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Boston Beer Works
- resultPass
- critical violations0
- last inspectedOctober 17, 2019
- address61 Brookline Av, Boston 02215
Is Boston Beer Works clean?
Boston Beer Works is currently Pass from Boston Inspectional Services, Health Division, from an inspection on October 17, 2019. No critical violations were recorded at that visit. On Cooked's ladder that reads clean 😇.
What did inspectors find at Boston Beer Works?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on October 17, 2019, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.
- ⚠️(A)-(P) Person-In-Charge-Duties (Pf) • Retrain staff with regard to proper warewashing and reheating for hot holding.(A)-(P) Person-In-Charge-Duties (Pf) • Retrain staff with regard to proper warewashing and reheating for hot holding.
- ⚠️Reheating for Hot Holding (P) • Observed pork meat placed for hot holding at hot holding line registering 66F. Unit 145F. PIC stated that the pork had just been placed there and removed it for reheating in oven. Reheat properly before placing for hot holding.criticalReheating for Hot Holding (P) • Observed pork meat placed for hot holding at hot holding line registering 66F. Unit 145F. PIC stated that the pork had just been placed there and removed it for reheating in oven. Reheat properly before placing for hot holding.
- ⚠️(A )Cooling Methods (Pf) • Observed the refirgerating unit at the end of cooking line (meats) and sandwich station refrigerating unit both with interior water leaks. Repair properly and clean.(A )Cooling Methods (Pf) • Observed the refirgerating unit at the end of cooking line (meats) and sandwich station refrigerating unit both with interior water leaks. Repair properly and clean.
- ⚠️Nonfood-Contact Surfaces (C) • Soda Station- Bottom Rack rusty. Clean to remove or replace.Nonfood-Contact Surfaces (C) • Soda Station- Bottom Rack rusty. Clean to remove or replace.
- ⚠️Warewashing Machines Temperature Measuring Devices (Pf) • Main High Temp Dish Machine- Final Rinse 166F. Very high temperature noticed when touching plates but no irreversible max temperature thermometer on site. Repair rinse gauge and provide a irreversible max temperature thermometer.Warewashing Machines Temperature Measuring Devices (Pf) • Main High Temp Dish Machine- Final Rinse 166F. Very high temperature noticed when touching plates but no irreversible max temperature thermometer on site. Repair rinse gauge and provide a irreversible max temperature thermometer.
- ⚠️Can Openers on Vending Machines (C) • Can opener with dried up food debris. Clean all properly.Can Openers on Vending Machines (C) • Can opener with dried up food debris. Clean all properly.
- ⚠️Manual and Mechanical Warewashing Equipment Chemical Sanitization-Temperature pH Concentration and Hardness (P) • Main Bar- One of the low temp dish machine not registering any sanitizer solution. Repair to maintain 50-100ppm Chlorine. Warewashing must be performed at the other dish machine until repair takes place.criticalManual and Mechanical Warewashing Equipment Chemical Sanitization-Temperature pH Concentration and Hardness (P) • Main Bar- One of the low temp dish machine not registering any sanitizer solution. Repair to maintain 50-100ppm Chlorine. Warewashing must be performed at the other dish machine until repair takes place.
- ⚠️Cutting Surfaces (C) • Some cutting boards at prep area heavily scored. Resurface or replace.Cutting Surfaces (C) • Some cutting boards at prep area heavily scored. Resurface or replace.
- ⚠️(A) Equipment Food-Contact Surfaces Nonfood-Contact Surfaces and Utensils (Pf) • Interior of ice machine soiled. Clean and sanitize properly.(A) Equipment Food-Contact Surfaces Nonfood-Contact Surfaces and Utensils (Pf) • Interior of ice machine soiled. Clean and sanitize properly.
- ⚠️Nonfood Contact Surfaces (C) • Shelves under plastic mats in all three bars and soda stations soiled. Shelves in kitchen and warewashing area soiled. Mop Sink/Eye washing station very soiled with accumulated debris and not in use equipment. Counter under gas stove at cooking line very soiled. Clean all properly.Nonfood Contact Surfaces (C) • Shelves under plastic mats in all three bars and soda stations soiled. Shelves in kitchen and warewashing area soiled. Mop Sink/Eye washing station very soiled with accumulated debris and not in use equipment. Counter under gas stove at cooking line very soiled. Clean all properly.
- ⚠️Wiping Cloths Air Drying Location (C) • Observed wiping cloths stored soiled on counters. Store properly in sanitizer solution.Wiping Cloths Air Drying Location (C) • Observed wiping cloths stored soiled on counters. Store properly in sanitizer solution.
- ⚠️Cleaning Frequency and Restrictions (C) • Floor at the rear edges of Walk-In refrigerating unit soiled. Walls behind cooking line soiled. Clean all properly.Cleaning Frequency and Restrictions (C) • Floor at the rear edges of Walk-In refrigerating unit soiled. Walls behind cooking line soiled. Clean all properly.
When was Boston Beer Works last inspected?
Boston Beer Works has 34 inspections on record going back to March 28, 2007. The 12 most recent are shown below.
| date | result | score |
|---|---|---|
| March 15, 2022 | — | |
| December 3, 2020 | — | |
| October 17, 2019 | Pass | |
| October 10, 2019 | Fail | |
| November 2, 2018 | Pass | |
| October 26, 2018 | Fail | |
| December 14, 2017 | Pass | |
| October 18, 2016 | Pass | |
| October 4, 2016 | Fail | |
| January 30, 2015 | Pass | |
| January 16, 2015 | Fail | |
| January 28, 2014 | — |
Boston Beer Works 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 11% 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 October 17, 2019. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.