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Flat Iron Restaurant At Bulfinch Hotel
- resultFail
- critical violations2
- last inspectedJuly 20, 2012
- address105 Merrimac St, Boston 02114
Is Flat Iron Restaurant At Bulfinch Hotel clean?
Flat Iron Restaurant At Bulfinch Hotel is currently Fail from Boston Inspectional Services, Health Division, from an inspection on July 20, 2012. Inspectors wrote up 2 critical violations — the kind most directly linked to foodborne illness. On Cooked's ladder that reads cooked 🪳.
What did inspectors find at Flat Iron Restaurant At Bulfinch Hotel?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on July 20, 2012, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.
- ⚠️Food Protection • Reusing fish containersFood Protection • Reusing fish containers
- ⚠️Non-Food Contact Surfaces • Replace broken door gaskets on True Refrig. • Rusted shelving (interior of 1 door glass refrig.)Non-Food Contact Surfaces • Replace broken door gaskets on True Refrig. • Rusted shelving (interior of 1 door glass refrig.)
- ⚠️Non-Food Contact Surfaces Clean • Clean all cooking equipment.Non-Food Contact Surfaces Clean • Clean all cooking equipment.
- ⚠️Clean Equipment & Utensils Storage • Raise all equipment 6" off the floor.Clean Equipment & Utensils Storage • Raise all equipment 6" off the floor.
- ⚠️Improper Storage of Re-usable Utensils • Invert ice buckets.Improper Storage of Re-usable Utensils • Invert ice buckets.
- ⚠️Improper Maintenance of Floors • Clean floor under & behind all equipment.Improper Maintenance of Floors • Clean floor under & behind all equipment.
- ⚠️PIC Performing Duties • Allergen Poster not posted in employee work areas.criticalPIC Performing Duties • Allergen Poster not posted in employee work areas.
- ⚠️Consumer Advisories • Provide disclosure on consumer advisory on menus regarding undercooked animal products. Provide allergen advisory on menus.criticalConsumer Advisories • Provide disclosure on consumer advisory on menus regarding undercooked animal products. Provide allergen advisory on menus.
When was Flat Iron Restaurant At Bulfinch Hotel last inspected?
Flat Iron Restaurant At Bulfinch Hotel has 22 inspections on record going back to March 28, 2007. The 12 most recent are shown below.
| date | result | score |
|---|---|---|
| June 13, 2022 | — | |
| December 30, 2012 | — | |
| July 20, 2012 | Fail | |
| April 23, 2012 | Pass | |
| April 22, 2012 | — | |
| October 24, 2011 | Pass | |
| October 18, 2011 | Fail | |
| October 17, 2011 | Pass | |
| May 18, 2011 | Pass | |
| May 12, 2011 | Fail | |
| October 4, 2010 | Fail | |
| May 24, 2010 | Pass |
Flat Iron Restaurant At Bulfinch Hotel vs West End
West End runs 90% clean across 247 tracked restaurants — 217 clean, 13 mid, 12 cooked.
Against the 247 spots Cooked tracks in West End, this one comes out cleaner than 3% 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 July 20, 2012. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.