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Express Cafe Inc.
- resultFail
- critical violations3
- last inspectedJanuary 28, 2014
- address1127 Harrison Av, Roxbury 02119
Is Express Cafe Inc. clean?
Express Cafe Inc. is currently Fail from Boston Inspectional Services, Health Division, from an inspection on January 28, 2014. 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 Express Cafe Inc.?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on January 28, 2014, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.
- ⚠️Hot Holding • stew was 100F pasta was 90F shall be maintained at 140F...criticalHot Holding • stew was 100F pasta was 90F shall be maintained at 140F...
- ⚠️Food Contact Surfaces Design • replace all worn equipment and scored cutting boards...Food Contact Surfaces Design • replace all worn equipment and scored cutting boards...
- ⚠️Non-Food Contact Surfaces • replace defective door gaskets missing handles at all reachins and caulk 3 compartment sink...Non-Food Contact Surfaces • replace defective door gaskets missing handles at all reachins and caulk 3 compartment sink...
- ⚠️Non-Food Contact Surfaces Clean • clean all encrusted shelving and pots/pans....clean all equipment....Non-Food Contact Surfaces Clean • clean all encrusted shelving and pots/pans....clean all equipment....
- ⚠️Insects Rodents Animals • remove all mice droppings throughout and provide extermination report...Insects Rodents Animals • remove all mice droppings throughout and provide extermination report...
- ⚠️Improper Maintenance of Floors • clean encrusted floor at all edges of walls and equipemt...Improper Maintenance of Floors • clean encrusted floor at all edges of walls and equipemt...
- ⚠️Improper Maintenance of Walls/Ceilings • clean all walls/ceiling throughout as needed.. clean walls at cooking area...Improper Maintenance of Walls/Ceilings • clean all walls/ceiling throughout as needed.. clean walls at cooking area...
- ⚠️Pesticide Usage • discontinue the use of residential pesticides..criticalPesticide Usage • discontinue the use of residential pesticides..
- ⚠️PIC Performing DutiescriticalPIC Performing Duties
When was Express Cafe Inc. last inspected?
Express Cafe Inc. has 21 inspections on record going back to April 6, 2010. The 12 most recent are shown below.
| date | result | score |
|---|---|---|
| March 15, 2022 | — | |
| February 18, 2014 | — | |
| February 11, 2014 | — | |
| January 28, 2014 | Fail | |
| January 21, 2014 | Fail | |
| December 30, 2013 | — | |
| March 15, 2013 | — | |
| March 7, 2013 | Fail | |
| December 30, 2012 | — | |
| October 11, 2012 | — | |
| September 25, 2012 | Fail | |
| March 26, 2012 | Pass |
Express Cafe Inc. 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 2% 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 28, 2014. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.