El Patron Mexican Bar Grill

82 Albany Street, Cazenovia, NY 13035

Passed · Aug 7, 2026 Directions
93
Excellent BiteKarma score 93 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 6 of 6 graded inspections since 2024.
  • Last inspected Aug 7, 2026: passed with 3 violations.
  • No critical violations in the last two years.
  • Keeps coming up: 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), cited 3 times, plus 2 other repeat issues.

Inspection history 6 visits

  1. 2026
  2. Passed Aug 7

    Inspection

    3 violations
    • Minor Improper use and storage of clean, sanitized equipment and utensils
    • Minor Handwashing facilities inaccessible, improperly located, dirty, in disrepair, improper fixtures, soap, and single service towels or hand drying devices missing
    • Minor Wiping cloths dirty, not stored properly in sanitizing solutions
  3. Passed Mar 6

    Inspection

    2 violations
    • Minor Improper use and storage of clean, sanitized equipment and utensils
    • Minor Wiping cloths dirty, not stored properly in sanitizing solutions
  4. 2025
  5. Passed Oct 30

    Inspection

    1 violation
    • 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)
  6. Passed May 15

    Inspection

    5 violations
    • Minor Improper thawing procedures used
    • 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)
    • Minor Food (ice) contact surfaces are improperly designed, constructed, installed, located (cracks, open seams, pitted surfaces, tin cans reused, uncleanable or corroded food contact surfaces)
    • Minor In use food dispensing utensils improperly stored
    • Minor Non-food contact surfaces and equipment are improperly designed, constructed, installed, maintained (equipment not readily accessible for cleaning, surface not smooth finish)

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BiteKarma scores around El Patron Mexican Bar Grill, which is the dark pin. Zoom in to see the dots' scores, and tap a pin marked + to see everything at that address.

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