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Espresso Pizza
- resultFail
- critical violations3
- last inspectedNovember 16, 2012
- address1829 Centre St, West Roxbury 02132
Is Espresso Pizza clean?
Espresso Pizza is currently Fail from Boston Inspectional Services, Health Division, from an inspection on November 16, 2012. Inspectors wrote up 3 critical violations — the kind most directly linked to foodborne illness. On Cooked's ladder that reads cooked 🪳.
What did inspectors find at Espresso Pizza?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on November 16, 2012, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.
- ⚠️Food Protection • provide foodgrade bags for all opened food bags....cover all foods in reachin....seal all open foodbags in cellar....Food Protection • provide foodgrade bags for all opened food bags....cover all foods in reachin....seal all open foodbags in cellar....
- ⚠️Food Utensil StorageFood Utensil Storage
- ⚠️Adequate Handwashing/Where/When/How • all hand sinks were very dry and not in use....criticalAdequate Handwashing/Where/When/How • all hand sinks were very dry and not in use....
- ⚠️Clean Cloths Hair Restraint • provide hair restraints...Clean Cloths Hair Restraint • provide hair restraints...
- ⚠️Food Contact Surfaces Design • replace scored cutting board...provide foodgrade containers....provide proper scoops....Food Contact Surfaces Design • replace scored cutting board...provide foodgrade containers....provide proper scoops....
- ⚠️Non-Food Contact Surfaces • repair or replace defective doorgaskets...replace compressor cover....adjust hanging electrical switch....repair freezer door exposed insulation...Non-Food Contact Surfaces • repair or replace defective doorgaskets...replace compressor cover....adjust hanging electrical switch....repair freezer door exposed insulation...
- ⚠️Test Kit ProvidedTest Kit Provided
- ⚠️Food Contact Surfaces Clean • provide proper training for all staff on sanitizing...criticalFood Contact Surfaces Clean • provide proper training for all staff on sanitizing...
- ⚠️Wiping Cloths Clean SanitizeWiping Cloths Clean Sanitize
- ⚠️Non-Food Contact Surfaces Clean • clean and degrease all equipment....clean shelving...clean all reachins....defrost all buildup on freezers...Non-Food Contact Surfaces Clean • clean and degrease all equipment....clean shelving...clean all reachins....defrost all buildup on freezers...
- ⚠️Single Service Articles Stored Dispensed • elevate all single use goods off the floor...Single Service Articles Stored Dispensed • elevate all single use goods off the floor...
- ⚠️Installed and Maintained • provide stoppers for all sink compartments....Installed and Maintained • provide stoppers for all sink compartments....
- ⚠️Location Accessible • donot block handsink...criticalLocation Accessible • donot block handsink...
- ⚠️Hand Cleaner Drying Tissue Signage • provide papertowels and handsoap at all handsinks....post employees must wash hand signage.... • provide papertowels for dispencor...Hand Cleaner Drying Tissue Signage • provide papertowels and handsoap at all handsinks....post employees must wash hand signage.... • provide papertowels for dispencor...
- ⚠️Toilet Enclosed Clean • clean rest room and remove urine stains....Toilet Enclosed Clean • clean rest room and remove urine stains....
- ⚠️Improper Cleaning of ReceptaclesImproper Cleaning of Receptacles
- ⚠️Adequate Number Frequency Vermin Proof • provide covers for all trash receptaclesAdequate Number Frequency Vermin Proof • provide covers for all trash receptacles
- ⚠️Insects Rodents Animals • provide extermination report due to fruit flies....also for mice....Insects Rodents Animals • provide extermination report due to fruit flies....also for mice....
- ⚠️Improper Maintenance of Floors • clean floor under all equipment....clean cellar steps and remove multiple mice droppings....clean cellar floor and remove mice droppings....Improper Maintenance of Floors • clean floor under all equipment....clean cellar steps and remove multiple mice droppings....clean cellar floor and remove mice droppings....
- ⚠️Improper Maintenance of Walls/Ceilings • ceiling tile shall be made smooth....clean walls throughout.....seal metal panels at warewashing area.....clean wall mounted exhaust fan and loovers....clean cellar wallsImproper Maintenance of Walls/Ceilings • ceiling tile shall be made smooth....clean walls throughout.....seal metal panels at warewashing area.....clean wall mounted exhaust fan and loovers....clean cellar walls
- ⚠️Premises Maintained • remove all unnecessary articles throughout....remove milkcrates used for shelving support...Premises Maintained • remove all unnecessary articles throughout....remove milkcrates used for shelving support...
- ⚠️PIC KnowledgecriticalPIC Knowledge
- ⚠️PIC Performing DutiescriticalPIC Performing Duties
- ⚠️Consumer Advisories • provide consumer advisory on menus and menu board...criticalConsumer Advisories • provide consumer advisory on menus and menu board...
When was Espresso Pizza last inspected?
Espresso Pizza has 18 inspections on record going back to November 16, 2009. The 12 most recent are shown below.
| date | result | score |
|---|---|---|
| June 13, 2022 | — | |
| December 30, 2012 | — | |
| November 27, 2012 | — | |
| November 16, 2012 | Fail | |
| November 15, 2012 | Fail | |
| March 6, 2012 | — | |
| February 21, 2012 | Fail | |
| February 6, 2012 | Fail | |
| February 3, 2012 | Fail | |
| February 1, 2012 | — | |
| August 15, 2011 | Pass | |
| August 4, 2011 | Fail |
Espresso Pizza vs West Roxbury
West Roxbury runs 86% clean across 201 tracked restaurants — 165 clean, 15 mid, 12 cooked.
Against the 201 spots Cooked tracks in West Roxbury, this one comes out cleaner than 0% 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 November 16, 2012. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.