Birch Street Bistro

• resultPass
• critical violations0
• last inspectedOctober 7, 2021
• address14 Birch Rd, West Roxbury 02132

Is Birch Street Bistro clean?

Birch Street Bistro is currently Pass from Boston Inspectional Services, Health Division, from an inspection on October 7, 2021. No critical violations were recorded at that visit. On Cooked's ladder that reads clean 😇.

What did inspectors find at Birch Street Bistro?

These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on October 7, 2021, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.

• ⚠️(A)(2) and (B) Time/Temperature Control for Safety Food Hot and Cold Holding (P) • Observed beef in walk in unit @ 50F. Discussed with PIC to maintain cold holding @ 41F or below. PIC stored in shallow pans in walk in unit. Corrected on sitecritical
  (A)(2) and (B) Time/Temperature Control for Safety Food Hot and Cold Holding (P) • Observed beef in walk in unit @ 50F. Discussed with PIC to maintain cold holding @ 41F or below. PIC stored in shallow pans in walk in unit. Corrected on site
• ⚠️Ventilation Hood Systems Filters (C) • Observed hood filters removed and secured in place. Maintain filters tight fitting
  Ventilation Hood Systems Filters (C) • Observed hood filters removed and secured in place. Maintain filters tight fitting
• ⚠️Temperature Measuring Devices Manual and Mechanical Warewashing (Pf) • No irreversible thermomete on site for high temp machine. Provide
  Temperature Measuring Devices Manual and Mechanical Warewashing (Pf) • No irreversible thermomete on site for high temp machine. Provide
• ⚠️Manual and Mechanical Warewashing Equipment Chemical Sanitization-Temperature pH Concentration and Hardness (P) • Observed no sanitizer for chemical dishmachine. PIC stated the order has been placed for sanitizer and delivery is pending. The 3 Bay sink is being used as the alternative at this time of inspection. Quats - 200ppm.critical
  Manual and Mechanical Warewashing Equipment Chemical Sanitization-Temperature pH Concentration and Hardness (P) • Observed no sanitizer for chemical dishmachine. PIC stated the order has been placed for sanitizer and delivery is pending. The 3 Bay sink is being used as the alternative at this time of inspection. Quats - 200ppm.
• ⚠️Nonfood Contact Surfaces (C) • Observed soiled ice build up and food spills in upright freezer and deep freezer. Clean to remove soils
  Nonfood Contact Surfaces (C) • Observed soiled ice build up and food spills in upright freezer and deep freezer. Clean to remove soils
• ⚠️System Maintained in Good Repair (C) • Observed leaky faucet @ 3 Bay sink and leak underneath Bar handsink. Repair
  System Maintained in Good Repair (C) • Observed leaky faucet @ 3 Bay sink and leak underneath Bar handsink. Repair
• ⚠️Post the current permit for food establishment in a conspicuous place for consumers
  Post the current permit for food establishment in a conspicuous place for consumers

When was Birch Street Bistro last inspected?

Birch Street Bistro has 33 inspections on record going back to May 5, 2009. The 12 most recent are shown below.

Birch Street Bistro vs West Roxbury

West Roxbury runs 86% clean across 201 tracked restaurants — 165 clean, 15 mid, 12 cooked.

Against the 201 spots Cooked tracks in West Roxbury, this one comes out cleaner than 14% of them.

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• ✕ Mj's Pizza
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• ✓ Golds Gym
  clean · November 16, 2009
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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 October 7, 2021. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.