Food Safety In Focus In Monroe County Health Inspections

Health code inspectors in Monroe County were busy last month checking to make sure each restaurant and other non-food spots that prepare food, like schools and jails, meet certain safety standards. Many restaurants passed with flying colors.

There is also a long list of those who did not pass. Health code inspectors in Monroe County will give restaurants violations for things like "Toilet facilities inadequate, inconvenient, dirty, in disrepair, toilet paper missing, not self-closing doors, missing hand wash signs," and "Enough hot holding equipment is not present, properly designed, maintained and operated to keep hot foods above 140 degrees."

Those violations are considered non-critical. Restaurants can get critical violations, such as "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 degrees as required."

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Check back each month for a new list of restaurants that have passed their inspections. In case you missed December's health code violations in Monroe County, you can view them HERE. You can contact me HERE.

You can view the restaurants that DID NOT PASS their health code inspections in January HERE.

The 18 Restaurants Below Had ZERO Health Code Violations In January 2026 (Meaning they PASSED):

1. RIVER EDGE MANOR (EPISCOPAL SENIOR)
535 MT. HOPE AVENUE, ROCHESTER

2. CHEN GARDEN
1750 MONROE AVENUE, ROCHESTER

3. STARBUCKS COFFEE (PERINTON)
6740 PITTSFORD PALMYRA ROAD, FAIRPORT

4. TAQUERIA MONTERREY
627 CULVER ROAD, ROCHESTER

5. CHAPEL OAKS & CATERING @ ST. ANN'S
1550 PORTLAND AVENUE, ROCHESTER

6. GATES CHILI CSD-PAUL ROAD SCHOOL
571 PAUL ROAD, ROCHESTER

7. COMMISSARY-FIL-AM GRILL & CATERING
250 EAST MAIN STREET, ROCHESTER

8.DOGTOWN COMMISSARY & CATERING
220 MOUNT HOPE AVENUE, ROCHESTER.

9. FAIRPORT CSD-JEFFERSON AVENUE ELEM
303 JEFFERSON AVENUE, FAIRPORT

10. GREECE CSD-AUTUMN LANE ELEMENTARY
2089 MAIDEN LANE, ROCHESTER

11. WEBSTER CSD-PLANK NORTH ELEMENTARY
705 PLANK ROAD, WEBSTER

12. COMMISARY-ROC'N'SEOUL
250 EAST MAIN SQUARE, ROCHESTER

13. GREECE CSD-CRAIG HILL ELEMENTARY
320 WEST CRAIG HILL DRIVE, ROCHESTER

14. OPEN FACE EATERY & CATERING
900 EAST AVENUE, ROCHESTER

15. DUNN'S KITCHEN FOR THE SOUL
1690 ST. PAUL STREET, ROCHESTER

16. MARTA'S CATERING
180 ALVERSTONE WAY, WEST HENRIETTA

17. EN GEDI CAFE
2407 SOUTH UNION STREET, SPENCERPORT

18. SCOTTISH SHORTBREAD COMPANY
700 RIDGE ROAD, WEBSTER

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