Cooked?
Color
- resultPass
- critical violations0
- last inspectedJuly 7, 2009
- address166 Harvard Av, Allston 02134
Is Color clean?
Color is currently Pass from Boston Inspectional Services, Health Division, from an inspection on July 7, 2009. No critical violations were recorded at that visit. On Cooked's ladder that reads clean 😇.
What did inspectors find at Color?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on July 7, 2009, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.
- ⚠️Wiping Cloths Clean Sanitize • keep all wiping cloths in sanitizer at all timesWiping Cloths Clean Sanitize • keep all wiping cloths in sanitizer at all times
- ⚠️Non-Food Contact Surfaces Clean • clean all shelves through-out front counter areaNon-Food Contact Surfaces Clean • clean all shelves through-out front counter area
- ⚠️Hand Cleaner Drying Tissue Signage • provide a handwash sign at handwash sink in kitchen areaHand Cleaner Drying Tissue Signage • provide a handwash sign at handwash sink in kitchen area
- ⚠️Adequate Number Frequency Vermin Proof • provide a locking rim for grease barrelAdequate Number Frequency Vermin Proof • provide a locking rim for grease barrel
- ⚠️Improper Maintenance of Floors • clean floor through-out front counter area clean floor under behind and between all equipment and shelves through-out kitchen and warewashing areasImproper Maintenance of Floors • clean floor through-out front counter area clean floor under behind and between all equipment and shelves through-out kitchen and warewashing areas
When was Color last inspected?
Color has 11 inspections on record going back to June 25, 2007.
| date | result | score |
|---|---|---|
| December 30, 2012 | — | |
| November 1, 2011 | — | |
| June 9, 2010 | — | |
| July 7, 2009 | Pass | |
| June 9, 2009 | Fail | |
| August 7, 2008 | Pass | |
| August 4, 2008 | — | |
| July 7, 2008 | — | |
| June 10, 2008 | — | |
| September 10, 2007 | Pass | |
| June 25, 2007 | Fail |
Color vs Allston
Allston runs 88% clean across 493 tracked restaurants — 415 clean, 35 mid, 23 cooked.
Against the 493 spots Cooked tracks in Allston, this one comes out cleaner than 12% of them.
Other spots in Allston
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 7, 2009. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.