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Poe-Lenta Italian Cafe
- resultPass
- critical violations0
- last inspectedOctober 24, 2025
- address201 Brookline Av, Boston 02215
Is Poe-Lenta Italian Cafe clean?
Poe-Lenta Italian Cafe is currently Pass from Boston Inspectional Services, Health Division, from an inspection on October 24, 2025. No critical violations were recorded at that visit. On Cooked's ladder that reads clean 😇.
What did inspectors find at Poe-Lenta Italian Cafe?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on October 24, 2025, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.
- ⚠️(A)-(P) Person-In-Charge-Duties (Pf) • Ansul discharge in the establishment Food items affected by ansul discharge(water). No power loss Assistant Commissioner Dan Prendergast notified. Voluntary closure issued. PIC Instructed to provide all necessary repairs clean/sanitize/disinfect using a professional licensed restoration company provide all documentation be re-inspected by building & health for approval to re-open.(A)-(P) Person-In-Charge-Duties (Pf) • Ansul discharge in the establishment Food items affected by ansul discharge(water). No power loss Assistant Commissioner Dan Prendergast notified. Voluntary closure issued. PIC Instructed to provide all necessary repairs clean/sanitize/disinfect using a professional licensed restoration company provide all documentation be re-inspected by building & health for approval to re-open.
- ⚠️Discarding or Reconditioning Unsafe Adulterated or Contaminated Food (P) • Multiple food items exposed to ansul discharge(water). Items discarded prior to my arrival denatured on site.criticalDiscarding or Reconditioning Unsafe Adulterated or Contaminated Food (P) • Multiple food items exposed to ansul discharge(water). Items discarded prior to my arrival denatured on site.
- ⚠️Nonfood Contact Surfaces (C) • Clean/sanitize/disinfect all exposed equipment.counters.tables wares ect... Provide all cleaning documents be re-inspected for approval to re-open.Nonfood Contact Surfaces (C) • Clean/sanitize/disinfect all exposed equipment.counters.tables wares ect... Provide all cleaning documents be re-inspected for approval to re-open.
- ⚠️Floors Walls and Ceilings-Cleanability (C) • Clean/sanitize/disinfect the location throughout(ansul discharge) Provide all cleaning documentation to the Health Department.Floors Walls and Ceilings-Cleanability (C) • Clean/sanitize/disinfect the location throughout(ansul discharge) Provide all cleaning documentation to the Health Department.
- ⚠️Repairing-Premises Structures Attachments and Fixtures-Methods (C) • Ansul system discharge. Provide all necessary repairs & recharge the system Provide repair documentation to the health department.Repairing-Premises Structures Attachments and Fixtures-Methods (C) • Ansul system discharge. Provide all necessary repairs & recharge the system Provide repair documentation to the health department.
When was Poe-Lenta Italian Cafe last inspected?
Poe-Lenta Italian Cafe has 6 inspections on record going back to November 4, 2024.
| date | result | score |
|---|---|---|
| October 24, 2025 | Pass | |
| October 24, 2025 | closed by the city | |
| September 2, 2025 | Pass | |
| August 22, 2025 | Fail | |
| April 16, 2025 | — | |
| November 4, 2024 | Pass |
Poe-Lenta Italian Cafe vs Fenway
Fenway runs 89% clean across 433 tracked restaurants — 379 clean, 23 mid, 22 cooked.
Against the 433 spots Cooked tracks in Fenway, 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 October 24, 2025. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.