The Establishment

2900 Wasson Rd, Cincinnati, OH 45209

Passed · Sep 10, 2026 Directions
53
Poor BiteKarma score 53 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 6 of 6 graded inspections since 2024.
  • Last inspected Sep 10, 2026: passed with 9 violations, 4 critical.
  • Keeps coming up: Time/Temperature Controlled Safety Food - Ready-to-eat, TCS - disposition, cited 4 times, plus 10 other repeat issues.
  • #95 in Cincinnati's Hall of Shame, among the lowest BiteKarma scores in the city.
  • 21 critical violations in the last two years.

Inspection history 6 visits

  1. 2026
  2. Passed Sep 10

    Routine Inspection

    9 violations, 4 critical
    • Critical Good Hygienic Practices - Food Contamination Prevention - Eating, Drinking, or Using Tobacco Products
    • Critical Time/Temperature Controlled Safety Food - Time/Temperature Controlled for Safety Food - Cold Holding
    • Critical Preventing Contamination by Hands - Handwashing Sinks - Hand Drying Provision
    • Critical Chemical - Storage: Separation
    • Minor Storing maintenance tools
    • Minor In-use utensils - between-use storage
    • Minor Food Storage Containers - Identified with Common Name of Food
    • Minor Nonfood-contact surfaces - cleaning frequency
    • Minor Miscellaneous Sources of Contamination
  3. 2025
  4. Passed Dec 11

    Follow-Up Inspection

    No violations

  5. Passed Dec 4

    Routine Inspection

    9 violations, 4 critical
    • Critical Consumer Advisory - Consumer Advisory
    • 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 Time/Temperature Controlled Safety Food - Ready-to-eat, TCS - date marking
    • Minor Nonfood-contact surfaces - cleaning frequency
    • Minor Single-Service Articles and Single-Use Articles - Storage
    • Minor Food Preparation - Preventing Contamination from the Premises
    • Minor Equipment, Utensils, Linens - Storage
    • Minor Equipment - Good Repair and Proper Adjustment
  6. Passed Jun 30

    Routine Inspection

    10 violations, 4 critical
    • Critical Chemical - Working Containers - Common Name
    • Critical Employee Health - Written Procedures for Cleaning Up Vomiting and Diarrheal Events
    • Critical Preventing Contamination by Hands - Handwashing Cleanser - Availability
    • Critical Time/Temperature Controlled Safety Food - Ready-to-eat, TCS - disposition
    • Minor Floor and wall junctures - coved, and enclosed or sealed
    • Minor Outdoor Receptacles
    • Minor Food Labeling
    • Minor Equipment - Good Repair and Proper Adjustment
    • Minor Plumbing System- Maintained in Good Repair
    • Minor Ventilation hood systems- Adequacy

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