Fridas Mexican grill

222 Elmira Road, Ithaca, NY 14850

Passed · Aug 3, 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 5 of 5 graded inspections since 2025.
  • Last inspected Aug 3, 2026: passed with 1 violation.
  • 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.
  • 3 critical violations in the last two years.

Inspection history 5 visits

  1. 2026
  2. Passed Aug 3

    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)
  3. Passed Aug 3

    Re-Inspection

    No violations

  4. Passed Jun 2

    Inspection

    2 violations, 1 critical
    • Critical Food workers do not use proper utensils to eliminate bare hand contact with cooked or prepared foods.
    • 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)
  5. 2025
  6. Passed Dec 16

    Re-Inspection

    1 violation, 1 critical
    • Critical Enough hot holding equipment is not present, properly designed, maintained and operated to keep hot foods above 140°F.

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