Internal Matter

• resultPass
• critical violations0
• last inspectedMarch 3, 2016
• address35 Channel Center St, Boston 02210

Is Internal Matter clean?

Internal Matter is currently Pass from Boston Inspectional Services, Health Division, from an inspection on March 3, 2016. No critical violations were recorded at that visit. On Cooked's ladder that reads clean 😇.

What did inspectors find at Internal Matter?

These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on March 3, 2016, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.

• ⚠️Labeling of Ingredients • Providse a complete list of ingredients for pastry items sold prepackaged by the front countercritical
  Labeling of Ingredients • Providse a complete list of ingredients for pastry items sold prepackaged by the front counter
• ⚠️Hot Holding • Cooked eggs are 100F -maintain at 140F or above as discussed or make to ordercritical
  Hot Holding • Cooked eggs are 100F -maintain at 140F or above as discussed or make to order
• ⚠️Food Contact Surfaces Design • Cut milk dispenser nozzles at an angle as discussed
  Food Contact Surfaces Design • Cut milk dispenser nozzles at an angle as discussed
• ⚠️Three Compartment Sink • Provide missing plugs at the three nay sink at the bar area
  Three Compartment Sink • Provide missing plugs at the three nay sink at the bar area
• ⚠️Food Contact Surfaces Clean • Nozzles on the milk dispensers are soiled with a collection of dairy deposts - clean to remove all visible soilscritical
  Food Contact Surfaces Clean • Nozzles on the milk dispensers are soiled with a collection of dairy deposts - clean to remove all visible soils
• ⚠️Wiping Cloths Clean Sanitize • Set up as discussed - discontinue use of sponges to clean food surface areas
  Wiping Cloths Clean Sanitize • Set up as discussed - discontinue use of sponges to clean food surface areas
• ⚠️Premises Maintained • Elevate soiled mop and brooms off the floor at least six inches duiring storage Relocate personal belongings being stored in with foods
  Premises Maintained • Elevate soiled mop and brooms off the floor at least six inches duiring storage Relocate personal belongings being stored in with foods

When was Internal Matter last inspected?

Internal Matter has 5 inspections on record going back to February 20, 2015.

Internal Matter vs Leather District

Leather District runs 86% clean across 188 tracked restaurants — 149 clean, 11 mid, 13 cooked.

Against the 188 spots Cooked tracks in Leather District, this one comes out cleaner than 14% 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 March 3, 2016. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.