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Falafel King
- resultPass
- critical violations0
- last inspectedApril 7, 2014
- address48 Winter St, Boston 02111
Is Falafel King clean?
Falafel King is currently Pass from Boston Inspectional Services, Health Division, from an inspection on April 7, 2014. No critical violations were recorded at that visit. On Cooked's ladder that reads clean 😇.
What did inspectors find at Falafel King?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on April 7, 2014, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.
- ⚠️Adequate Handwashing/Where/When/How • Food handlers not Washing hand prior to putting on disposal grovescriticalAdequate Handwashing/Where/When/How • Food handlers not Washing hand prior to putting on disposal groves
- ⚠️Non-Food Contact Surfaces • Remove duct tape from 2 door refrig. untilNon-Food Contact Surfaces • Remove duct tape from 2 door refrig. until
- ⚠️Non-Food Contact Surfaces Clean • Clean interior of glass refrig.Non-Food Contact Surfaces Clean • Clean interior of glass refrig.
- ⚠️Installed and Maintained • Hot & Cold water 98 °F at hand sink Plumber calledInstalled and Maintained • Hot & Cold water 98 °F at hand sink Plumber called
- ⚠️Location Accessible • Using hand sink for other purposes - Observed food handlers rinsing wiping cloth in hand sinkcriticalLocation Accessible • Using hand sink for other purposes - Observed food handlers rinsing wiping cloth in hand sink
- ⚠️Outside Storage Improperly Maintained • Trash overflowing & uncontained outside rear of buildingOutside Storage Improperly Maintained • Trash overflowing & uncontained outside rear of building
- ⚠️Improper Maintenance of Walls/Ceilings • Clean walls vents and all attachmentsImproper Maintenance of Walls/Ceilings • Clean walls vents and all attachments
- ⚠️PIC Knowledge • No proof of full time onsite certified food protection /allergen manager manager enrolled in classes for April 19 2014criticalPIC Knowledge • No proof of full time onsite certified food protection /allergen manager manager enrolled in classes for April 19 2014
When was Falafel King last inspected?
Falafel King has 22 inspections on record going back to January 8, 2008. The 12 most recent are shown below.
| date | result | score |
|---|---|---|
| March 15, 2022 | — | |
| April 7, 2014 | Pass | |
| March 31, 2014 | Fail | |
| December 30, 2013 | — | |
| August 12, 2013 | Pass | |
| December 30, 2012 | — | |
| November 26, 2012 | Pass | |
| November 15, 2012 | Fail | |
| October 1, 2012 | Pass | |
| May 23, 2012 | Pass | |
| March 21, 2012 | Fail | |
| December 5, 2011 | — |
Falafel King vs Downtown
Downtown runs 90% clean across 1,016 tracked restaurants — 866 clean, 53 mid, 42 cooked.
Against the 1,016 spots Cooked tracks in Downtown, this one comes out cleaner than 10% 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 April 7, 2014. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.