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Cafe Meridian
- resultPass
- critical violations0
- last inspectedJune 20, 2012
- address271 Meridian St, East Boston 02128
Is Cafe Meridian clean?
Cafe Meridian is currently Pass from Boston Inspectional Services, Health Division, from an inspection on June 20, 2012. No critical violations were recorded at that visit. On Cooked's ladder that reads clean 😇.
What did inspectors find at Cafe Meridian?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on June 20, 2012, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.
- ⚠️Food Contact Surfaces Design • replace worn cutting boards on sanwich units in basementFood Contact Surfaces Design • replace worn cutting boards on sanwich units in basement
- ⚠️Non-Food Contact Surfaces • provide proper shelving for all food service supplies. Remove particle board used as shelving. repair hole in mens room door.Non-Food Contact Surfaces • provide proper shelving for all food service supplies. Remove particle board used as shelving. repair hole in mens room door.
- ⚠️Equipment Thermometers • provide thermometers for all refrigeratorsEquipment Thermometers • provide thermometers for all refrigerators
- ⚠️Test Kit Provided • provide test kit for sanitizer tablets at the 3 bay sink in the restroomTest Kit Provided • provide test kit for sanitizer tablets at the 3 bay sink in the restroom
- ⚠️Wiping Cloths Clean Sanitize • provide proper storage of wiping cloths.Wiping Cloths Clean Sanitize • provide proper storage of wiping cloths.
- ⚠️Location Accessible • remove all materials from hand sink . Keep sink open clean and accessable at all times.criticalLocation Accessible • remove all materials from hand sink . Keep sink open clean and accessable at all times.
- ⚠️Hand Cleaner Drying Tissue Signage • provide hand soap and paper towels for hand sink. Hand soap and paper towels should be located right at the handsinkHand Cleaner Drying Tissue Signage • provide hand soap and paper towels for hand sink. Hand soap and paper towels should be located right at the handsink
- ⚠️Floors Designed Constructed Installed • reseal floor throughout basement.Floors Designed Constructed Installed • reseal floor throughout basement.
- ⚠️Walls/Ceilings Designed Constructed Installed • remove hanging loose wires hanging from basement ceiling.Walls/Ceilings Designed Constructed Installed • remove hanging loose wires hanging from basement ceiling.
- ⚠️Toxic Items: Original Container • remove paint cans from storage in basementcriticalToxic Items: Original Container • remove paint cans from storage in basement
- ⚠️Premises Maintained • clean out basement and all areas of basement clean at all times. Because basement has a full service prep kitchen all areas throughout the basement need to be kept clean at all times.Premises Maintained • clean out basement and all areas of basement clean at all times. Because basement has a full service prep kitchen all areas throughout the basement need to be kept clean at all times.
When was Cafe Meridian last inspected?
Cafe Meridian has 15 inspections on record going back to October 20, 2008. The 12 most recent are shown below.
| date | result | score |
|---|---|---|
| June 13, 2022 | — | |
| December 30, 2012 | — | |
| June 20, 2012 | Pass | |
| May 24, 2012 | Fail | |
| October 17, 2011 | Fail | |
| February 22, 2011 | Pass | |
| February 4, 2011 | Fail | |
| July 12, 2010 | Pass | |
| July 2, 2010 | Fail | |
| October 20, 2009 | Pass | |
| May 28, 2009 | Pass | |
| May 26, 2009 | — |
Cafe Meridian vs East Boston
East Boston runs 92% clean across 529 tracked restaurants — 472 clean, 19 mid, 21 cooked.
Against the 529 spots Cooked tracks in East Boston, this one comes out cleaner than 7% 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 20, 2012. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.