Nickel's Pit BBQ

207 North Franklin Street, Watkins Glen, NY 14891

Passed · Jul 16, 2026 Directions
96
Excellent BiteKarma score 96 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 4 of 4 graded inspections since 2024.
  • Last inspected Jul 16, 2026: passed with 3 violations.
  • No critical violations in the last two years.
  • Keeps coming up: Accurate thermometers not available or used to evaluate refrigerated or heated storage temperatures, cited 2 times.

Inspection history 4 visits

  1. 2026
  2. Passed Jul 16

    Inspection

    3 violations
    • 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 Accurate thermometers not available or used to evaluate refrigerated or heated storage temperatures
  3. 2025
  4. Passed Sep 24

    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)
  5. Passed Apr 11

    Inspection

    1 violation
    • Minor Plumbing and sinks not properly sized, installed, maintained; equipment and floors not properly drained
  6. 2024
  7. Passed Jun 17

    Inspection

    1 violation
    • Minor Accurate thermometers not available or used to evaluate refrigerated or heated storage temperatures

Nearby

BiteKarma scores around Nickel's Pit BBQ, which is the dark pin. Zoom in to see the dots' scores, and tap a pin marked + to see everything at that address.

  1. 87 Franklin Street Market 50 ft
  2. 83 Roosterfish Pub 50 ft
  3. 84 El Rancho Mexican Restaurant & Grill 50 ft
  4. 97 Graft Wine and Cider Bar 50 ft
  5. 98 The Glen Beacon 250 ft