Cafe Belo

• resultPass
• critical violations0
• last inspectedOctober 10, 2008
• address181 Brighton Av, Allston 02134

Is Cafe Belo clean?

Cafe Belo is currently Pass from Boston Inspectional Services, Health Division, from an inspection on October 10, 2008. No critical violations were recorded at that visit. On Cooked's ladder that reads clean 😇.

What did inspectors find at Cafe Belo?

These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on October 10, 2008, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.

• ⚠️Hot Holding • Hot holding cabinet is not keeping items above 140f. Beef filled pastry and hot dog pastry are 100f. Provide proper hot holding of 140f or above.critical
  Hot Holding • Hot holding cabinet is not keeping items above 140f. Beef filled pastry and hot dog pastry are 100f. Provide proper hot holding of 140f or above.
• ⚠️Cold Holding • Meat refrigerator is 50 A and meat is 53F. Provide proper cold holding temperature.critical
  Cold Holding • Meat refrigerator is 50 A and meat is 53F. Provide proper cold holding temperature.
• ⚠️Inadequate Facilities/Cooling Methods • Cod fish is cooling in a deep covered container. Provide proper cooling methods to ensure items cool from 140F to 70F in 2 hours and then from 70F to 41F in an additional 4 hours.
  Inadequate Facilities/Cooling Methods • Cod fish is cooling in a deep covered container. Provide proper cooling methods to ensure items cool from 140F to 70F in 2 hours and then from 70F to 41F in an additional 4 hours.
• ⚠️Food Protection • Raw meats are stored together. Separate meats by cooking temperature to avoid cross-contamination. Hand sink is adjacent of grill. Provide separation.
  Food Protection • Raw meats are stored together. Separate meats by cooking temperature to avoid cross-contamination. Hand sink is adjacent of grill. Provide separation.
• ⚠️Equipment Thermometers • Refrigerators in bar area are missing thermometer. Provide.
  Equipment Thermometers • Refrigerators in bar area are missing thermometer. Provide.
• ⚠️Food Contact Surfaces Clean • Bulk food containers are soiled with debris. Clean. Can opener is soiled. Clean.
  Food Contact Surfaces Clean • Bulk food containers are soiled with debris. Clean. Can opener is soiled. Clean.
• ⚠️Non-Food Contact Surfaces Clean • Refrigerators are soiled with debris. Clean all the refrigerators inside outside handles and gaskets to remove debris.
  Non-Food Contact Surfaces Clean • Refrigerators are soiled with debris. Clean all the refrigerators inside outside handles and gaskets to remove debris.
• ⚠️Hand Cleaner Drying Tissue Signage • No paper towels at the kitchen handsink. Provide.
  Hand Cleaner Drying Tissue Signage • No paper towels at the kitchen handsink. Provide.
• ⚠️Outside Storage Improperly Maintained • Grease barrels are uncovered and soiled. Keep clean and covered.
  Outside Storage Improperly Maintained • Grease barrels are uncovered and soiled. Keep clean and covered.
• ⚠️Improper Maintenance of Floors • Floor is soiled underneath equipment and along the edges in the kitchen where the floor meets the wall. Clean.
  Improper Maintenance of Floors • Floor is soiled underneath equipment and along the edges in the kitchen where the floor meets the wall. Clean.
• ⚠️Improper Maintenance of Walls/Ceilings • Grill area equipment is soiled with grease buildup. Clean to remove. Hood vents are due for a cleaning. Have the hood vents cleaned.
  Improper Maintenance of Walls/Ceilings • Grill area equipment is soiled with grease buildup. Clean to remove. Hood vents are due for a cleaning. Have the hood vents cleaned.

When was Cafe Belo last inspected?

Cafe Belo has 8 inspections on record going back to January 24, 2007.

Cafe Belo vs Allston

Allston runs 88% clean across 493 tracked restaurants — 415 clean, 35 mid, 23 cooked.

Against the 493 spots Cooked tracks in Allston, 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 October 10, 2008. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.