Brown Hound Downtown
500 University Avenue, Rochester, NY 14607
Passed re-check · Jun 11, 2026 Directions
73
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 4 of 4 graded inspections since 2025.
- Last inspected Jun 11, 2026: passed with 2 violations.
- Keeps coming up: Potentially hazardous foods are not stored under refrigeration except during necessary preparation or approved precooling procedures (room temperature storage)., cited 2 times, plus 4 other repeat issues.
- 4 critical violations in the last two years.
Inspection history 4 visits
- 2026
- Passed Jun 11
Re-Inspection
2 violations
- Minor Plumbing and sinks not properly sized, installed, maintained; equipment and floors not properly drained
- Minor Insects, rodents present
- Passed May 27
Inspection
6 violations, 3 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.
- 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 Insects, rodents present
- 2025
- Passed Nov 14
Re-Inspection
3 violations
- Minor Floors, walls, ceilings, not smooth, properly constructed, in disrepair, dirty surfaces
- Minor Food contact surfaces not washed, rinsed and sanitized after each use and following any time of operations when contamination may have occurred
- Minor Insects, rodents present
- Passed Oct 31
Inspection
4 violations, 1 critical
- Critical Potentially hazardous foods are not stored under refrigeration except during necessary preparation or approved precooling procedures (room temperature storage).
- Minor Floors, walls, ceilings, not smooth, properly constructed, in disrepair, dirty surfaces
- Minor Insects, rodents present
- 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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