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Bobo Cafe
- resultPass
- critical violations0
- last inspectedFebruary 21, 2023
- address135 Massachusetts Av, Boston 02115
Is Bobo Cafe clean?
Bobo Cafe is currently Pass from Boston Inspectional Services, Health Division, from an inspection on February 21, 2023. No critical violations were recorded at that visit. On Cooked's ladder that reads clean 😇.
What did inspectors find at Bobo Cafe?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on February 21, 2023, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.
- ⚠️(B) and (C) Equipment Food-Contact Surfaces Nonfood-Contact Surfaces and Utensils (C) • Clean the interior of the emerson freezer unit to remove soils & excess ice build up. Clean the interior of the mop sink to remove built up soils.(B) and (C) Equipment Food-Contact Surfaces Nonfood-Contact Surfaces and Utensils (C) • Clean the interior of the emerson freezer unit to remove soils & excess ice build up. Clean the interior of the mop sink to remove built up soils.
- ⚠️System Maintained in Good Repair (C) • Prep sink observed with leaks from the drainpipe.RepairSystem Maintained in Good Repair (C) • Prep sink observed with leaks from the drainpipe.Repair
- ⚠️Controlling Pests (Pf) • Fruit/drain flies observed at the mop sink & under 3 bay sink.Provide full pest report upon re-inspection. Clean & sanitize affected locationsControlling Pests (Pf) • Fruit/drain flies observed at the mop sink & under 3 bay sink.Provide full pest report upon re-inspection. Clean & sanitize affected locations
- ⚠️Repairing-Premises Structures Attachments and Fixtures-Methods (C) • Replace missing mop sink door.Repairing-Premises Structures Attachments and Fixtures-Methods (C) • Replace missing mop sink door.
- ⚠️Cleaning Floors Dustless Methods (C) • Clean the floor under the shelving units to remove debris.Cleaning Floors Dustless Methods (C) • Clean the floor under the shelving units to remove debris.
When was Bobo Cafe last inspected?
Bobo Cafe has 20 inspections on record going back to November 9, 2020. The 12 most recent are shown below.
| date | result | score |
|---|---|---|
| October 31, 2024 | — | |
| January 3, 2024 | — | |
| January 3, 2024 | — | |
| February 21, 2023 | Pass | |
| February 10, 2023 | — | |
| January 31, 2023 | Fail | |
| January 18, 2023 | — | |
| January 18, 2023 | — | |
| June 24, 2022 | — | |
| June 15, 2022 | Fail | |
| February 14, 2022 | Pass | |
| February 7, 2022 | — |
Bobo Cafe 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 19% 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 21, 2023. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.