Beachside Cafe

• resultFail
• critical violations1
• last inspectedJuly 9, 2024
• address4 Barnes Av, East Boston 02128

Is Beachside Cafe clean?

Beachside Cafe is currently Fail from Boston Inspectional Services, Health Division, from an inspection on July 9, 2024. 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 Beachside Cafe?

These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on July 9, 2024, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.

• ⚠️(A) Certified Food Protection Manager (C) • Post current copies of your food safety and allergen awareness certificates on site as discussed
  (A) Certified Food Protection Manager (C) • Post current copies of your food safety and allergen awareness certificates on site as discussed
• ⚠️Wiping Cloths Use Limitation (C) • Set up in replacement for the sponges we discussed earlier to clean food contact surfaces
  Wiping Cloths Use Limitation (C) • Set up in replacement for the sponges we discussed earlier to clean food contact surfaces
• ⚠️Sponges Use Limitation (C) • Discontinue the use of sponges to clean any food contact surfaces - it is o.k to use to clean any of the floors - walls and ceilings
  Sponges Use Limitation (C) • Discontinue the use of sponges to clean any food contact surfaces - it is o.k to use to clean any of the floors - walls and ceilings
• ⚠️Food Temperature Measuring Devices (P) • Provide a food thermometer as we discussedcritical
  Food Temperature Measuring Devices (P) • Provide a food thermometer as we discussed
• ⚠️Sanitizing Solutions Testing Devices (Pf) • No test kits for chlorine sanitizer on site / nor the sanitizer itself - address
  Sanitizing Solutions Testing Devices (Pf) • No test kits for chlorine sanitizer on site / nor the sanitizer itself - address
• ⚠️Nonfood Contact Surfaces (C) • Clean exterior of all cooking equipment - freezer and refrigeration units from food spills stains and soils
  Nonfood Contact Surfaces (C) • Clean exterior of all cooking equipment - freezer and refrigeration units from food spills stains and soils
• ⚠️Surface Characteristics-Indoor Areas (C) • Clean to remove all remaining dust and debris in the corners of the kitchen and behind all floor equipment
  Surface Characteristics-Indoor Areas (C) • Clean to remove all remaining dust and debris in the corners of the kitchen and behind all floor equipment
• ⚠️Hand Drying Provision (Pf) • Replace missing paper towels at the designated hand sink in the kitchen / prep area - recommending to to replace the broken wall mounted soap dispenser with a' pump soap dispenser" as it is easier access with east replacement
  Hand Drying Provision (Pf) • Replace missing paper towels at the designated hand sink in the kitchen / prep area - recommending to to replace the broken wall mounted soap dispenser with a' pump soap dispenser" as it is easier access with east replacement
• ⚠️Handwashing Signage (C) • Post ' hand washing only " signage at all designated hand sinks in the kitchen / food prep areas
  Handwashing Signage (C) • Post ' hand washing only " signage at all designated hand sinks in the kitchen / food prep areas
• ⚠️Maintaining Premises Unnecessary Items and Litter (C) • Clean to remove all broken equipment and loose debris in the kitchen / prep areas
  Maintaining Premises Unnecessary Items and Litter (C) • Clean to remove all broken equipment and loose debris in the kitchen / prep areas

When was Beachside Cafe last inspected?

Beachside Cafe has 3 inspections on record going back to July 9, 2024.

Beachside Cafe 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 2% 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 July 9, 2024. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.