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Boca Grande Restaurant
- resultFail
- critical violations3
- last inspectedJanuary 12, 2016
- address366 Washington St, Brighton 02135
Is Boca Grande Restaurant clean?
Boca Grande Restaurant is currently Fail from Boston Inspectional Services, Health Division, from an inspection on January 12, 2016. Inspectors wrote up 3 critical violations — the kind most directly linked to foodborne illness. On Cooked's ladder that reads cooked 🪳.
What did inspectors find at Boca Grande Restaurant?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on January 12, 2016, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.
- ⚠️Cold Holding • Containers of salsa on counter at 80F. Pic stated product made less than 1 hour prior to inspection. Ensure products cold held at 41F or below. Placed in refrigeration at 37FcriticalCold Holding • Containers of salsa on counter at 80F. Pic stated product made less than 1 hour prior to inspection. Ensure products cold held at 41F or below. Placed in refrigeration at 37F
- ⚠️Food Protection • Multiple bulk food containers wit missing or broken covers. Repair or replace to ensure foods stored protectedFood Protection • Multiple bulk food containers wit missing or broken covers. Repair or replace to ensure foods stored protected
- ⚠️Food Utensil Storage • Multiple utensils stored in stagnant water at cookline- DiscontinueFood Utensil Storage • Multiple utensils stored in stagnant water at cookline- Discontinue
- ⚠️Adequate Handwashing/Where/When/How • Employees unable to properly wash hands with no soap/ papertowels. PIC must ensure employees properly washing handscriticalAdequate Handwashing/Where/When/How • Employees unable to properly wash hands with no soap/ papertowels. PIC must ensure employees properly washing hands
- ⚠️Non-Food Contact Surfaces • Foil used on multiple surfaces at cookline- Remove and discontinue Must ensure surfaces are smooth durable and cleanableNon-Food Contact Surfaces • Foil used on multiple surfaces at cookline- Remove and discontinue Must ensure surfaces are smooth durable and cleanable
- ⚠️Clean Equipment & Utensils Storage • Large black bins used for storage of utensils with visible soils. Clean with proper frequencyClean Equipment & Utensils Storage • Large black bins used for storage of utensils with visible soils. Clean with proper frequency
- ⚠️Installed and Maintained • Handwash sink at warewashing area not properly working- Make proper repairsInstalled and Maintained • Handwash sink at warewashing area not properly working- Make proper repairs
- ⚠️Hand Cleaner Drying Tissue Signage • No handsoap or papertowels available at time of inspection. Corrected at time of inspectionHand Cleaner Drying Tissue Signage • No handsoap or papertowels available at time of inspection. Corrected at time of inspection
- ⚠️PIC Performing Duties • PIC at establishment must properly monitor handwashing and holding temperatures and procedures at establishmentcriticalPIC Performing Duties • PIC at establishment must properly monitor handwashing and holding temperatures and procedures at establishment
When was Boca Grande Restaurant last inspected?
Boca Grande Restaurant has 29 inspections on record going back to March 25, 2007. The 12 most recent are shown below.
| date | result | score |
|---|---|---|
| March 15, 2022 | — | |
| January 19, 2016 | — | |
| January 12, 2016 | Fail | |
| April 28, 2015 | Pass | |
| April 21, 2015 | Fail | |
| November 7, 2014 | Pass | |
| October 29, 2014 | Fail | |
| September 23, 2013 | — | |
| February 27, 2013 | Pass | |
| February 20, 2013 | Fail | |
| December 30, 2012 | — | |
| October 30, 2012 | Pass |
Boca Grande Restaurant vs Brighton
Brighton runs 83% clean across 486 tracked restaurants — 393 clean, 43 mid, 35 cooked.
Against the 486 spots Cooked tracks in Brighton, this one comes out cleaner than 2% 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 January 12, 2016. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.