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Cosi
- resultPass
- critical violations0
- last inspectedAugust 2, 2016
- address53 State St, Boston 02109
Is Cosi clean?
Cosi is currently Pass from Boston Inspectional Services, Health Division, from an inspection on August 2, 2016. No critical violations were recorded at that visit. On Cooked's ladder that reads clean 😇.
What did inspectors find at Cosi?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on August 2, 2016, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.
- ⚠️Food Container Labels • Small cups filled with yogurt and granola with no labels. Provide.Food Container Labels • Small cups filled with yogurt and granola with no labels. Provide.
- ⚠️Inadequate Facilities/Cooling Methods • Sliced tomatoes at the front service cooler at 55F. Discotinue and ensure there are proper cooling methods in place prior to being put out for service. Tomatoes were prepared from earlier in the morning.Inadequate Facilities/Cooling Methods • Sliced tomatoes at the front service cooler at 55F. Discotinue and ensure there are proper cooling methods in place prior to being put out for service. Tomatoes were prepared from earlier in the morning.
- ⚠️Non-Food Contact Surfaces • Automatic dispensor at the 3 bay sink for sanitizer not operating properly. Address and make any necessary repairs. PIC is to use the sanitizer manually until the unit has been repaired.Non-Food Contact Surfaces • Automatic dispensor at the 3 bay sink for sanitizer not operating properly. Address and make any necessary repairs. PIC is to use the sanitizer manually until the unit has been repaired.
- ⚠️Three Compartment Sink • Only 2 drain plugs available for the 3 bay sink. Provide all 3 to proprely set up and use.Three Compartment Sink • Only 2 drain plugs available for the 3 bay sink. Provide all 3 to proprely set up and use.
- ⚠️Non-Food Contact Surfaces Clean • Lower shelf of the 2 door cooler at the front service station. Clean to remove and make any necessary repairs. All foods were at below 41F at the time of the inspection.Non-Food Contact Surfaces Clean • Lower shelf of the 2 door cooler at the front service station. Clean to remove and make any necessary repairs. All foods were at below 41F at the time of the inspection.
- ⚠️Improper Maintenance of Floors • Floor of the walk-in cooler visibly soiled and with excess moisture. Clean to remove.Improper Maintenance of Floors • Floor of the walk-in cooler visibly soiled and with excess moisture. Clean to remove.
When was Cosi last inspected?
Cosi has 32 inspections on record going back to March 11, 2008. The 12 most recent are shown below.
| date | result | score |
|---|---|---|
| June 13, 2022 | — | |
| March 15, 2022 | — | |
| August 2, 2016 | Pass | |
| July 26, 2016 | Fail | |
| February 5, 2016 | — | |
| January 27, 2016 | Fail | |
| August 18, 2015 | — | |
| October 31, 2014 | Pass | |
| October 23, 2014 | Fail | |
| February 25, 2014 | — | |
| November 27, 2013 | Pass | |
| September 24, 2013 | Pass |
Cosi vs Downtown
Downtown runs 89% clean across 1,016 tracked restaurants — 851 clean, 49 mid, 61 cooked.
Against the 1,016 spots Cooked tracks in Downtown, this one comes out cleaner than 11% 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 August 2, 2016. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.