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Masa
- resultPass
- critical violations0
- last inspectedNovember 1, 2019
- address1 Appleton St, Boston 02116
Is Masa clean?
Masa is currently Pass from Boston Inspectional Services, Health Division, from an inspection on November 1, 2019. No critical violations were recorded at that visit. On Cooked's ladder that reads clean 😇.
What did inspectors find at Masa?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on November 1, 2019, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.
- ⚠️In-Use Utensils Between-Use Storage (C) • Properly invert ice containers during storage.In-Use Utensils Between-Use Storage (C) • Properly invert ice containers during storage.
- ⚠️Food Storage-Preventing Contamination from the Premises (C) • Product observed stored directly on the floor.Properly elevate items 6 inches of the ground during storage.Food Storage-Preventing Contamination from the Premises (C) • Product observed stored directly on the floor.Properly elevate items 6 inches of the ground during storage.
- ⚠️Temperature Measuring Devices-Functionality (C) • Provide working internal thermometer in the walk in unit.Temperature Measuring Devices-Functionality (C) • Provide working internal thermometer in the walk in unit.
- ⚠️Cooling Heating and Holding Capacities-Equipment (Pf) • Saute station 2 door refrigeration unit not operating.Repair Unit is out of service until repairs are complete.Cooling Heating and Holding Capacities-Equipment (Pf) • Saute station 2 door refrigeration unit not operating.Repair Unit is out of service until repairs are complete.
- ⚠️Good Repair and Proper Adjustment-Equipment (C) • Commercial sanitizer dispenser not operating with proper calibration.Repair Maintain Quats sanitizer 150-400PPM or per manufactures specifications PIC to manuelly set up Quats sanitizer Cook line:Repair exposed electrical box hanging from ceiling above cook line.Good Repair and Proper Adjustment-Equipment (C) • Commercial sanitizer dispenser not operating with proper calibration.Repair Maintain Quats sanitizer 150-400PPM or per manufactures specifications PIC to manuelly set up Quats sanitizer Cook line:Repair exposed electrical box hanging from ceiling above cook line.
- ⚠️Single-Service and Single-Use Articles-Use Limitations (C) • Remove cardboard from storage racks.Single-Service and Single-Use Articles-Use Limitations (C) • Remove cardboard from storage racks.
- ⚠️Nonfood Contact Surfaces (C) • Clean the interior of the nacho station 2 door reach in to remove soils/spills Walk in unit:Wire rack storage shelving in walk in refrigeration unit observed heavily soiled.Clean to remove soils. Clean the exteriors of the bulk storage containers to remove soils.Nonfood Contact Surfaces (C) • Clean the interior of the nacho station 2 door reach in to remove soils/spills Walk in unit:Wire rack storage shelving in walk in refrigeration unit observed heavily soiled.Clean to remove soils. Clean the exteriors of the bulk storage containers to remove soils.
- ⚠️Service Sink (C) • Properly enclose the mop sink.Service Sink (C) • Properly enclose the mop sink.
- ⚠️Floors Walls and Ceilings-Cleanability (C) • Clean floors/walls throughout kitchen /dish room to remove built up soils. Replace missing ceiling tiles above ice machineFloors Walls and Ceilings-Cleanability (C) • Clean floors/walls throughout kitchen /dish room to remove built up soils. Replace missing ceiling tiles above ice machine
- ⚠️Maintaining Premises Unnecessary Items and Litter (C) • Remove unused soiled french fry chopper from wall mount. PIC states equipment not in use.Maintaining Premises Unnecessary Items and Litter (C) • Remove unused soiled french fry chopper from wall mount. PIC states equipment not in use.
When was Masa last inspected?
Masa has 26 inspections on record going back to June 23, 2009. The 12 most recent are shown below.
| date | result | score |
|---|---|---|
| March 15, 2022 | — | |
| October 21, 2020 | closed by the city | |
| November 1, 2019 | Pass | |
| October 17, 2019 | Fail | |
| October 12, 2018 | Pass | |
| October 3, 2018 | Fail | |
| October 19, 2016 | — | |
| October 4, 2016 | Fail | |
| October 30, 2015 | Pass | |
| October 23, 2015 | Fail | |
| October 7, 2015 | Fail | |
| September 30, 2015 | Fail |
Masa 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 November 1, 2019. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.