Cha Feo

• resultPass
• critical violations0
• last inspectedJuly 17, 2024
• address248 Newbury St, Boston 02116

Is Cha Feo clean?

Cha Feo is currently Pass from Boston Inspectional Services, Health Division, from an inspection on July 17, 2024. No critical violations were recorded at that visit. On Cooked's ladder that reads clean 😇.

What did inspectors find at Cha Feo?

These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on July 17, 2024, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.

• ⚠️Wiping Cloths Use Limitation (C) • Soiled wiping cloth stored on counter. Store wiping cloths in sanitizing solution to prevent contamination.
  Wiping Cloths Use Limitation (C) • Soiled wiping cloth stored on counter. Store wiping cloths in sanitizing solution to prevent contamination.
• ⚠️Sanitizing Solutions Testing Devices (Pf) • Unable to locate chlorine test strips. Provide chlorine test strips so that staff can safely dilute chlorine sanitizer.
  Sanitizing Solutions Testing Devices (Pf) • Unable to locate chlorine test strips. Provide chlorine test strips so that staff can safely dilute chlorine sanitizer.
• ⚠️Cleaning Agents and Sanitizers Availability (Pf) • 3 compartment sink not set up for wash/rinse/sanitize when establishment is open and serving customers. Ensure 3 compartment sink is properly set up during hours of operation.
  Cleaning Agents and Sanitizers Availability (Pf) • 3 compartment sink not set up for wash/rinse/sanitize when establishment is open and serving customers. Ensure 3 compartment sink is properly set up during hours of operation.
• ⚠️(A) Equipment Food-Contact Surfaces Nonfood-Contact Surfaces and Utensils (Pf) • Interior of service line ice machine with soils. Clean and maintain.
  (A) Equipment Food-Contact Surfaces Nonfood-Contact Surfaces and Utensils (Pf) • Interior of service line ice machine with soils. Clean and maintain.
• ⚠️Nonfood Contact Surfaces (C) • Floors under all equipment heavily soiled with spills and debris. Wall next to warewashing hand sink with food and debris. Clean all areas to avoid attracting pests.
  Nonfood Contact Surfaces (C) • Floors under all equipment heavily soiled with spills and debris. Wall next to warewashing hand sink with food and debris. Clean all areas to avoid attracting pests.
• ⚠️Hand Drying Provision (Pf) • Warewashing area hand sink without towels. Staff washing at service line. Ensure hand sinks have soap and towels at all times.
  Hand Drying Provision (Pf) • Warewashing area hand sink without towels. Staff washing at service line. Ensure hand sinks have soap and towels at all times.
• ⚠️Repairing-Premises Structures Attachments and Fixtures-Methods (C) • Broken floor tiles in storage area. Repair to prevent water and soils collecting and attracting pests.
  Repairing-Premises Structures Attachments and Fixtures-Methods (C) • Broken floor tiles in storage area. Repair to prevent water and soils collecting and attracting pests.
• ⚠️Conditions of Use (P) • Cans of RAID insecticide in storage area. Discard cans and contact licensed pest control as needed.critical
  Conditions of Use (P) • Cans of RAID insecticide in storage area. Discard cans and contact licensed pest control as needed.

When was Cha Feo last inspected?

Cha Feo has 19 inspections on record going back to August 26, 2020. The 12 most recent are shown below.

Cha Feo 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 July 17, 2024. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.