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Back Bay Beats
- resultPass
- critical violations0
- last inspectedOctober 9, 2018
- address160 Massachusetts Av, Boston 02115
Is Back Bay Beats clean?
Back Bay Beats is currently Pass from Boston Inspectional Services, Health Division, from an inspection on October 9, 2018. No critical violations were recorded at that visit. On Cooked's ladder that reads clean 😇.
What did inspectors find at Back Bay Beats?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on October 9, 2018, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.
- ⚠️Cold Holding • Cooked vegetables on counter at 66F. Must be cold held at 41F or below- DiscardedcriticalCold Holding • Cooked vegetables on counter at 66F. Must be cold held at 41F or below- Discarded
- ⚠️Adequate Handwashing/Where/When/How • Observed employee enter the kitchen and put on gloves without washing hands- Review proper handwash procedurescriticalAdequate Handwashing/Where/When/How • Observed employee enter the kitchen and put on gloves without washing hands- Review proper handwash procedures
- ⚠️Clean Cloths Hair Restraint • Observed multiple employees in kitchen with no hair restraints- CorrectedClean Cloths Hair Restraint • Observed multiple employees in kitchen with no hair restraints- Corrected
- ⚠️Location Accessible • Observed raw shrimp being defrosted under running water in handwash sink- Discontinue and use prep sinkcriticalLocation Accessible • Observed raw shrimp being defrosted under running water in handwash sink- Discontinue and use prep sink
- ⚠️Insects Rodents Animals • Numerous small black flies noted in the kitchen- Provide updated pest control reportsInsects Rodents Animals • Numerous small black flies noted in the kitchen- Provide updated pest control reports
- ⚠️PIC Performing Duties • PIC must review proper procedures for handwashing hair restraints and holding temperatures with staffcriticalPIC Performing Duties • PIC must review proper procedures for handwashing hair restraints and holding temperatures with staff
When was Back Bay Beats last inspected?
Back Bay Beats has 9 inspections on record going back to March 6, 2017.
| date | result | score |
|---|---|---|
| March 15, 2022 | — | |
| October 9, 2018 | Pass | |
| October 1, 2018 | Fail | |
| June 19, 2018 | Pass | |
| June 7, 2018 | Fail | |
| January 24, 2018 | Pass | |
| July 17, 2017 | Pass | |
| July 7, 2017 | Fail | |
| March 6, 2017 | Pass |
Back Bay Beats 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 19% 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 October 9, 2018. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.