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Bar Louie
- resultPass
- critical violations0
- last inspectedSeptember 25, 2019
- address121 Brookline Av, Boston 02215
Is Bar Louie clean?
Bar Louie is currently Pass from Boston Inspectional Services, Health Division, from an inspection on September 25, 2019. No critical violations were recorded at that visit. On Cooked's ladder that reads clean 😇.
What did inspectors find at Bar Louie?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on September 25, 2019, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.
- ⚠️Food Storage-Preventing Contamination from the Premises (C) • Observed open bags with bulk food items on the storage shelfs of dry good storage area. Place bulk food items inside commercial grade containers and label all properly.Food Storage-Preventing Contamination from the Premises (C) • Observed open bags with bulk food items on the storage shelfs of dry good storage area. Place bulk food items inside commercial grade containers and label all properly.
- ⚠️Reheating for Hot Holding (P) • Observed Taco Soup at 125F and Queso Sauce 80F placed for hor holding. Reheat properly before placing for hot holding.criticalReheating for Hot Holding (P) • Observed Taco Soup at 125F and Queso Sauce 80F placed for hor holding. Reheat properly before placing for hot holding.
- ⚠️Nonfood Contact Surfaces (C) • Observed exterior and interior of one of upright freezers soiled. Observed some not in use equipment soiled in prep area. Conveyor Pizza Oven soiled on top inside and under and around. Clean all properly.Nonfood Contact Surfaces (C) • Observed exterior and interior of one of upright freezers soiled. Observed some not in use equipment soiled in prep area. Conveyor Pizza Oven soiled on top inside and under and around. Clean all properly.
- ⚠️(A) (B) and (D) Equipment Utensils Linens and Single-Service and Single-Use Articles Storing (C) • Obseved a box with single use articles stored on the floor . Elevate properly.(A) (B) and (D) Equipment Utensils Linens and Single-Service and Single-Use Articles Storing (C) • Obseved a box with single use articles stored on the floor . Elevate properly.
- ⚠️Controlling Pests (Pf) • Observed fruit-like flies near bulk food area. Provide an IPM report from a licensed pest exterminator.Controlling Pests (Pf) • Observed fruit-like flies near bulk food area. Provide an IPM report from a licensed pest exterminator.
When was Bar Louie last inspected?
Bar Louie has 14 inspections on record going back to September 13, 2013. The 12 most recent are shown below.
| date | result | score |
|---|---|---|
| March 15, 2022 | — | |
| September 25, 2019 | Pass | |
| September 18, 2019 | Fail | |
| October 19, 2018 | Fail | |
| October 19, 2018 | Pass | |
| December 15, 2017 | Pass | |
| December 1, 2017 | Fail | |
| December 13, 2016 | Pass | |
| December 6, 2016 | Fail | |
| May 1, 2015 | Pass | |
| April 17, 2015 | Fail | |
| July 2, 2014 | Pass |
Bar Louie vs Fenway
Fenway runs 89% clean across 433 tracked restaurants — 379 clean, 23 mid, 22 cooked.
Against the 433 spots Cooked tracks in Fenway, this one comes out cleaner than 11% 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 September 25, 2019. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.