Fire & Ice

• resultFail
• critical violations4
• last inspectedApril 9, 2019
• address31 Saint James Av, Boston 02116

Is Fire & Ice clean?

Fire & Ice is currently Fail from Boston Inspectional Services, Health Division, from an inspection on April 9, 2019. Inspectors wrote up 4 critical violations — the kind most directly linked to foodborne illness. On Cooked's ladder that reads cooked 🪳.

What did inspectors find at Fire & Ice?

These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on April 9, 2019, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.

• ⚠️Food Container Labels • Label to properly identify all clear bottles out for self service at the salad bar such as olive oil vinegars water
  Food Container Labels • Label to properly identify all clear bottles out for self service at the salad bar such as olive oil vinegars water
• ⚠️Cold Holding • Cut salads greens and some other produce are out at room temperature not refrigerated out for self service at the salad bar 70F removed during inspection Maintain as discussed duringcritical
  Cold Holding • Cut salads greens and some other produce are out at room temperature not refrigerated out for self service at the salad bar 70F removed during inspection Maintain as discussed during
• ⚠️Inadequate Facilities/Cooling Methods • Home made teriyaki sauces being cooled in deep plastic bowls cool down foods as discuused with either shallow pans and / of ice wands Blast chiller of needed
  Inadequate Facilities/Cooling Methods • Home made teriyaki sauces being cooled in deep plastic bowls cool down foods as discuused with either shallow pans and / of ice wands Blast chiller of needed
• ⚠️Food Protection • No covers on croutons the salad bar - address as discussed during inspection Keep all foods covered that are not properly shielded by the sneeze guards at the self service units - some partial containers of food are exposed address
  Food Protection • No covers on croutons the salad bar - address as discussed during inspection Keep all foods covered that are not properly shielded by the sneeze guards at the self service units - some partial containers of food are exposed address
• ⚠️Food Utensil Storage • Self service unit for raw seafood - ensure shellfish has a segregated utensil when dispensing foods from the unit to reduce potential contamination ( allergies from shellfish )
  Food Utensil Storage • Self service unit for raw seafood - ensure shellfish has a segregated utensil when dispensing foods from the unit to reduce potential contamination ( allergies from shellfish )
• ⚠️Personnel w/ Infections Restricted/Excluded • Employee ( server ) at the restaurant who was recently ill with the foodborne illness Shigella was working at the restaurant without the proper medical clearance from the Boston Public Heath Commicussion - the recently ill employee had entered the restaurant during inspection to work - i spoke with him and explained the circumstances surrounding the situation He was not allowed to work - he understood that he cannot return to work without the proper clearance as discussed during inspectioncritical
  Personnel w/ Infections Restricted/Excluded • Employee ( server ) at the restaurant who was recently ill with the foodborne illness Shigella was working at the restaurant without the proper medical clearance from the Boston Public Heath Commicussion - the recently ill employee had entered the restaurant during inspection to work - i spoke with him and explained the circumstances surrounding the situation He was not allowed to work - he understood that he cannot return to work without the proper clearance as discussed during inspection
• ⚠️Food Contact Surfaces Design • Replace compromised cutting boards where needed cutting boards with deep lacerations and visible soils that cannot be properly cleaned
  Food Contact Surfaces Design • Replace compromised cutting boards where needed cutting boards with deep lacerations and visible soils that cannot be properly cleaned
• ⚠️Non-Food Contact Surfaces • Resurface shelving units behind the cloling line many of the shelves appear compromised peeling paint and visibly worn address
  Non-Food Contact Surfaces • Resurface shelving units behind the cloling line many of the shelves appear compromised peeling paint and visibly worn address
• ⚠️Improper Maintenance of Floors • Clean floors in the walk in refrigeration/ freezer units from all visible food spills stains and soils
  Improper Maintenance of Floors • Clean floors in the walk in refrigeration/ freezer units from all visible food spills stains and soils
• ⚠️PIC Performing Duties • Management not following proper procedures for ill employees. No one overseeing the self service Mongolian style buffet during inspection - no oversight at the salad bar- Set up temperature logs as discussed to ensure and document cold holding temperatures are correct -critical
  PIC Performing Duties • Management not following proper procedures for ill employees. No one overseeing the self service Mongolian style buffet during inspection - no oversight at the salad bar- Set up temperature logs as discussed to ensure and document cold holding temperatures are correct -
• ⚠️Non-Compliance w/Employee Health Policy • Illness policy was not followed properly by management as an ill employee with a confirmed case of the foodborne illness ( shigella ) was working without the proper clearance from the Boston Public Heath Commission Implement a comprehensive illness policy as discussed during inspectioncritical
  Non-Compliance w/Employee Health Policy • Illness policy was not followed properly by management as an ill employee with a confirmed case of the foodborne illness ( shigella ) was working without the proper clearance from the Boston Public Heath Commission Implement a comprehensive illness policy as discussed during inspection

When was Fire & Ice last inspected?

Fire & Ice has 59 inspections on record going back to August 24, 2007. The 12 most recent are shown below.

Fire & Ice vs Bay Village

Bay Village runs 88% clean across 350 tracked restaurants — 292 clean, 16 mid, 22 cooked.

Against the 350 spots Cooked tracks in Bay Village, this one comes out cleaner than 0% of them.

Other spots in Bay Village

• ✓ Chinese Gourmet Express
  clean · May 27, 2009
• ✓ Mc Cormick & Schmick's Rest.
  clean · May 18, 2015
• ✓ Bewley's Express
  clean · December 14, 2010
• ✓ Troquet
  clean · October 25, 2016
• ✕ Rock Bottom Rest. & Brewery
  mid · November 17, 2020
• ✓ Liquor Store
  clean · October 3, 2013

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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 9, 2019. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.