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Aceituna Grill
- resultFail
- critical violations1
- last inspectedJune 27, 2025
- address267 Newbury St, Boston 02116
Is Aceituna Grill clean?
Aceituna Grill is currently Fail from Boston Inspectional Services, Health Division, from an inspection on June 27, 2025. Inspectors wrote up 1 critical violation — the kind most directly linked to foodborne illness. On Cooked's ladder that reads cooked 🪳.
What did inspectors find at Aceituna Grill?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on June 27, 2025, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.
- ⚠️(A)(2) and (B) Time/Temperature Control for Safety Food Hot and Cold Holding (P) • Cauliflower at service line 68F. Moved to refrigerator and spread out- 50F in 10 minutes. Cooled cooked foods to 41F before placing into service.critical(A)(2) and (B) Time/Temperature Control for Safety Food Hot and Cold Holding (P) • Cauliflower at service line 68F. Moved to refrigerator and spread out- 50F in 10 minutes. Cooled cooked foods to 41F before placing into service.
- ⚠️Nonfood-Contact Surfaces (C) • Soiled cardboard lining walk-in refrigerator floor. Discard and discontinue using to line floor.Nonfood-Contact Surfaces (C) • Soiled cardboard lining walk-in refrigerator floor. Discard and discontinue using to line floor.
- ⚠️Using a Handwashing Sink-Operation and Maintenance (Pf) • Hand sink at warewashing blocked with aprons and equipment. Keep hand sinks clear and accessible at all times. Staff using two other hand sinks in kitchen.Using a Handwashing Sink-Operation and Maintenance (Pf) • Hand sink at warewashing blocked with aprons and equipment. Keep hand sinks clear and accessible at all times. Staff using two other hand sinks in kitchen.
When was Aceituna Grill last inspected?
Aceituna Grill has 12 inspections on record going back to March 23, 2023.
| date | result | score |
|---|---|---|
| July 8, 2025 | — | |
| June 27, 2025 | Fail | |
| January 21, 2025 | Pass | |
| January 13, 2025 | Fail | |
| August 15, 2024 | Pass | |
| August 6, 2024 | Fail | |
| July 31, 2024 | Fail | |
| July 24, 2024 | Fail | |
| January 9, 2024 | Pass | |
| January 3, 2024 | — | |
| January 2, 2024 | Fail | |
| March 23, 2023 | — |
Aceituna Grill vs Back Bay
Back Bay runs 81% clean across 519 tracked restaurants — 417 clean, 46 mid, 50 cooked.
Against the 519 spots Cooked tracks in Back Bay, this one comes out cleaner than 8% of them.
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How Boston grades restaurants
Boston reports inspections as a pass or a fail, with no score and no letter. What separates a bad fail from a trivial one is the violation severity ladder: a single star is a minor issue, two stars is more serious, and three stars marks a critical foodborne-illness risk factor — temperature abuse, bad handwashing, cross-contamination. A restaurant can fail on paperwork alone, which is not the same as failing on food safety. Cooked splits Boston fails accordingly: a fail with a three-star violation reads cooked, a fail on minor items only reads mid.
Source: Boston Inspectional Services, Health Division via Analyze Boston. Cooked refreshes this data daily — this listing's most recent inspection is dated June 27, 2025. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.