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Cafe 47
- resultFail
- critical violations1
- last inspectedMarch 30, 2012
- address47 Massachusetts Av, Boston 02115
Is Cafe 47 clean?
Cafe 47 is currently Fail from Boston Inspectional Services, Health Division, from an inspection on March 30, 2012. 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 47?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on March 30, 2012, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.
- ⚠️Number Convenient • Provide proper and adequate handwash sink in basement where slicing is being performed.criticalNumber Convenient • Provide proper and adequate handwash sink in basement where slicing is being performed.
- ⚠️Hand Cleaner Drying Tissue Signage • Provide proper liquid handsoap and paper towels for hand sink in employee restroom.Hand Cleaner Drying Tissue Signage • Provide proper liquid handsoap and paper towels for hand sink in employee restroom.
- ⚠️Insects Rodents Animals • Properly clean and remove all evidence of mice droppings on floor and shelving in basement area.Insects Rodents Animals • Properly clean and remove all evidence of mice droppings on floor and shelving in basement area.
- ⚠️Improper Maintenance of Walls/Ceilings • Provide missing ceiling tile in kitchen. Properly resurface or replace all water damaged ceiling tiles in kitchen.Improper Maintenance of Walls/Ceilings • Provide missing ceiling tile in kitchen. Properly resurface or replace all water damaged ceiling tiles in kitchen.
- ⚠️PIC Knowledge • Provide proper certified food allergen trained employee for establishment. Provide proper food allergy disclaimer in all menu's as applicable. ("Before placing your order please inform your server if anyone in your party has a food allergy.")criticalPIC Knowledge • Provide proper certified food allergen trained employee for establishment. Provide proper food allergy disclaimer in all menu's as applicable. ("Before placing your order please inform your server if anyone in your party has a food allergy.")
When was Cafe 47 last inspected?
Cafe 47 has 15 inspections on record going back to April 10, 2009. The 12 most recent are shown below.
| date | result | score |
|---|---|---|
| June 13, 2022 | — | |
| December 30, 2012 | — | |
| March 30, 2012 | Fail | |
| March 23, 2012 | Fail | |
| January 30, 2012 | Pass | |
| September 15, 2011 | Pass | |
| June 9, 2011 | Pass | |
| March 23, 2011 | Pass | |
| August 20, 2010 | Pass | |
| August 16, 2010 | Fail | |
| May 5, 2010 | Pass | |
| April 28, 2010 | Fail |
Cafe 47 vs Back Bay
Back Bay runs 81% clean across 519 tracked restaurants — 417 clean, 46 mid, 50 cooked.
Against the 519 spots Cooked tracks in Back Bay, this one comes out cleaner than 9% 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 March 30, 2012. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.