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Quality Mart
- resultFail
- critical violations2
- last inspectedJune 29, 2016
- address21 Massachusetts Av, Boston 02115
Is Quality Mart clean?
Quality Mart is currently Fail from Boston Inspectional Services, Health Division, from an inspection on June 29, 2016. Inspectors wrote up 2 critical violations — the kind most directly linked to foodborne illness. On Cooked's ladder that reads cooked 🪳.
What did inspectors find at Quality Mart?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on June 29, 2016, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.
- ⚠️Food Thermometers Provided • No food thermometerFood Thermometers Provided • No food thermometer
- ⚠️Food Contact Surfaces Design • Worn cutting board - Resurface or replaceFood Contact Surfaces Design • Worn cutting board - Resurface or replace
- ⚠️Equipment Thermometers • Provide working thermometers in all refrigeration unitsEquipment Thermometers • Provide working thermometers in all refrigeration units
- ⚠️Non-Food Contact Surfaces Clean • Built up soils on interior and exterior of refrigeration unitsNon-Food Contact Surfaces Clean • Built up soils on interior and exterior of refrigeration units
- ⚠️Hand Cleaner Drying Tissue Signage • Paper towels are not stored in a dispenser • Soap and towel dispensers not operatingHand Cleaner Drying Tissue Signage • Paper towels are not stored in a dispenser • Soap and towel dispensers not operating
- ⚠️Improper Maintenance of Floors • Clean floor under and behind all equipment - Replace all broken/cracked floor tiles Clean floor under and behind all equipment/shelvingImproper Maintenance of Floors • Clean floor under and behind all equipment - Replace all broken/cracked floor tiles Clean floor under and behind all equipment/shelving
- ⚠️Improper Maintenance of Walls/Ceilings • Dusty/crack/broken ceiling tiles/ missing- ReplaceImproper Maintenance of Walls/Ceilings • Dusty/crack/broken ceiling tiles/ missing- Replace
- ⚠️Inadequate Lighting • Light not working above 3 bay sinkInadequate Lighting • Light not working above 3 bay sink
- ⚠️Premises Maintained • Mops brooms etc stored on floor - Raise 6" above the floor on hook or rack • Remove all unused and unnecessary articles Rear egress blocked by boxesPremises Maintained • Mops brooms etc stored on floor - Raise 6" above the floor on hook or rack • Remove all unused and unnecessary articles Rear egress blocked by boxes
- ⚠️PIC Knowledge • No proof that certified food protection manager not certified in allergen awarenesscriticalPIC Knowledge • No proof that certified food protection manager not certified in allergen awareness
- ⚠️PIC Performing Duties • Allergen Poster not posted in employee work areacriticalPIC Performing Duties • Allergen Poster not posted in employee work area
When was Quality Mart last inspected?
Quality Mart has 14 inspections on record going back to November 2, 2012. The 12 most recent are shown below.
| date | result | score |
|---|---|---|
| June 13, 2022 | — | |
| March 15, 2022 | — | |
| June 29, 2016 | Fail | |
| November 24, 2015 | Pass | |
| October 28, 2015 | Fail | |
| October 21, 2015 | Fail | |
| June 5, 2015 | — | |
| May 29, 2015 | — | |
| May 22, 2015 | Fail | |
| October 22, 2014 | Pass | |
| October 15, 2014 | Fail | |
| December 30, 2013 | — |
Quality Mart vs Back Bay
Back Bay runs 81% clean across 519 tracked restaurants — 417 clean, 46 mid, 50 cooked.
Against the 519 spots Cooked tracks in Back Bay, 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 June 29, 2016. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.