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Phin Coffee House
- resultPass
- critical violations0
- last inspectedFebruary 24, 2026
- address10 High St, Boston 02110
Is Phin Coffee House clean?
Phin Coffee House is currently Pass from Boston Inspectional Services, Health Division, from an inspection on February 24, 2026. No critical violations were recorded at that visit. On Cooked's ladder that reads clean 😇.
What did inspectors find at Phin Coffee House?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on February 24, 2026, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.
- ⚠️Effectiveness-Hair Restraints (C) • Employee on production line observred without hair restraint. Provide.Effectiveness-Hair Restraints (C) • Employee on production line observred without hair restraint. Provide.
- ⚠️Packaged and Unpackaged Food-Separation Packaging and Segregation (P) • Raw beef observed stored on top of ready to eat product in walk in cooler. Corrected on site.criticalPackaged and Unpackaged Food-Separation Packaging and Segregation (P) • Raw beef observed stored on top of ready to eat product in walk in cooler. Corrected on site.
- ⚠️(A)(1) Time/Temperature Control for Safety Food Hot and Cold Holding (P) • Cooked beef at 127F in hot holding unit. Reheated to proper temperature. Ensure hot holding of 135F or above for hot items.critical(A)(1) Time/Temperature Control for Safety Food Hot and Cold Holding (P) • Cooked beef at 127F in hot holding unit. Reheated to proper temperature. Ensure hot holding of 135F or above for hot items.
- ⚠️Ready-To-Eat Time/Temperature Control for Safety Food Date Marking (Pf) • Multiple foods in walk in cooler without date marking. Provide for all foods held longer than 24 hours.Ready-To-Eat Time/Temperature Control for Safety Food Date Marking (Pf) • Multiple foods in walk in cooler without date marking. Provide for all foods held longer than 24 hours.
- ⚠️Sanitizing Solutions Testing Devices (Pf) • Chlorine test strips obsevred expired in 2021. Provide a new test kit.Sanitizing Solutions Testing Devices (Pf) • Chlorine test strips obsevred expired in 2021. Provide a new test kit.
- ⚠️Cleaning Agents and Sanitizers Availability (Pf) • No sanitizer connected to low temperature dish machine. Detergent bottle observed empty on low temperature dish machine. Corrected on site. Ensure cleaning agents and sanitizer is available at all times.Cleaning Agents and Sanitizers Availability (Pf) • No sanitizer connected to low temperature dish machine. Detergent bottle observed empty on low temperature dish machine. Corrected on site. Ensure cleaning agents and sanitizer is available at all times.
- ⚠️Manual and Mechanical Warewashing Equipment Chemical Sanitization-Temperature pH Concentration and Hardness (Pf) • Low temperature dish machine that is in uase tested at 0ppm after multiple attempts. No sanitizer obsevred connected to hose. Ensure chlorine is connected and properly testing prior to use.Manual and Mechanical Warewashing Equipment Chemical Sanitization-Temperature pH Concentration and Hardness (Pf) • Low temperature dish machine that is in uase tested at 0ppm after multiple attempts. No sanitizer obsevred connected to hose. Ensure chlorine is connected and properly testing prior to use.
When was Phin Coffee House last inspected?
Phin Coffee House has 19 inspections on record going back to April 13, 2021. The 12 most recent are shown below.
| date | result | score |
|---|---|---|
| February 24, 2026 | Pass | |
| February 13, 2026 | Fail | |
| September 12, 2025 | Pass | |
| September 5, 2025 | Fail | |
| April 5, 2024 | Pass | |
| March 29, 2024 | Fail | |
| December 18, 2023 | — | |
| December 11, 2023 | Fail | |
| March 22, 2023 | Pass | |
| March 15, 2023 | Fail | |
| January 18, 2023 | — | |
| October 18, 2022 | Pass |
Phin Coffee House vs Downtown
Downtown runs 89% clean across 1,016 tracked restaurants — 851 clean, 49 mid, 61 cooked.
Against the 1,016 spots Cooked tracks in Downtown, this one comes out cleaner than 11% 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 February 24, 2026. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.