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Bee's Knees
- resultPass
- critical violations0
- last inspectedFebruary 16, 2016
- address12 Farnsworth St, Boston 02210
Is Bee's Knees clean?
Bee's Knees is currently Pass from Boston Inspectional Services, Health Division, from an inspection on February 16, 2016. No critical violations were recorded at that visit. On Cooked's ladder that reads clean 😇.
What did inspectors find at Bee's Knees?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on February 16, 2016, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.
- ⚠️Labeling of Ingredients • Provide proper labels on salads - sandwich's and all other packaged foods discussed during inspectioncriticalLabeling of Ingredients • Provide proper labels on salads - sandwich's and all other packaged foods discussed during inspection
- ⚠️Food Container Labels • Label all bulk food containers as discussedFood Container Labels • Label all bulk food containers as discussed
- ⚠️Food Thermometers ProvidedFood Thermometers Provided
- ⚠️Food Protection • Cover exposed cooked foods in the walk-in to minimize potential contaminationFood Protection • Cover exposed cooked foods in the walk-in to minimize potential contamination
- ⚠️Food Contact Surfaces Design • Replace green cutting boardsFood Contact Surfaces Design • Replace green cutting boards
- ⚠️Non-Food Contact Surfaces • Resurface exposed wood on the shelving unit beside the walk-in unitNon-Food Contact Surfaces • Resurface exposed wood on the shelving unit beside the walk-in unit
- ⚠️Non-Food Contact Surfaces Clean • Clean inside / outside of all refrigeration / freezer units - outside of all bulk food containers - exterior of all cooking equipment - shelving units from all visible soilsNon-Food Contact Surfaces Clean • Clean inside / outside of all refrigeration / freezer units - outside of all bulk food containers - exterior of all cooking equipment - shelving units from all visible soils
- ⚠️Single Service Articles Stored Dispensed • Invert self service plasticware where neededSingle Service Articles Stored Dispensed • Invert self service plasticware where needed
- ⚠️Walls/Ceilings Designed Constructed Installed • Sticker on hood - expiredWalls/Ceilings Designed Constructed Installed • Sticker on hood - expired
- ⚠️Premises Maintained • Relcate slicing machine and cheese knives located in the cheese area - machines are too close to the edge of the counter where customers can handle itPremises Maintained • Relcate slicing machine and cheese knives located in the cheese area - machines are too close to the edge of the counter where customers can handle it
- ⚠️Non-Compliance w/Employee Health PolicycriticalNon-Compliance w/Employee Health Policy
When was Bee's Knees last inspected?
Bee's Knees has 14 inspections on record going back to March 15, 2013. The 12 most recent are shown below.
| date | result | score |
|---|---|---|
| March 15, 2022 | — | |
| March 6, 2017 | closed by the city | |
| February 16, 2016 | Pass | |
| February 8, 2016 | Fail | |
| February 4, 2016 | Fail | |
| August 24, 2015 | Pass | |
| August 10, 2015 | Fail | |
| September 9, 2014 | Pass | |
| August 27, 2014 | Fail | |
| August 21, 2014 | Pass | |
| December 30, 2013 | — | |
| July 10, 2013 | Pass |
Bee's Knees vs Leather District
Leather District runs 86% clean across 188 tracked restaurants — 149 clean, 11 mid, 13 cooked.
Against the 188 spots Cooked tracks in Leather District, this one comes out cleaner than 14% 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 February 16, 2016. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.