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Giga's Pizza Inc.
- resultFail
- critical violations3
- last inspectedOctober 16, 2012
- address27 Buswell St, Boston 02215
Is Giga's Pizza Inc. clean?
Giga's Pizza Inc. is currently Fail from Boston Inspectional Services, Health Division, from an inspection on October 16, 2012. Inspectors wrote up 3 critical violations — the kind most directly linked to foodborne illness. On Cooked's ladder that reads cooked 🪳.
What did inspectors find at Giga's Pizza Inc.?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on October 16, 2012, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.
- ⚠️Food Container Labels • Provide labels on all sauce and food containers.Food Container Labels • Provide labels on all sauce and food containers.
- ⚠️Cold Holding • Cooked chicken being left out at room temperature at 66F for an undetermined amount of time. PIC discarded at the time of the inspection. Discontinue and ensure all potentially hazardous foods are maintained at below 41F.criticalCold Holding • Cooked chicken being left out at room temperature at 66F for an undetermined amount of time. PIC discarded at the time of the inspection. Discontinue and ensure all potentially hazardous foods are maintained at below 41F.
- ⚠️Food Thermometers Provided • No food thermometers present at the time of the inspection. Provide.Food Thermometers Provided • No food thermometers present at the time of the inspection. Provide.
- ⚠️Food Protection • Box of meats and containers of other food products stored on the ground of the walk-in cooler. Discontinue and store elevated at least 6 inches off the ground.Food Protection • Box of meats and containers of other food products stored on the ground of the walk-in cooler. Discontinue and store elevated at least 6 inches off the ground.
- ⚠️Good Hygienic Practices • Employee observed smoking in the kitchen preparation area. Discontinue all smoking in the kitchen area and provide a designated smoking area. Employee observed with a open beverage container in the kitchen area. DiscontinuecriticalGood Hygienic Practices • Employee observed smoking in the kitchen preparation area. Discontinue all smoking in the kitchen area and provide a designated smoking area. Employee observed with a open beverage container in the kitchen area. Discontinue
- ⚠️Food Contact Surfaces Design • Long cutting board on top of 2 door cooler heavily soiled and scoared. Clean to remove resurface or replace. Blade of can opener visibly soiled. Clean to remove.Food Contact Surfaces Design • Long cutting board on top of 2 door cooler heavily soiled and scoared. Clean to remove resurface or replace. Blade of can opener visibly soiled. Clean to remove.
- ⚠️Non-Food Contact Surfaces • Card board being used to line shelves throughout kitchen area and in walk-in cooler. Discontinue and maintain all surfaces cleanable durable and smooth. Gasket around door of 3 door pizza cooler broken. Repair.Non-Food Contact Surfaces • Card board being used to line shelves throughout kitchen area and in walk-in cooler. Discontinue and maintain all surfaces cleanable durable and smooth. Gasket around door of 3 door pizza cooler broken. Repair.
- ⚠️Equipment Thermometers • No equipment thermometer inside of 3 door deli cooler. Provide.Equipment Thermometers • No equipment thermometer inside of 3 door deli cooler. Provide.
- ⚠️Non-Food Contact Surfaces Clean • Interior of small coffin style ice cream freezer with excess frost build up. Defrost and clean to remove.Non-Food Contact Surfaces Clean • Interior of small coffin style ice cream freezer with excess frost build up. Defrost and clean to remove.
- ⚠️Clean Equipment & Utensils Storage • Clean pans and covers stored next to mop sink. DIscontinue and store all equipment clan and protected.Clean Equipment & Utensils Storage • Clean pans and covers stored next to mop sink. DIscontinue and store all equipment clan and protected.
- ⚠️Installed and Maintained • Hot water faucet at hand sink in kitchen area leaking. Repair.Installed and Maintained • Hot water faucet at hand sink in kitchen area leaking. Repair.
- ⚠️Location Accessible • Main kitchen hand sink being blocked by trash receprticle and small coffee table. Discontinue and ensure all hand sinks are accessible.criticalLocation Accessible • Main kitchen hand sink being blocked by trash receprticle and small coffee table. Discontinue and ensure all hand sinks are accessible.
- ⚠️Hand Cleaner Drying Tissue Signage • No soap at main kitchen hand sink. Provide.Hand Cleaner Drying Tissue Signage • No soap at main kitchen hand sink. Provide.
- ⚠️Improper Maintenance of Walls/Ceilings • Filters above stove top and fryer with heavy grease build-up. Clean to remove. Small portion of floor near 2 door deli cooler in dis-repair. Address. Floor of walk-in cooler heavily soiled and with food debris. Clean to and remove all card board.Improper Maintenance of Walls/Ceilings • Filters above stove top and fryer with heavy grease build-up. Clean to remove. Small portion of floor near 2 door deli cooler in dis-repair. Address. Floor of walk-in cooler heavily soiled and with food debris. Clean to and remove all card board.
When was Giga's Pizza Inc. last inspected?
Giga's Pizza Inc. has 9 inspections on record going back to June 9, 2011.
| date | result | score |
|---|---|---|
| December 30, 2013 | — | |
| December 30, 2012 | — | |
| October 22, 2012 | — | |
| October 16, 2012 | Fail | |
| February 10, 2012 | Pass | |
| February 7, 2012 | Fail | |
| February 3, 2012 | Fail | |
| June 10, 2011 | Pass | |
| June 9, 2011 | Fail |
Giga's Pizza Inc. vs Fenway
Fenway runs 89% clean across 433 tracked restaurants — 379 clean, 23 mid, 22 cooked.
Against the 433 spots Cooked tracks in Fenway, 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 October 16, 2012. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.