AMERICAN LEGION - ELM HGTS #154
236 SCOTTWOOD AVENUE, ELMIRA HEIGHTS, NY 14903
Last inspected Nov 21, 2025
Official source: New York State Department of Health (health.ny.gov) · All data sources
Failed. Did not meet health requirements at the latest inspection. Many failures are fixed and re-inspected within days — check the inspection date.
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The record, in plain English
CleanPlate holds 25 inspections on record for AMERICAN LEGION - ELM HGTS #154, spanning February 2002 to November 2025 — every one straight from New York State Department of Health.
Its standing slipped since the previous visit — from passed to failed. A follow-up inspection usually rechecks the issues found.
The most recent inspection noted 1 violation, 1 of them a critical item — the kind tied directly to foodborne-illness risk.
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Inspection history
Nov 21, 2025
✕1 violation
- Critical: Accurate thermometers not available or used to evaluate potentially hazardous food temperatures during cooking, cooling, reheating and holding.
Oct 24, 2024
✓Jul 21, 2023
✓1 violation
- Manual facilities inadequate, technique incorrect; mechanical facilities not operated in accordance with manufacturer's instructions
Dec 16, 2022
✓2 violations
- Manual facilities inadequate, technique incorrect; mechanical facilities not operated in accordance with manufacturer's instructions
- Floors, walls, ceilings, not smooth, properly constructed, in disrepair, dirty surfaces
Dec 26, 2019
✓1 violation
- Toilet facilities inadequate, inconvenient, dirty, in disrepair, toilet paper missing, not self-closing doors, missing hand wash signs
May 23, 2019
✓Dec 5, 2018
✓1 violation
- Handwashing facilities inaccessible, improperly located, dirty, in disrepair, improper fixtures, soap, and single service towels or hand drying devices missing
May 6, 2016
✓3 violations
- Non-food contact surfaces and equipment are improperly designed, constructed, installed, maintained (equipment not readily accessible for cleaning, surface not smooth finish)
- Manual facilities inadequate, technique incorrect; mechanical facilities not operated in accordance with manufacturer's instructions
- Plumbing and sinks not properly sized, installed, maintained; equipment and floors not properly drained
Nov 13, 2015
✓3 violations
- Food contact surfaces not washed, rinsed and sanitized after each use and following any time of operations when contamination may have occurred
- Non-food contact surfaces and equipment are improperly designed, constructed, installed, maintained (equipment not readily accessible for cleaning, surface not smooth finish)
- Plumbing and sinks not properly sized, installed, maintained; equipment and floors not properly drained
Nov 14, 2014
✓Nov 12, 2014
✓2 violations
- Manual facilities inadequate, technique incorrect; mechanical facilities not operated in accordance with manufacturer's instructions
- Improper use and storage of clean, sanitized equipment and utensils
Nov 10, 2014
✕1 violation
- Critical: Accurate thermometers not available or used to evaluate potentially hazardous food temperatures during cooking, cooling, reheating and holding.
Nov 7, 2014
✕3 violations
- Manual facilities inadequate, technique incorrect; mechanical facilities not operated in accordance with manufacturer's instructions
- Critical: Accurate thermometers not available or used to evaluate potentially hazardous food temperatures during cooking, cooling, reheating and holding.
- Improper use and storage of clean, sanitized equipment and utensils
Mar 6, 2013
✓1 violation
- Food contact surfaces not washed, rinsed and sanitized after each use and following any time of operations when contamination may have occurred
May 2, 2012
✓1 violation
- Improper use and storage of clean, sanitized equipment and utensils
May 11, 2011
✓1 violation
- Improper use and storage of clean, sanitized equipment and utensils
Jun 11, 2010
✓3 violations
- Lighting and ventilation inadequate, fixtures not shielded, dirty ventilation hoods, ductwork, filters, exhaust fans
- Food contact surfaces not washed, rinsed and sanitized after each use and following any time of operations when contamination may have occurred
- 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)
Feb 4, 2009
✓2 violations
- 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)
- Wiping cloths dirty, not stored properly in sanitizing solutions
Feb 22, 2008
✓1 violation
- Floors, walls, ceilings, not smooth, properly constructed, in disrepair, dirty surfaces
Apr 19, 2007
✓2 violations
- Food contact surfaces not washed, rinsed and sanitized after each use and following any time of operations when contamination may have occurred
- Plumbing and sinks not properly sized, installed, maintained; equipment and floors not properly drained
Mar 10, 2006
✕2 violations
- Food contact surfaces not washed, rinsed and sanitized after each use and following any time of operations when contamination may have occurred
- Critical: Food from unapproved source, spoiled, adulterated on premises.
Oct 21, 2005
✓Dec 17, 2004
✓Mar 14, 2003
✓Feb 14, 2002
✓
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