Unexpected Kitchen

37 W 7th St, Cincinnati, OH 45202

Passed · Jun 12, 2026 Directions
70
Fair BiteKarma score 70 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 Jun 12, 2026: passed with 4 violations, 2 critical.
  • Keeps coming up: Protection from Contamination - Equipment Food-Contact Surfaces and Utensils: Clean to Sight and Touch, cited 3 times, plus 5 other repeat issues.
  • 13 critical violations in the last two years.

Inspection history 5 visits

  1. 2026
  2. Passed Jun 12

    Routine Inspection

    4 violations, 2 critical
    • Critical Time/Temperature Controlled Safety Food - Ready-to-eat, TCS - date marking
    • Critical Time/Temperature Controlled Safety Food - Ready-to-eat, TCS - disposition
    • Minor Covering Receptacles
    • Minor Warewashing equipment: Determining Chemical Sanitizer Concentration
  3. Passed Jan 13

    Routine Inspection

    9 violations, 6 critical
    • Critical Consumer Advisory - Consumer Advisory
    • Critical Protection from Contamination - Packaged and Unpackaged Food - Separation, Packaging, and Segregation
    • Critical Protection from Contamination - Equipment Food-Contact Surfaces and Utensils: Clean to Sight and Touch
    • Critical Chemical - Working Containers - Common Name
    • Critical Employee Health - Written Procedures for Cleaning Up Vomiting and Diarrheal Events
    • Critical Time/Temperature Controlled Safety Food - Ready-to-eat, TCS - date marking
    • Minor Thawing TCS
    • Minor Covering Receptacles
    • Minor Warewashing equipment: Determining Chemical Sanitizer Concentration
  4. 2025
  5. Passed May 30

    Routine Inspection

    1 violation
    • Minor Reduced oxygen packaging without a variance
  6. Passed Jan 31

    Routine Inspection

    6 violations, 5 critical
    • Critical Demonstration of Knowledge - Person in charge - duties
    • Critical Protection from Contamination - Equipment cleanliness
    • Critical Time/Temperature Controlled Safety Food - Ready-to-eat, TCS - date marking
    • Critical Time/Temperature Controlled Safety Food - Ready-to-eat, TCS - disposition
    • Critical Protection from Contamination - Preventing Contamination by Separation, Packaging, and Segregation
    • Minor Refuse/recyclables/returnables

Nearby

BiteKarma scores around Unexpected Kitchen, which is the dark pin. Zoom in to see the dots' scores, and tap a pin marked + to see everything at that address.

  1. 95 Unexpected Barista Bar Same address
  2. 93 Unexpected Lobby Bar Same address
  3. 59 Butcher and Barrel 100 ft
  4. 76 TownePlace Suites by Marriott 150 ft
  5. 55 Knockback Nats 200 ft