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 13 of 13 graded inspections since 2024.
- Last inspected Oct 28, 2026: passed with 7 violations, 5 critical.
- Keeps coming up: Food from Approved Source - Sources - Compliance with Food Law, cited 4 times, plus 14 other repeat issues.
- #40 in Cincinnati's Hall of Shame, among the lowest BiteKarma scores in the city.
- 36 critical violations in the last two years.
Inspection history 13 visits
- 2026
- Passed Oct 28
Routine Inspection
7 violations, 5 critical
- Critical Employee Health - Management and Personnel - Employee Health
- Critical Employee Health - Written Procedures for Cleaning Up Vomiting and Diarrheal Events
- Critical Preventing Contamination by Hands - Hands and Arms - Clean Condition
- Critical Protection from Contamination - Packaged and Unpackaged Food - Separation, Packaging, and Segregation
- Critical Preventing Contamination by Hands - Using a handwashing sink - Operation and Maintenance
- Minor Wiping cloths - use limitation
- Minor Display of License
- Passed Jul 20
Follow-Up Inspection
2 violations
- Minor Outer Openings - Protected
- Minor Wall and ceiling - coverings and coatings
- Passed Jul 15
Follow-Up Inspection
No violations
- Passed Jul 8
Follow-Up Inspection
2 violations
- Minor Equipment - Good Repair and Proper Adjustment
- Minor Equipment and Storage Cabinets - Contamination Prevention Location
Nearby
BiteKarma scores around Westwood African Store, which is the dark pin. Zoom in to see the dots' scores, and tap a pin marked + to see everything at that address.