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Park Sq Cafe
- resultPass
- critical violations0
- last inspectedJune 17, 2022
- address31 St James Av, Boston 02116
Is Park Sq Cafe clean?
Park Sq Cafe is currently Pass from Boston Inspectional Services, Health Division, from an inspection on June 17, 2022. No critical violations were recorded at that visit. On Cooked's ladder that reads clean 😇.
What did inspectors find at Park Sq Cafe?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on June 17, 2022, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.
- ⚠️(A)(2) and (B) Time/Temperature Control for Safety Food Hot and Cold Holding (P) • Chicken salad in the open air service line prepared prior to the inspection at 47F. Reviewed process with the owner Product was removed andplaced in lower refrigeration at 39F to properly coolcritical(A)(2) and (B) Time/Temperature Control for Safety Food Hot and Cold Holding (P) • Chicken salad in the open air service line prepared prior to the inspection at 47F. Reviewed process with the owner Product was removed andplaced in lower refrigeration at 39F to properly cool
- ⚠️Preventing Contamination from Hands (P) • Observed owner handling deli cheeses with his bare hands- Reviewed- DiscontinuecriticalPreventing Contamination from Hands (P) • Observed owner handling deli cheeses with his bare hands- Reviewed- Discontinue
- ⚠️Nonfood Contact Surfaces (C) • Shelving below service line with soils and food debris- Clean Interior of freezer in back area with soils Doors and handles of refrigeration with encrusted soilsNonfood Contact Surfaces (C) • Shelving below service line with soils and food debris- Clean Interior of freezer in back area with soils Doors and handles of refrigeration with encrusted soils
- ⚠️Segregation and Location-Distressed Merchandise (Pf) • Numerous dented cans on storage shelving in back prep- RemovedSegregation and Location-Distressed Merchandise (Pf) • Numerous dented cans on storage shelving in back prep- Removed
- ⚠️Sanitizers Criteria-Chemicals (P) • Chlorine sanitizer set up in 3 bay sink at above 100ppm- Reviewed and correctedcriticalSanitizers Criteria-Chemicals (P) • Chlorine sanitizer set up in 3 bay sink at above 100ppm- Reviewed and corrected
- ⚠️Storage-Other Personal Care Items (C) • Numerous personal care items stored throughout food service area- Designate area for personal itemsStorage-Other Personal Care Items (C) • Numerous personal care items stored throughout food service area- Designate area for personal items
When was Park Sq Cafe last inspected?
Park Sq Cafe has 83 inspections on record going back to June 26, 2007. The 12 most recent are shown below.
| date | result | score |
|---|---|---|
| January 18, 2023 | — | |
| June 17, 2022 | Pass | |
| June 9, 2022 | Fail | |
| March 15, 2022 | — | |
| February 25, 2022 | Pass | |
| February 18, 2022 | Fail | |
| December 17, 2021 | — | |
| October 20, 2021 | Pass | |
| October 12, 2021 | Fail | |
| April 26, 2021 | — | |
| November 18, 2020 | — | |
| March 16, 2020 | Pass |
Park Sq Cafe 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 June 17, 2022. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.