Cafe Med

• resultFail
• critical violations1
• last inspectedFebruary 20, 2020
• address31 Saint James Av, Boston 02116

Is Cafe Med clean?

Cafe Med is currently Fail from Boston Inspectional Services, Health Division, from an inspection on February 20, 2020. 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 Med?

These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on February 20, 2020, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.

• ⚠️Clean-up of Vomiting and Diarrheal Events (Pf) • No written procedures and kit is not complete for the clean up of vomiting and diarrheal incidents
  Clean-up of Vomiting and Diarrheal Events (Pf) • No written procedures and kit is not complete for the clean up of vomiting and diarrheal incidents
• ⚠️Wiping Cloths Use Limitation (C) • In use wiping cloths not stored in a sanitizing solution - Kitchen/prep/ware washing
  Wiping Cloths Use Limitation (C) • In use wiping cloths not stored in a sanitizing solution - Kitchen/prep/ware washing
• ⚠️Food Display-Preventing Contamination by Consumers (P) • Food on serving line exposed to the elements - Repeat violationcritical
  Food Display-Preventing Contamination by Consumers (P) • Food on serving line exposed to the elements - Repeat violation
• ⚠️Condiments Protection (C) • Food being stored in containers that are not NSF approved for reuse - Back storage area
  Condiments Protection (C) • Food being stored in containers that are not NSF approved for reuse - Back storage area
• ⚠️Food Labels (C) • Bulk food containers are improperly labeled - Provide only common name on bulk food containers - Back storage
  Food Labels (C) • Bulk food containers are improperly labeled - Provide only common name on bulk food containers - Back storage
• ⚠️Ventilation Hood Systems Adequacy (C) • Excessive smoke from cooking equipment - Have hood above checked by hood company to ensure it is operating properly - Kitchen/prep
  Ventilation Hood Systems Adequacy (C) • Excessive smoke from cooking equipment - Have hood above checked by hood company to ensure it is operating properly - Kitchen/prep
• ⚠️Good Repair and Proper Adjustment-Equipment (C) • Counter top at express machine in disrepair Broken/cracked door gaskets on refrigeration unit (Sparton Refrigeration unit)
  Good Repair and Proper Adjustment-Equipment (C) • Counter top at express machine in disrepair Broken/cracked door gaskets on refrigeration unit (Sparton Refrigeration unit)
• ⚠️Cutting Surfaces (C) • Worn cutting boards
  Cutting Surfaces (C) • Worn cutting boards
• ⚠️Cooking and Baking Equipment (C) • Heavily built up and encrusted soils on cooking equipment fryolator and attachments - Cooking line
  Cooking and Baking Equipment (C) • Heavily built up and encrusted soils on cooking equipment fryolator and attachments - Cooking line
• ⚠️Nonfood Contact Surfaces (C) • Built up soils on exterior of bulk food containers - Back storage area Built up soils on shelving under pre tables - Kitchen/prep/ware washing
  Nonfood Contact Surfaces (C) • Built up soils on exterior of bulk food containers - Back storage area Built up soils on shelving under pre tables - Kitchen/prep/ware washing
• ⚠️Covering Receptacles (C) • No covers for trash receptacles - Kitchen/prep/ware washing
  Covering Receptacles (C) • No covers for trash receptacles - Kitchen/prep/ware washing
• ⚠️Cleaning Receptacles (C) • Built up soils on waste receptacles - Kitchen/prep/ware washing
  Cleaning Receptacles (C) • Built up soils on waste receptacles - Kitchen/prep/ware washing
• ⚠️Floors Walls and Ceilings-Cleanability (C) • Built up soils grease and organic material on floors walls ceiling and attachments - Kitchen/prep/ware washing Built up soils on floor in storage area - Basement
  Floors Walls and Ceilings-Cleanability (C) • Built up soils grease and organic material on floors walls ceiling and attachments - Kitchen/prep/ware washing Built up soils on floor in storage area - Basement
• ⚠️Maintaining Premises Unnecessary Items and Litter (C) • Old equipment milk crates personal items and unnecessary articles stored in basement storage - Repeat violation
  Maintaining Premises Unnecessary Items and Litter (C) • Old equipment milk crates personal items and unnecessary articles stored in basement storage - Repeat violation

When was Cafe Med last inspected?

Cafe Med has 36 inspections on record going back to December 10, 2014. The 12 most recent are shown below.

Cafe Med vs Bay Village

Bay Village runs 88% clean across 350 tracked restaurants — 292 clean, 16 mid, 22 cooked.

Against the 350 spots Cooked tracks in Bay Village, this one comes out cleaner than 3% 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 February 20, 2020. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.