Equal Grounds Community Cafe

750 South Avenue, Rochester, NY 14620

Passed · Mar 27, 2026 Directions
94
Excellent BiteKarma score 94 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 Mar 27, 2026: passed with 3 violations.
  • No critical violations in the last two years.
  • Keeps coming up: Insects, rodents present, cited 2 times, plus 1 other repeat issue.

Inspection history 3 visits

  1. 2026
  2. Passed Mar 27

    Inspection

    3 violations
    • 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)
    • Minor Insects, rodents present
    • Minor Effective measures not used to control entrance (rodent-, insect-proof contruction). Harborage areas available for rodents, insects and other vermin
  3. 2025
  4. Passed Mar 28

    Inspection

    3 violations
    • Minor Food contact surfaces not washed, rinsed and sanitized after each use and following any time of operations when contamination may have occurred
    • Minor Pesticide application not supervised by a certified applicator
    • Minor Insects, rodents present
  5. 2024
  6. Passed Feb 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

Nearby

BiteKarma scores around Equal Grounds Community Cafe, which is the dark pin. Zoom in to see the dots' scores, and tap a pin marked + to see everything at that address.

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  2. 81 Caverly's Irish Pub 50 ft
  3. 90 The Old Stone Tavern 100 ft
  4. 94 Angelina's 400 ft
  5. 97 Kovella Coffee 500 ft