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L'aroma
- resultPass
- critical violations0
- last inspectedOctober 25, 2013
- address85 Newbury St, Boston 02116
Is L'aroma clean?
L'aroma is currently Pass from Boston Inspectional Services, Health Division, from an inspection on October 25, 2013. No critical violations were recorded at that visit. On Cooked's ladder that reads clean 😇.
What did inspectors find at L'aroma?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on October 25, 2013, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.
- ⚠️Food Contact Surfaces Clean • Properly clean and sanitize interior panel of ice machine / Remove black residue build up.criticalFood Contact Surfaces Clean • Properly clean and sanitize interior panel of ice machine / Remove black residue build up.
- ⚠️Insects Rodents Animals • Several fruit/drain flies noted behind counter contact pest control / Provide detailed pest log.Insects Rodents Animals • Several fruit/drain flies noted behind counter contact pest control / Provide detailed pest log.
- ⚠️Improper Maintenance of Floors • Provide proper cleaning of floors throughout establishment removing debris and other soils.Improper Maintenance of Floors • Provide proper cleaning of floors throughout establishment removing debris and other soils.
- ⚠️Improper Maintenance of Walls/Ceilings • Provide proper cleaning to ceilings and walls above and around coffee station removing spatter and other soils.Improper Maintenance of Walls/Ceilings • Provide proper cleaning to ceilings and walls above and around coffee station removing spatter and other soils.
When was L'aroma last inspected?
L'aroma has 28 inspections on record going back to February 27, 2007. The 12 most recent are shown below.
| date | result | score |
|---|---|---|
| October 25, 2013 | Pass | |
| October 16, 2013 | Fail | |
| March 21, 2013 | Pass | |
| March 14, 2013 | Fail | |
| March 7, 2013 | Fail | |
| September 25, 2012 | Pass | |
| June 27, 2012 | Pass | |
| June 20, 2012 | Fail | |
| June 12, 2012 | Fail | |
| March 1, 2012 | Pass | |
| February 23, 2012 | Fail | |
| December 13, 2011 | Pass |
L'aroma vs Bay Village
Bay Village runs 88% clean across 350 tracked restaurants — 292 clean, 16 mid, 22 cooked.
Against the 350 spots Cooked tracks in Bay Village, this one comes out cleaner than 12% 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 October 25, 2013. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.