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Cafe De Lulu
- resultPass
- critical violations0
- last inspectedJune 8, 2015
- address40 Harrison Av, Boston 02111
Is Cafe De Lulu clean?
Cafe De Lulu is currently Pass from Boston Inspectional Services, Health Division, from an inspection on June 8, 2015. No critical violations were recorded at that visit. On Cooked's ladder that reads clean 😇.
What did inspectors find at Cafe De Lulu?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on June 8, 2015, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.
- ⚠️Hot Holding • Spareribs sitting out at 114F / Provide proper holding temperatures.criticalHot Holding • Spareribs sitting out at 114F / Provide proper holding temperatures.
- ⚠️Cold Holding • Garlic in oil mixture sitting out at the wok station 83F / Provide proper cold holding temperatures.criticalCold Holding • Garlic in oil mixture sitting out at the wok station 83F / Provide proper cold holding temperatures.
- ⚠️PHF's Properly Thawed • Frozen chicken in bucket thawing at room temperature / Discontinue and properly thaw PHFs.PHF's Properly Thawed • Frozen chicken in bucket thawing at room temperature / Discontinue and properly thaw PHFs.
- ⚠️Food Protection • Ready to eat foods stored below raw meats / Organize walk in to provide proper food protection during storage.Food Protection • Ready to eat foods stored below raw meats / Organize walk in to provide proper food protection during storage.
- ⚠️Food Contact Surfaces Design • Cutting boards worn and scored / Replace.Food Contact Surfaces Design • Cutting boards worn and scored / Replace.
- ⚠️Non-Food Contact Surfaces Clean • Cookline equipment with visible soils and grease build up / Clean to removeNon-Food Contact Surfaces Clean • Cookline equipment with visible soils and grease build up / Clean to remove
- ⚠️Improper Maintenance of Floors • Floors throughout establishment with visible soils / Clean to remove.Improper Maintenance of Floors • Floors throughout establishment with visible soils / Clean to remove.
- ⚠️Improper Maintenance of Walls/Ceilings • Hood vents with visible grease build up / Clean to remove.Improper Maintenance of Walls/Ceilings • Hood vents with visible grease build up / Clean to remove.
When was Cafe De Lulu last inspected?
Cafe De Lulu has 20 inspections on record going back to November 20, 2009. The 12 most recent are shown below.
| date | result | score |
|---|---|---|
| March 15, 2022 | — | |
| June 8, 2015 | Pass | |
| May 29, 2015 | Fail | |
| October 20, 2014 | — | |
| October 6, 2014 | — | |
| September 25, 2014 | Fail | |
| December 30, 2013 | — | |
| January 30, 2013 | — | |
| November 20, 2012 | — | |
| February 13, 2012 | — | |
| November 18, 2011 | Pass | |
| November 10, 2011 | Fail |
Cafe De Lulu vs Downtown
Downtown runs 90% clean across 1,016 tracked restaurants — 866 clean, 53 mid, 42 cooked.
Against the 1,016 spots Cooked tracks in Downtown, this one comes out cleaner than 10% 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 June 8, 2015. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.