First Bite Cafe

• resultPass
• critical violations0
• last inspectedOctober 1, 2013
• address66 Brighton Av, Allston 02134

Is First Bite Cafe clean?

First Bite Cafe is currently Pass from Boston Inspectional Services, Health Division, from an inspection on October 1, 2013. No critical violations were recorded at that visit. On Cooked's ladder that reads clean 😇.

What did inspectors find at First Bite Cafe?

These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on October 1, 2013, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.

• ⚠️Food Container Labels • Provide legible labels on all food/sauce containers.
  Food Container Labels • Provide legible labels on all food/sauce containers.
• ⚠️Hot Holding • Cooked meatballs on stove top at 125F. PIC to reheat meatballs to 165F to ensure no bacterial growth. Ensure all potentially hazardous foods are being maintained at 140F and above.critical
  Hot Holding • Cooked meatballs on stove top at 125F. PIC to reheat meatballs to 165F to ensure no bacterial growth. Ensure all potentially hazardous foods are being maintained at 140F and above.
• ⚠️Food Protection • Boxes and other containers of beef and chicken observed being stored on the ground of the walk-in cooler. Discontinue and store elevated at least 6 inches off the ground.
  Food Protection • Boxes and other containers of beef and chicken observed being stored on the ground of the walk-in cooler. Discontinue and store elevated at least 6 inches off the ground.
• ⚠️Good Hygienic Practices • Empployees observed switching between muiltiple tasks and not washing hands in between. Address and ensure all staff have been properly trained on when to wash hands.critical
  Good Hygienic Practices • Empployees observed switching between muiltiple tasks and not washing hands in between. Address and ensure all staff have been properly trained on when to wash hands.
• ⚠️Non-Food Contact Surfaces • Light out inside of 2 door Beverage-Air cooler. Replace.
  Non-Food Contact Surfaces • Light out inside of 2 door Beverage-Air cooler. Replace.
• ⚠️Dishwashng Facilities • Dishwasher not registering at the sanitizing strip. Address. Service call was placed at the time of the inspection and is scheduled to come out today 9/27/13.
  Dishwashng Facilities • Dishwasher not registering at the sanitizing strip. Address. Service call was placed at the time of the inspection and is scheduled to come out today 9/27/13.
• ⚠️Food Contact Surfaces Clean • Sanitizer not registering at the test strip in the dishwasher. Service call was placed at the time of the inspection to address the issue. PIC is to discontinue use if unit is not working properly. Paper products are being used at this time.critical
  Food Contact Surfaces Clean • Sanitizer not registering at the test strip in the dishwasher. Service call was placed at the time of the inspection to address the issue. PIC is to discontinue use if unit is not working properly. Paper products are being used at this time.
• ⚠️Food Contact Surfaces Clean • Long white cutting baord over 3 door deli cooler heavily scoared and visibly soiled. Clean to remove resurface or replace. Blade of can opener in the basement are visibly soiled. Clean to remove. Interior of Hobart stand mixer in the basement area visbly soiled. Clean to remove. Racks being used for the dishwasher heavily soiled. Replace.
  Food Contact Surfaces Clean • Long white cutting baord over 3 door deli cooler heavily scoared and visibly soiled. Clean to remove resurface or replace. Blade of can opener in the basement are visibly soiled. Clean to remove. Interior of Hobart stand mixer in the basement area visbly soiled. Clean to remove. Racks being used for the dishwasher heavily soiled. Replace.
• ⚠️Non-Food Contact Surfaces Clean • Fan covers inside of the 2 door upright Beverage-Air cooler visibly soiled. Clean to remove. Shelf above stove top and grill heavily soiled. Clean to remove. Surface of the 6 top burner visibly soiled. Clean to remove. Excess moisture on lower shelf of the 3 door deli cooler. Clean to remove and repair if necessary. Door handle of white upright freezer visibly soiled an with cacked on foods. Clean to remove. Interior of the first upright freezer in the basement area visibly soiled and with food debris. Clean to remove. Interior of dishwasher visibly soiled with what appears to be a mold like substance. Address clean to remove and repair if necessary.
  Non-Food Contact Surfaces Clean • Fan covers inside of the 2 door upright Beverage-Air cooler visibly soiled. Clean to remove. Shelf above stove top and grill heavily soiled. Clean to remove. Surface of the 6 top burner visibly soiled. Clean to remove. Excess moisture on lower shelf of the 3 door deli cooler. Clean to remove and repair if necessary. Door handle of white upright freezer visibly soiled an with cacked on foods. Clean to remove. Interior of the first upright freezer in the basement area visibly soiled and with food debris. Clean to remove. Interior of dishwasher visibly soiled with what appears to be a mold like substance. Address clean to remove and repair if necessary.
• ⚠️Re-use of Single Service Articles • Single service paper cups being used to dispense sugar. Discotinue and use handled scoops for all bulk to ensure no contamination from hands.
  Re-use of Single Service Articles • Single service paper cups being used to dispense sugar. Discotinue and use handled scoops for all bulk to ensure no contamination from hands.
• ⚠️Hand Cleaner Drying Tissue Signage • No soap or paper towles at hand sink. Provide.
  Hand Cleaner Drying Tissue Signage • No soap or paper towles at hand sink. Provide.
• ⚠️Improper Maintenance of Walls/Ceilings • Filters above stove top and grill with heavy grease build-up. Clean to remove. Hood and ventilation tags with a past expiration date. Address. Referral has been made to the City of Boston Fire Department.
  Improper Maintenance of Walls/Ceilings • Filters above stove top and grill with heavy grease build-up. Clean to remove. Hood and ventilation tags with a past expiration date. Address. Referral has been made to the City of Boston Fire Department.

When was First Bite Cafe last inspected?

First Bite Cafe has 15 inspections on record going back to February 6, 2009. The 12 most recent are shown below.

First Bite Cafe vs Allston

Allston runs 88% clean across 493 tracked restaurants — 415 clean, 35 mid, 23 cooked.

Against the 493 spots Cooked tracks in Allston, this one comes out cleaner than 12% 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 October 1, 2013. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.