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Jerry's Cafe
- resultFail
- critical violations1
- last inspectedNovember 10, 2011
- address21 Arlington Av, Charlestown 02129
Is Jerry's Cafe clean?
Jerry's Cafe is currently Fail from Boston Inspectional Services, Health Division, from an inspection on November 10, 2011. Inspectors wrote up 1 critical violation — the kind most directly linked to foodborne illness. On Cooked's ladder that reads cooked 🪳.
What did inspectors find at Jerry's Cafe?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on November 10, 2011, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.
- ⚠️Food Contact Surfaces Clean • Provide proper commercial grade sanitizer for 3 compartment sink.criticalFood Contact Surfaces Clean • Provide proper commercial grade sanitizer for 3 compartment sink.
- ⚠️Non-Food Contact Surfaces Clean • Properly clean all shelving in rear storage area.Non-Food Contact Surfaces Clean • Properly clean all shelving in rear storage area.
- ⚠️Installed and Maintained • Properly repair leak at base of 3 compartment sink. Provide proper grease trap for 3 compartment sink.Installed and Maintained • Properly repair leak at base of 3 compartment sink. Provide proper grease trap for 3 compartment sink.
- ⚠️PIC Knowledge • Provide proper certified food allergen trained employee for establishment. Provide proper food allergy disclaimer in all menu's and menu boards as applicable.criticalPIC Knowledge • Provide proper certified food allergen trained employee for establishment. Provide proper food allergy disclaimer in all menu's and menu boards as applicable.
When was Jerry's Cafe last inspected?
Jerry's Cafe has 8 inspections on record going back to July 23, 2009.
| date | result | score |
|---|---|---|
| December 30, 2012 | — | |
| January 20, 2012 | — | |
| November 10, 2011 | Fail | |
| November 3, 2011 | Fail | |
| July 30, 2010 | Pass | |
| June 25, 2010 | Fail | |
| December 16, 2009 | — | |
| July 23, 2009 | Pass |
Jerry's Cafe vs Charlestown
Charlestown runs 92% clean across 198 tracked restaurants — 178 clean, 7 mid, 8 cooked.
Against the 198 spots Cooked tracks in Charlestown, 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 November 10, 2011. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.