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Poe-Lenta Italian Cafe - Kioskno. 31
- resultPass
- critical violations0
- last inspectedFebruary 12, 2026
- address80 Causeway St, Boston 02114
Is Poe-Lenta Italian Cafe - Kioskno. 31 clean?
Poe-Lenta Italian Cafe - Kioskno. 31 is currently Pass from Boston Inspectional Services, Health Division, from an inspection on February 12, 2026. No critical violations were recorded at that visit. On Cooked's ladder that reads clean 😇.
What did inspectors find at Poe-Lenta Italian Cafe - Kioskno. 31?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on February 12, 2026, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.
- ⚠️Cleaning Ventilation Systems Nuisance and Discharge Prohibition (C) • Noted hood sticker expired 12/3/25.Service and email picture of the hood sticker and an invoice.Cleaning Ventilation Systems Nuisance and Discharge Prohibition (C) • Noted hood sticker expired 12/3/25.Service and email picture of the hood sticker and an invoice.
When was Poe-Lenta Italian Cafe - Kioskno. 31 last inspected?
Poe-Lenta Italian Cafe - Kioskno. 31 has 2 inspections on record going back to February 10, 2026.
| date | result | score |
|---|---|---|
| February 12, 2026 | Pass | |
| February 10, 2026 | Fail |
Poe-Lenta Italian Cafe - Kioskno. 31 vs West End
West End runs 90% clean across 247 tracked restaurants — 217 clean, 13 mid, 12 cooked.
Against the 247 spots Cooked tracks in West End, this one comes out cleaner than 10% 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 12, 2026. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.