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ELI'S BBQ

3313 RIVERSIDE DR, CINCINNATI, OH 45226

Last inspected Sep 23, 2026

Official source: Cincinnati Health Department (cincinnati-oh.gov) · All data sources

Conditional. Passed with strings attached — violations were found that must be corrected, often with a re-inspection scheduled. Not a failure, but not a clean pass.

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The record, in plain English

CleanPlate holds 8 inspections on record for ELI'S BBQ, spanning August 2024 to September 2026 — every one straight from Cincinnati Health Department.

It has held conditional across its last two inspections.

The most recent inspection noted 6 violations, none of them critical.

Every sentence above is computed directly from the official record — CleanPlate adds no opinions. How our grading works →

Inspection history

  1. Sep 23, 2026

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    6 violations
    • 5.1(P)(1) - Preventing a Cross Connection
    • 4.5(A)(2)(3) - Food-Contact Surfaces of Cooking Equipment and Pans and Nonfood-Contact Surfaces Equipment
    • 4.8(E)(1) - Equipment, Utensils, Linens - Storage
    • 3701-21-22 - Food Choking Standards
    • 4.4(B) - Cutting surfaces.
    • 3.2(Q) - Food Storage: Preventing Contamination from the Premises
  2. Apr 3, 2026

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    7 violations
    • 6.2(K)(2) - Dressing areas and lockers - designation
    • 4.4(A)(2) - Equipment - Good Repair and Proper Adjustment
    • 3.2(D) - Food Storage Containers - Identified with Common Name of Food
    • 3.4(F)(1)(a) - VI. Time/Temperature Controlled Safety Food - Time/Temperature Controlled for Safety Food - Hot Holding
    • 3.2(C)(1)(H) - VII. Protection from Contamination - Packaged and Unpackaged Food - Separation, Packaging, and Segregation
    • 4.5(D) - Nonfood-contact surfaces - cleaning frequency
    • 6.1(M) - Outer Openings - Protected
  3. Dec 4, 2025

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    8 violations
    • 2.3(A) - II. Good Hygienic Practices - Food Contamination Prevention - Eating, Drinking, or Using Tobacco Products
    • 5.4(B) - Outdoor Storage Surface
    • 4.4(B) - Cutting surfaces.
    • 3.2(C)(1)(H) - VII. Protection from Contamination - Packaged and Unpackaged Food - Separation, Packaging, and Segregation
    • 6.4(A) - Repairing
    • 6.3(D) - Distressed Merchandise: Segregation and Location
    • 4.5(D) - Nonfood-contact surfaces - cleaning frequency
    • 4.8(F) - Single Use/Single- Service Article Storage - Excluded Locations
  4. Jul 14, 2025

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    4 violations
    • 2.3(D) - Hair restraints, effectiveness
    • 4.4(N)(1-5) - VII. Protection from Contamination - Manual/Mechanical Warewashing Equipment, Chemical Sanitization Criteria
    • 3701-21-02(I) - Display of License
    • 5.4(B) - Outdoor Storage Surface
  5. Jan 29, 2025

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    4 violations
    • 3.4(F)(1)(a) - VI. Time/Temperature Controlled Safety Food - Time/Temperature Controlled for Safety Food - Hot Holding
    • 2.3(C) - Hair restraints, effectiveness
    • 6.1(R) - Outdoor refuse areas - curbed and graded to drain
    • 6.3(C)(2) - Employee Accommodations-Designated Areas
  6. Oct 22, 2024

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    1 violation
    • 5.4(N)(2) - Refuse/recyclables/returnables
  7. Oct 9, 2024

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    3 violations
    • 5.4(B) - Refuse/recyclables/returnables
    • 6.4(B)(1) - Facilities: Cleaning: Frequency
    • 6.4(K) - Facilities: Pest control:
  8. Aug 21, 2024

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    4 violations
    • 6.4(B)(1) - Facilities: Cleaning: Frequency
    • 6.4(K) - Facilities: Pest control:
    • 5.1(J) - Backflow prevention device
    • 6.1(R) - Facilities: Outdoor refuse areas - curbed and graded to drain

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Source: Cincinnati Health Department (cincinnati-oh.gov). Data shown unmodified from the official government record. CleanPlate is an independent service, not affiliated with any government agency. See something wrong? Report a data issue.