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Hall
- resultFail
- critical violations2
- last inspectedJanuary 3, 2019
- address284 Newbury St, Boston 02115
Is Hall clean?
Hall is currently Fail from Boston Inspectional Services, Health Division, from an inspection on January 3, 2019. 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 Hall?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on January 3, 2019, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.
- ⚠️Test Kit Provided • No test kit for sanitizing solutionsTest Kit Provided • No test kit for sanitizing solutions
- ⚠️Improper Storage of Re-usable Utensils • Pots bowls etc not invertedImproper Storage of Re-usable Utensils • Pots bowls etc not inverted
- ⚠️Single Service Articles Stored Dispensed • Utensils not inverted - Seating areaSingle Service Articles Stored Dispensed • Utensils not inverted - Seating area
- ⚠️Improper Maintenance of Floors • Floor drain not secure in mop sinkImproper Maintenance of Floors • Floor drain not secure in mop sink
- ⚠️Improper Maintenance of Walls/Ceilings • Dusty ceiling vents - Bathrooms and ware washing area Openings in ceiling loose ceiling tiles duct tape on ceiling and plastic tubing in ceiling - ware washingImproper Maintenance of Walls/Ceilings • Dusty ceiling vents - Bathrooms and ware washing area Openings in ceiling loose ceiling tiles duct tape on ceiling and plastic tubing in ceiling - ware washing
- ⚠️Anti-Choking • While food is being served there shall be an employee on the premises trained in anti chokingAnti-Choking • While food is being served there shall be an employee on the premises trained in anti choking
- ⚠️PIC Knowledge • No proof the full time on site certified food protection manager is certified in allergen awarenesscriticalPIC Knowledge • No proof the full time on site certified food protection manager is certified in allergen awareness
- ⚠️PIC Performing Duties • No 2019 health permit 8-303.20 Conditions for Issuance [revised by 105 CMR 590.012(H)] (1) The board of health may renew a permit for an existing food establishment or may issue a permit to a new owner of an existing food establishment after a properly completed application issubmitted reviewed and approved the fees are paid and an inspection shows that the establishment is in compliance with 105 CMR 590.000. In the case of a renewal application the inspection must have been conducted withinthe time interval established by the board of health pursuant to FC 8-401.10 and 105 CMR 590.013(A). The person incharge must oversee day to day operations to ensure that the establishment operates in compliance with the food code and that immediate corrective action is taken. The employees must be properly trained in food safety and sanitation as it relates to their assigned duties per code by the certified food protection managercriticalPIC Performing Duties • No 2019 health permit 8-303.20 Conditions for Issuance [revised by 105 CMR 590.012(H)] (1) The board of health may renew a permit for an existing food establishment or may issue a permit to a new owner of an existing food establishment after a properly completed application issubmitted reviewed and approved the fees are paid and an inspection shows that the establishment is in compliance with 105 CMR 590.000. In the case of a renewal application the inspection must have been conducted withinthe time interval established by the board of health pursuant to FC 8-401.10 and 105 CMR 590.013(A). The person incharge must oversee day to day operations to ensure that the establishment operates in compliance with the food code and that immediate corrective action is taken. The employees must be properly trained in food safety and sanitation as it relates to their assigned duties per code by the certified food protection manager
When was Hall last inspected?
Hall has 8 inspections on record going back to August 22, 2017.
| date | result | score |
|---|---|---|
| March 15, 2022 | — | |
| August 29, 2019 | closed by the city | |
| January 9, 2019 | — | |
| January 3, 2019 | Fail | |
| October 10, 2018 | Pass | |
| June 19, 2018 | Pass | |
| June 12, 2018 | Fail | |
| August 22, 2017 | Pass |
Hall vs Back Bay
Back Bay runs 81% clean across 519 tracked restaurants — 417 clean, 46 mid, 50 cooked.
Against the 519 spots Cooked tracks in Back Bay, this one comes out cleaner than 4% 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 January 3, 2019. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.