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Flat Black Coffee Co. Ltd.
- resultPass
- critical violations0
- last inspectedJanuary 22, 2019
- address50 Broad St, Boston 02110
Is Flat Black Coffee Co. Ltd. clean?
Flat Black Coffee Co. Ltd. is currently Pass from Boston Inspectional Services, Health Division, from an inspection on January 22, 2019. No critical violations were recorded at that visit. On Cooked's ladder that reads clean 😇.
What did inspectors find at Flat Black Coffee Co. Ltd.?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on January 22, 2019, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.
- ⚠️Wiping Cloths Clean Sanitize • Keep all wiping cloths in a sanitizing solution when not in use.Wiping Cloths Clean Sanitize • Keep all wiping cloths in a sanitizing solution when not in use.
- ⚠️Hand Cleaner Drying Tissue Signage • Provide ahbnd soapf for the hand sink in the service area.Hand Cleaner Drying Tissue Signage • Provide ahbnd soapf for the hand sink in the service area.
- ⚠️Floors Designed Constructed Installed • Clean floor area of the basement near the basement stairs.Floors Designed Constructed Installed • Clean floor area of the basement near the basement stairs.
- ⚠️Premises Maintained • Remove all old unused equipment and other unecessary items stored in the basement area.Premises Maintained • Remove all old unused equipment and other unecessary items stored in the basement area.
When was Flat Black Coffee Co. Ltd. last inspected?
Flat Black Coffee Co. Ltd. has 40 inspections on record going back to November 13, 2007. The 12 most recent are shown below.
| date | result | score |
|---|---|---|
| March 15, 2022 | — | |
| January 22, 2019 | Pass | |
| January 7, 2019 | Fail | |
| August 3, 2018 | Pass | |
| August 2, 2018 | — | |
| May 7, 2018 | Pass | |
| April 23, 2018 | Fail | |
| July 21, 2017 | Pass | |
| July 13, 2017 | Fail | |
| October 11, 2016 | — | |
| October 5, 2016 | — | |
| September 26, 2016 | Fail |
Flat Black Coffee Co. Ltd. vs Downtown
Downtown runs 89% clean across 1,016 tracked restaurants — 851 clean, 49 mid, 61 cooked.
Against the 1,016 spots Cooked tracks in Downtown, 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 January 22, 2019. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.