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CHARLIE'S CAFE & BAKERY
205 HOFFMAN STREET, ELMIRA, NY 14905
Last inspected Mar 26, 2026
Official source: New York State Department of Health (health.ny.gov) · All data sources
Passed. Met health requirements at the latest inspection. Some health departments report pass/fail instead of letter grades.
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The record, in plain English
CleanPlate holds 23 inspections on record for CHARLIE'S CAFE & BAKERY, spanning December 2008 to March 2026 — every one straight from New York State Department of Health.
It has held passed across its last two inspections.
The most recent inspection noted 2 violations, none of them critical.
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Inspection history
Mar 26, 2026
✓2 violations
- Accurate thermometers not available or used to evaluate refrigerated or heated storage temperatures
- Lighting and ventilation inadequate, fixtures not shielded, dirty ventilation hoods, ductwork, filters, exhaust fans
May 1, 2025
✓Apr 19, 2024
✓Sep 7, 2023
✓May 19, 2023
✓1 violation
- Accurate thermometers not available or used to evaluate refrigerated or heated storage temperatures
Dec 9, 2022
✓1 violation
- Non-food contact surfaces and equipment are improperly designed, constructed, installed, maintained (equipment not readily accessible for cleaning, surface not smooth finish)
Dec 11, 2019
✕1 violation
- Critical: Food from unapproved source, spoiled, adulterated on premises.
Dec 19, 2018
✓3 violations
- Accurate thermometers not available or used to evaluate refrigerated or heated storage temperatures
- Plumbing and sinks not properly sized, installed, maintained; equipment and floors not properly drained
- Non-food contact surfaces and equipment are improperly designed, constructed, installed, maintained (equipment not readily accessible for cleaning, surface not smooth finish)
May 30, 2017
✕7 violations
- Critical: Potentially hazardous foods are not stored under refrigeration except during necessary preparation or approved precooling procedures (room temperature storage).
- Lighting and ventilation inadequate, fixtures not shielded, dirty ventilation hoods, ductwork, filters, exhaust fans
- Non-food contact surfaces and equipment are improperly designed, constructed, installed, maintained (equipment not readily accessible for cleaning, surface not smooth finish)
- Food contact surfaces not washed, rinsed and sanitized after each use and following any time of operations when contamination may have occurred
- Wiping cloths dirty, not stored properly in sanitizing solutions
- Floors, walls, ceilings, not smooth, properly constructed, in disrepair, dirty surfaces
- Improper use and storage of clean, sanitized equipment and utensils
May 25, 2016
✓2 violations
- Improper thawing procedures used
- Non-food contact surfaces and equipment are improperly designed, constructed, installed, maintained (equipment not readily accessible for cleaning, surface not smooth finish)
Apr 12, 2016
✕7 violations
- Non food contact surfaces of equipment not clean
- Effective measures not used to control entrance (rodent-, insect-proof contruction). Harborage areas available for rodents, insects and other vermin
- Non-food contact surfaces and equipment are improperly designed, constructed, installed, maintained (equipment not readily accessible for cleaning, surface not smooth finish)
- Accurate thermometers not available or used to evaluate refrigerated or heated storage temperatures
- Improper thawing procedures used
- Critical: Water/ice: unsafe, unapproved sources, cross connections
- Plumbing and sinks not properly sized, installed, maintained; equipment and floors not properly drained
Jul 1, 2015
✕10 violations
- Plumbing and sinks not properly sized, installed, maintained; equipment and floors not properly drained
- Handwashing facilities inaccessible, improperly located, dirty, in disrepair, improper fixtures, soap, and single service towels or hand drying devices missing
- 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)
- Floors, walls, ceilings, not smooth, properly constructed, in disrepair, dirty surfaces
- Accurate thermometers not available or used to evaluate refrigerated or heated storage temperatures
- 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.
- Non-food contact surfaces and equipment are improperly designed, constructed, installed, maintained (equipment not readily accessible for cleaning, surface not smooth finish)
- Non food contact surfaces of equipment not clean
- Food (ice) contact surfaces are improperly designed, constructed, installed, located (cracks, open seams, pitted surfaces, tin cans reused, uncleanable or corroded food contact surfaces)
- 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.
Apr 25, 2014
✓Apr 10, 2014
✓1 violation
- Effective measures not used to control entrance (rodent-, insect-proof contruction). Harborage areas available for rodents, insects and other vermin
Mar 26, 2014
✓2 violations
- Effective measures not used to control entrance (rodent-, insect-proof contruction). Harborage areas available for rodents, insects and other vermin
- Wiping cloths dirty, not stored properly in sanitizing solutions
Mar 5, 2014
✓6 violations
- Pesticide application not supervised by a certified applicator
- Handwashing facilities inaccessible, improperly located, dirty, in disrepair, improper fixtures, soap, and single service towels or hand drying devices missing
- Effective measures not used to control entrance (rodent-, insect-proof contruction). Harborage areas available for rodents, insects and other vermin
- Wiping cloths dirty, not stored properly in sanitizing solutions
- Accurate thermometers not available or used to evaluate refrigerated or heated storage temperatures
- Insects, rodents present
Sep 11, 2013
✓Jul 25, 2013
✕3 violations
- Non-food contact surfaces and equipment are improperly designed, constructed, installed, maintained (equipment not readily accessible for cleaning, surface not smooth finish)
- 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.
- Floors, walls, ceilings, not smooth, properly constructed, in disrepair, dirty surfaces
Feb 28, 2012
✕3 violations
- Critical: Food from unapproved source, spoiled, adulterated on premises.
- Accurate thermometers not available or used to evaluate refrigerated or heated storage temperatures
- Food contact surfaces not washed, rinsed and sanitized after each use and following any time of operations when contamination may have occurred
Mar 14, 2011
✓3 violations
- Improper thawing procedures used
- Plumbing and sinks not properly sized, installed, maintained; equipment and floors not properly drained
- 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)
Mar 3, 2010
✕6 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)
- Plumbing and sinks not properly sized, installed, maintained; equipment and floors not properly drained
- Floors, walls, ceilings, not smooth, properly constructed, in disrepair, dirty surfaces
- Critical: Food from unapproved source, spoiled, adulterated on premises.
- Handwashing facilities inaccessible, improperly located, dirty, in disrepair, improper fixtures, soap, and single service towels or hand drying devices missing
- Accurate thermometers not available or used to evaluate refrigerated or heated storage temperatures
Apr 24, 2009
✕2 violations
- 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.
- Effective measures not used to control entrance (rodent-, insect-proof contruction). Harborage areas available for rodents, insects and other vermin
Dec 11, 2008
✓2 violations
- Plumbing and sinks not properly sized, installed, maintained; equipment and floors not properly drained
- Non-food contact surfaces and equipment are improperly designed, constructed, installed, maintained (equipment not readily accessible for cleaning, surface not smooth finish)
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Source: New York State Department of Health (health.ny.gov). Data shown unmodified from the official government record. CleanPlate is an independent service, not affiliated with any government agency. See something wrong? Report a data issue.