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Carmen's Kitchen
- resultPass
- critical violations0
- last inspectedApril 9, 2009
- address1010 Bennington St, East Boston 02128
Is Carmen's Kitchen clean?
Carmen's Kitchen is currently Pass from Boston Inspectional Services, Health Division, from an inspection on April 9, 2009. No critical violations were recorded at that visit. On Cooked's ladder that reads clean 😇.
What did inspectors find at Carmen's Kitchen?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on April 9, 2009, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.
- ⚠️Equipment Thermometers • Some equipment missing thermometers. Provide where needed.Equipment Thermometers • Some equipment missing thermometers. Provide where needed.
- ⚠️Tags & Records • No tags on site for shellfish . Provide.Tags & Records • No tags on site for shellfish . Provide.
- ⚠️Food Protection • Keep all food products covered during storage. Keep eggs stored on bottom shelf during storage.Food Protection • Keep all food products covered during storage. Keep eggs stored on bottom shelf during storage.
- ⚠️Food Contact Surfaces Design • plastic cup being used for a scoop for grated cheese. Discontinue and use a scoop with a handle.Food Contact Surfaces Design • plastic cup being used for a scoop for grated cheese. Discontinue and use a scoop with a handle.
- ⚠️Test Kit Provided • No test strips for Quart-nanny sanitizer. Provide.Test Kit Provided • No test strips for Quart-nanny sanitizer. Provide.
- ⚠️Food Contact Surfaces Clean • Soda lines coming into contact with ice which is considered a food item. Provide protection so ice will not come into contact with hoses.Food Contact Surfaces Clean • Soda lines coming into contact with ice which is considered a food item. Provide protection so ice will not come into contact with hoses.
- ⚠️Non-Food Contact Surfaces Clean • Clean outside of ice machine from all visible soils. Clean exterior of all refrigeration units from visible soils.Non-Food Contact Surfaces Clean • Clean outside of ice machine from all visible soils. Clean exterior of all refrigeration units from visible soils.
- ⚠️Hand Cleaner Drying Tissue Signage • No paper towels at hand sink. ProvideHand Cleaner Drying Tissue Signage • No paper towels at hand sink. Provide
- ⚠️Toilet Enclosed Clean • No receptacle for sanitary napkins in ladies room.Provide.Toilet Enclosed Clean • No receptacle for sanitary napkins in ladies room.Provide.
- ⚠️Improper Maintenance of Walls/Ceilings • Clean vents in hood from ail built up carbon and soils.Improper Maintenance of Walls/Ceilings • Clean vents in hood from ail built up carbon and soils.
When was Carmen's Kitchen last inspected?
Carmen's Kitchen has 4 inspections on record going back to August 13, 2008.
| date | result | score |
|---|---|---|
| December 30, 2012 | — | |
| April 9, 2009 | Pass | |
| April 2, 2009 | Fail | |
| August 13, 2008 | — |
Carmen's Kitchen vs East Boston
East Boston runs 92% clean across 529 tracked restaurants — 472 clean, 19 mid, 21 cooked.
Against the 529 spots Cooked tracks in East Boston, this one comes out cleaner than 7% 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 April 9, 2009. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.