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La Befona Pizzeria
- resultFail
- critical violations2
- last inspectedDecember 27, 2012
- address15 N Beacon St, Allston 02134
Is La Befona Pizzeria clean?
La Befona Pizzeria is currently Fail from Boston Inspectional Services, Health Division, from an inspection on December 27, 2012. 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 La Befona Pizzeria?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on December 27, 2012, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.
- ⚠️Separation Segregation Cross Contamination • Raw eggs being stored in the same storage bin as ready to eat lettuce of walk-in cooler. Discontinue and store appropriatley to ensure no cross contamination from raw eggs.criticalSeparation Segregation Cross Contamination • Raw eggs being stored in the same storage bin as ready to eat lettuce of walk-in cooler. Discontinue and store appropriatley to ensure no cross contamination from raw eggs.
- ⚠️Food Protection • Box of raw chciken being stored on the ground of the walk-in cooler. Discontinue and store elevated at least 6 inches off the ground.Food Protection • Box of raw chciken being stored on the ground of the walk-in cooler. Discontinue and store elevated at least 6 inches off the ground.
- ⚠️Clean Equipment & Utensils Storage • Bags of trash being stored directly next to clean pot and pans. Discontinue and store all equipment clean and protected.Clean Equipment & Utensils Storage • Bags of trash being stored directly next to clean pot and pans. Discontinue and store all equipment clean and protected.
- ⚠️Hand Cleaner Drying Tissue Signage • No paper towels in restroom. Provide. No soap at hand sink near preparation table or pizza oven. Provide.Hand Cleaner Drying Tissue Signage • No paper towels in restroom. Provide. No soap at hand sink near preparation table or pizza oven. Provide.
- ⚠️Improper Maintenance of Walls/Ceilings • Several ceiling tiles missing in main kitchen and dry storage area's. Replace.Improper Maintenance of Walls/Ceilings • Several ceiling tiles missing in main kitchen and dry storage area's. Replace.
- ⚠️Medicines FirstAid Storage • Pain relief medication being stored on the same shelf as dry canned goods. Discontinue and store all medication separately.criticalMedicines FirstAid Storage • Pain relief medication being stored on the same shelf as dry canned goods. Discontinue and store all medication separately.
- ⚠️Premises Maintained • Bags and boxes of tools being stored on dry storage racks in back room. Discontinue and store all tools and non food items appropriatley.Premises Maintained • Bags and boxes of tools being stored on dry storage racks in back room. Discontinue and store all tools and non food items appropriatley.
When was La Befona Pizzeria last inspected?
La Befona Pizzeria has 11 inspections on record going back to December 13, 2010.
| date | result | score |
|---|---|---|
| June 13, 2022 | — | |
| March 15, 2022 | — | |
| December 30, 2013 | — | |
| August 13, 2013 | — | |
| December 30, 2012 | — | |
| December 27, 2012 | Fail | |
| July 27, 2012 | Pass | |
| July 25, 2012 | Fail | |
| July 18, 2012 | Fail | |
| August 25, 2011 | Pass | |
| December 13, 2010 | Pass |
La Befona Pizzeria vs Brighton
Brighton runs 83% clean across 486 tracked restaurants — 393 clean, 43 mid, 35 cooked.
Against the 486 spots Cooked tracks in Brighton, this one comes out cleaner than 6% 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 27, 2012. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.