Ruth's Parkside Cafe
4101 Spring Grove Av, Cincinnati, OH 45223
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 8 of 8 graded inspections since 2024.
- Last inspected Oct 20, 2026: passed with 1 violation.
- Keeps coming up: Preventing Contamination by Hands - Using a handwashing sink - Operation and Maintenance, cited 3 times, plus 9 other repeat issues.
- 15 critical violations in the last two years.
Inspection history 8 visits
- 2026
- Passed Oct 20
Follow-Up Inspection
1 violation
- Minor Equipment - Good Repair and Proper Adjustment
- Passed Oct 12
Follow-Up Inspection
2 violations
- Minor Food Contact Surfaces Cleanability
- Minor Equipment - Good Repair and Proper Adjustment
- Passed Oct 2
Routine Inspection
7 violations, 3 critical
- Critical Protection from Contamination - Equipment Food-Contact Surfaces and Utensils: Clean to Sight and Touch
- Critical Time/Temperature Controlled Safety Food - Time/Temperature Controlled for Safety Food - Cold Holding
- Critical Protection from Contamination - Manual/Mechanical Warewashing Equipment, Chemical Sanitization Criteria
- Minor Nonfood-contact surfaces - cleaning frequency
- Minor Equipment - Good Repair and Proper Adjustment
- Minor In-use utensils - between-use storage
- Minor Food Contact Surfaces Cleanability
- Passed May 14
Routine Inspection
7 violations, 2 critical
- Critical Time/Temperature Controlled Safety Food - Ready-to-eat, TCS - date marking
- Critical Food from Approved Source - Sources - Compliance with Food Law
- Minor Food Storage Containers - Identified with Common Name of Food
- Minor Food equipment - certification and classification
- Minor Cutting surfaces.
- Minor Preset Tableware
- Minor In-use utensils - between-use storage
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