LINCOLN STREET DINER
309 EAST LINCOLN STREET, ITHACA, NY 14850
Last inspected Nov 5, 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 25 inspections on record for LINCOLN STREET DINER, spanning April 2017 to November 2026 — every one straight from New York State Department of Health.
The trend is positive: it improved from failed at the previous visit to passed now.
No violations were recorded at the most recent inspection.
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Inspection history
Nov 5, 2026
✓Oct 7, 2026
✕2 violations
- Critical: Potentially hazardous foods are not stored under refrigeration except during necessary preparation or approved precooling procedures (room temperature storage).
- Accurate thermometers not available or used to evaluate refrigerated or heated storage temperatures
May 7, 2026
✓Aug 7, 2025
✓Mar 13, 2025
✓Aug 13, 2024
✓Mar 14, 2024
✓Sep 6, 2023
✓Apr 14, 2023
✓Oct 5, 2022
✓Jul 5, 2022
✓2 violations
- Wiping cloths dirty, not stored properly in sanitizing solutions
- Accurate thermometers not available or used to evaluate refrigerated or heated storage temperatures
Sep 14, 2021
✓Jun 3, 2021
✓1 violation
- Non food contact surfaces of equipment not clean
Mar 2, 2021
✓Dec 16, 2020
✕1 violation
- Critical: Potentially hazardous foods are not kept at or above 140�F during hot holding.
Sep 2, 2020
✕2 violations
- Miscellaneous, Economic Violation, Choking Poster, Training.
- Critical: Potentially hazardous foods are not kept at or above 140�F during hot holding.
Feb 28, 2020
✕1 violation
- 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.
Dec 18, 2019
✓Dec 11, 2019
✕1 violation
- Critical: Potentially hazardous foods are not kept at or above 140�F during hot holding.
May 14, 2019
✓1 violation
- Non food contact surfaces of equipment not clean
Nov 16, 2018
✓1 violation
- Non food contact surfaces of equipment not clean
Jun 19, 2018
✓1 violation
- Accurate thermometers not available or used to evaluate refrigerated or heated storage temperatures
Dec 12, 2017
✓1 violation
- Non food contact surfaces of equipment not clean
May 23, 2017
✓Apr 28, 2017
✕3 violations
- Critical: Cooked or prepared foods are subject to cross-contamination from raw foods.
- Critical: Food workers do not use proper utensils to eliminate bare hand contact with cooked or prepared foods.
- 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.
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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.