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Caffe Nero
- resultPass
- critical violations0
- last inspectedJanuary 8, 2020
- address205 Newbury St, Boston 02116
Is Caffe Nero clean?
Caffe Nero is currently Pass from Boston Inspectional Services, Health Division, from an inspection on January 8, 2020. 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 January 8, 2020, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.
- ⚠️Wiping Cloths Use Limitation (C) • Sanitizer solution heavily soiled- Clean with proper frequencyWiping Cloths Use Limitation (C) • Sanitizer solution heavily soiled- Clean with proper frequency
- ⚠️(A)(2) and (B) Time/Temperature Control for Safety Food Hot and Cold Holding (P) • Prepared sandwiches in display refrigeration at temperatures of 46F- 50F.critical(A)(2) and (B) Time/Temperature Control for Safety Food Hot and Cold Holding (P) • Prepared sandwiches in display refrigeration at temperatures of 46F- 50F.
- ⚠️Sanitizing Solutions Testing Devices (Pf) • No test kit available at the time of inspection for sanitizerSanitizing Solutions Testing Devices (Pf) • No test kit available at the time of inspection for sanitizer
- ⚠️Using a Handwashing Sink-Operation and Maintenance (Pf) • Evidence of beverage dumping in handsink in back kitchen- DiscontinueUsing a Handwashing Sink-Operation and Maintenance (Pf) • Evidence of beverage dumping in handsink in back kitchen- Discontinue
- ⚠️Cleaning Receptacles (C) • Exteriors of waste receptacles throughout with encrusted soils and splashesCleaning Receptacles (C) • Exteriors of waste receptacles throughout with encrusted soils and splashes
When was Caffe Nero last inspected?
Caffe Nero has 9 inspections on record going back to June 21, 2018.
| date | result | score |
|---|---|---|
| March 15, 2022 | — | |
| September 14, 2020 | — | |
| January 8, 2020 | Pass | |
| December 30, 2019 | Fail | |
| June 21, 2019 | Pass | |
| June 5, 2019 | Fail | |
| October 9, 2018 | Pass | |
| October 5, 2018 | Fail | |
| June 21, 2018 | Pass |
Caffe Nero 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 19% 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 January 8, 2020. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.