Andre's Cafe

• resultFail
• critical violations3
• last inspectedMay 20, 2014
• address811 Harrison Av, Roxbury 02118

Is Andre's Cafe clean?

Andre's Cafe is currently Fail from Boston Inspectional Services, Health Division, from an inspection on May 20, 2014. Inspectors wrote up 3 critical violations — the kind most directly linked to foodborne illness. On Cooked's ladder that reads cooked 🪳.

What did inspectors find at Andre's Cafe?

These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on May 20, 2014, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.

• ⚠️Cooling • provide proper training for cooling all leftovers...critical
  Cooling • provide proper training for cooling all leftovers...
• ⚠️Food Utensil Storage • remove scoops from stagnant water...
  Food Utensil Storage • remove scoops from stagnant water...
• ⚠️Adequate Handwashing/Where/When/How • provide training...critical
  Adequate Handwashing/Where/When/How • provide training...
• ⚠️Food Contact Surfaces Design • replace all scored cutting boards as needed...
  Food Contact Surfaces Design • replace all scored cutting boards as needed...
• ⚠️Non-Food Contact Surfaces • reseal rusty grease trap as needed...elevate all shelving and seal shelving as needed....shelving shall be 6 to 8 inches...replace missing outlet cover at icecream area...
  Non-Food Contact Surfaces • reseal rusty grease trap as needed...elevate all shelving and seal shelving as needed....shelving shall be 6 to 8 inches...replace missing outlet cover at icecream area...
• ⚠️Wiping Cloths Clean Sanitize
  Wiping Cloths Clean Sanitize
• ⚠️Non-Food Contact Surfaces Clean • clean all shelving and equipment as needed..
  Non-Food Contact Surfaces Clean • clean all shelving and equipment as needed..
• ⚠️Installed and Maintained • repair leaky plumbing at prep sink....
  Installed and Maintained • repair leaky plumbing at prep sink....
• ⚠️Outside Storage Improperly Maintained • clean and degrease exterior grounds at grease storage area...
  Outside Storage Improperly Maintained • clean and degrease exterior grounds at grease storage area...
• ⚠️Improper Maintenance of Floors • seal and adjust walkin threshold....
  Improper Maintenance of Floors • seal and adjust walkin threshold....
• ⚠️Improper Maintenance of Walls/Ceilings • repair walls and remove peeling paint at rear of kitchen...clean all vent. covers...seal rusty interior of walkin cooler...
  Improper Maintenance of Walls/Ceilings • repair walls and remove peeling paint at rear of kitchen...clean all vent. covers...seal rusty interior of walkin cooler...
• ⚠️Premises Maintained • remove all beverage crates used for shelving....
  Premises Maintained • remove all beverage crates used for shelving....
• ⚠️Consumer Advisories • provide aqllergin cert. and complete the consumer advisory for all menus and menu board..critical
  Consumer Advisories • provide aqllergin cert. and complete the consumer advisory for all menus and menu board..

When was Andre's Cafe last inspected?

Andre's Cafe has 17 inspections on record going back to January 14, 2010. The 12 most recent are shown below.

Andre's Cafe vs South End

South End runs 81% clean across 691 tracked restaurants — 498 clean, 63 mid, 54 cooked.

Against the 691 spots Cooked tracks in South End, this one comes out cleaner than 0% 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 May 20, 2014. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.