Fig's

• resultFail
• critical violations0
• last inspectedJanuary 21, 2025
• address42 Charles St, Boston 02108

Is Fig's clean?

Fig's is currently Fail from Boston Inspectional Services, Health Division, from an inspection on January 21, 2025. No critical violations were recorded at that visit. On Cooked's ladder that reads mid 😬.

What did inspectors find at Fig's?

These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on January 21, 2025, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.

• ⚠️Cleaning Procedure (P) • Staff preparing foods with handsinks obstructed and without soap with no evidence of handwashing. Corrected on site. Retrain staff.critical
  Cleaning Procedure (P) • Staff preparing foods with handsinks obstructed and without soap with no evidence of handwashing. Corrected on site. Retrain staff.
• ⚠️(A) (B) and (C)(1) (4)-(16) Demonstration (Pf) • Priority violations cited. Provide active managerial control.
  (A) (B) and (C)(1) (4)-(16) Demonstration (Pf) • Priority violations cited. Provide active managerial control.
• ⚠️(A)(2) and (B) Time/Temperature Control for Safety Food Hot and Cold Holding (P) • Cooked meat 50F made within past two hours placed on ice to cool indirectly. COScritical
  (A)(2) and (B) Time/Temperature Control for Safety Food Hot and Cold Holding (P) • Cooked meat 50F made within past two hours placed on ice to cool indirectly. COS
• ⚠️Manual and Mechanical Warewashing Equipment Chemical Sanitization-Temperature pH Concentration and Hardness (P) • Low temp dish machine with no presence of chlorine when tested. Make all necessary repairs. Alternative means to sanitize equipment in three bay sink with chlorine sanitizer in place.critical
  Manual and Mechanical Warewashing Equipment Chemical Sanitization-Temperature pH Concentration and Hardness (P) • Low temp dish machine with no presence of chlorine when tested. Make all necessary repairs. Alternative means to sanitize equipment in three bay sink with chlorine sanitizer in place.
• ⚠️Good Repair and Proper Adjustment-Equipment (C) • Walk in cooler is still inoperable. Repair. All other refrigeration is holding at below 41F including reach in coolers in basement. From 8/3/24 re-inspection: ":Walk in cooler is not operating at this time. PIC was able to provide proof of shipping date of 8.13.24 for parts required for repair. PIC has been directed to notify the area inspector when the repair is completed to confirm operating properly before it can be utilized. " SD
  Good Repair and Proper Adjustment-Equipment (C) • Walk in cooler is still inoperable. Repair. All other refrigeration is holding at below 41F including reach in coolers in basement. From 8/3/24 re-inspection: ":Walk in cooler is not operating at this time. PIC was able to provide proof of shipping date of 8.13.24 for parts required for repair. PIC has been directed to notify the area inspector when the repair is completed to confirm operating properly before it can be utilized. " SD
• ⚠️Nonfood Contact Surfaces (C) • Deep clean floors under pizza oven bar and kitchen equipment througout of visible soils.
  Nonfood Contact Surfaces (C) • Deep clean floors under pizza oven bar and kitchen equipment througout of visible soils.
• ⚠️Surface Characteristics-Indoor Areas (C) • Missing grout in several areas of kitchen floors. Clean & repair.
  Surface Characteristics-Indoor Areas (C) • Missing grout in several areas of kitchen floors. Clean & repair.
• ⚠️Handwashing Cleanser Availability (Pf) • No handsoap at handsinks. COS
  Handwashing Cleanser Availability (Pf) • No handsoap at handsinks. COS
• ⚠️Hand Drying Provision (Pf) • No paper towels at handsinks. COS.
  Hand Drying Provision (Pf) • No paper towels at handsinks. COS.
• ⚠️2025 Health permit with outstanding fees. Contact [email protected] to pay at once.
  2025 Health permit with outstanding fees. Contact [email protected] to pay at once.

When was Fig's last inspected?

Fig's has 88 inspections on record going back to August 2, 2007. The 12 most recent are shown below.

Fig's vs Beacon Hill

Beacon Hill runs 85% clean across 149 tracked restaurants — 123 clean, 10 mid, 11 cooked.

Against the 149 spots Cooked tracks in Beacon Hill, this one comes out cleaner than 13% 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 21, 2025. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.