Butterfly Coffee is currently Fail from Boston Inspectional Services, Health Division, from an inspection on May 30, 2018. No critical violations were recorded at that visit. On Cooked's ladder that reads mid 😬.
What did inspectors find at Butterfly Coffee?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on May 30, 2018, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.
⚠️Food Container Labels • Label to identify contents of containers of all bulk food containers
Food Container Labels • Label to identify contents of containers of all bulk food containers
⚠️Hot Holding • Chicken out for hot holding 110F. 115F unknown amount of time in the danger zone voluntarily discardedcritical
Hot Holding • Chicken out for hot holding 110F. 115F unknown amount of time in the danger zone voluntarily discarded
⚠️Adequate Handwashing/Where/When/How • No one observed washing hands in between tasks during food prep addresscritical
Adequate Handwashing/Where/When/How • No one observed washing hands in between tasks during food prep address
⚠️Food Contact Surfaces Design • Replace badly worn white cutting boards replace rusted can opener
Food Contact Surfaces Design • Replace badly worn white cutting boards replace rusted can opener
⚠️Equipment Thermometers • Replace missing thermometers where needed
Equipment Thermometers • Replace missing thermometers where needed
⚠️Test Kit Provided • Replace compromised test strips. chlorine
Test Kit Provided • Replace compromised test strips. chlorine
⚠️Wiping Cloths Clean Sanitize • Remove sponges being used to clean food contact surfaces
Wiping Cloths Clean Sanitize • Remove sponges being used to clean food contact surfaces
⚠️Clean Equipment & Utensils Storage • Invert all large pots to properly air dry
Clean Equipment & Utensils Storage • Invert all large pots to properly air dry
⚠️Single Service Articles Stored Dispensed • Self service coffee cups discarded all ver the visibly soiled counter top. discard and relocate as discussed
Single Service Articles Stored Dispensed • Self service coffee cups discarded all ver the visibly soiled counter top. discard and relocate as discussed
⚠️Hand Cleaner Drying Tissue Signage • no signage or paper tissue in restrooms. address
Hand Cleaner Drying Tissue Signage • no signage or paper tissue in restrooms. address
⚠️Toilet Enclosed Clean • Clean to remove all visible soils and obnoxious odors
Toilet Enclosed Clean • Clean to remove all visible soils and obnoxious odors
⚠️Improper Cleaning of Receptacles • Clean all visibly soiled trash receptacles
Improper Cleaning of Receptacles • Clean all visibly soiled trash receptacles
⚠️Improper Maintenance of Floors • Clean floors throughout the facility from all visible food spills stains and soils • Clean to remove all visible food spills stains and soils inside and outside of all refrigeration units cooking equipment microwave and exterior of all bulk food containers
Improper Maintenance of Floors • Clean floors throughout the facility from all visible food spills stains and soils • Clean to remove all visible food spills stains and soils inside and outside of all refrigeration units cooking equipment microwave and exterior of all bulk food containers
⚠️Walls/Ceilings Designed Constructed Installed • Replace missing vent in the hood no stcker on hood to clean. address
Walls/Ceilings Designed Constructed Installed • Replace missing vent in the hood no stcker on hood to clean. address
⚠️Improper Maintenance of Walls/Ceilings • Clean walls throughout the kitchen including the vents in hood from all visible food spills stains and soils
Improper Maintenance of Walls/Ceilings • Clean walls throughout the kitchen including the vents in hood from all visible food spills stains and soils
⚠️Mop Sink not Provided • Enclose slop sink area
Mop Sink not Provided • Enclose slop sink area
⚠️Premises Maintained • Remove all personal belongings from the food service areas and keep segregated as discussed
Premises Maintained • Remove all personal belongings from the food service areas and keep segregated as discussed
⚠️Soiled Linen Storage • Discarded soiled aprons on the kitchen floor. address
Soiled Linen Storage • Discarded soiled aprons on the kitchen floor. address
⚠️PIC Performing Duties • PIC was not on site during inspection is not overseeing the day to day operations of the establishmentcritical
PIC Performing Duties • PIC was not on site during inspection is not overseeing the day to day operations of the establishment
⚠️Non-Compliance w/Employee Health Policy • No understanding of an illness policy. address as discussed during inspectioncritical
Non-Compliance w/Employee Health Policy • No understanding of an illness policy. address as discussed during inspection
⚠️Consumer Advisories • Under cooked lamb ? no consumer advisory. eggs offered under cooked . no consumer advisorycritical
Consumer Advisories • Under cooked lamb ? no consumer advisory. eggs offered under cooked . no consumer advisory
When was Butterfly Coffee last inspected?
Butterfly Coffee has 54 inspections on record going back to January 16, 2007. The 12 most recent are shown below.
date
result
score
March 15, 2022
—
November 25, 2020
—
November 25, 2019
—
June 8, 2018
—
May 30, 2018
Fail
May 21, 2018
Fail
October 13, 2017
Pass
October 2, 2017
Fail
May 8, 2017
Pass
May 1, 2017
Fail
January 5, 2017
Pass
December 29, 2016
Fail
Butterfly Coffee vs Mission Hill
Mission Hill runs 77% clean across 251 tracked restaurants — 186 clean, 24 mid, 31 cooked.
Against the 251 spots Cooked tracks in Mission Hill, this one comes out cleaner than 19% of them.
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 30, 2018. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.