The Empanadas Box

1819 Elm St, #C, Cincinnati, OH 45202

Passed re-check · Oct 23, 2026 Directions
36
Poor BiteKarma score 36 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 3 of 3 graded inspections since 2026.
  • Last inspected Oct 23, 2026: passed with 6 violations, 3 critical.
  • Keeps coming up: Time/Temperature Controlled Safety Food - Time/Temperature Controlled for Safety Food - Cold Holding, cited 3 times, plus 9 other repeat issues.
  • 17 critical violations in the last two years.

Inspection history 3 visits

  1. 2026
  2. Passed Oct 23

    Follow-Up Inspection

    6 violations, 3 critical
    • Critical Time/Temperature Controlled Safety Food - Time/Temperature Controlled for Safety Food - Cold Holding
    • 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 Equipment - Good Repair and Proper Adjustment
    • Minor Warewashing equipment: Determining Chemical Sanitizer Concentration
    • Minor Repairing
  3. Passed Sep 30

    Follow-Up Inspection

    10 violations, 6 critical
    • Critical Time/Temperature Controlled Safety Food - Time/Temperature Controlled for Safety Food - Cold Holding
    • Critical Protection from Contamination - Packaged and Unpackaged Food - Separation, Packaging, and Segregation
    • Critical Time/Temperature Controlled Safety Food - Ready-to-eat, TCS - disposition
    • Critical Preventing Contamination by Hands - Using a handwashing sink - Operation and Maintenance
    • Critical Employee Health - Management and Personnel - Employee Health
    • Critical Protection from Contamination - Equipment Food-Contact Surfaces and Utensils: Clean to Sight and Touch
    • Minor Repairing
    • Minor Single-Service Articles and Single-Use Articles - Storage
    • Minor Food Labeling - Allergens
    • Minor Warewashing equipment: Determining Chemical Sanitizer Concentration
  4. Passed Sep 8

    Routine Inspection

    12 violations, 8 critical
    • 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 Protection from Contamination - Packaged and Unpackaged Food - Separation, Packaging, and Segregation
    • Critical Employee Health - Written Procedures for Cleaning Up Vomiting and Diarrheal Events
    • Critical Preventing Contamination by Hands - Using a handwashing sink - Operation and Maintenance
    • Critical Employee Health - Demonstration of Knowledge
    • 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
    • Minor Warewashing equipment: Determining Chemical Sanitizer Concentration
    • Minor Single-Service Articles and Single-Use Articles - Storage
    • Minor Repairing
    • Minor Food Labeling - Allergens

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