The Dukester

7733 Reading Rd, Cincinnati, OH 45237

Passed · Sep 10, 2026 Directions
65
Poor BiteKarma score 65 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 5 of 5 graded inspections since 2024.
  • Last inspected Sep 10, 2026: passed with 5 violations, 3 critical.
  • Keeps coming up: Demonstration of Knowledge - Certified Manager, cited 3 times, plus 4 other repeat issues.
  • 12 critical violations in the last two years.

Inspection history 5 visits

  1. 2026
  2. Passed Sep 10

    Routine Inspection

    5 violations, 3 critical
    • Critical Time/Temperature Controlled Safety Food - Ready-to-eat, TCS - disposition
    • Critical Demonstration of Knowledge - Certified Manager
    • Critical Protection from Contamination - Equipment Food-Contact Surfaces and Utensils: Clean to Sight and Touch
    • Minor Food-Contact Surfaces of Cooking Equipment and Pans and Nonfood-Contact Surfaces Equipment
    • Minor Cleaning- Frequency and Restrictions
  3. Passed Jan 27

    Routine Inspection

    8 violations, 5 critical
    • Critical Protection from Contamination - Equipment Food-Contact Surfaces and Utensils: Clean to Sight and Touch
    • Critical Time/Temperature Controlled Safety Food - Ready-to-eat, TCS - disposition
    • Critical Protection from Contamination - Cooking and Baking Equipment - Cleaning Frequency
    • Critical Protection from Contamination - Packaged and Unpackaged Food - Separation, Packaging, and Segregation
    • Critical Time/Temperature Controlled Safety Food - Ready-to-eat, TCS - date marking
    • Minor Storing maintenance tools
    • Minor Cleaning- Frequency and Restrictions
    • Minor Repairing
  4. 2025
  5. Passed Jul 10

    Routine Inspection

    5 violations, 2 critical
    • Critical Food from Approved Source - Food Safe, Unadulterated and Honestly Presented
    • Critical Demonstration of Knowledge - Certified Manager
    • Minor Maintaining premises: unnecessary items and litter.
    • Minor Cleaning- Frequency and Restrictions
    • Minor Nonfood-contact surfaces - cleaning frequency
  6. Passed Feb 7

    Routine Inspection

    4 violations, 2 critical
    • Critical Demonstration of Knowledge - Certified Manager
    • Critical Protection from Contamination - Equipment Food-Contact Surfaces and Utensils: Clean to Sight and Touch
    • Minor Nonfood-contact surfaces - cleaning frequency
    • Minor Food Storage Containers - Identified with Common Name of Food

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