Bertucci's Brickoven Pizzeria

• resultFail
• critical violations8
• last inspectedFebruary 23, 2017
• address533 Commonwealth Av, Boston 02215

Is Bertucci's Brickoven Pizzeria clean?

Bertucci's Brickoven Pizzeria is currently Fail from Boston Inspectional Services, Health Division, from an inspection on February 23, 2017. Inspectors wrote up 8 critical violations — the kind most directly linked to foodborne illness. On Cooked's ladder that reads cooked 🪳.

What did inspectors find at Bertucci's Brickoven Pizzeria?

These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on February 23, 2017, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.

• ⚠️Food Protection • Open foods not stored in food grade containers
  Food Protection • Open foods not stored in food grade containers
• ⚠️Adequate Handwashing/Where/When/How • Observed food handler scratching head & not washing hands prior to resuming duties observed multiple employees not wasting hands & changing gloves between taskscritical
  Adequate Handwashing/Where/When/How • Observed food handler scratching head & not washing hands prior to resuming duties observed multiple employees not wasting hands & changing gloves between tasks
• ⚠️Good Hygienic Practices • Observed 2 employees drinking from open cups (corrected on site)critical
  Good Hygienic Practices • Observed 2 employees drinking from open cups (corrected on site)
• ⚠️Prevention of Contamination from Hands • Observed bare hand contact with ready to eat foods (rolls) on cooking linecritical
  Prevention of Contamination from Hands • Observed bare hand contact with ready to eat foods (rolls) on cooking line
• ⚠️Clean Cloths Hair Restraint • Food handler not wearing hair restraint (corrected on site)
  Clean Cloths Hair Restraint • Food handler not wearing hair restraint (corrected on site)
• ⚠️Food Contact Surfaces Design • Cracked/Broken lid on food product on pizza prep line
  Food Contact Surfaces Design • Cracked/Broken lid on food product on pizza prep line
• ⚠️Non-Food Contact Surfaces • Cracked/broken food containers • Rust on exterior of grease trap • Up right glass refrigeration unit on cookline line 45 F
  Non-Food Contact Surfaces • Cracked/broken food containers • Rust on exterior of grease trap • Up right glass refrigeration unit on cookline line 45 F
• ⚠️Wash Rinse Water Clean Proper Temperature. • wash temp 120°F (High temp)
  Wash Rinse Water Clean Proper Temperature. • wash temp 120°F (High temp)
• ⚠️Food Contact Surfaces Clean • Low temp dish machine (chlorine 0 PPM) (All ware washing will be performed in high temp dish machine or 3 bay sink) (Dish washing company called during inspection)critical
  Food Contact Surfaces Clean • Low temp dish machine (chlorine 0 PPM) (All ware washing will be performed in high temp dish machine or 3 bay sink) (Dish washing company called during inspection)
• ⚠️Non-Food Contact Surfaces Clean • Built Up soils on cooking equipment • Built up soils on wire shelving
  Non-Food Contact Surfaces Clean • Built Up soils on cooking equipment • Built up soils on wire shelving
• ⚠️Clean Equipment & Utensils Storage • stacking clean equipment.while wet (allow equipment to proper air drying)
  Clean Equipment & Utensils Storage • stacking clean equipment.while wet (allow equipment to proper air drying)
• ⚠️Improper Storage of Re-usable Utensils • Sheet pan dough containers & pizza pan store in direct contact with floor
  Improper Storage of Re-usable Utensils • Sheet pan dough containers & pizza pan store in direct contact with floor
• ⚠️Installed and Maintained • Clogged drain in hand sink - Behind pizza line (Hand sink at the end of the pizza prep station will be used - per PIC plumber was called and will be in today)
  Installed and Maintained • Clogged drain in hand sink - Behind pizza line (Hand sink at the end of the pizza prep station will be used - per PIC plumber was called and will be in today)
• ⚠️Hand Cleaner Drying Tissue Signage • Post employee hand wash sign at hand sink
  Hand Cleaner Drying Tissue Signage • Post employee hand wash sign at hand sink
• ⚠️Improper Maintenance of Walls/Ceilings • Built up soils on ceiling fixtures
  Improper Maintenance of Walls/Ceilings • Built up soils on ceiling fixtures
• ⚠️Labeled Common Name • Toxic chemicals not labeled (corrected on site)critical
  Labeled Common Name • Toxic chemicals not labeled (corrected on site)
• ⚠️PIC Knowledge • Certified food protection manager not certified in allergen awarenesscritical
  PIC Knowledge • Certified food protection manager not certified in allergen awareness
• ⚠️PIC Performing Duties • Multiple risk factors noted on inspection. The person in charge shall oversee day to day operations and take immediate corrective action to ensure establishment is operating in a safe and sanitary manner per code. All employees shall be trained in food safety and sanitation as it relates to their assigned duties by the certified food protection manager within 24 hrs - The owner/operator shall submit to the Health Division via fax (617)635-5388 or email proof that employees have been properly trained with in 24 hrs.critical
  PIC Performing Duties • Multiple risk factors noted on inspection. The person in charge shall oversee day to day operations and take immediate corrective action to ensure establishment is operating in a safe and sanitary manner per code. All employees shall be trained in food safety and sanitation as it relates to their assigned duties by the certified food protection manager within 24 hrs - The owner/operator shall submit to the Health Division via fax (617)635-5388 or email proof that employees have been properly trained with in 24 hrs.
• ⚠️Consumer Advisories • No allergen advisory on Beverage and Dessert menuscritical
  Consumer Advisories • No allergen advisory on Beverage and Dessert menus

When was Bertucci's Brickoven Pizzeria last inspected?

Bertucci's Brickoven Pizzeria has 26 inspections on record going back to January 9, 2008. The 12 most recent are shown below.

Bertucci's Brickoven Pizzeria 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 0% 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 23, 2017. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.