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Carmen
- resultPass
- critical violations0
- last inspectedOctober 23, 2014
- address33 North Sq, Boston 02113
Is Carmen clean?
Carmen is currently Pass from Boston Inspectional Services, Health Division, from an inspection on October 23, 2014. No critical violations were recorded at that visit. On Cooked's ladder that reads clean 😇.
What did inspectors find at Carmen?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on October 23, 2014, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.
- ⚠️Food Thermometers Provided • Replace broken food thermometerFood Thermometers Provided • Replace broken food thermometer
- ⚠️Three Compartment Sink • Provide an ample area to properly air dry all clean pots and pans - current area is very small and does not have enough clean spaceThree Compartment Sink • Provide an ample area to properly air dry all clean pots and pans - current area is very small and does not have enough clean space
- ⚠️Wiping Cloths Clean Sanitize • Set up seperate wiping cloths for raw and ready to eat foodsWiping Cloths Clean Sanitize • Set up seperate wiping cloths for raw and ready to eat foods
- ⚠️Non-Food Contact Surfaces Clean • Clean inside / outside of all refrigeration / freezer units - exterior of all bulk food containers from all visible food spills stains and soilNon-Food Contact Surfaces Clean • Clean inside / outside of all refrigeration / freezer units - exterior of all bulk food containers from all visible food spills stains and soil
- ⚠️Improper Maintenance of Floors • Clean floors throuighout the kitchen from all visible food spills stains and soilsImproper Maintenance of Floors • Clean floors throuighout the kitchen from all visible food spills stains and soils
- ⚠️Walls/Ceilings Designed Constructed Installed • Replace missing hood vent where nnededWalls/Ceilings Designed Constructed Installed • Replace missing hood vent where nneded
- ⚠️Improper Maintenance of Walls/Ceilings • Clean vents in the hood - walls behind the cooking line from all visible soilsImproper Maintenance of Walls/Ceilings • Clean vents in the hood - walls behind the cooking line from all visible soils
- ⚠️PIC Knowledge • No allergen certificate -providecriticalPIC Knowledge • No allergen certificate -provide
When was Carmen last inspected?
Carmen has 15 inspections on record going back to June 27, 2008. The 12 most recent are shown below.
| date | result | score |
|---|---|---|
| March 15, 2022 | — | |
| September 29, 2016 | closed by the city | |
| October 14, 2015 | — | |
| October 23, 2014 | Pass | |
| October 16, 2014 | Fail | |
| December 6, 2013 | Pass | |
| November 22, 2013 | Fail | |
| September 26, 2013 | Pass | |
| September 12, 2013 | Fail | |
| December 30, 2012 | — | |
| May 10, 2012 | Pass | |
| May 4, 2012 | Fail |
Carmen vs North End
North End runs 88% clean across 717 tracked restaurants — 579 clean, 37 mid, 40 cooked.
Against the 717 spots Cooked tracks in North End, this one comes out cleaner than 11% of them.
Other spots in North End
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 23, 2014. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.