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Cafe Latino
- resultFail
- critical violations0
- last inspectedMarch 11, 2009
- address3 Center Plaza, Boston 02109
Is Cafe Latino clean?
Cafe Latino is currently Fail from Boston Inspectional Services, Health Division, from an inspection on March 11, 2009. No critical violations were recorded at that visit. On Cooked's ladder that reads mid 😬.
What did inspectors find at Cafe Latino?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on March 11, 2009, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.
- ⚠️Food Protection • cover open foods in reach ins.Food Protection • cover open foods in reach ins.
- ⚠️Equipment Thermometers • Provide visible thermometers where necessary.Equipment Thermometers • Provide visible thermometers where necessary.
- ⚠️Installed and Maintained • Repair faucets to to sinks.Installed and Maintained • Repair faucets to to sinks.
- ⚠️Improper Maintenance of Walls/Ceilings • Update vent cleaning.Improper Maintenance of Walls/Ceilings • Update vent cleaning.
- ⚠️Premises Maintained • Remove all unnecessary cardboard.Premises Maintained • Remove all unnecessary cardboard.
When was Cafe Latino last inspected?
Cafe Latino has 13 inspections on record going back to January 24, 2008. The 12 most recent are shown below.
| date | result | score |
|---|---|---|
| May 13, 2009 | closed by the city | |
| March 16, 2009 | — | |
| March 11, 2009 | Fail | |
| December 15, 2008 | Pass | |
| December 5, 2008 | Fail | |
| December 5, 2008 | Pass | |
| September 29, 2008 | Pass | |
| September 23, 2008 | Fail | |
| August 21, 2008 | Fail | |
| May 1, 2008 | Pass | |
| April 23, 2008 | — | |
| February 7, 2008 | Pass |
Cafe Latino 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 5% 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 11, 2009. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.