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Harbor Pacific
- resultFail
- critical violations2
- last inspectedDecember 12, 2018
- address235 Meridian St, East Boston 02128
Is Harbor Pacific clean?
Harbor Pacific is currently Fail from Boston Inspectional Services, Health Division, from an inspection on December 12, 2018. 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 Harbor Pacific?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on December 12, 2018, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.
- ⚠️Cold Holding • Garlic in oil mixture sitting out on counter - 65F / Moved to refrigeration after being out for less than 2 hours during the lunch rush Raw beef in top reach in 48F / Item brought to bottom reach in to cool down. Discussed keeping lid closed while it isn't busy. / Provide proper cold holding temperatures at all times.criticalCold Holding • Garlic in oil mixture sitting out on counter - 65F / Moved to refrigeration after being out for less than 2 hours during the lunch rush Raw beef in top reach in 48F / Item brought to bottom reach in to cool down. Discussed keeping lid closed while it isn't busy. / Provide proper cold holding temperatures at all times.
- ⚠️PHF's Properly Thawed • Frozen meats thawing at room temperature / Discontinue and properly thaw as discussed under refrigeration or under cold running water.PHF's Properly Thawed • Frozen meats thawing at room temperature / Discontinue and properly thaw as discussed under refrigeration or under cold running water.
- ⚠️Non-Food Contact Surfaces • Mop sink next to sparerib cooker spattering mop water on the side of the equipment / Enclose mop sinkNon-Food Contact Surfaces • Mop sink next to sparerib cooker spattering mop water on the side of the equipment / Enclose mop sink
- ⚠️Non-Food Contact Surfaces Clean • Equipment on cookline with visible spatter and other soils / Clean to remove Mop sink heavily soiled / clean to remove soils.Non-Food Contact Surfaces Clean • Equipment on cookline with visible spatter and other soils / Clean to remove Mop sink heavily soiled / clean to remove soils.
- ⚠️Location Accessible • Hand sink next to 3 bay with items in basin / Remove and ensure hand sink is kept free and clear at all times. Hand sink next to cookline was free and clear and easily accessible for hand washingcriticalLocation Accessible • Hand sink next to 3 bay with items in basin / Remove and ensure hand sink is kept free and clear at all times. Hand sink next to cookline was free and clear and easily accessible for hand washing
- ⚠️Insects Rodents Animals • Fly tape hanging above food prep area in the kitchen / Remove and discontinue use. Large rodent droppings noted in basement / No IPM reports on site / Contact exterminator for services and provide last 6 months of IPM reports on compliance.Insects Rodents Animals • Fly tape hanging above food prep area in the kitchen / Remove and discontinue use. Large rodent droppings noted in basement / No IPM reports on site / Contact exterminator for services and provide last 6 months of IPM reports on compliance.
- ⚠️Improper Maintenance of Walls/Ceilings • Hood vents with excessive grease build up / Clean to remove. Hood tag is current through December 2018.Improper Maintenance of Walls/Ceilings • Hood vents with excessive grease build up / Clean to remove. Hood tag is current through December 2018.
When was Harbor Pacific last inspected?
Harbor Pacific has 15 inspections on record going back to April 14, 2016. The 12 most recent are shown below.
| date | result | score |
|---|---|---|
| March 15, 2022 | — | |
| December 27, 2018 | — | |
| December 12, 2018 | Fail | |
| September 7, 2018 | Pass | |
| August 27, 2018 | Fail | |
| March 28, 2018 | — | |
| March 14, 2018 | Fail | |
| December 4, 2017 | Pass | |
| November 27, 2017 | Fail | |
| October 26, 2017 | — | |
| August 10, 2017 | Pass | |
| August 3, 2017 | Fail |
Harbor Pacific vs East Boston
East Boston runs 92% clean across 529 tracked restaurants — 472 clean, 19 mid, 21 cooked.
Against the 529 spots Cooked tracks in East Boston, this one comes out cleaner than 2% 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 December 12, 2018. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.