Iron Gate Cafe

182-A Washington Avenue, Albany, NY 12210

Passed · Nov 12, 2025 Directions
88
Good BiteKarma score 88 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 3 of 3 graded inspections since 2024.
  • Last inspected Nov 12, 2025: passed with 2 violations.
  • No critical violations in the last two years.
  • Keeps coming up: Manual facilities inadequate, technique incorrect; mechanical facilities not operated in accordance with manufacturer's instructions, cited 3 times.

Inspection history 3 visits

  1. 2025
  2. Passed Nov 12

    Inspection

    2 violations
    • Minor Manual facilities inadequate, technique incorrect; mechanical facilities not operated in accordance with manufacturer's instructions
    • Minor Food not protected during storage, preparation, display, transportation and service, from potential sources of contamination (e.g., food uncovered, mislabeled, stored on floor, missing or inadequate sneeze guards, food containers double stacked)
  3. 2024
  4. Passed Nov 13

    Re-Inspection

    1 violation
    • Minor Manual facilities inadequate, technique incorrect; mechanical facilities not operated in accordance with manufacturer's instructions
  5. Passed Oct 31

    Inspection

    6 violations, 3 critical
    • Critical Food from unapproved source, spoiled, adulterated on premises.
    • Critical Enough refrigerated storage equipment is not present, properly designed, maintained or operated so that all potentially hazardous foods are cooled properly and stored below 45°F as required.
    • Critical Potentially hazardous foods are not stored under refrigeration except during necessary preparation or approved precooling procedures (room temperature storage).
    • Minor Manual facilities inadequate, technique incorrect; mechanical facilities not operated in accordance with manufacturer's instructions
    • Minor Wiping cloths dirty, not stored properly in sanitizing solutions
    • Minor Floors, walls, ceilings, not smooth, properly constructed, in disrepair, dirty surfaces

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