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Equinox Cafe
- resultFail
- critical violations0
- last inspectedJanuary 22, 2014
- address131 Dartmouth St, Boston 02116
Is Equinox Cafe clean?
Equinox Cafe is currently Fail from Boston Inspectional Services, Health Division, from an inspection on January 22, 2014. No critical violations were recorded at that visit. On Cooked's ladder that reads mid 😬.
What did inspectors find at Equinox Cafe?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on January 22, 2014, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.
- ⚠️Food Protection • properly store all paper products 6 inches off floorFood Protection • properly store all paper products 6 inches off floor
- ⚠️Clean Cloths Hair Restraint • provide proper hair restraintsClean Cloths Hair Restraint • provide proper hair restraints
- ⚠️Dishwashng Facilities • 3 bay sink/repair sanitizer pumpDishwashng Facilities • 3 bay sink/repair sanitizer pump
- ⚠️Wiping Cloths Clean Sanitize • remove all spongesWiping Cloths Clean Sanitize • remove all sponges
- ⚠️Food Contact Surfaces Clean • properly sanitize knives and cutting boardsFood Contact Surfaces Clean • properly sanitize knives and cutting boards
- ⚠️Hand Cleaner Drying Tissue Signage • restrooms/provide employee must wash hands signageHand Cleaner Drying Tissue Signage • restrooms/provide employee must wash hands signage
- ⚠️Inadequate Lighting • replace burnt out lightsInadequate Lighting • replace burnt out lights
When was Equinox Cafe last inspected?
Equinox Cafe has 12 inspections on record going back to December 1, 2011.
| date | result | score |
|---|---|---|
| June 13, 2022 | — | |
| March 15, 2022 | — | |
| January 29, 2014 | — | |
| January 22, 2014 | Fail | |
| December 30, 2013 | — | |
| May 24, 2013 | Pass | |
| May 16, 2013 | Fail | |
| May 2, 2013 | Fail | |
| November 2, 2012 | Pass | |
| May 31, 2012 | Pass | |
| May 17, 2012 | Fail | |
| December 1, 2011 | — |
Equinox Cafe vs South End
South End runs 81% clean across 691 tracked restaurants — 498 clean, 63 mid, 54 cooked.
Against the 691 spots Cooked tracks in South End, this one comes out cleaner than 8% 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 January 22, 2014. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.