Lighthouse Cafe

12 Tamalpais Dr, Corte Madera, CA 94925

Passed re-check · Aug 21, 2026 Directions
80
Good BiteKarma score 80 out of 100
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 4 of 5 graded inspections since 2024.
  • Last inspected Aug 21, 2026: passed with no violations. That was a follow-up after failing on Aug 19, 2026.
  • Keeps coming up: Observed cooked sausage being hot held on flat top griddle measured at 120 *F. Potentially hazardous foods must be held at 135 *F and above or 41*f and below. Operator instructed to reheat foods to 165 and educated on proper hot holding methods using flattop grill., cited 3 times.
  • 1 critical violation in the last two years.

Inspection history 5 visits

  1. 2026
  2. Passed Aug 21

    Follow-up Inspection

    No violations

  3. Failed Aug 19

    Routine Inspection

    1 violation, 1 critical
    • Critical Observed 4 live adult German cockroaches at base of coving in gap between espresso service counter and 3 door reach in refrigerator.
  4. 2025
  5. Passed Dec 2

    Routine Inspection

    1 violation
    • Minor Observed cooked sausage being hot held on flat top griddle measured at 120 *F. Potentially hazardous foods must be held at 135 *F and above or 41*f and below. Operator instructed to reheat foods to 165 and educated on proper hot holding methods using flattop grill.
  6. 2024
  7. Passed May 23

    Follow-up Inspection

    1 violation
    • Minor <ul><li>Observed hash browns (cooked) at 108F on counter under griddle. Observed raw shell eggs at 50F stacked high in prep top. Keep PHF &lt;41F or &gt;135F. Hashbrowns were discarded. Level of raw shell eggs were reduced (keep items below fill line in the prep top). </li></ul>

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