Fritay Restaurant

• resultFail
• critical violations2
• last inspectedMarch 16, 2023
• address656 Centre St, Jamaica Plain 02130

Is Fritay Restaurant clean?

Fritay Restaurant is currently Fail from Boston Inspectional Services, Health Division, from an inspection on March 16, 2023. 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 Fritay Restaurant?

These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on March 16, 2023, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.

• ⚠️(A)-(P) Person-In-Charge-Duties (Pf) • Person in charge did not know proper final cook temperature of chicken. Person in charge did not know proper cold holding temperature for salad ingredients. Review cooking and holding temperatures and train staff.
  (A)-(P) Person-In-Charge-Duties (Pf) • Person in charge did not know proper final cook temperature of chicken. Person in charge did not know proper cold holding temperature for salad ingredients. Review cooking and holding temperatures and train staff.
• ⚠️Safe Unadulterated and Honestly Presented (P) • Observed pan of food in low boy refrigerator with heavy mold growth. Person in charge removed. Excess foods lefts from previous owner in freezer units. Remove all food from prior owner.critical
  Safe Unadulterated and Honestly Presented (P) • Observed pan of food in low boy refrigerator with heavy mold growth. Person in charge removed. Excess foods lefts from previous owner in freezer units. Remove all food from prior owner.
• ⚠️In-Use Utensils Between-Use Storage (C) • Observed pot with handle inside rice container. Removed.
  In-Use Utensils Between-Use Storage (C) • Observed pot with handle inside rice container. Removed.
• ⚠️Wood Use Limitation (C) • Wooden spice grinder is damaged and split. Discard.
  Wood Use Limitation (C) • Wooden spice grinder is damaged and split. Discard.
• ⚠️Ventilation Hood Systems Filters (C) • Grease build up on hood filters. Clean to remove. Hood sticker is OK.
  Ventilation Hood Systems Filters (C) • Grease build up on hood filters. Clean to remove. Hood sticker is OK.
• ⚠️Drain boards (C) • No slotted drain board observed at location. Provide slotted drain board and plan for dirty and soiled items.
  Drain boards (C) • No slotted drain board observed at location. Provide slotted drain board and plan for dirty and soiled items.
• ⚠️Good Repair and Proper Adjustment-Equipment (C) • Soap dispenser on production line is too far away from hand sink. Move closer to handwash sink.
  Good Repair and Proper Adjustment-Equipment (C) • Soap dispenser on production line is too far away from hand sink. Move closer to handwash sink.
• ⚠️Cutting Surfaces (C) • Observed multiple cutting boards that are heavily scored. Remove.
  Cutting Surfaces (C) • Observed multiple cutting boards that are heavily scored. Remove.
• ⚠️(A) Equipment Food-Contact Surfaces Nonfood-Contact Surfaces and Utensils (Pf) • Interior of ice machine observed soiled. Utensils stored in prep area are soiled to sight and touch. Clean to remove all soils. Discard utensils that are visably soiled.
  (A) Equipment Food-Contact Surfaces Nonfood-Contact Surfaces and Utensils (Pf) • Interior of ice machine observed soiled. Utensils stored in prep area are soiled to sight and touch. Clean to remove all soils. Discard utensils that are visably soiled.
• ⚠️Nonfood Contact Surfaces (C) • Grease build up on sides of fryolater. Food debris under all kitchen equiptment. Bottom of oven is soiled. Fry baskets are encrusted in food debris. Rotisserie oven is soiled with food debris. Bulk containers in dry storage are soiled to touch. Light in kitchen area are soiled with grease and dust build up. Frozen drink machines are soiled and sticky to touch. Under frozen beverage machines are heavily soiled. Under production line refrigeration is soiled. Ice build up in freezer unit. Remove Tubing in low boy refrigerator needs to be replaced. Clean to remove all soils.
  Nonfood Contact Surfaces (C) • Grease build up on sides of fryolater. Food debris under all kitchen equiptment. Bottom of oven is soiled. Fry baskets are encrusted in food debris. Rotisserie oven is soiled with food debris. Bulk containers in dry storage are soiled to touch. Light in kitchen area are soiled with grease and dust build up. Frozen drink machines are soiled and sticky to touch. Under frozen beverage machines are heavily soiled. Under production line refrigeration is soiled. Ice build up in freezer unit. Remove Tubing in low boy refrigerator needs to be replaced. Clean to remove all soils.
• ⚠️Backflow Prevention Air Gap (P) • No air gap observed on prep sink drain line. Provide proper air gap at prep sink.critical
  Backflow Prevention Air Gap (P) • No air gap observed on prep sink drain line. Provide proper air gap at prep sink.
• ⚠️Using a Handwashing Sink-Operation and Maintenance (Pf) • Multiple hand sinks are blocked. One in warewash area and one on production line. Remove all items blocking hand sink.
  Using a Handwashing Sink-Operation and Maintenance (Pf) • Multiple hand sinks are blocked. One in warewash area and one on production line. Remove all items blocking hand sink.
• ⚠️System Maintained in Good Repair (C) • Prep sink does not have working hot water. Repair as necessary. Multiple other sinks in establishment have working hot water.
  System Maintained in Good Repair (C) • Prep sink does not have working hot water. Repair as necessary. Multiple other sinks in establishment have working hot water.
• ⚠️Using Drain Plugs (C) • No drain plugs for three bay sink. Provide.
  Using Drain Plugs (C) • No drain plugs for three bay sink. Provide.
• ⚠️Maintaining Refuse Areas and Enclosures (C) • Excess clutter and unused items observed in trash area. Remove all excess items.
  Maintaining Refuse Areas and Enclosures (C) • Excess clutter and unused items observed in trash area. Remove all excess items.
• ⚠️Wall and Ceiling Coverings and Coatings (C) • Hole in wall on production line. Repair.
  Wall and Ceiling Coverings and Coatings (C) • Hole in wall on production line. Repair.
• ⚠️Outer Openings Protected (C) • Repair door sweep on door to dumpster.
  Outer Openings Protected (C) • Repair door sweep on door to dumpster.
• ⚠️Toilet Tissue Availability (Pf) • No toilet paper observed in employee bathroom. Provide.
  Toilet Tissue Availability (Pf) • No toilet paper observed in employee bathroom. Provide.
• ⚠️Controlling Pests (Pf) • Observed multiple live roaches under production line equiptment. Provide updated pest reports. Clean and sanitize area.
  Controlling Pests (Pf) • Observed multiple live roaches under production line equiptment. Provide updated pest reports. Clean and sanitize area.
• ⚠️Common Name-Working Containers (Pf) • Observed multiple chemical spray bottles without labels. Provide.
  Common Name-Working Containers (Pf) • Observed multiple chemical spray bottles without labels. Provide.

When was Fritay Restaurant last inspected?

Fritay Restaurant has 3 inspections on record going back to March 16, 2023.

Fritay Restaurant vs Jamaica Plain

Jamaica Plain runs 77% clean across 189 tracked restaurants — 139 clean, 22 mid, 20 cooked.

Against the 189 spots Cooked tracks in Jamaica Plain, this one comes out cleaner than 0% 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 March 16, 2023. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.