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W BAR BISTRO

3447 EPWORTH AV, CINCINNATI, OH 45211

Last inspected Jun 3, 2026

Passed. Met health requirements at the latest inspection. Some health departments report pass/fail instead of letter grades.

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Inspection history

  1. Jun 3, 2026

    1 violation
    • 5.1(D) - Backflow Prevention- Air Gap: Water Supply Inlet
  2. May 8, 2026

    5 violations
    • 6.1(G)(1) - Walls and ceilings - attachments
    • 4.5(A)(2)(3) - Food-Contact Surfaces of Cooking Equipment and Pans and Nonfood-Contact Surfaces Equipment
    • 6.4(N)(1) - Maintaining premises: unnecessary items and litter.
    • 6.1(B)(1) - Floors, walls and ceilings - utility lines
    • 4.5(D) - Nonfood-contact surfaces - cleaning frequency
  3. May 1, 2026

    6 violations
    • 4.5(D) - Nonfood-contact surfaces - cleaning frequency
    • 6.1(G)(1) - Walls and ceilings - attachments
    • 3.2(J) - VII. Protection from Contamination - Food Contact with Equipment, Utensils, and Linens
    • 4.4(S)(1) - Single-service articles and Single-use Articles - Use Limitations
    • 4.5(A)(2)(3) - Food-Contact Surfaces of Cooking Equipment and Pans and Nonfood-Contact Surfaces Equipment
    • 6.4(B)(1) - Cleaning- Frequency and Restrictions
  4. Apr 24, 2026

    35 violations
    • 4.8(E)(1) - Equipment, Utensils, Linens - Storage
    • 4.5(D) - Nonfood-contact surfaces - cleaning frequency
    • 4.2(J) - Sanitizing solutions - Testing Devices
    • 3.2(C)(1)(a) - VII. Protection from Contamination - Packaged and Unpackaged Food - Separation, Packaging, and Segregation
    • 4.1(EE)(2) - Warewashing Machines - Automatic Dispensing of Detergents and Sanitizers
    • 4.5(A)(2)(3) - Food-Contact Surfaces of Cooking Equipment and Pans and Nonfood-Contact Surfaces Equipment
    • 3.5(D)(6) - Other Forms of Information
    • 3.4(B) - TCS, slacking
    • 5.1(A)(1) - Materials- Approved
    • 4.4(S)(1) - Single-service articles and Single-use Articles - Use Limitations
    • 2.4(C)(12) - IV. Demonstration of Knowledge - Person in charge - duties
    • 5.1(O)(1) - III. Preventing Contamination by Hands - Using a handwashing sink - Operation and Maintenance
    • 3.4(G)(1) - VI. Time/Temperature Controlled Safety Food - Ready-to-eat, TCS - date marking
    • 4.4(N)(1-5) - VII. Protection from Contamination - Manual/Mechanical Warewashing Equipment, Chemical Sanitization Criteria
    • 3.2(J) - VII. Protection from Contamination - Food Contact with Equipment, Utensils, and Linens
    • 3.1(L) - V. Food from Approved Source - Package Integrity - Specifications for Receiving
    • 4.4(D) - Warewashing equipment: Cleaning Frequency
    • 3.2(M)(1) - Wiping cloths - use limitation
    • 6.4(B)(1) - Cleaning- Frequency and Restrictions
    • 6.1(J) - Heating, ventilating, and air conditioning system vents
    • 3.2(R)(2) - Food storage - Excluded Locations
    • 4.1(Z) - Temperature Measuring Device - Functionality
    • 4.7(A) - Clean linens.
    • 3.2(K) - In-use utensils - between-use storage
    • 3.2(D) - Food Storage Containers - Identified with Common Name of Food
    • 4.4(F)(2) - Warewashing sinks: Use Limitation
    • 4.8(E)(1)(3) - Single-Service Articles and Single-Use Articles - Storage
    • 4.5(H) - Wet cleaning methods
    • 3.2(C)(1)(H) - VII. Protection from Contamination - Packaged and Unpackaged Food - Separation, Packaging, and Segregation
    • 4.4(P) - Warewashing equipment: Determining Chemical Sanitizer Concentration
    • 3.2(M)(4) - Wiping cloths - use limitation
    • 3.2(C)(1)(c) - VII. Protection from Contamination - Packaged and Unpackaged Food - Separation, Packaging, and Segregation
    • 4.8(E)(2)(a)(b) - Equipment, Utensils, Linens - Storage
    • 4.7(C) - Storage of Soiled Linens - Methods
    • 3.2(M)(2)(a) - Wiping cloths - use limitation
  5. Feb 23, 2026

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    4 violations
    • 4.1(Z) - Temperature Measuring Device - Functionality
    • 3.2(C)(1)(a) - VII. Protection from Contamination - Packaged and Unpackaged Food - Separation, Packaging, and Segregation
    • 3.4(G)(1) - VI. Time/Temperature Controlled Safety Food - Ready-to-eat, TCS - date marking
    • 4.5(A)(2)(3) - Food-Contact Surfaces of Cooking Equipment and Pans and Nonfood-Contact Surfaces Equipment
  6. Aug 7, 2025

  7. Mar 3, 2025

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    6 violations
    • 3.2(J) - VII. Protection from Contamination - Food Contact with Equipment, Utensils, and Linens
    • 4.5(C) - VII. Protection from Contamination - Cooking and Baking Equipment - Cleaning Frequency
    • 4.5(D) - Nonfood-contact surfaces - cleaning frequency
    • 5.4(N)(2) - Covering Receptacles
    • 4.8(E)(2)(a)(b) - Equipment, Utensils, Linens - Storage
    • 4.4(A)(2) - Equipment - Good Repair and Proper Adjustment
  8. Sep 4, 2024

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