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Cookin Cafe
- resultPass
- critical violations0
- last inspectedOctober 4, 2017
- address1096 Commonwealth Av, Boston 02446
Is Cookin Cafe clean?
Cookin Cafe is currently Pass from Boston Inspectional Services, Health Division, from an inspection on October 4, 2017. No critical violations were recorded at that visit. On Cooked's ladder that reads clean 😇.
What did inspectors find at Cookin Cafe?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on October 4, 2017, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.
- ⚠️Non-Food Contact Surfaces • replace damaged and heavily soiled door gaskets to the doors of the 4 door reach in at the kitchen area.Non-Food Contact Surfaces • replace damaged and heavily soiled door gaskets to the doors of the 4 door reach in at the kitchen area.
- ⚠️Insects Rodents Animals • Heavy fly activity rat droppings and fly strips hanging from ceiling observed in the basement. Provide extermination service ASAP and provide reciept of service ast the compliance inspection. Provide status report from exterminator and provide game plan for dealing with rat and fly activity. Provide an IPM report from the exterminator. IPM report should be specfic to this establishment. Rovide screen for back screen door. Keep back door closed until screen is installed.Insects Rodents Animals • Heavy fly activity rat droppings and fly strips hanging from ceiling observed in the basement. Provide extermination service ASAP and provide reciept of service ast the compliance inspection. Provide status report from exterminator and provide game plan for dealing with rat and fly activity. Provide an IPM report from the exterminator. IPM report should be specfic to this establishment. Rovide screen for back screen door. Keep back door closed until screen is installed.
- ⚠️Improper Maintenance of Floors • clean floor throughout the basement. Focus on areas under the hand sink and the 2 bay sink.Improper Maintenance of Floors • clean floor throughout the basement. Focus on areas under the hand sink and the 2 bay sink.
- ⚠️Toxic Items: Original Container • remove all paint can stored in the basement neasr the ice machine and refrigerators.criticalToxic Items: Original Container • remove all paint can stored in the basement neasr the ice machine and refrigerators.
- ⚠️Premises Maintained • Kaeep all mops and brooms 6 inches off the floor. In the basement remove all unecessary items stored int he basement. Organize all remaining supplies.Premises Maintained • Kaeep all mops and brooms 6 inches off the floor. In the basement remove all unecessary items stored int he basement. Organize all remaining supplies.
- ⚠️Soiled Linen Storage • Provide cover for soiled linen container in the basementSoiled Linen Storage • Provide cover for soiled linen container in the basement
When was Cookin Cafe last inspected?
Cookin Cafe has 7 inspections on record going back to June 15, 2016.
| date | result | score |
|---|---|---|
| March 15, 2022 | — | |
| October 4, 2017 | Pass | |
| September 19, 2017 | Fail | |
| March 2, 2017 | Pass | |
| February 15, 2017 | Fail | |
| June 29, 2016 | Pass | |
| June 15, 2016 | Fail |
Cookin Cafe 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.
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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 October 4, 2017. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.