Veracruz Mexican Grill
3108 Price Av, Cincinnati, OH 45205
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 11 of 11 graded inspections since 2024.
- Last inspected Oct 30, 2026: passed with 2 violations.
- Keeps coming up: Protection from Contamination - Equipment Food-Contact Surfaces and Utensils: Clean to Sight and Touch, cited 4 times, plus 19 other repeat issues.
- #8 in Cincinnati's Hall of Shame, among the lowest BiteKarma scores in the city.
- 24 critical violations in the last two years.
Inspection history 11 visits
- 2026
- Passed Oct 30
Follow-Up Inspection
2 violations
- Minor Repairing
- Minor Nonfood-Contact Surfaces - Materials
- Passed Oct 23
Follow-Up Inspection
7 violations, 1 critical
- Critical Protection from Contamination - Sanitizing Frequency Utensils/Food Contact Surfaces - Before Use After Cleaning
- Minor Food Storage Containers - Identified with Common Name of Food
- Minor Nonfood Contact Surfaces - Cleanability
- Minor Nonfood-Contact Surfaces - Materials
- Minor Cleaning- Frequency and Restrictions
- Minor Repairing
- Minor Controlling Pests
- Passed Oct 8
Routine Inspection
22 violations, 10 critical
- 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 Preventing Contamination by Hands - Using a handwashing sink - Operation and Maintenance
- Critical Time/Temperature Controlled Safety Food - Ready-to-eat, TCS - date marking
- Critical Preventing Contamination by Hands - Handwashing Signage
- Critical Protection from Contamination - Packaged and Unpackaged Food - Separation, Packaging, and Segregation
- Critical Chemical - Other Personal care items - Storage
- Critical Protection from Contamination - Sanitizing Frequency Utensils/Food Contact Surfaces - Before Use After Cleaning
- Critical Chemical - Working Containers - Common Name
- Critical Good Hygienic Practices - Food Contamination Prevention - Eating, Drinking, or Using Tobacco Products
- Minor Nonfood Contact Surfaces - Cleanability
- Minor Repairing
- Minor Cleaning- Frequency and Restrictions
- Minor Equipment - Good Repair and Proper Adjustment
- Minor Food Contact Surfaces Cleanability
- Minor Other Forms of Information
- Minor Nonfood-Contact Surfaces - Materials
- Minor Temperature Measuring Device - Functionality
- Minor Food Labeling - Allergens
- Minor Food Storage: Preventing Contamination from the Premises
- Minor Single-service articles and Single-use Articles - Use Limitations
- Minor Food Storage Containers - Identified with Common Name of Food
- Passed Jun 2
Follow-Up Inspection
3 violations
- Minor Equipment - Good Repair and Proper Adjustment
- Minor Nonfood-contact surfaces - cleaning frequency
- Minor Nonfood-Contact Surfaces - Materials
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