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Primo's Restaurant
- resultFail
- critical violations1
- last inspectedJuly 20, 2026
- address28 Myrtle St, Boston 02114
Is Primo's Restaurant clean?
Primo's Restaurant is currently Fail from Boston Inspectional Services, Health Division, from an inspection on July 20, 2026. 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 Primo's Restaurant?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on July 20, 2026, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.
- ⚠️Consumption of Animal Foods that are Raw Undercooked or Not Otherwise Processed to Eliminate Pathogens (Pf) • Upon reinspection an advisory has been added to the digital menu boards and *'s have been added to menu items but there are menu items that can be served are missing the *; provide an * on all menu items that can be served raw or undercooked.Consumption of Animal Foods that are Raw Undercooked or Not Otherwise Processed to Eliminate Pathogens (Pf) • Upon reinspection an advisory has been added to the digital menu boards and *'s have been added to menu items but there are menu items that can be served are missing the *; provide an * on all menu items that can be served raw or undercooked.
- ⚠️Mechanical Warewashing Equipment Hot Water Sanitization Temperatures (Pf) • At the high temperature warewashing machine the highest temperature captured using the irriversible thermometer was 177.7F after multiple attemps; have the unit serviced so at least 165F is captured using the irriversible thermometer.Mechanical Warewashing Equipment Hot Water Sanitization Temperatures (Pf) • At the high temperature warewashing machine the highest temperature captured using the irriversible thermometer was 177.7F after multiple attemps; have the unit serviced so at least 165F is captured using the irriversible thermometer.
- ⚠️(B) and (C) Equipment Food-Contact Surfaces Nonfood-Contact Surfaces and Utensils (C) • The sides of the equipment of the deep fat fryer and the flat top grill are heavily encrusted in food debris and grease the interior of the deep fat fryer cabinet has excessive build-up of grease; clean and sanitize the areas of soils and grease.(B) and (C) Equipment Food-Contact Surfaces Nonfood-Contact Surfaces and Utensils (C) • The sides of the equipment of the deep fat fryer and the flat top grill are heavily encrusted in food debris and grease the interior of the deep fat fryer cabinet has excessive build-up of grease; clean and sanitize the areas of soils and grease.
- ⚠️Backflow Prevention (P) • Per discussion with the persons in charge the establishment washes produce in the two-compartment sink that is attached to a food disposal unit and there is insufficent space as determined by the Health Inspector to install a prep sink in the food prep area. A request for variance form will be given; fill out and return.criticalBackflow Prevention (P) • Per discussion with the persons in charge the establishment washes produce in the two-compartment sink that is attached to a food disposal unit and there is insufficent space as determined by the Health Inspector to install a prep sink in the food prep area. A request for variance form will be given; fill out and return.
- ⚠️Cleaning Ventilation Systems Nuisance and Discharge Prohibition (C) • Observed the yellow hood inspection sticker expired June 2026; have an approved cleaning company perform service and provide updated hood inspection sticker to [email protected]Cleaning Ventilation Systems Nuisance and Discharge Prohibition (C) • Observed the yellow hood inspection sticker expired June 2026; have an approved cleaning company perform service and provide updated hood inspection sticker to [email protected]
When was Primo's Restaurant last inspected?
Primo's Restaurant has 66 inspections on record going back to October 1, 2007. The 12 most recent are shown below.
| date | result | score |
|---|---|---|
| July 20, 2026 | Fail | |
| July 13, 2026 | Fail | |
| November 21, 2025 | Pass | |
| November 12, 2025 | Fail | |
| July 11, 2025 | Pass | |
| July 3, 2025 | Fail | |
| June 26, 2025 | Fail | |
| November 19, 2024 | Pass | |
| May 29, 2024 | — | |
| January 3, 2024 | — | |
| October 20, 2023 | Pass | |
| October 13, 2023 | Fail |
Primo's Restaurant 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 6% 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 July 20, 2026. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.