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 20, 2026: passed with no violations.
- Keeps coming up: Employee Health - Written Procedures for Cleaning Up Vomiting and Diarrheal Events, cited 2 times, plus 9 other repeat issues.
- #43 in Cincinnati's Hall of Shame, among the lowest BiteKarma scores in the city.
- 18 critical violations in the last two years.
Inspection history 5 visits
- 2026
- Passed Aug 20
Follow-Up Inspection
No violations
- Passed Jul 23
Routine Inspection
11 violations, 7 critical
- Critical Employee Health - Written Procedures for Cleaning Up Vomiting and Diarrheal Events
- Critical Protection from Contamination - Sanitizing Frequency Utensils/Food Contact Surfaces - Before Use After Cleaning
- Critical Protection from Contamination - Equipment Food-Contact Surfaces and Utensils: Clean to Sight and Touch
- Critical Preventing Contamination by Hands - Preventing Contamination from Hands: Bare Hand Contact RTE Food
- Critical Preventing Contamination by Hands - Handwashing Sinks - Hand Drying Provision
- Critical Protection from Contamination - Packaged and Unpackaged Food - Separation, Packaging, and Segregation
- Critical Consumer Advisory - Consumer Advisory
- Minor Outer Openings - Protected
- Minor In-use utensils - between-use storage
- Minor Single-service articles and Single-use Articles - Use Limitations
- Minor Food Storage: Preventing Contamination from the Premises
- Passed Jan 13
Routine Inspection
8 violations, 3 critical
- Critical Employee Health - Written Procedures for Cleaning Up Vomiting and Diarrheal Events
- Critical Protection from Contamination - Packaged and Unpackaged Food - Separation, Packaging, and Segregation
- Critical Preventing Contamination by Hands - Handwashing Sinks - Hand Drying Provision
- Minor Wiping cloths - use limitation
- Minor Food Storage: Preventing Contamination from the Premises
- Minor In-use utensils - between-use storage
- Minor Manual Warewashing - Sink Compartment Requirements
- Minor Outer Openings - Protected
- 2025
- Passed May 14
Routine Inspection
14 violations, 8 critical
- Critical Demonstration of Knowledge - Certified Manager
- Critical Preventing Contamination by Hands - Hands and Arms - Cleaning Procedure
- Critical Chemical - Working Containers - Common Name
- Critical Time/Temperature Controlled Safety Food - Time/Temperature Controlled for Safety Food - Hot Holding
- Critical Employee Health
- Critical Time/Temperature Controlled Safety Food - Cooling
- Critical Time/Temperature Controlled Safety Food - Ready-to-eat, TCS - date marking
- Critical Time/Temperature Controlled Safety Food - Reheating For Hot Holding
- Minor Temperature Measuring Device - Functionality
- Minor Nonfood-contact surfaces - cleaning frequency
- Minor Wiping cloths - use limitation
- Minor Food Storage Containers - Identified with Common Name of Food
- Minor In-use utensils - between-use storage
- Minor Repairing
Nearby
BiteKarma scores around Raya Lebanese Restaurant, which is the dark pin. Zoom in to see the dots' scores, and tap a pin marked + to see everything at that address.