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Joe Amer Bar & Grill
- resultFail
- critical violations0
- last inspectedAugust 19, 2009
- address277 Dartmouth St, Boston 02116
Is Joe Amer Bar & Grill clean?
Joe Amer Bar & Grill is currently Fail from Boston Inspectional Services, Health Division, from an inspection on August 19, 2009. No critical violations were recorded at that visit. On Cooked's ladder that reads mid 😬.
What did inspectors find at Joe Amer Bar & Grill?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on August 19, 2009, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.
- ⚠️Food Protection • Staff within the kitchen were observed storing salad mixing bowls on top of the salad greens. The Chef reprimanded the staff. The bowls were pulled off the line and put through the dish machine. The bowls will be stored on the shelving above the equipment.Food Protection • Staff within the kitchen were observed storing salad mixing bowls on top of the salad greens. The Chef reprimanded the staff. The bowls were pulled off the line and put through the dish machine. The bowls will be stored on the shelving above the equipment.
- ⚠️Handling of Food & Ice • If the wait staff are going to be scooping ice cream slicing bread etc. they should be wearing gloves etc. (abiding by the same practices as the kitchen staff).Handling of Food & Ice • If the wait staff are going to be scooping ice cream slicing bread etc. they should be wearing gloves etc. (abiding by the same practices as the kitchen staff).
- ⚠️Insects Rodents Animals • Drain flies were observed in the preparation room during the inspection. Roaches were not observed within the restaurant but were sighted by patrons of the restaurant. Provide an Integrated Pest Management plan to address the pests. Management has contacted the exterminator. Treatments are scheduled for Wednesday evening (8/19/09).Insects Rodents Animals • Drain flies were observed in the preparation room during the inspection. Roaches were not observed within the restaurant but were sighted by patrons of the restaurant. Provide an Integrated Pest Management plan to address the pests. Management has contacted the exterminator. Treatments are scheduled for Wednesday evening (8/19/09).
- ⚠️Improper Maintenance of Floors • Repair the broken loose and cracked floor tile along the main cooking line on the first floor.Improper Maintenance of Floors • Repair the broken loose and cracked floor tile along the main cooking line on the first floor.
When was Joe Amer Bar & Grill last inspected?
Joe Amer Bar & Grill has 15 inspections on record going back to August 29, 2007. The 12 most recent are shown below.
| date | result | score |
|---|---|---|
| December 30, 2012 | — | |
| March 19, 2010 | closed by the city | |
| August 21, 2009 | — | |
| August 19, 2009 | Fail | |
| April 15, 2009 | — | |
| February 19, 2009 | Fail | |
| February 12, 2009 | Fail | |
| October 15, 2008 | — | |
| June 12, 2008 | Pass | |
| June 12, 2008 | Pass | |
| June 9, 2008 | — | |
| February 6, 2008 | Pass |
Joe Amer Bar & Grill 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 11% 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 19, 2009. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.