Canary Square

• resultFail
• critical violations1
• last inspectedOctober 5, 2022
• address435 S Huntington Av, Jamaica Plain 02130

Is Canary Square clean?

Canary Square is currently Fail from Boston Inspectional Services, Health Division, from an inspection on October 5, 2022. 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 Canary Square?

These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on October 5, 2022, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.

• ⚠️(A) (B) and (C)(1) (4)-(16) Demonstration (Pf) • Chef Simon Robinson stated Food Manager Certification (CFPM) expired. Provide and ensure allergen awareness training for staff.
  (A) (B) and (C)(1) (4)-(16) Demonstration (Pf) • Chef Simon Robinson stated Food Manager Certification (CFPM) expired. Provide and ensure allergen awareness training for staff.
• ⚠️In-Use Utensils Between-Use Storage (C) • Knives stored between equipment. Discontinue. Store properly.
  In-Use Utensils Between-Use Storage (C) • Knives stored between equipment. Discontinue. Store properly.
• ⚠️Food Storage Prohibited Areas (C) • Equipment utensils some foods stored below utility lines pipes and subject to contamination. Remove or provide proper overhead protection.
  Food Storage Prohibited Areas (C) • Equipment utensils some foods stored below utility lines pipes and subject to contamination. Remove or provide proper overhead protection.
• ⚠️Cooling (P) • Chicken wings 68F-72F in deep plastic containers at room temperature. Chef stated had been cooked one hour earlier. Instructed to reheat to 165F and to start cooling process monitoring temperatures. Reheated to 170F. Review proper cooling practices and monitor.critical
  Cooling (P) • Chicken wings 68F-72F in deep plastic containers at room temperature. Chef stated had been cooked one hour earlier. Instructed to reheat to 165F and to start cooling process monitoring temperatures. Reheated to 170F. Review proper cooling practices and monitor.
• ⚠️Ready-To-Eat Time/Temperature Control for Safety Food Date Marking (Pf) • Foods date marked but are held greater than 7 days. Chef discarded cooked meatballs queso sauce dated 9/22/22 & 9/27/22.
  Ready-To-Eat Time/Temperature Control for Safety Food Date Marking (Pf) • Foods date marked but are held greater than 7 days. Chef discarded cooked meatballs queso sauce dated 9/22/22 & 9/27/22.
• ⚠️Variance Requirement (Pf) • Pickled cucumbers onions in containers.Acidifying "pickling" foods to extend shelf life requires a variance / HACCP plan. Provide.
  Variance Requirement (Pf) • Pickled cucumbers onions in containers.Acidifying "pickling" foods to extend shelf life requires a variance / HACCP plan. Provide.
• ⚠️Good Repair and Proper Adjustment-Equipment (C) • Refrigerated units with excess moisture. Repair and remove moisture.
  Good Repair and Proper Adjustment-Equipment (C) • Refrigerated units with excess moisture. Repair and remove moisture.
• ⚠️(A) Equipment Food-Contact Surfaces Nonfood-Contact Surfaces and Utensils (Pf) • Interior of ice machine panel is soiled potato cutter and cutting boards not clean to sight and touch.
  (A) Equipment Food-Contact Surfaces Nonfood-Contact Surfaces and Utensils (Pf) • Interior of ice machine panel is soiled potato cutter and cutting boards not clean to sight and touch.
• ⚠️Nonfood Contact Surfaces (C) • Walls in basement prep area bar and warewash wash have dried soils. Clean to remove. Floor of dry goods room with old rodent droppings. Remove and clean. Interior of mop sink and walls soiled. Clean. Remove spills in bar refrigerator.
  Nonfood Contact Surfaces (C) • Walls in basement prep area bar and warewash wash have dried soils. Clean to remove. Floor of dry goods room with old rodent droppings. Remove and clean. Interior of mop sink and walls soiled. Clean. Remove spills in bar refrigerator.
• ⚠️Controlling Pests (Pf) • Flies observed in basement prep and bar areas. Current pest control report provided. Provide an action plan for elimination of pests.
  Controlling Pests (Pf) • Flies observed in basement prep and bar areas. Current pest control report provided. Provide an action plan for elimination of pests.

When was Canary Square last inspected?

Canary Square has 35 inspections on record going back to November 17, 2010. The 12 most recent are shown below.

Canary Square vs Mission Hill

Mission Hill runs 77% clean across 251 tracked restaurants — 186 clean, 24 mid, 31 cooked.

Against the 251 spots Cooked tracks in Mission Hill, this one comes out cleaner than 2% of them.

Other spots in Mission Hill

• ✓ Sushi Station
  clean · May 8, 2014
• ✓ J P Convenience Store
  clean · March 12, 2024
• ✓ Tres Gatos Cafe
  clean · July 1, 2026
• ✕ Kennedy Fried Chicken
  cooked · November 25, 2013
• ✓ Wok 'n Talk
  clean · November 3, 2022
• ✕ Slice O'pie
  cooked · April 9, 2012

See every restaurant inspection in Mission Hill →

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 October 5, 2022. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.