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Bruegger's Bagel Bakery
- resultPass
- critical violations0
- last inspectedFebruary 21, 2018
- address644 Beacon St, Boston 02215
Is Bruegger's Bagel Bakery clean?
Bruegger's Bagel Bakery is currently Pass from Boston Inspectional Services, Health Division, from an inspection on February 21, 2018. No critical violations were recorded at that visit. On Cooked's ladder that reads clean 😇.
What did inspectors find at Bruegger's Bagel Bakery?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on February 21, 2018, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.
- ⚠️Cold Holding • Several items at prep reach in reading 50-54F for approx 45 min per PIC.maintain all cold holding 41F or below. PIC removed to cool properly. PIC replaced with properly refrigerated items. reviewed cooling methods with PIC Upon re-inspection Sliced ham.sliced roast beef sliced lox were temped between 47-50F for 60-90 min per PIC PIC was addressing the issue during inspection.Cooling/cold holding methods were again discussed with PIC on site 2/19/18 Tomato paste 49F cream cheese 47F cream cheese 50F veggie cream cheese 53F cheese 43F. The manager moved the items to the walk-in cooler.criticalCold Holding • Several items at prep reach in reading 50-54F for approx 45 min per PIC.maintain all cold holding 41F or below. PIC removed to cool properly. PIC replaced with properly refrigerated items. reviewed cooling methods with PIC Upon re-inspection Sliced ham.sliced roast beef sliced lox were temped between 47-50F for 60-90 min per PIC PIC was addressing the issue during inspection.Cooling/cold holding methods were again discussed with PIC on site 2/19/18 Tomato paste 49F cream cheese 47F cream cheese 50F veggie cream cheese 53F cheese 43F. The manager moved the items to the walk-in cooler.
When was Bruegger's Bagel Bakery last inspected?
Bruegger's Bagel Bakery has 39 inspections on record going back to June 15, 2007. The 12 most recent are shown below.
| date | result | score |
|---|---|---|
| March 15, 2022 | — | |
| February 21, 2018 | Pass | |
| February 19, 2018 | Fail | |
| February 12, 2018 | — | |
| January 31, 2018 | Fail | |
| March 16, 2017 | — | |
| March 9, 2017 | — | |
| March 7, 2017 | Fail | |
| January 26, 2016 | — | |
| January 12, 2016 | Fail | |
| August 7, 2015 | Pass | |
| January 14, 2015 | — |
Bruegger's Bagel Bakery 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 February 21, 2018. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.