Pressed

• resultFail
• critical violations1
• last inspectedApril 9, 2018
• address120 Charles St, Boston 02114

Is Pressed clean?

Pressed is currently Fail from Boston Inspectional Services, Health Division, from an inspection on April 9, 2018. Inspectors wrote up 1 critical violation — the kind most directly linked to foodborne illness. On Cooked's ladder that reads cooked 🪳.

What did inspectors find at Pressed?

These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on April 9, 2018, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.

• ⚠️Food Protection • Provide proper covers/wrap on all products stored in refrigeration units.
  Food Protection • Provide proper covers/wrap on all products stored in refrigeration units.
• ⚠️Non-Food Contact Surfaces • Handwash sink soap dispensers observed broken from wall holders in rest room & rear prep.Repair. Open air display case out of service.Repair.PIC states part is on order. Unit is empty at the time of inspection. Wooden swing doors leading into kitchen observed worn with exposed wood.Resurface. Maintain smooth/durable/cleanable surface
  Non-Food Contact Surfaces • Handwash sink soap dispensers observed broken from wall holders in rest room & rear prep.Repair. Open air display case out of service.Repair.PIC states part is on order. Unit is empty at the time of inspection. Wooden swing doors leading into kitchen observed worn with exposed wood.Resurface. Maintain smooth/durable/cleanable surface
• ⚠️Dishwashng Facilities • High temp dish machine not operating.Repair.PIC states that parts are on order. 3 bay sink not large enough to properly wash/rinse/sanitize large pieces of equipment.Discontinue using affected equipment until repairs are made.
  Dishwashng Facilities • High temp dish machine not operating.Repair.PIC states that parts are on order. 3 bay sink not large enough to properly wash/rinse/sanitize large pieces of equipment.Discontinue using affected equipment until repairs are made.
• ⚠️Wiping Cloths Clean Sanitize • Upon inspection Sanitizer was not set up in any work/prep areas.Provide proper sanitizing solution in all work/prep areas. PIC corrected
  Wiping Cloths Clean Sanitize • Upon inspection Sanitizer was not set up in any work/prep areas.Provide proper sanitizing solution in all work/prep areas. PIC corrected
• ⚠️Non-Food Contact Surfaces Clean • Clean interior of 2 door continemtal upright freezer. Clean interiors of all under counter front line refrigeration units.
  Non-Food Contact Surfaces Clean • Clean interior of 2 door continemtal upright freezer. Clean interiors of all under counter front line refrigeration units.
• ⚠️Clean Equipment & Utensils Storage • Soiled knives observed in knife holder.Discontinue. Maintain all equipment stored in a designated area clean & dry
  Clean Equipment & Utensils Storage • Soiled knives observed in knife holder.Discontinue. Maintain all equipment stored in a designated area clean & dry
• ⚠️Improper Maintenance of Walls/Ceilings • Walls above/behind 3 bay sink observed soiled.Clean to remove all soils. Caulking around 3 bay sink soiled.Remove/replace all affected caulking.
  Improper Maintenance of Walls/Ceilings • Walls above/behind 3 bay sink observed soiled.Clean to remove all soils. Caulking around 3 bay sink soiled.Remove/replace all affected caulking.
• ⚠️Premises Maintained • Rear ice machine not functioning.Repair/remove PIC states it will be discarded Remove any unnecessary cletter & boxes from rear trash area.
  Premises Maintained • Rear ice machine not functioning.Repair/remove PIC states it will be discarded Remove any unnecessary cletter & boxes from rear trash area.
• ⚠️PIC Performing Duties • PIC On site states that listed owners on current 2018 Health Permit are no longer the owners.Provide proper change of ownership documentation to the Health Department.critical
  PIC Performing Duties • PIC On site states that listed owners on current 2018 Health Permit are no longer the owners.Provide proper change of ownership documentation to the Health Department.

When was Pressed last inspected?

Pressed has 14 inspections on record going back to December 22, 2014. The 12 most recent are shown below.

Pressed vs Beacon Hill

Beacon Hill runs 85% clean across 149 tracked restaurants — 123 clean, 10 mid, 11 cooked.

Against the 149 spots Cooked tracks in Beacon Hill, this one comes out cleaner than 3% 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 April 9, 2018. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.