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Ivy Cafe
- resultFail
- critical violations2
- last inspectedAugust 2, 2013
- address179 Harvard Av Av, Boston 02134
Is Ivy Cafe clean?
Ivy Cafe is currently Fail from Boston Inspectional Services, Health Division, from an inspection on August 2, 2013. 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 Ivy Cafe?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on August 2, 2013, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.
- ⚠️PHF's Properly Thawed • Seafood observed being thawed at room temperature. Discotninue and ensure proper thawing methods are in place.PHF's Properly Thawed • Seafood observed being thawed at room temperature. Discotninue and ensure proper thawing methods are in place.
- ⚠️Food Protection • Hand sink located directly next to preparation table with no splash guard. Provide a permanent splash guard to ensure no contamination from soiled hands.Food Protection • Hand sink located directly next to preparation table with no splash guard. Provide a permanent splash guard to ensure no contamination from soiled hands.
- ⚠️Installed and Maintained • Faucet at hand sink not operating properly. Repair. Faucet at 3 bay sink continuosly running. Repair.Installed and Maintained • Faucet at hand sink not operating properly. Repair. Faucet at 3 bay sink continuosly running. Repair.
- ⚠️Outside Storage Improperly Maintained • Dumpster missing one half of the lid. Replace and keep lid closed in between uses to limit any rodent access.Outside Storage Improperly Maintained • Dumpster missing one half of the lid. Replace and keep lid closed in between uses to limit any rodent access.
- ⚠️Medicines FirstAid Storage • Medicines observed being stored on same shelf as other food products. Discontinue and store all First Aide and medicines appropriately.criticalMedicines FirstAid Storage • Medicines observed being stored on same shelf as other food products. Discontinue and store all First Aide and medicines appropriately.
- ⚠️Conformance w/ Approved Procedures • Letters of guarantee not up to date or present at the time of the inspection. Provide up to date letters on all fish being used for sushi and their parasite destruction for the re-inspection.criticalConformance w/ Approved Procedures • Letters of guarantee not up to date or present at the time of the inspection. Provide up to date letters on all fish being used for sushi and their parasite destruction for the re-inspection.
When was Ivy Cafe last inspected?
Ivy Cafe has 11 inspections on record going back to July 21, 2008.
| date | result | score |
|---|---|---|
| December 30, 2013 | — | |
| August 9, 2013 | — | |
| August 2, 2013 | Fail | |
| December 30, 2012 | — | |
| April 19, 2012 | Pass | |
| April 12, 2012 | Fail | |
| November 10, 2011 | Pass | |
| October 26, 2011 | Fail | |
| January 21, 2010 | Pass | |
| June 9, 2009 | — | |
| July 21, 2008 | — |
Ivy Cafe vs Allston
Allston runs 88% clean across 493 tracked restaurants — 415 clean, 35 mid, 23 cooked.
Against the 493 spots Cooked tracks in Allston, this one comes out cleaner than 3% 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 August 2, 2013. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.