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Mass Art Dining Commons
- resultPass
- critical violations0
- last inspectedNovember 4, 2020
- address625 Huntington Av, Boston 02115
Is Mass Art Dining Commons clean?
Mass Art Dining Commons is currently Pass from Boston Inspectional Services, Health Division, from an inspection on November 4, 2020. No critical violations were recorded at that visit. On Cooked's ladder that reads clean 😇.
What did inspectors find at Mass Art Dining Commons?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on November 4, 2020, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.
- ⚠️Food Storage Containers Identified with Common Name of Food (C) • Provide labels on all bulk storage containers.Food Storage Containers Identified with Common Name of Food (C) • Provide labels on all bulk storage containers.
- ⚠️Food Storage-Preventing Contamination from the Premises (C) • Items in the walkin freezer observed missing covers/wrapping.Ensure all items are properly wrapped/covered.Food Storage-Preventing Contamination from the Premises (C) • Items in the walkin freezer observed missing covers/wrapping.Ensure all items are properly wrapped/covered.
- ⚠️Temperature Measuring Devices-Functionality (Pf) • Provide irreversible temperature indicator in the dish room.Temperature Measuring Devices-Functionality (Pf) • Provide irreversible temperature indicator in the dish room.
- ⚠️(B) and (C) Equipment Food-Contact Surfaces Nonfood-Contact Surfaces and Utensils (C) • Observed evidence of mouse dropping inside lower cabinets.Clean to remove(B) and (C) Equipment Food-Contact Surfaces Nonfood-Contact Surfaces and Utensils (C) • Observed evidence of mouse dropping inside lower cabinets.Clean to remove
- ⚠️Controlling Pests (Pf) • Observed evidence of rodent activity.Provide full pest report upon re-inspection.Controlling Pests (Pf) • Observed evidence of rodent activity.Provide full pest report upon re-inspection.
- ⚠️Cleaning Frequency and Restrictions (C) • Clean to remove excess ice from walk in freezer floor.Cleaning Frequency and Restrictions (C) • Clean to remove excess ice from walk in freezer floor.
When was Mass Art Dining Commons last inspected?
Mass Art Dining Commons has 51 inspections on record going back to March 11, 2008. The 12 most recent are shown below.
| date | result | score |
|---|---|---|
| January 18, 2023 | — | |
| June 13, 2022 | — | |
| March 15, 2022 | — | |
| February 10, 2021 | — | |
| November 4, 2020 | Pass | |
| October 26, 2020 | Fail | |
| January 27, 2020 | Pass | |
| January 15, 2020 | Fail | |
| October 18, 2019 | Pass | |
| October 10, 2019 | Fail | |
| April 24, 2019 | Pass | |
| April 17, 2019 | Fail |
Mass Art Dining Commons vs Longwood
Longwood runs 78% clean across 203 tracked restaurants — 153 clean, 19 mid, 23 cooked.
Against the 203 spots Cooked tracks in Longwood, this one comes out cleaner than 22% 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 4, 2020. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.