El Sabor de La Isla
1019 Norton Street, Rochester, NY 14621
Passed re-check · Oct 13, 2026 Directions
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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 11 of 11 graded inspections since 2024.
- Last inspected Oct 13, 2026: passed with 5 violations.
- Keeps coming up: Potentially hazardous foods are not kept at or above 140°F during hot holding., cited 3 times, plus 17 other repeat issues.
- #83 in Rochester's Hall of Shame, among the lowest BiteKarma scores in the city.
- 13 critical violations in the last two years.
Inspection history 11 visits
- 2026
- Passed Oct 13
Re-Inspection
5 violations
- Minor Garbage storage areas not properly constructed or maintained, creating a nuisance
- Minor Non-food contact surfaces and equipment are improperly designed, constructed, installed, maintained (equipment not readily accessible for cleaning, surface not smooth finish)
- Minor Effective measures not used to control entrance (rodent-, insect-proof contruction). Harborage areas available for rodents, insects and other vermin
- Minor Floors, walls, ceilings, not smooth, properly constructed, in disrepair, dirty surfaces
- Minor Non food contact surfaces of equipment not clean
- Passed Oct 1
Inspection
8 violations, 2 critical
- Critical Potentially hazardous foods are not kept at or above 140°F during hot holding.
- Critical Potentially hazardous foods are not cooled by an approved method where the food temperature can be reduced from 120oF to 70oF or less within two hours and 70oF to 45oF within four hours.
- Minor Non food contact surfaces of equipment not clean
- 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 Non-food contact surfaces and equipment are improperly designed, constructed, installed, maintained (equipment not readily accessible for cleaning, surface not smooth finish)
- Minor Effective measures not used to control entrance (rodent-, insect-proof contruction). Harborage areas available for rodents, insects and other vermin
- Minor Garbage storage areas not properly constructed or maintained, creating a nuisance
- Minor Floors, walls, ceilings, not smooth, properly constructed, in disrepair, dirty surfaces
- Passed Mar 9
Re-Inspection
5 violations
- Minor Non food contact surfaces of equipment not clean
- Minor Effective measures not used to control entrance (rodent-, insect-proof contruction). Harborage areas available for rodents, insects and other vermin
- 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 Non-food contact surfaces and equipment are improperly designed, constructed, installed, maintained (equipment not readily accessible for cleaning, surface not smooth finish)
- Passed Feb 25
Inspection
8 violations, 3 critical
- Critical Potentially hazardous foods are not kept at or above 140°F during hot holding.
- Critical Potentially hazardous foods are not cooled by an approved method where the food temperature can be reduced from 120oF to 70oF or less within two hours and 70oF to 45oF within four hours.
- Critical Enough hot holding equipment is not present, properly designed, maintained and operated to keep hot foods above 140°F.
- 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 Non-food contact surfaces and equipment are improperly designed, constructed, installed, maintained (equipment not readily accessible for cleaning, surface not smooth finish)
- Minor Non food contact surfaces of equipment not clean
- Minor Garbage storage areas not properly constructed or maintained, creating a nuisance
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