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
- Last inspected Oct 26, 2026: passed with 15 violations, 15 critical.
- Passed 3 of 5 graded inspections since 2024.
- Keeps coming up: Health and Safety Code § 113996, cited 3 times, plus 4 other repeat issues.
- #2 in San Rafael's Hall of Shame, among the lowest BiteKarma scores in the city.
- 15 critical violations in the last two years.
Inspection history 5 visits
- 2026
- Passed Oct 26
Routine Inspection
15 violations, 15 critical
- Critical Health and Safety Code § 114149
- Critical Health and Safety Code § 114193
- Critical Health and Safety Code § 114130
- Critical Health and Safety Code § 114115
- Critical Health and Safety Code § 114037
- Critical Health and Safety Code § 114099.7
- Critical Health and Safety Code § 114115.c
- Critical Health and Safety Code § 114257
- Critical Health and Safety Code § 114101
- Critical Health and Safety Code § 114271
- Critical Health and Safety Code § 114185.1
- Critical Health and Safety Code § 114268.1
- Critical Health and Safety Code § 113996
- Critical Health and Safety Code § 114257.1
- Critical Health and Safety Code § 114268
- 2025
- Passed Nov 25
Routine Inspection
1 violation
- Minor Observed open flame butane burner on shelving unit. Discontinue use of butane burner.
- 2024
- Passed May 22
Follow-up Inspection
No violations
- Failed May 7
Follow-up Inspection
4 violations, 4 critical
- Critical The owner was observed using the ice scoop to obtain the ice that was on the floor, then proceeded to rinse the ice scoop with water and went back to scoop ice from the ice container and serve it in a cup. [Corrective action] Any food-contact surfaces shall be properly cleaned and sanitized before and after they are used.
- Critical Raw shell eggs were observed to be stored at ambient temperature. The temperature of the eggs was 77 °F. [Corrective action] Potentially hazardous foods shall be held at or below 41F or at or above 135F.
- Critical Observed two live cockroaches (one adult, one nymp) crawling on the preparation counters in the kitchen area. [Corrective action] Food facility shall be maintained so as to prevent the entrance of cockroaches. Food facility is closed to the public.
- Critical Cooked chicken, the internal temperature readings measured 107F, 99F, and 101F in different parts of the food. According to the owner, the cooked chicken was cooked in the morning. However, chicken was observed to be at ambient temperature for more than two hours. [Corrective action] Food that are cooked and then cooled, shall be cooled from 135F to 70F within 2 hours and from 70F to 41F within 4 hours.
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