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Boloco (247 Newbury St.)
- resultFail
- critical violations1
- last inspectedJanuary 22, 2015
- address247 Newbury St, Boston 02116
Is Boloco (247 Newbury St.) clean?
Boloco (247 Newbury St.) is currently Fail from Boston Inspectional Services, Health Division, from an inspection on January 22, 2015. Inspectors wrote up 1 critical violation — the kind most directly linked to foodborne illness. On Cooked's ladder that reads cooked 🪳.
What did inspectors find at Boloco (247 Newbury St.)?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on January 22, 2015, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.
- ⚠️Food Contact Surfaces Design • Cutting board for the vegetables heavily scored. Resurface or replace.Food Contact Surfaces Design • Cutting board for the vegetables heavily scored. Resurface or replace.
- ⚠️Clean Equipment & Utensils Storage • Equipment and utensils not currently in use stored on the floor. Elevate 6 inches or above.Clean Equipment & Utensils Storage • Equipment and utensils not currently in use stored on the floor. Elevate 6 inches or above.
- ⚠️Floors Designed Constructed Installed • Floor with gaps at the basement area. Repair to provide a durable cleanable surface.Floors Designed Constructed Installed • Floor with gaps at the basement area. Repair to provide a durable cleanable surface.
- ⚠️Premises Maintained • Large amount of not in use equipment and card board stored on the floor. Remove.Premises Maintained • Large amount of not in use equipment and card board stored on the floor. Remove.
- ⚠️PIC Knowledge • Provide certification of PIC in allergen training. Place a proper allergen advisory at the point of sale.criticalPIC Knowledge • Provide certification of PIC in allergen training. Place a proper allergen advisory at the point of sale.
When was Boloco (247 Newbury St.) last inspected?
Boloco (247 Newbury St.) has 38 inspections on record going back to June 4, 2007. The 12 most recent are shown below.
| date | result | score |
|---|---|---|
| March 15, 2022 | — | |
| January 30, 2015 | — | |
| January 22, 2015 | Fail | |
| August 14, 2014 | — | |
| August 7, 2014 | Fail | |
| July 31, 2014 | Fail | |
| March 11, 2014 | — | |
| December 30, 2013 | — | |
| August 27, 2013 | Pass | |
| August 20, 2013 | Fail | |
| August 13, 2013 | Fail | |
| January 22, 2013 | Pass |
Boloco (247 Newbury St.) 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 8% 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 22, 2015. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.