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Nix's Mate
- resultFail
- critical violations0
- last inspectedApril 15, 2016
- address89 Broad St, Boston 02110
Is Nix's Mate clean?
Nix's Mate is currently Fail from Boston Inspectional Services, Health Division, from an inspection on April 15, 2016. No critical violations were recorded at that visit. On Cooked's ladder that reads mid 😬.
What did inspectors find at Nix's Mate?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on April 15, 2016, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.
- ⚠️Food Container Labels • Several sauce containers with no labels. Provide.Food Container Labels • Several sauce containers with no labels. Provide.
- ⚠️Food Protection • Hand sink in the main service located directly next to deli style cooler with no splash guard. Provide top ensure no splash back from soiled hands.Food Protection • Hand sink in the main service located directly next to deli style cooler with no splash guard. Provide top ensure no splash back from soiled hands.
- ⚠️Non-Food Contact Surfaces • Part of curtain for the walk-in cooler is missing. Replace. Door to the Spartan freezer damaged. Repair or replace. Mop sink in the main kitchen area is damaged. Replaced damaged mop sink. Several tiles around the pizza oven damaged. Replace.Non-Food Contact Surfaces • Part of curtain for the walk-in cooler is missing. Replace. Door to the Spartan freezer damaged. Repair or replace. Mop sink in the main kitchen area is damaged. Replaced damaged mop sink. Several tiles around the pizza oven damaged. Replace.
- ⚠️Equipment Thermometers • Temperature guages for the dish machine in the main kitchen area not operating. Replace.Equipment Thermometers • Temperature guages for the dish machine in the main kitchen area not operating. Replace.
- ⚠️Clean Equipment & Utensils Storage • Clean tongs observed hanging in the sink of the main service area. Discontinue and store all utensils in clean and protected area's.Clean Equipment & Utensils Storage • Clean tongs observed hanging in the sink of the main service area. Discontinue and store all utensils in clean and protected area's.
- ⚠️Installed and Maintained • Pipe under the dish machine is leaking. Address and make any necessary repairs. Faucet at the 3 bay sink is not long enough to reach the last 2 compartments in order to fill and utilize the sinks properly. Replace to ensure the 3 bay sink can be filled and set up appropriately.Installed and Maintained • Pipe under the dish machine is leaking. Address and make any necessary repairs. Faucet at the 3 bay sink is not long enough to reach the last 2 compartments in order to fill and utilize the sinks properly. Replace to ensure the 3 bay sink can be filled and set up appropriately.
- ⚠️Insects Rodents Animals • Evidence of fruit fly activity in the main kitchen area. Address and provide an up to date pest control report for the re-inspection.Insects Rodents Animals • Evidence of fruit fly activity in the main kitchen area. Address and provide an up to date pest control report for the re-inspection.
- ⚠️Improper Maintenance of Floors • Floor of the walk-in cooler appears to be lifting and separating from the ground. Address and make any necessary repairs. Several tiles around the entrance to the maio service are damaged and missing. Address and make all of the necessary repairs.Improper Maintenance of Floors • Floor of the walk-in cooler appears to be lifting and separating from the ground. Address and make any necessary repairs. Several tiles around the entrance to the maio service are damaged and missing. Address and make all of the necessary repairs.
When was Nix's Mate last inspected?
Nix's Mate has 14 inspections on record going back to August 1, 2012. The 12 most recent are shown below.
| date | result | score |
|---|---|---|
| March 15, 2022 | — | |
| April 26, 2016 | — | |
| April 15, 2016 | Fail | |
| June 19, 2015 | Pass | |
| June 11, 2015 | Fail | |
| April 11, 2014 | Pass | |
| April 3, 2014 | Fail | |
| December 3, 2013 | Pass | |
| November 26, 2013 | Fail | |
| May 20, 2013 | Pass | |
| May 17, 2013 | Fail | |
| December 30, 2012 | — |
Nix's Mate vs Downtown
Downtown runs 90% clean across 1,016 tracked restaurants — 866 clean, 53 mid, 42 cooked.
Against the 1,016 spots Cooked tracks in Downtown, this one comes out cleaner than 2% 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 April 15, 2016. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.