ELI'S BBQ
133 W ELDER ST, #0, CINCINNATI, OH 45202
Last inspected Sep 23, 2026
Official source: Cincinnati Health Department (cincinnati-oh.gov) · All data sources
Passed. Met health requirements at the latest inspection. Some health departments report pass/fail instead of letter grades.
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The record, in plain English
CleanPlate holds 9 inspections on record for ELI'S BBQ, spanning July 2024 to September 2026 — every one straight from Cincinnati Health Department.
The trend is positive: it improved from conditional at the previous visit to passed now.
No violations were recorded at the most recent inspection.
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Inspection history
Sep 23, 2026
✓Aug 7, 2026
!Aug 6, 2026
✕1 violation
- 6.4(D)(2) - Cleaning Ventilation Systems- Nuisance and Discharge
Jul 1, 2026
✕14 violations
- 6.4(D)(2) - Cleaning Ventilation Systems- Nuisance and Discharge
- 6.4(B)(1) - Cleaning- Frequency and Restrictions
- 4.5(J) - Rinsing procedures
- 3.2(C)(1)(a) - VII. Protection from Contamination - Packaged and Unpackaged Food - Separation, Packaging, and Segregation
- 5.1(O)(2) - III. Preventing Contamination by Hands - Using a handwashing sink - Operation and Maintenance
- 4.8(F) - Single Use/Single- Service Article Storage - Excluded Locations
- 4.4(A)(2) - Equipment - Good Repair and Proper Adjustment
- 6.1(M) - Outer Openings - Protected
- 6.4(K) - Controlling Pests
- 4.5(D) - Nonfood-contact surfaces - cleaning frequency
- 6.4(L) - Removing Dead or Trapped Pests
- 2.4(C)(18) - I. Employee Health - Written Procedures for Cleaning Up Vomiting and Diarrheal Events
- 4.4(B) - Cutting surfaces.
- 3.2(Q) - Food Storage: Preventing Contamination from the Premises
Jan 22, 2026
!8 violations
- 3.2(D) - Food Storage Containers - Identified with Common Name of Food
- 4.4(B) - Cutting surfaces.
- 6.4(F) - Drying Mops
- 3.4(H)(1) - VI. Time/Temperature Controlled Safety Food - Ready-to-eat, TCS - disposition
- 2.4(C)(18) - I. Employee Health - Written Procedures for Cleaning Up Vomiting and Diarrheal Events
- 7.0(B) - X. Chemical - Working Containers - Common Name
- 2.1(A) - I. Employee Health - Management and Personnel - Employee Health
- 4.8(E)(1)(3) - Single-Service Articles and Single-Use Articles - Storage
Oct 2, 2025
✓May 21, 2025
!2 violations
- 3.4(G)(1) - VI. Time/Temperature Controlled Safety Food - Ready-to-eat, TCS - date marking
- 4.1(Z) - Temperature Measuring Device - Functionality
Jan 10, 2025
!3 violations
- 6.1(M)(1) - Facilities
- 3.2(D) - Food Storage containers
- 4.1(Y) - Temperature Measuring Devices
Jul 27, 2024
!3 violations
- 6.1(M)(1) - Facilities
- 6.2(J) - Facilities: Ventilation - mechanical
- 4.1(H) - Nonfood Contact Surfaces
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