BJ's Restaurant and Brewhouse
760 Jefferson Road, Rochester, NY 14623
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 9 of 9 graded inspections since 2024.
- Last inspected Jun 30, 2026: passed with no violations.
- Keeps coming up: Potentially hazardous foods are not stored under refrigeration except during necessary preparation or approved precooling procedures (room temperature storage)., cited 3 times, plus 8 other repeat issues.
- 5 critical violations in the last two years.
Inspection history 9 visits
- 2026
- Passed Jun 30
Re-Inspection
No violations
- Passed Jun 17
Inspection
13 violations, 4 critical
- Critical Potentially hazardous foods are not kept at or below 45°F during cold holding, except smoked fish not kept at or below 38°F during cold holding.
- Critical Potentially hazardous foods are not stored under refrigeration except during necessary preparation or approved precooling procedures (room temperature storage).
- 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 kept at or above 140°F during hot holding.
- Minor Handwashing facilities inaccessible, improperly located, dirty, in disrepair, improper fixtures, soap, and single service towels or hand drying devices missing
- Minor Non-food contact surfaces and equipment are improperly designed, constructed, installed, maintained (equipment not readily accessible for cleaning, surface not smooth finish)
- Minor Lighting and ventilation inadequate, fixtures not shielded, dirty ventilation hoods, ductwork, filters, exhaust fans
- 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 Garbage storage areas not properly constructed or maintained, creating a nuisance
- Minor Floors, walls, ceilings, not smooth, properly constructed, in disrepair, dirty surfaces
- Minor Effective measures not used to control entrance (rodent-, insect-proof contruction). Harborage areas available for rodents, insects and other vermin
- Minor Plumbing and sinks not properly sized, installed, maintained; equipment and floors not properly drained
- Minor Non food contact surfaces of equipment not clean
- 2025
- Passed Dec 11
Inspection
3 violations
- Minor Plumbing and sinks not properly sized, installed, maintained; equipment and floors not properly drained
- 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
- Passed Apr 11
Re-Inspection
No violations
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