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Bar Medallo
- resultFail
- critical violations1
- last inspectedNovember 6, 2019
- address411 Chelsea St, East Boston 02128
Is Bar Medallo clean?
Bar Medallo is currently Fail from Boston Inspectional Services, Health Division, from an inspection on November 6, 2019. 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 Bar Medallo?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on November 6, 2019, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.
- ⚠️Where to Wash (Pf) • Employee states thay they wash hand at the toilet. Wash properly at hand sink.Where to Wash (Pf) • Employee states thay they wash hand at the toilet. Wash properly at hand sink.
- ⚠️(A)-(P) Person-In-Charge-Duties (Pf) • It appears as the establishment is in the process of changing ownership. Ensure that establishment apply with Health Department for change of ownership at 1010 Massachussetts Ave 4th floor.(A)-(P) Person-In-Charge-Duties (Pf) • It appears as the establishment is in the process of changing ownership. Ensure that establishment apply with Health Department for change of ownership at 1010 Massachussetts Ave 4th floor.
- ⚠️Food Storage-Preventing Contamination from the Premises (C) • Lower level- Several boxes with beverages stored on the floor. Elevate properly.Food Storage-Preventing Contamination from the Premises (C) • Lower level- Several boxes with beverages stored on the floor. Elevate properly.
- ⚠️Manual and Mechanical Warewashing Equipment Chemical Sanitization-Temperature pH Concentration and Hardness (P) • No sanitizer on site. Warewashing is being performed with detergent only. Ensure that proper warewashing takes place.criticalManual and Mechanical Warewashing Equipment Chemical Sanitization-Temperature pH Concentration and Hardness (P) • No sanitizer on site. Warewashing is being performed with detergent only. Ensure that proper warewashing takes place.
- ⚠️Handwashing Sinks-Location and Placement (Pf) • No hand washing sink at the bar area only a three bay sink used for warewashing. Install proper hand sink.Handwashing Sinks-Location and Placement (Pf) • No hand washing sink at the bar area only a three bay sink used for warewashing. Install proper hand sink.
- ⚠️Floor and Wall Junctures Coved and Enclosed or Sealed (C) • Floor at the sitting area damaged. Repair.Floor and Wall Junctures Coved and Enclosed or Sealed (C) • Floor at the sitting area damaged. Repair.
When was Bar Medallo last inspected?
Bar Medallo has 17 inspections on record going back to March 24, 2011. The 12 most recent are shown below.
| date | result | score |
|---|---|---|
| June 13, 2022 | — | |
| March 15, 2022 | — | |
| November 6, 2019 | Fail | |
| October 16, 2018 | — | |
| November 7, 2017 | Pass | |
| October 25, 2017 | Fail | |
| October 4, 2016 | Pass | |
| October 8, 2015 | Pass | |
| October 1, 2015 | Fail | |
| October 3, 2014 | — | |
| December 30, 2013 | — | |
| September 19, 2013 | Pass |
Bar Medallo vs East Boston
East Boston runs 92% clean across 529 tracked restaurants — 472 clean, 19 mid, 21 cooked.
Against the 529 spots Cooked tracks in East Boston, this one comes out cleaner than 3% 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 November 6, 2019. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.