Beacon St. Locale

• resultFail
• critical violations0
• last inspectedMarch 23, 2018
• address495 Beacon St, Boston 02115

Is Beacon St. Locale clean?

Beacon St. Locale is currently Fail from Boston Inspectional Services, Health Division, from an inspection on March 23, 2018. No critical violations were recorded at that visit. On Cooked's ladder that reads mid 😬.

What did inspectors find at Beacon St. Locale?

These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on March 23, 2018, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.

• ⚠️Separation Segregation Cross Contamination • Observed raw shell eggs stored on top shelf above ready to eat items.Discontinue Properly store all raw & ready to eat items PIC correctedcritical
  Separation Segregation Cross Contamination • Observed raw shell eggs stored on top shelf above ready to eat items.Discontinue Properly store all raw & ready to eat items PIC corrected
• ⚠️Food Protection • Items observed stored directly on the floor.Discontinue Properly elevate all items 6 inches off the floor during storage.
  Food Protection • Items observed stored directly on the floor.Discontinue Properly elevate all items 6 inches off the floor during storage.
• ⚠️Clean Cloths Hair Restraint • Employee observed with no hair restraint.Provide
  Clean Cloths Hair Restraint • Employee observed with no hair restraint.Provide
• ⚠️Non-Food Contact Surfaces • Shelving with exposed wood & cracked tiles.Repair Maintain smooth/durable/cleanable surface Main bar:clean to remove stagnate water from beer reach in unit.
  Non-Food Contact Surfaces • Shelving with exposed wood & cracked tiles.Repair Maintain smooth/durable/cleanable surface Main bar:clean to remove stagnate water from beer reach in unit.
• ⚠️Food Contact Surfaces Clean • Low temp dish machine not reading sanitizer.Repair Maintain chlorine sanitizer 50PPMcritical
  Food Contact Surfaces Clean • Low temp dish machine not reading sanitizer.Repair Maintain chlorine sanitizer 50PPM
• ⚠️Food Contact Surfaces Clean • Interior panel of ice machine soiled.Clean to remove soils.
  Food Contact Surfaces Clean • Interior panel of ice machine soiled.Clean to remove soils.
• ⚠️Non-Food Contact Surfaces Clean • Clean to remove ice build up in chest freezer. Repair cover to close properly.
  Non-Food Contact Surfaces Clean • Clean to remove ice build up in chest freezer. Repair cover to close properly.
• ⚠️Installed and Maintained • Drain pipe observed leaking in basement.Repair PIC states issue being addressed.
  Installed and Maintained • Drain pipe observed leaking in basement.Repair PIC states issue being addressed.
• ⚠️Location Accessible • Handsink observed blocked with equipment.Discontinue. Ensure handwash sink is available for proper handwashing. PIC correctedcritical
  Location Accessible • Handsink observed blocked with equipment.Discontinue. Ensure handwash sink is available for proper handwashing. PIC corrected
• ⚠️Outside Storage Improperly Maintained • Clean trash area to remove clutter.Maintain clean Ensure all trash recepticles remain covered during storage
  Outside Storage Improperly Maintained • Clean trash area to remove clutter.Maintain clean Ensure all trash recepticles remain covered during storage
• ⚠️Improper Maintenance of Floors • Clean to remove evidence of rat droppings under stairs leading to basement. Clean to remove grease build up on floor next to fryers-Kitchen
  Improper Maintenance of Floors • Clean to remove evidence of rat droppings under stairs leading to basement. Clean to remove grease build up on floor next to fryers-Kitchen
• ⚠️Improper Maintenance of Walls/Ceilings • Clean dust build up from ceiling above ice machine. Clean vent above pizza oven & fryers 2nd floor:Ceiling observed damaged from water leak per PIC.Repair PIC states repairs are in progress.
  Improper Maintenance of Walls/Ceilings • Clean dust build up from ceiling above ice machine. Clean vent above pizza oven & fryers 2nd floor:Ceiling observed damaged from water leak per PIC.Repair PIC states repairs are in progress.
• ⚠️PIC Performing Duties • Post 2018 Health permit visible & in a conspicuous place PIC must re-train staff to monitor dish machines daily testing of sanitizer.critical
  PIC Performing Duties • Post 2018 Health permit visible & in a conspicuous place PIC must re-train staff to monitor dish machines daily testing of sanitizer.

When was Beacon St. Locale last inspected?

Beacon St. Locale has 7 inspections on record going back to March 17, 2017.

Beacon St. Locale 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 18% 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 March 23, 2018. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.