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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 10, 2026: passed with 15 violations, 10 critical.
- Keeps coming up: Protection from Contamination - Equipment Food-Contact Surfaces and Utensils: Clean to Sight and Touch, cited 2 times, plus 6 other repeat issues.
- #7 in Cincinnati's Hall of Shame, among the lowest BiteKarma scores in the city.
- 22 critical violations in the last two years.
Inspection history 5 visits
- 2026
- Passed Jun 10
Routine Inspection
15 violations, 10 critical
- Critical Chemical - Working Containers - Common Name
- Critical Time/Temperature Controlled Safety Food - Equipment - Cooling, Heating, and Cooling Capacities
- 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 Protection from Contamination - Packaged and Unpackaged Food - Separation, Packaging, and Segregation
- Critical Demonstration of Knowledge - Person in charge - duties
- Critical Preventing Contamination by Hands - Handwashing Sinks - Hand Drying Provision
- Critical Preventing Contamination by Hands - Handwashing Cleanser - Availability
- Critical Time/Temperature Controlled Safety Food - Time as a public health control
- Critical Time/Temperature Controlled Safety Food - Time as a public health control
- Minor Thawing TCS
- Minor Employee Accommodations-Designated Areas
- Minor Cleaning- Frequency and Restrictions
- Minor Temperature Measuring Device - Functionality
- Minor Nonfood-contact surfaces - cleaning frequency
- 2025
- Passed Dec 23
Routine Inspection
15 violations, 10 critical
- Critical Protection from Contamination - Equipment Food Contact Surfaces and Utensils – Cleaning Frequency
- Critical Protection from Contamination - Equipment Food-Contact Surfaces and Utensils: Clean to Sight and Touch
- 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 Preventing Contamination by Hands - Using a handwashing sink - Operation and Maintenance
- Critical Preventing Contamination by Hands - Handwashing Sinks - Hand Drying Provision
- Critical Protection from Contamination - Equipment Food Contact Surfaces and Utensils – Cleaning Frequency
- Critical Preventing Contamination by Hands - Handwashing Cleanser - Availability
- 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 Cleaning Ventilation Systems- Nuisance and Discharge
- Minor Food Storage Containers - Identified with Common Name of Food
- Minor Equipment, Utensils, Linens - Storage
- Minor In-use utensils - between-use storage
- Passed Aug 26
Routine Inspection
1 violation
- Minor Equipment, Utensils, Linens - Storage
- 2024
- Passed Dec 5
Routine Inspection
5 violations, 2 critical
- Critical Time/Temperature Controlled Safety Food - Ready-to-eat, TCS - date marking
- Critical Time/Temperature Controlled Safety Food - Raw Animal Foods
- Minor Facilities: Mops: Drying
- Minor Food Storage containers
- Minor In-use utensils - between-use storage
Nearby
BiteKarma scores around Yakitori, which is the dark pin. Zoom in to see the dots' scores, and tap a pin marked + to see everything at that address.