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Boston Herald Cafe
- resultPass
- critical violations0
- last inspectedDecember 2, 2009
- address1 Herald St, Roxbury 02118
Is Boston Herald Cafe clean?
Boston Herald Cafe is currently Pass from Boston Inspectional Services, Health Division, from an inspection on December 2, 2009. No critical violations were recorded at that visit. On Cooked's ladder that reads clean 😇.
What did inspectors find at Boston Herald Cafe?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on December 2, 2009, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.
- ⚠️Food Container LabelsFood Container Labels
- ⚠️Cold HoldingcriticalCold Holding
- ⚠️Food Contact Surfaces Design • Provide Food grade containers.Food Contact Surfaces Design • Provide Food grade containers.
- ⚠️Food Contact Surfaces CleanFood Contact Surfaces Clean
- ⚠️Non-Food Contact Surfaces Clean • clean all equipment.clean attached hood.Non-Food Contact Surfaces Clean • clean all equipment.clean attached hood.
- ⚠️Location Accessible • All Hand Sinks shall be made accessible.criticalLocation Accessible • All Hand Sinks shall be made accessible.
- ⚠️Adequate Number Frequency Vermin Proof • provide covers for all trash receptacles.Adequate Number Frequency Vermin Proof • provide covers for all trash receptacles.
- ⚠️Improper Maintenance of Floors • clean floor under all equipment.Improper Maintenance of Floors • clean floor under all equipment.
- ⚠️Improper Maintenance of Walls/Ceilings • Clean wall as needed.Improper Maintenance of Walls/Ceilings • Clean wall as needed.
When was Boston Herald Cafe last inspected?
Boston Herald Cafe has 8 inspections on record going back to May 31, 2007.
| date | result | score |
|---|---|---|
| December 30, 2012 | — | |
| December 2, 2009 | Pass | |
| November 25, 2009 | Fail | |
| February 13, 2009 | — | |
| January 30, 2009 | Fail | |
| April 16, 2008 | — | |
| April 9, 2008 | Fail | |
| May 31, 2007 | Pass |
Boston Herald Cafe vs Bay Village
Bay Village runs 88% clean across 350 tracked restaurants — 292 clean, 16 mid, 22 cooked.
Against the 350 spots Cooked tracks in Bay Village, this one comes out cleaner than 12% 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 December 2, 2009. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.