Sotto

114 E 6th St, Cincinnati, OH 45202

Passed · Jul 6, 2026 Directions
46
Poor BiteKarma score 46 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 8 of 8 graded inspections since 2024.
  • Last inspected Jul 6, 2026: passed with 9 violations, 4 critical.
  • Keeps coming up: Time/Temperature Controlled Safety Food - Ready-to-eat, TCS - disposition, cited 4 times, plus 14 other repeat issues.
  • #60 in Cincinnati's Hall of Shame, among the lowest BiteKarma scores in the city.
  • 15 critical violations in the last two years.

Inspection history 8 visits

  1. 2026
  2. Passed Jul 6

    Routine Inspection

    9 violations, 4 critical
    • Critical Time/Temperature Controlled Safety Food - Ready-to-eat, TCS - disposition
    • Critical Time/Temperature Controlled Safety Food - Time/Temperature Controlled for Safety Food - Cold Holding
    • Critical Time/Temperature Controlled Safety Food - Ready-to-eat, TCS - date marking
    • Critical Chemical - Working Containers - Common Name
    • Minor Nonfood-contact surfaces - cleaning frequency
    • Minor Food Storage: Preventing Contamination from the Premises
    • Minor Preset Tableware
    • Minor Equipment - Good Repair and Proper Adjustment
    • Minor Wiping cloths - use limitation
  3. 2025
  4. Passed Dec 8

    Routine Inspection

    16 violations, 6 critical
    • Critical Protection from Contamination - Packaged and Unpackaged Food - Separation, Packaging, and Segregation
    • Critical Preventing Contamination by Hands - Handwashing facility - Installation
    • Critical Time/Temperature Controlled Safety Food - Time/Temperature Controlled for Safety Food - Cold Holding
    • Critical Time/Temperature Controlled Safety Food - Ready-to-eat, TCS - date marking
    • Critical Chemical - Working Containers - Common Name
    • Critical Time/Temperature Controlled Safety Food - Ready-to-eat, TCS - disposition
    • Minor Equipment - Good Repair and Proper Adjustment
    • Minor Preset Tableware
    • Minor Drying Mops
    • Minor Lighting - intensity
    • Minor In-use utensils - between-use storage
    • Minor Reduced oxygen packaging without a variance
    • Minor Cleaning- Frequency and Restrictions
    • Minor Floors, walls, and ceilings
    • Minor Food Storage: Preventing Contamination from the Premises
    • Minor Person in Charge Certification in Food Protection FSO
  5. Passed Sep 24

    Follow-Up Inspection

    No violations

  6. Passed Sep 2

    Routine Inspection

    14 violations, 5 critical
    • Critical Time/Temperature Controlled Safety Food - Ready-to-eat, TCS - date marking
    • Critical Time/Temperature Controlled Safety Food - Ready-to-eat, TCS - disposition
    • Critical Consumer Advisory - Consumer Advisory
    • Critical Preventing Contamination by Hands - Using a handwashing sink - Operation and Maintenance
    • Critical Preventing Contamination by Hands - Handwashing facility - Installation
    • Minor Plumbing System- Maintained in Good Repair
    • Minor Lighting - intensity
    • Minor Display of License
    • Minor In-use utensils - between-use storage
    • Minor Warewashing equipment: Determining Chemical Sanitizer Concentration
    • Minor Warewashing sinks: Use Limitation
    • Minor Food Storage Containers - Identified with Common Name of Food
    • Minor Reduced oxygen packaging without a variance
    • Minor Food Storage: Preventing Contamination from the Premises

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