Spellbound Books

58 North Avenue, Owego, NY 13827

Passed · Sep 30, 2026 Directions
95
Excellent BiteKarma score 95 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 Sep 30, 2026: passed with 1 violation.
  • Keeps coming up: Food contact surfaces not washed, rinsed and sanitized after each use and following any time of operations when contamination may have occurred, cited 2 times.
  • 1 critical violation in the last two years.

Inspection history 3 visits

  1. 2026
  2. Passed Sep 30

    Inspection

    1 violation
    • 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)
  3. 2025
  4. Passed Sep 17

    Inspection

    4 violations, 1 critical
    • Critical Cooked or prepared foods are subject to cross-contamination from raw foods.
    • Minor Food contact surfaces not washed, rinsed and sanitized after each use and following any time of operations when contamination may have occurred
    • Minor Wiping cloths dirty, not stored properly in sanitizing solutions
    • 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. 2024
  6. Passed Mar 6

    Inspection

    2 violations
    • Minor Accurate thermometers not available or used to evaluate refrigerated or heated storage temperatures
    • Minor Food contact surfaces not washed, rinsed and sanitized after each use and following any time of operations when contamination may have occurred

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