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Eddie Merlot's
- resultFail
- critical violations1
- last inspectedOctober 24, 2022
- address505 Congress St, Boston 02210
Is Eddie Merlot's clean?
Eddie Merlot's is currently Fail from Boston Inspectional Services, Health Division, from an inspection on October 24, 2022. Inspectors wrote up 1 critical violation — the kind most directly linked to foodborne illness. On Cooked's ladder that reads cooked 🪳.
What did inspectors find at Eddie Merlot's?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on October 24, 2022, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.
- ⚠️Cleaning Procedure (P) • No evidence of handwashing during inspection. Retrain staff. COS.criticalCleaning Procedure (P) • No evidence of handwashing during inspection. Retrain staff. COS.
- ⚠️Eating Drinking or Using Tobacco (C) • Observed food worker eating at the cookline. COS.Eating Drinking or Using Tobacco (C) • Observed food worker eating at the cookline. COS.
- ⚠️Effectiveness-Hair Restraints (C) • Food employees observed without hair restraints at cookline. Provide.Effectiveness-Hair Restraints (C) • Food employees observed without hair restraints at cookline. Provide.
- ⚠️(A)-(P) Person-In-Charge-Duties (Pf) • Priority violations cited. Provide active managerial control.(A)-(P) Person-In-Charge-Duties (Pf) • Priority violations cited. Provide active managerial control.
- ⚠️Thawing (C) • Commerically packaged ROP tuna loin defrosting under refrigeration in package. Remove overwrap prior to thawing under refriegration below 41F.Thawing (C) • Commerically packaged ROP tuna loin defrosting under refrigeration in package. Remove overwrap prior to thawing under refriegration below 41F.
- ⚠️Temperature Measuring Devices Manual and Mechanical Warewashing (Pf) • No irreversible indicator for high temp dish machine. Provide.Temperature Measuring Devices Manual and Mechanical Warewashing (Pf) • No irreversible indicator for high temp dish machine. Provide.
- ⚠️Heating Ventilation Air Conditioning System Vents (C) • Visible dust on HVAC ceiling vents in kitchen. Clean to remove.Heating Ventilation Air Conditioning System Vents (C) • Visible dust on HVAC ceiling vents in kitchen. Clean to remove.
- ⚠️Handwashing Cleanser Availability (Pf) • Handsink facing expediting side of cookline missing handsoap. COS.Handwashing Cleanser Availability (Pf) • Handsink facing expediting side of cookline missing handsoap. COS.
- ⚠️Hand Drying Provision (Pf) • Handsink in kitchen found without paper towels. COS.Hand Drying Provision (Pf) • Handsink in kitchen found without paper towels. COS.
- ⚠️When a HACCP Plan is Required (C) • Submit a HACCP plan and SOP's to [email protected] for ROP packaging of raw meat & poultry occuring on the premises.When a HACCP Plan is Required (C) • Submit a HACCP plan and SOP's to [email protected] for ROP packaging of raw meat & poultry occuring on the premises.
- ⚠️Anti-Choking • No choke save certified person on site at the time of inspection. Provide certified staff person on site during hours when food is being served.Anti-Choking • No choke save certified person on site at the time of inspection. Provide certified staff person on site during hours when food is being served.
When was Eddie Merlot's last inspected?
Eddie Merlot's has 7 inspections on record going back to February 12, 2021.
| date | result | score |
|---|---|---|
| January 18, 2023 | — | |
| October 31, 2022 | — | |
| October 24, 2022 | Fail | |
| June 13, 2022 | — | |
| November 5, 2021 | — | |
| June 25, 2021 | Pass | |
| February 12, 2021 | Pass |
Eddie Merlot's vs South Boston Waterfront
South Boston Waterfront runs 93% clean across 391 tracked restaurants — 333 clean, 15 mid, 12 cooked.
Against the 391 spots Cooked tracks in South Boston Waterfront, this one comes out cleaner than 1% 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 24, 2022. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.