RiverTrail Beerworks

79 Woodruff Street, Saranac Lake, NY 12983

Passed · Oct 20, 2026 Directions
82
Good BiteKarma score 82 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 7 of 7 graded inspections since 2024.
  • Last inspected Oct 20, 2026: passed with 4 violations, 1 critical.
  • Keeps coming up: 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., cited 4 times, plus 10 other repeat issues.
  • 11 critical violations in the last two years.

Inspection history 7 visits

  1. 2026
  2. Passed Oct 20

    Inspection

    4 violations, 1 critical
    • 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 Food contact surfaces not washed, rinsed and sanitized after each use and following any time of operations when contamination may have occurred
  3. Passed Feb 13

    Inspection

    1 violation
    • Minor Non-food contact surfaces and equipment are improperly designed, constructed, installed, maintained (equipment not readily accessible for cleaning, surface not smooth finish)
  4. Passed Jan 13

    Inspection

    6 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 kept at or above 140°F during hot holding.
    • 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 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 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 Premises littered, unnecessary equipment and article present, living quarters no completely separated for food service operations, live animals, birds and pets not excluded
  5. 2025
  6. Passed Nov 25

    Inspection

    7 violations, 2 critical
    • Critical Potentially hazardous foods are not stored under refrigeration except during necessary preparation or approved precooling procedures (room temperature storage).
    • 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 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 Premises littered, unnecessary equipment and article present, living quarters no completely separated for food service operations, live animals, birds and pets not excluded
    • Minor Non food contact surfaces of equipment not clean
    • Minor Food contact surfaces not washed, rinsed and sanitized after each use and following any time of operations when contamination may have occurred
    • 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)

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