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Cafe 1010
- resultFail
- critical violations1
- last inspectedNovember 20, 2019
- address1010 Massachusetts Av, Roxbury 02118
Is Cafe 1010 clean?
Cafe 1010 is currently Fail from Boston Inspectional Services, Health Division, from an inspection on November 20, 2019. Inspectors wrote up 1 critical violation — the kind most directly linked to foodborne illness. On Cooked's ladder that reads cooked 🪳.
What did inspectors find at Cafe 1010?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on November 20, 2019, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.
- ⚠️Clean-up of Vomiting and Diarrheal Events (Pf) • PIC st this time could not tell me if she had a vomit kit. Please provide vomit clean up kit as discussed. Left hand out.Clean-up of Vomiting and Diarrheal Events (Pf) • PIC st this time could not tell me if she had a vomit kit. Please provide vomit clean up kit as discussed. Left hand out.
- ⚠️Non-Continuous Cooking of Raw Animal Foods (Pf) • Meatballs 125F soup 129F and grilled chicken 130F. Must be hot held at 135F or above. PIC stated that the hot holding unit was off to cool the food. Discontinue.Non-Continuous Cooking of Raw Animal Foods (Pf) • Meatballs 125F soup 129F and grilled chicken 130F. Must be hot held at 135F or above. PIC stated that the hot holding unit was off to cool the food. Discontinue.
- ⚠️Cooling (P) • PIC stated that food in the hot holding unit was cooling. The unit was off but still hot. I discussed with staff to remove food from unit and properly cool in ice bath or in refrigerator. MonitorcriticalCooling (P) • PIC stated that food in the hot holding unit was cooling. The unit was off but still hot. I discussed with staff to remove food from unit and properly cool in ice bath or in refrigerator. Monitor
- ⚠️Sanitizing Solutions Testing Devices (Pf) • PIC at this time could not find the test strips for three bay sink. Location used bleach. Provide test kit.Sanitizing Solutions Testing Devices (Pf) • PIC at this time could not find the test strips for three bay sink. Location used bleach. Provide test kit.
- ⚠️Nonfood Contact Surfaces (C) • PIC will need to clean interior and exterior of cabinet at the front counter. Visibly soiled. PIC will need to clean exterior of refrigertors units around handles. Visibly soiledNonfood Contact Surfaces (C) • PIC will need to clean interior and exterior of cabinet at the front counter. Visibly soiled. PIC will need to clean exterior of refrigertors units around handles. Visibly soiled
- ⚠️Floors Walls and Ceilings-Cleanability (C) • Clean ceiling and ceiling vents for a/c and heat. Visibly soiled for grease and dust. Clean to remove.Floors Walls and Ceilings-Cleanability (C) • Clean ceiling and ceiling vents for a/c and heat. Visibly soiled for grease and dust. Clean to remove.
When was Cafe 1010 last inspected?
Cafe 1010 has 63 inspections on record going back to December 3, 2007. The 12 most recent are shown below.
| date | result | score |
|---|---|---|
| March 15, 2022 | — | |
| December 3, 2019 | — | |
| November 20, 2019 | Fail | |
| April 26, 2019 | — | |
| September 25, 2018 | Pass | |
| September 10, 2018 | Fail | |
| August 29, 2018 | Fail | |
| March 9, 2018 | — | |
| March 2, 2018 | Fail | |
| February 23, 2018 | Fail | |
| August 3, 2017 | — | |
| July 27, 2017 | Fail |
Cafe 1010 vs South End
South End runs 81% clean across 691 tracked restaurants — 498 clean, 63 mid, 54 cooked.
Against the 691 spots Cooked tracks in South End, this one comes out cleaner than 4% 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 November 20, 2019. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.