Downtown Brasil

• resultFail
• critical violations2
• last inspectedDecember 19, 2011
• address874 South St, Roslindale 02131

Is Downtown Brasil clean?

Downtown Brasil is currently Fail from Boston Inspectional Services, Health Division, from an inspection on December 19, 2011. Inspectors wrote up 2 critical violations — the kind most directly linked to foodborne illness. On Cooked's ladder that reads cooked 🪳.

What did inspectors find at Downtown Brasil?

These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on December 19, 2011, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.

• ⚠️Recieving/Sound Condition/Proper Temperatures • There are items with no English labels. All imported items must have the native language and English information on the packages. There are swollen and damaged cans on the shelves. Check all items and make sure no damaged items are available for sale.critical
  Recieving/Sound Condition/Proper Temperatures • There are items with no English labels. All imported items must have the native language and English information on the packages. There are swollen and damaged cans on the shelves. Check all items and make sure no damaged items are available for sale.
• ⚠️Labeling of Ingredients • There are some bakery items from a local wholesaler with no ingredient information. Have the wholesaler provide ingredient information that the owner can keep handy in case an patrons have questions about allergies or ingredients.critical
  Labeling of Ingredients • There are some bakery items from a local wholesaler with no ingredient information. Have the wholesaler provide ingredient information that the owner can keep handy in case an patrons have questions about allergies or ingredients.
• ⚠️Non-Food Contact Surfaces • The shleves near the freezer are made of unfinished wood. Seal the wood to provide a surface that is smooth cleanable and durable.
  Non-Food Contact Surfaces • The shleves near the freezer are made of unfinished wood. Seal the wood to provide a surface that is smooth cleanable and durable.

When was Downtown Brasil last inspected?

Downtown Brasil has 4 inspections on record going back to June 18, 2009.

Downtown Brasil vs Roslindale

Roslindale runs 80% clean across 244 tracked restaurants — 186 clean, 28 mid, 18 cooked.

Against the 244 spots Cooked tracks in Roslindale, this one comes out cleaner than 5% 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 December 19, 2011. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.