Caffe Nero

• resultPass
• critical violations0
• last inspectedMarch 9, 2023
• address298 Washington St, Brighton 02135

Is Caffe Nero clean?

Caffe Nero is currently Pass from Boston Inspectional Services, Health Division, from an inspection on March 9, 2023. No critical violations were recorded at that visit. On Cooked's ladder that reads clean 😇.

What did inspectors find at Caffe Nero?

These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on March 9, 2023, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.

• ⚠️(A) (B) and (C)(1) (4)-(16) Demonstration (Pf) • Priority repeated violations noted on inspection report Review preparation process and cold holding procedures with staff
  (A) (B) and (C)(1) (4)-(16) Demonstration (Pf) • Priority repeated violations noted on inspection report Review preparation process and cold holding procedures with staff
• ⚠️(A)(2) and (B) Time/Temperature Control for Safety Food Hot and Cold Holding (P) • Prepared sandwiches in display refrigeration at the service line with temperatures of 50-52F. Products were prepared less than 2 hours prior to the inspection Product was removed and placed in the walk in freezer to properly cool before placing out for salecritical
  (A)(2) and (B) Time/Temperature Control for Safety Food Hot and Cold Holding (P) • Prepared sandwiches in display refrigeration at the service line with temperatures of 50-52F. Products were prepared less than 2 hours prior to the inspection Product was removed and placed in the walk in freezer to properly cool before placing out for sale
• ⚠️Nonfood Contact Surfaces (C) • Numerous areas of the establishmnet with encrusted soils Areas include but not limited to: Interiors of refrgeration including walkins and in line units Exteriors of refrigeration including handles Floors below shelving and equipment Product shelving along service line Counters around and behind equipment Clean all areas with proper frequency
  Nonfood Contact Surfaces (C) • Numerous areas of the establishmnet with encrusted soils Areas include but not limited to: Interiors of refrgeration including walkins and in line units Exteriors of refrigeration including handles Floors below shelving and equipment Product shelving along service line Counters around and behind equipment Clean all areas with proper frequency
• ⚠️Maintaining Refuse Areas and Enclosures (C) • Exterior area where dumpsters are stored with heavy debris and soil buildup- Clean with proper frequency
  Maintaining Refuse Areas and Enclosures (C) • Exterior area where dumpsters are stored with heavy debris and soil buildup- Clean with proper frequency

When was Caffe Nero last inspected?

Caffe Nero has 21 inspections on record going back to March 27, 2018. The 12 most recent are shown below.

Caffe Nero vs Brighton

Brighton runs 83% clean across 486 tracked restaurants — 393 clean, 43 mid, 35 cooked.

Against the 486 spots Cooked tracks in Brighton, this one comes out cleaner than 16% 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 9, 2023. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.