Fuel America

• resultPass
• critical violations0
• last inspectedApril 23, 2024
• address805 Columbus Av, Boston 02120

Is Fuel America clean?

Fuel America is currently Pass from Boston Inspectional Services, Health Division, from an inspection on April 23, 2024. No critical violations were recorded at that visit. On Cooked's ladder that reads clean 😇.

What did inspectors find at Fuel America?

These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on April 23, 2024, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.

• ⚠️Effectiveness-Hair Restraints (C) • Observed employees without hair restraints. Provide
  Effectiveness-Hair Restraints (C) • Observed employees without hair restraints. Provide
• ⚠️Sanitizing Solutions Testing Devices (Pf) • Observed no sanitizer test strips on site. Discussed with PIC to maintain test strips on site testing at all times. PIC will bring from other location
  Sanitizing Solutions Testing Devices (Pf) • Observed no sanitizer test strips on site. Discussed with PIC to maintain test strips on site testing at all times. PIC will bring from other location
• ⚠️(A) Equipment Food-Contact Surfaces Nonfood-Contact Surfaces and Utensils (Pf) • Observed mold-like substance inside ice machine; coffee spills and food spills inside refrigerated units at service line and 2 door upright freezer in prep area. Clean to remove all spills
  (A) Equipment Food-Contact Surfaces Nonfood-Contact Surfaces and Utensils (Pf) • Observed mold-like substance inside ice machine; coffee spills and food spills inside refrigerated units at service line and 2 door upright freezer in prep area. Clean to remove all spills
• ⚠️Hand Drying Provision (Pf) • Observed no paper towels at hand sink located in back prep area. Discussed with PIC to maintain all hand sinks properly stocked with paper towels. PIC corrected on site
  Hand Drying Provision (Pf) • Observed no paper towels at hand sink located in back prep area. Discussed with PIC to maintain all hand sinks properly stocked with paper towels. PIC corrected on site
• ⚠️Segregation and Location-Distressed Merchandise (Pf) • Observed molded strawberries stored in walk in cooler. Discussed with PIC to monitor and ensure foods are in good condition. PIC discarded on site
  Segregation and Location-Distressed Merchandise (Pf) • Observed molded strawberries stored in walk in cooler. Discussed with PIC to monitor and ensure foods are in good condition. PIC discarded on site

When was Fuel America last inspected?

Fuel America has 4 inspections on record going back to September 21, 2023.

Fuel America vs South End

South End runs 81% clean across 691 tracked restaurants — 498 clean, 63 mid, 54 cooked.

Against the 691 spots Cooked tracks in South End, this one comes out cleaner than 19% 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 April 23, 2024. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.