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Boston Common Coffee Co.
- resultFail
- critical violations0
- last inspectedMay 24, 2016
- address97 Salem St, Boston 02113
Is Boston Common Coffee Co. clean?
Boston Common Coffee Co. is currently Fail from Boston Inspectional Services, Health Division, from an inspection on May 24, 2016. No critical violations were recorded at that visit. On Cooked's ladder that reads mid 😬.
What did inspectors find at Boston Common Coffee Co.?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on May 24, 2016, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.
- ⚠️Food Contact Surfaces Design • Cutting boards worn and scored / Refinish or replace.Food Contact Surfaces Design • Cutting boards worn and scored / Refinish or replace.
- ⚠️Non-Food Contact Surfaces • Fan in kitchen with visible dust build up / Clean to remove. • Shelving in kitchen with visible dust build up / Clean to remove.Non-Food Contact Surfaces • Fan in kitchen with visible dust build up / Clean to remove. • Shelving in kitchen with visible dust build up / Clean to remove.
- ⚠️Non-Food Contact Surfaces Clean • Interior of dairy reach in with visible soils / Clean to remove.Non-Food Contact Surfaces Clean • Interior of dairy reach in with visible soils / Clean to remove.
- ⚠️Toilet Enclosed Clean • Restroom door must be self-closing.Toilet Enclosed Clean • Restroom door must be self-closing.
- ⚠️Improper Maintenance of Floors • Floors in front service counter with visible soils / Clean to remove.Improper Maintenance of Floors • Floors in front service counter with visible soils / Clean to remove.
- ⚠️Improper Maintenance of Walls/Ceilings • Celiing vents with visible dust build up / Clean to remove. • Wall near low hand sink with visible soils / Clean to remove. • Walls in back prep with visible soils / Clean to remove.Improper Maintenance of Walls/Ceilings • Celiing vents with visible dust build up / Clean to remove. • Wall near low hand sink with visible soils / Clean to remove. • Walls in back prep with visible soils / Clean to remove.
When was Boston Common Coffee Co. last inspected?
Boston Common Coffee Co. has 30 inspections on record going back to September 5, 2007. The 12 most recent are shown below.
| date | result | score |
|---|---|---|
| June 13, 2022 | — | |
| March 15, 2022 | — | |
| May 31, 2016 | — | |
| May 24, 2016 | Fail | |
| May 17, 2016 | Fail | |
| March 16, 2015 | Pass | |
| March 3, 2015 | Fail | |
| February 25, 2015 | Fail | |
| December 18, 2014 | Pass | |
| March 20, 2014 | Pass | |
| March 12, 2014 | Fail | |
| March 4, 2014 | Fail |
Boston Common Coffee Co. vs North End
North End runs 88% clean across 717 tracked restaurants — 579 clean, 37 mid, 40 cooked.
Against the 717 spots Cooked tracks in North End, this one comes out cleaner than 7% 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 May 24, 2016. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.