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Ginger Exchange
- resultPass
- critical violations0
- last inspectedMay 22, 2023
- address250 Huntington Av, Boston 02115
Is Ginger Exchange clean?
Ginger Exchange is currently Pass from Boston Inspectional Services, Health Division, from an inspection on May 22, 2023. No critical violations were recorded at that visit. On Cooked's ladder that reads clean 😇.
What did inspectors find at Ginger Exchange?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on May 22, 2023, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.
- ⚠️(A)-(P) Person-In-Charge-Duties (Pf) • PIC on site to discuss with staff & monitor day to day operations with regards to cleaning/sanitizing pest control & repairs as needed.(A)-(P) Person-In-Charge-Duties (Pf) • PIC on site to discuss with staff & monitor day to day operations with regards to cleaning/sanitizing pest control & repairs as needed.
- ⚠️(A)(2) and (B) Time/Temperature Control for Safety Food Hot and Cold Holding (P) • Cooked shrimp 61F Shredded carrots 52F in the open top line unit for 30-40 min per PIC.Maintain cold holding 41F or below. PIC stating items were prepped recently. PIC removed items to cool/hold 41F or below Discussed cooling/cold holding with the PICcritical(A)(2) and (B) Time/Temperature Control for Safety Food Hot and Cold Holding (P) • Cooked shrimp 61F Shredded carrots 52F in the open top line unit for 30-40 min per PIC.Maintain cold holding 41F or below. PIC stating items were prepped recently. PIC removed items to cool/hold 41F or below Discussed cooling/cold holding with the PIC
- ⚠️(B) and (C) Equipment Food-Contact Surfaces Nonfood-Contact Surfaces and Utensils (C) • Clean the interior of the bar glass chiller to remove broken glass/soils. Service station-Clean the interior of the service station 2 door unit to remove soils/spills.(B) and (C) Equipment Food-Contact Surfaces Nonfood-Contact Surfaces and Utensils (C) • Clean the interior of the bar glass chiller to remove broken glass/soils. Service station-Clean the interior of the service station 2 door unit to remove soils/spills.
- ⚠️(A) (B) and (D) Equipment Utensils Linens and Single-Service and Single-Use Articles Storing (C) • Ice buckets observed stored on the floor at the bar.Discontinue. Provide a designated location to store clean ice buckets inverted.(A) (B) and (D) Equipment Utensils Linens and Single-Service and Single-Use Articles Storing (C) • Ice buckets observed stored on the floor at the bar.Discontinue. Provide a designated location to store clean ice buckets inverted.
- ⚠️Surface Characteristics-Indoor Areas (C) • Seal all observed holes around the basement water heaters to prevent possible pest access.Surface Characteristics-Indoor Areas (C) • Seal all observed holes around the basement water heaters to prevent possible pest access.
- ⚠️Controlling Pests (Pf) • Live cockroach observed next to the service station table evidence of rodent droppings observed at the service station bottom of rear stairs electrical closet & around the water heaters-basement Large amount of black flies observed in the basement storage location. Provide a full pest report upon re-inspection. Owner contacted to further discuss more treatments as needed.Controlling Pests (Pf) • Live cockroach observed next to the service station table evidence of rodent droppings observed at the service station bottom of rear stairs electrical closet & around the water heaters-basement Large amount of black flies observed in the basement storage location. Provide a full pest report upon re-inspection. Owner contacted to further discuss more treatments as needed.
- ⚠️Cleaning Floors Dustless Methods (C) • Clean the bar floor to remove evidence of sticky residue. Basement/service station--Clean the floors to remove evidence of rodent droppings as discussed with the PICCleaning Floors Dustless Methods (C) • Clean the bar floor to remove evidence of sticky residue. Basement/service station--Clean the floors to remove evidence of rodent droppings as discussed with the PIC
- ⚠️Common Name-Working Containers (Pf) • Provide labels on all chemical spray bottles.Common Name-Working Containers (Pf) • Provide labels on all chemical spray bottles.
- ⚠️Posted Allergen Awareness certified employee no longer works at this location.Provide full time employee with current certificate.Posted Allergen Awareness certified employee no longer works at this location.Provide full time employee with current certificate.
When was Ginger Exchange last inspected?
Ginger Exchange has 49 inspections on record going back to June 18, 2013. The 12 most recent are shown below.
| date | result | score |
|---|---|---|
| October 31, 2024 | — | |
| June 27, 2024 | closed by the city | |
| January 3, 2024 | — | |
| May 22, 2023 | Pass | |
| May 15, 2023 | Fail | |
| October 11, 2022 | Pass | |
| October 3, 2022 | Fail | |
| July 29, 2022 | Pass | |
| July 22, 2022 | Fail | |
| July 15, 2022 | Fail | |
| July 7, 2022 | Fail | |
| March 15, 2022 | — |
Ginger Exchange 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 May 22, 2023. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.