CleanPlateHealth grades you can trust.
← Saratoga Springs

PANCHO'S MEXICAN RESTAURANT

1536 CRESCENT ROAD, CLIFTON PARK, NY 12065

Last inspected Sep 10, 2026

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.

This inspection record doesn’t carry an official letter grade — some health departments never issue one, and others (like NYC) post it after a grace period — so CleanPlate derived the status from the reported violation data. If the department posts an official grade, it replaces this automatically.

✕
derived

Order for delivery

This establishment failed its most recent health inspection. Review the record below before ordering.

The record, in plain English

CleanPlate holds 4 inspections on record for PANCHO'S MEXICAN RESTAURANT, spanning March 2025 to September 2026 — 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 3 violations, 1 of them a critical item — the kind tied directly to foodborne-illness risk.

Every sentence above is computed directly from the official record — CleanPlate adds no opinions. How our grading works →

Inspection history

  1. Sep 10, 2026

    ✕
    3 violations
    • In use food dispensing utensils improperly stored
    • 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.
    • Lighting and ventilation inadequate, fixtures not shielded, dirty ventilation hoods, ductwork, filters, exhaust fans
  2. Mar 12, 2026

    ✓
    5 violations
    • Non food contact surfaces of equipment not clean
    • 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)
    • Improper thawing procedures used
    • Pesticide application not supervised by a certified applicator
    • In use food dispensing utensils improperly stored
  3. Sep 3, 2025

    ✕
    4 violations
    • Non-food contact surfaces and equipment are improperly designed, constructed, installed, maintained (equipment not readily accessible for cleaning, surface not smooth finish)
    • In use food dispensing utensils improperly stored
    • Critical: Cooked or prepared foods are subject to cross-contamination from raw foods.
    • Critical: Potentially hazardous foods are not stored under refrigeration except during necessary preparation or approved precooling procedures (room temperature storage).
  4. Mar 4, 2025

    ✕
    10 violations
    • Manual facilities inadequate, technique incorrect; mechanical facilities not operated in accordance with manufacturer's instructions
    • Critical: Canned foods found in poor conditions (leakers, severe dents, rusty, swollen cans)
    • Wiping cloths dirty, not stored properly in sanitizing solutions
    • 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.
    • Floors, walls, ceilings, not smooth, properly constructed, in disrepair, dirty surfaces
    • In use food dispensing utensils improperly stored
    • Toilet facilities inadequate, inconvenient, dirty, in disrepair, toilet paper missing, not self-closing doors, missing hand wash signs
    • Accurate thermometers not available or used to evaluate refrigerated or heated storage temperatures
    • 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.
    • Non-food contact surfaces and equipment are improperly designed, constructed, installed, maintained (equipment not readily accessible for cleaning, surface not smooth finish)

More in Saratoga Springs

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.