El Faro

2399 Folsom St, San Francisco, CA 94110

Passed re-check · Sep 23, 2024 Directions
85
Good BiteKarma score 85 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 5 of 5 graded inspections since 2021.
  • Last inspected Sep 23, 2024: passed with 2 violations. That was over a year ago, so things may have changed.
  • Keeps coming up: Unclean or degraded floors walls or ceilings, cited 5 times, plus 10 other repeat issues.

Inspection history 14 visits

  1. 2024
  2. Passed Sep 23

    Reinspection

    2 violations
    • Minor Food safety manager certification and food handler card
    • Minor Proper cooling methods
  3. Passed Aug 26

    Routine

    11 violations
    • Minor Food-contact surfaces: clean and sanitized
    • Minor Proper cooling methods
    • Minor Food safety manager certification and food handler card
    • Minor No insects, rodents, birds or nonservice animals
    • Minor Proper hot and cold holding temperatures
    • Wiping cloths; properly used and stored
    • Nonfood-contact surfaces clean
    • Equipment, utensils and linens: storage and use
    • Equipment approved: clean; installed; good repair; capacity
    • Floors, walls and ceiling: built, maintained and clean
    • Food storage; food storage containers identified
  4. 2022
  5. Visit Oct 11

    Reinspection

  6. Passed Sep 27

    Routine - Unscheduled

    4 violations
    • Minor No insects, rodents, birds or nonservice animals
    • Minor Food safety manager certification and food handler card
    • Minor Food-contact surfaces: clean and sanitized
    • Equipment approved; clean; installed, good repair; capacity

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