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Espresso Yourself
- resultPass
- critical violations0
- last inspectedJanuary 19, 2024
- address767 Centre St, Jamaica Plain 02130
Is Espresso Yourself clean?
Espresso Yourself is currently Pass from Boston Inspectional Services, Health Division, from an inspection on January 19, 2024. No critical violations were recorded at that visit. On Cooked's ladder that reads clean 😇.
What did inspectors find at Espresso Yourself?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on January 19, 2024, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.
- ⚠️Miscellaneous Sources of Contamination (C) • Discontinue to store product under ceiling falling apart.Miscellaneous Sources of Contamination (C) • Discontinue to store product under ceiling falling apart.
- ⚠️Manual and Mechanical Warewashing Equipment Chemical Sanitization-Temperature pH Concentration and Hardness (P) • At front counter found a hand sink dump sink and a prep sink. In the prep sink found soiled dishes dish soap and sponge. Witnessed staff washing equipment and put out to air dry. PIC will need to remove soap sponge and drying rack. Please lable sink as prep sink only and have staff use high temperature dishwasher.criticalManual and Mechanical Warewashing Equipment Chemical Sanitization-Temperature pH Concentration and Hardness (P) • At front counter found a hand sink dump sink and a prep sink. In the prep sink found soiled dishes dish soap and sponge. Witnessed staff washing equipment and put out to air dry. PIC will need to remove soap sponge and drying rack. Please lable sink as prep sink only and have staff use high temperature dishwasher.
- ⚠️Equipment Food-Contact Surfaces and Utensils-Frequency (P) • PIC will need to clean the mold build up in the ice machine. Please remove and discard ice and clean and make more ice.criticalEquipment Food-Contact Surfaces and Utensils-Frequency (P) • PIC will need to clean the mold build up in the ice machine. Please remove and discard ice and clean and make more ice.
- ⚠️Surface Characteristics-Indoor Areas (C) • In basement ceiling falling apart in locations. Open holes will need to be patched and discontinue to store product under ceiling falling apart.Surface Characteristics-Indoor Areas (C) • In basement ceiling falling apart in locations. Open holes will need to be patched and discontinue to store product under ceiling falling apart.
- ⚠️Repairing-Premises Structures Attachments and Fixtures-Methods (C) • Discontinue to use prep sink to wash anything. Please also have a plumber come in and change drain pipe so it has a air gap.Repairing-Premises Structures Attachments and Fixtures-Methods (C) • Discontinue to use prep sink to wash anything. Please also have a plumber come in and change drain pipe so it has a air gap.
When was Espresso Yourself last inspected?
Espresso Yourself has 26 inspections on record going back to May 19, 2017. The 12 most recent are shown below.
| date | result | score |
|---|---|---|
| October 31, 2024 | — | |
| January 19, 2024 | Pass | |
| January 9, 2024 | Fail | |
| January 3, 2024 | — | |
| January 18, 2023 | Pass | |
| January 11, 2023 | Fail | |
| August 1, 2022 | Pass | |
| July 20, 2022 | Fail | |
| March 15, 2022 | — | |
| February 4, 2022 | Pass | |
| February 2, 2022 | Fail | |
| November 5, 2021 | Pass |
Espresso Yourself vs Jamaica Plain
Jamaica Plain runs 77% clean across 189 tracked restaurants — 139 clean, 22 mid, 20 cooked.
Against the 189 spots Cooked tracks in Jamaica Plain, this one comes out cleaner than 23% 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 19, 2024. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.