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Phinista
- resultPass
- critical violations0
- last inspectedOctober 30, 2023
- address96 Peterborough St, Boston 02215
Is Phinista clean?
Phinista is currently Pass from Boston Inspectional Services, Health Division, from an inspection on October 30, 2023. No critical violations were recorded at that visit. On Cooked's ladder that reads clean 😇.
What did inspectors find at Phinista?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on October 30, 2023, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.
- ⚠️Thawing (C) • Observed product partially defosted on conter- Reviewed and correctedThawing (C) • Observed product partially defosted on conter- Reviewed and corrected
- ⚠️Nonfood Contact Surfaces (C) • Grease trap in lower level is odorous- Clean and inspect gasketNonfood Contact Surfaces (C) • Grease trap in lower level is odorous- Clean and inspect gasket
- ⚠️System Maintained in Good Repair (C) • Small leak noted below the 3 bay sink- Repair by a licensed plumberSystem Maintained in Good Repair (C) • Small leak noted below the 3 bay sink- Repair by a licensed plumber
- ⚠️Repairing-Premises Structures Attachments and Fixtures-Methods (C) • Numerous missing floor tiles in service area and back prep- RepairRepairing-Premises Structures Attachments and Fixtures-Methods (C) • Numerous missing floor tiles in service area and back prep- Repair
When was Phinista last inspected?
Phinista has 19 inspections on record going back to September 24, 2020. The 12 most recent are shown below.
| date | result | score |
|---|---|---|
| October 31, 2024 | — | |
| October 30, 2023 | Pass | |
| October 23, 2023 | Fail | |
| March 22, 2023 | Pass | |
| March 13, 2023 | Fail | |
| January 18, 2023 | — | |
| October 11, 2022 | Pass | |
| October 4, 2022 | Fail | |
| March 15, 2022 | — | |
| February 18, 2022 | Pass | |
| February 11, 2022 | Fail | |
| February 1, 2022 | — |
Phinista 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 October 30, 2023. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.