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Little Cocoa Bean Co
- resultFail
- critical violations4
- last inspectedMarch 31, 2025
- address114 South St, Jamaica Plain 02130
Is Little Cocoa Bean Co clean?
Little Cocoa Bean Co is currently Fail from Boston Inspectional Services, Health Division, from an inspection on March 31, 2025. Inspectors wrote up 4 critical violations — the kind most directly linked to foodborne illness. On Cooked's ladder that reads cooked 🪳.
What did inspectors find at Little Cocoa Bean Co?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on March 31, 2025, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.
- ⚠️When to Wash (P) • During the inspection process observed staff leaving food prep area and returning to prep food without washing hands first. PIC to train staff on when to wash hands.criticalWhen to Wash (P) • During the inspection process observed staff leaving food prep area and returning to prep food without washing hands first. PIC to train staff on when to wash hands.
- ⚠️(A)-(P) Person-In-Charge-Duties (Pf) • PIC to discontinue preparation of TCS food at the location. Per plan review establishment is supposed to operate as satellite kitchen . Facilty does not meet criteria nor have adequate equipment to operate as a commissary. ***Priority violation noted on the report . PIC to retrain staff on all violations noted on the inspection report(A)-(P) Person-In-Charge-Duties (Pf) • PIC to discontinue preparation of TCS food at the location. Per plan review establishment is supposed to operate as satellite kitchen . Facilty does not meet criteria nor have adequate equipment to operate as a commissary. ***Priority violation noted on the report . PIC to retrain staff on all violations noted on the inspection report
- ⚠️Packaged and Unpackaged Food-Separation Packaging and Segregation (P) • Raw shelled eggs observed stored above packages of strawberries and blue berries. DiscontinuecriticalPackaged and Unpackaged Food-Separation Packaging and Segregation (P) • Raw shelled eggs observed stored above packages of strawberries and blue berries. Discontinue
- ⚠️(A) Gloves Use Limitation (P) • Observed staff switching tasks and food prep area and returning with the same gloves to work on foods. PIC to train staff on glove usage.critical(A) Gloves Use Limitation (P) • Observed staff switching tasks and food prep area and returning with the same gloves to work on foods. PIC to train staff on glove usage.
- ⚠️Reheating for Hot Holding (P) • Per PIC frozen foods are place in upright warmer to reheat. PIC to review and train staff on reheating procedures.criticalReheating for Hot Holding (P) • Per PIC frozen foods are place in upright warmer to reheat. PIC to review and train staff on reheating procedures.
- ⚠️Ready-To-Eat Time/Temperature Control for Safety Food Date Marking (Pf) • Numerous containers of prepack burritos french toast and brown liquid stored in diffrent jugs stored in refrigeration unit observed without date marking. Provide made/discaed date.Ready-To-Eat Time/Temperature Control for Safety Food Date Marking (Pf) • Numerous containers of prepack burritos french toast and brown liquid stored in diffrent jugs stored in refrigeration unit observed without date marking. Provide made/discaed date.
- ⚠️Food Temperature Measuring Devices (Pf) • PIC unable to provide a metal stem thermometer. Provide and maintain acessible.Food Temperature Measuring Devices (Pf) • PIC unable to provide a metal stem thermometer. Provide and maintain acessible.
- ⚠️Temperature Measuring Devices Manual and Mechanical Warewashing (Pf) • PIC unable to provide an irreversible thermometer for the high temp dishwasher.Temperature Measuring Devices Manual and Mechanical Warewashing (Pf) • PIC unable to provide an irreversible thermometer for the high temp dishwasher.
- ⚠️Handwashing Sinks-Numbers and Capacities (Pf) • Observed staff prepping food without access to a handwashing sink. DiscontinueHandwashing Sinks-Numbers and Capacities (Pf) • Observed staff prepping food without access to a handwashing sink. Discontinue
- ⚠️Using a Handwashing Sink-Operation and Maintenance (Pf) • Facility main hansink observed blocked by cleaning gloves scrubbies sponges and bottle of handsoap. Discontinue and maintain accesible at all time to prevent contamination by hands.Using a Handwashing Sink-Operation and Maintenance (Pf) • Facility main hansink observed blocked by cleaning gloves scrubbies sponges and bottle of handsoap. Discontinue and maintain accesible at all time to prevent contamination by hands.
When was Little Cocoa Bean Co last inspected?
Little Cocoa Bean Co has 8 inspections on record going back to August 26, 2022.
| date | result | score |
|---|---|---|
| March 31, 2025 | Fail | |
| October 17, 2024 | Pass | |
| October 2, 2024 | Fail | |
| June 6, 2024 | Pass | |
| January 3, 2024 | — | |
| October 5, 2023 | Pass | |
| January 18, 2023 | — | |
| August 26, 2022 | Pass |
Little Cocoa Bean Co vs Jamaica Plain
Jamaica Plain runs 77% clean across 189 tracked restaurants — 139 clean, 22 mid, 20 cooked.
Against the 189 spots Cooked tracks in Jamaica Plain, this one comes out cleaner than 0% 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 March 31, 2025. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.