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Fenway Cantina
- resultPass
- critical violations0
- last inspectedSeptember 11, 2009
- address1252 Boylston St, Boston 02215
Is Fenway Cantina clean?
Fenway Cantina is currently Pass from Boston Inspectional Services, Health Division, from an inspection on September 11, 2009. No critical violations were recorded at that visit. On Cooked's ladder that reads clean 😇.
What did inspectors find at Fenway Cantina?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on September 11, 2009, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.
- ⚠️Dishwashng Facilities • The booster to the kitchen dish machine was not switched "on." As such the final rinse temperature was not reaching 180 degrees F. The staff were shown the switch and indicator light. The final rinse temperature reached 180 degrees F once the booster was turned on. The establishment had opened just prior to the inspection. As such it was not necessary to instruct the establishment to rewash the kitchen equipment.Dishwashng Facilities • The booster to the kitchen dish machine was not switched "on." As such the final rinse temperature was not reaching 180 degrees F. The staff were shown the switch and indicator light. The final rinse temperature reached 180 degrees F once the booster was turned on. The establishment had opened just prior to the inspection. As such it was not necessary to instruct the establishment to rewash the kitchen equipment.
- ⚠️Wiping Cloths Clean Sanitize • Store soiled / wet wiping cloths in sanitizing buckets when not in use.Wiping Cloths Clean Sanitize • Store soiled / wet wiping cloths in sanitizing buckets when not in use.
- ⚠️Consumer Advisories • If the burgers and steak tips can be cooked to order then both a disclosure and consumer advisory are required on the paper menus.criticalConsumer Advisories • If the burgers and steak tips can be cooked to order then both a disclosure and consumer advisory are required on the paper menus.
When was Fenway Cantina last inspected?
Fenway Cantina has 9 inspections on record going back to April 5, 2008.
| date | result | score |
|---|---|---|
| December 30, 2012 | — | |
| April 30, 2010 | — | |
| September 11, 2009 | Pass | |
| September 8, 2009 | Fail | |
| July 29, 2009 | Pass | |
| August 8, 2008 | Pass | |
| July 28, 2008 | Fail | |
| April 7, 2008 | Pass | |
| April 5, 2008 | Fail |
Fenway Cantina vs Fenway
Fenway runs 89% clean across 433 tracked restaurants — 379 clean, 23 mid, 22 cooked.
Against the 433 spots Cooked tracks in Fenway, this one comes out cleaner than 11% 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 September 11, 2009. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.