time/Temperature Controlled for Safety Food - Hot Holding
    • Critical Demonstration of Knowledge - Certified Manager
    • Critical Employee Health - Written Procedures for Cleaning Up Vomiting and Diarrheal Events
    • Minor Equipment - Good Repair and Proper Adjustment
    • Minor Repairing
    • Minor Single-service articles and Single-use Articles - Use Limitations
    • Minor Nonfood-contact surfaces - cleaning frequency
  3. Passed Jan 8

    Routine Inspection

    3 violations, 1 critical
    • Critical Demonstration of Knowledge - Certified Manager
    • Minor Insect Control Devices - Design and Installation
    • Minor Food-Contact Surfaces of Cooking Equipment and Pans and Nonfood-Contact Surfaces Equipment
  4. 2025
  5. Passed Jun 24

    Routine Inspection

    1 violation, 1 critical
    • Critical Demonstration of Knowledge - Certified Manager
  6. Passed Jan 9

    Routine Inspection

    5 violations
    • Minor Equipment, food-contact surfaces, nonfood-contact surfaces, and utensils
    • Minor Facilities: Cleaning: Frequency
    • Minor Facilities
    • Minor Refuse/recyclables/returnables
    • Minor Plumbing system

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