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Flat Black Coffee
- resultPass
- critical violations0
- last inspectedOctober 25, 2018
- address255 State St, Boston 02110
Is Flat Black Coffee clean?
Flat Black Coffee is currently Pass from Boston Inspectional Services, Health Division, from an inspection on October 25, 2018. No critical violations were recorded at that visit. On Cooked's ladder that reads clean 😇.
What did inspectors find at Flat Black Coffee?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on October 25, 2018, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.
- ⚠️Wiping Cloths Clean Sanitize • Keep all in use wiping cloths oin a sanitizing solution when not in use.Wiping Cloths Clean Sanitize • Keep all in use wiping cloths oin a sanitizing solution when not in use.
- ⚠️Hand Cleaner Drying Tissue Signage • Provide paper towels in the paper towel dispenser in the restroom.Hand Cleaner Drying Tissue Signage • Provide paper towels in the paper towel dispenser in the restroom.
- ⚠️Improper Maintenance of Floors • remove soils and debris builup on the floor areas of the mop closet and under the 3 bay sink.Improper Maintenance of Floors • remove soils and debris builup on the floor areas of the mop closet and under the 3 bay sink.
- ⚠️Improper Maintenance of Walls/Ceilings • open wall located under the hand sink with pipe running through wall. araepair wall to endure there are no openings in any of the wall surfaces.Improper Maintenance of Walls/Ceilings • open wall located under the hand sink with pipe running through wall. araepair wall to endure there are no openings in any of the wall surfaces.
- ⚠️PIC Performing Duties • Provide proof of at least 1 certified food manager for this location. Post the Certified Food Managers Certificate.criticalPIC Performing Duties • Provide proof of at least 1 certified food manager for this location. Post the Certified Food Managers Certificate.
When was Flat Black Coffee last inspected?
Flat Black Coffee has 10 inspections on record going back to December 15, 2015.
| date | result | score |
|---|---|---|
| March 15, 2022 | — | |
| October 25, 2018 | Pass | |
| October 10, 2018 | Fail | |
| April 26, 2018 | Pass | |
| April 12, 2018 | Fail | |
| July 27, 2017 | Pass | |
| July 18, 2017 | Fail | |
| September 13, 2016 | — | |
| December 16, 2015 | Pass | |
| December 15, 2015 | Fail |
Flat Black Coffee vs North End
North End runs 88% clean across 717 tracked restaurants — 579 clean, 37 mid, 40 cooked.
Against the 717 spots Cooked tracks in North End, 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 October 25, 2018. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.