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Charlie's
- resultPass
- critical violations0
- last inspectedFebruary 10, 2017
- address429 Columbus Av, Boston 02116
Is Charlie's clean?
Charlie's is currently Pass from Boston Inspectional Services, Health Division, from an inspection on February 10, 2017. No critical violations were recorded at that visit. On Cooked's ladder that reads clean 😇.
What did inspectors find at Charlie's?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on February 10, 2017, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.
- ⚠️Improper Maintenance of Walls/Ceilings • Hood sticker expired 1.4.17.(yellow sticker). Provide proper cleaning from a licensed company.Post new sticker.Clean all hood filters to remove grease build up.Improper Maintenance of Walls/Ceilings • Hood sticker expired 1.4.17.(yellow sticker). Provide proper cleaning from a licensed company.Post new sticker.Clean all hood filters to remove grease build up.
When was Charlie's last inspected?
Charlie's has 6 inspections on record going back to January 14, 2016.
| date | result | score |
|---|---|---|
| March 15, 2022 | — | |
| February 10, 2017 | Pass | |
| January 26, 2017 | Fail | |
| June 20, 2016 | Pass | |
| June 7, 2016 | Fail | |
| January 14, 2016 | Pass |
Charlie's vs South End
South End runs 81% clean across 691 tracked restaurants — 498 clean, 63 mid, 54 cooked.
Against the 691 spots Cooked tracks in South End, 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 February 10, 2017. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.