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Cafeteria Boston
- resultFail
- critical violations0
- last inspectedSeptember 25, 2020
- address279 Newbury St, Boston 02116
Is Cafeteria Boston clean?
Cafeteria Boston is currently Fail from Boston Inspectional Services, Health Division, from an inspection on September 25, 2020. No critical violations were recorded at that visit. On Cooked's ladder that reads mid 😬.
What did inspectors find at Cafeteria Boston?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on September 25, 2020, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.
- ⚠️(A)-(P) Person-In-Charge-Duties (Pf) • The PIC is not ensuring proper maintenance of outside trash and storage areas. Not monitoring insect controls. Provide active managerial control.(A)-(P) Person-In-Charge-Duties (Pf) • The PIC is not ensuring proper maintenance of outside trash and storage areas. Not monitoring insect controls. Provide active managerial control.
- ⚠️Food Storage Prohibited Areas (C) • Soda syrup being stored in outside closet area in alleyway and is not protected from the elements. Door to unit has rot on floor portion and gap where pests may enter. Remove.Food Storage Prohibited Areas (C) • Soda syrup being stored in outside closet area in alleyway and is not protected from the elements. Door to unit has rot on floor portion and gap where pests may enter. Remove.
- ⚠️(A) and (C) Equipment Utensils Linens and Single-Service and Single-Use Articles-Storing (C) • Observed soup well and other pieces of equipment and linens being stored in outside closets. Store properly. Units are not weather proof with rotted wooden floors.(A) and (C) Equipment Utensils Linens and Single-Service and Single-Use Articles-Storing (C) • Observed soup well and other pieces of equipment and linens being stored in outside closets. Store properly. Units are not weather proof with rotted wooden floors.
- ⚠️Storage Refuse Recyclables and Returnable (C) • Observed multiple empty boxes strewn about in outside trash storage area.Storage Refuse Recyclables and Returnable (C) • Observed multiple empty boxes strewn about in outside trash storage area.
- ⚠️Area Enclosures and Receptacles Good Repair (C) • Outside storage closets found with rotted floors outside alleyway with plywood. Area needs to be extensively repaired to prevent harborage of vermin. Remove all rotted and soft wood and repair surfaces with pest poof durable materials.Area Enclosures and Receptacles Good Repair (C) • Outside storage closets found with rotted floors outside alleyway with plywood. Area needs to be extensively repaired to prevent harborage of vermin. Remove all rotted and soft wood and repair surfaces with pest poof durable materials.
- ⚠️Outside Storage Prohibitions (C) • Waste oil being stored in plastic and cardboard containers. Store properly in pest proof recepticle.Outside Storage Prohibitions (C) • Waste oil being stored in plastic and cardboard containers. Store properly in pest proof recepticle.
- ⚠️Maintaining Refuse Areas and Enclosures (C) • Remove out of use refrigerator tiles and other debri from outside trash storage area. Remove all items not necessary to the business.Maintaining Refuse Areas and Enclosures (C) • Remove out of use refrigerator tiles and other debri from outside trash storage area. Remove all items not necessary to the business.
- ⚠️Frequency-Removal (C) • Increase pickups of waste oil and recyclables when needed to prevent accumulation of refuse in outside area.Frequency-Removal (C) • Increase pickups of waste oil and recyclables when needed to prevent accumulation of refuse in outside area.
- ⚠️Surface Characteristics-Outdoor Areas (C) • Alleyway near trash and outdoor storage area constructed of plywood. Remove wood. Provide proper durable surfaces.Surface Characteristics-Outdoor Areas (C) • Alleyway near trash and outdoor storage area constructed of plywood. Remove wood. Provide proper durable surfaces.
- ⚠️Outdoor refuse Areas Curbed and Graded to Drain (C) • Outside storage area with areas with standing water enticing fly activity.Outdoor refuse Areas Curbed and Graded to Drain (C) • Outside storage area with areas with standing water enticing fly activity.
- ⚠️Controlling Pests (Pf) • Heavy presence of flies in outside trash storage area. Provide updated IPM pest control report.Controlling Pests (Pf) • Heavy presence of flies in outside trash storage area. Provide updated IPM pest control report.
- ⚠️Maintaining Premises Unnecessary Items and Litter (C) • Remove all items stored in outside area not necessary to the business.Maintaining Premises Unnecessary Items and Litter (C) • Remove all items stored in outside area not necessary to the business.
When was Cafeteria Boston last inspected?
Cafeteria Boston has 56 inspections on record going back to December 4, 2007. The 12 most recent are shown below.
| date | result | score |
|---|---|---|
| March 15, 2022 | — | |
| November 30, 2020 | closed by the city | |
| September 25, 2020 | Fail | |
| September 18, 2020 | Fail | |
| September 14, 2020 | Pass | |
| July 7, 2020 | Fail | |
| June 26, 2020 | Fail | |
| July 2, 2019 | Pass | |
| June 24, 2019 | Fail | |
| November 1, 2018 | Pass | |
| October 25, 2018 | Fail | |
| July 16, 2018 | Pass |
Cafeteria Boston vs Back Bay
Back Bay runs 81% clean across 519 tracked restaurants — 417 clean, 46 mid, 50 cooked.
Against the 519 spots Cooked tracks in Back Bay, this one comes out cleaner than 16% of them.
Other spots in Back Bay
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 September 25, 2020. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.