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Ciao Bella
- resultPass
- critical violations0
- last inspectedSeptember 21, 2009
- address240A Newbury St, Boston 02116
Is Ciao Bella clean?
Ciao Bella is currently Pass from Boston Inspectional Services, Health Division, from an inspection on September 21, 2009. No critical violations were recorded at that visit. On Cooked's ladder that reads clean 😇.
What did inspectors find at Ciao Bella?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on September 21, 2009, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.
- ⚠️Food Protection • If garnishes etc. are to be packed in ice along the main cooking line they need to be properly packed in ice. Packing only the lower two inches of product will not suffice.Food Protection • If garnishes etc. are to be packed in ice along the main cooking line they need to be properly packed in ice. Packing only the lower two inches of product will not suffice.
- ⚠️Non-Food Contact Surfaces Clean • Clean the plumbing to the hand sink within the kitchen. The handles to the refrigeration should also be cleaned to remove the build-up. Clean the shelving within the second floor prep. room.Non-Food Contact Surfaces Clean • Clean the plumbing to the hand sink within the kitchen. The handles to the refrigeration should also be cleaned to remove the build-up. Clean the shelving within the second floor prep. room.
- ⚠️Installed and Maintained • Replace the cover to the grease trap in the kitchen.Installed and Maintained • Replace the cover to the grease trap in the kitchen.
- ⚠️Hand Cleaner Drying Tissue Signage • The soap dispenser to the hand sink within the prep. room is broken. Repair it or provide a simple pump dispenser to promote prep. staff hand washing.Hand Cleaner Drying Tissue Signage • The soap dispenser to the hand sink within the prep. room is broken. Repair it or provide a simple pump dispenser to promote prep. staff hand washing.
- ⚠️Improper Maintenance of Floors • Repair / replace the flooring within the kitchen. Water / condensate is pooling where pieces of tile are missing.Improper Maintenance of Floors • Repair / replace the flooring within the kitchen. Water / condensate is pooling where pieces of tile are missing.
- ⚠️Improper Maintenance of Walls/Ceilings • Clean the wall and baseboard surfaces within the preparation room to remove the food soil that is accumulating on the surfaces.Improper Maintenance of Walls/Ceilings • Clean the wall and baseboard surfaces within the preparation room to remove the food soil that is accumulating on the surfaces.
When was Ciao Bella last inspected?
Ciao Bella has 14 inspections on record going back to February 11, 2008. The 12 most recent are shown below.
| date | result | score |
|---|---|---|
| December 30, 2012 | — | |
| September 21, 2009 | Pass | |
| September 9, 2009 | Fail | |
| May 4, 2009 | — | |
| April 24, 2009 | Fail | |
| January 8, 2009 | Pass | |
| December 12, 2008 | Fail | |
| July 22, 2008 | Pass | |
| July 17, 2008 | Fail | |
| July 15, 2008 | — | |
| July 2, 2008 | Fail | |
| June 30, 2008 | Fail |
Ciao Bella 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 September 21, 2009. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.