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Rebecca's Cafe
- resultPass
- critical violations0
- last inspectedOctober 29, 2010
- address75 State St, Boston 02109
Is Rebecca's Cafe clean?
Rebecca's Cafe is currently Pass from Boston Inspectional Services, Health Division, from an inspection on October 29, 2010. No critical violations were recorded at that visit. On Cooked's ladder that reads clean 😇.
What did inspectors find at Rebecca's Cafe?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on October 29, 2010, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.
- ⚠️Cold Holding • Tuna salad stacked 3 high in a front grab - n go refridge was at 48-49F.Deli meat in refridgeration at various levels in prep refridge(with lids open and no customers present was at 46-50F).criticalCold Holding • Tuna salad stacked 3 high in a front grab - n go refridge was at 48-49F.Deli meat in refridgeration at various levels in prep refridge(with lids open and no customers present was at 46-50F).
- ⚠️Inadequate Facilities/Cooling Methods • Previously cooked ground beef wrapped up tight in Walk-in at a temperature of 46.5F(Please review proper procedures).Inadequate Facilities/Cooling Methods • Previously cooked ground beef wrapped up tight in Walk-in at a temperature of 46.5F(Please review proper procedures).
- ⚠️Food Thermometers Provided • Food thermometer that asst. manager using was registering at 20F when placed in ice water.Please review with staff required procedures.I know there are a slew of educational info. posted to help staff but I'm not sure staff are knowledgeable about Requirements(as observed from interaction with staff and some staff unfamilar with requiremments nor utilizing posted info. as reference).He told me that product temperatures taken this am was at 40F(Thermometer is 12F off).Food Thermometers Provided • Food thermometer that asst. manager using was registering at 20F when placed in ice water.Please review with staff required procedures.I know there are a slew of educational info. posted to help staff but I'm not sure staff are knowledgeable about Requirements(as observed from interaction with staff and some staff unfamilar with requiremments nor utilizing posted info. as reference).He told me that product temperatures taken this am was at 40F(Thermometer is 12F off).
- ⚠️Separation Segregation Cross Contamination • Raw shelled eggs stored over watermelon in Walk-n.Posted info in Walk-in on proper procedures(??????)Management needs to ensure staff are following procedure.criticalSeparation Segregation Cross Contamination • Raw shelled eggs stored over watermelon in Walk-n.Posted info in Walk-in on proper procedures(??????)Management needs to ensure staff are following procedure.
- ⚠️Washing fruits and veg's. • Management utilizing vegy wash with posted instructions to utilize at between 60-80ppm(The test kit onsite used by management was 0-50ppm(???????).Washing fruits and veg's. • Management utilizing vegy wash with posted instructions to utilize at between 60-80ppm(The test kit onsite used by management was 0-50ppm(???????).
- ⚠️Installed and Maintained • Condenser in walk-in leaking with pan under leaking pipe that is full of water and being knocked onto other food product.If an issue occurs thats not normal procedure then additional safegaurds need to take place to ensure food protection(Food still stored under affected area pan was full of water-not emptied frequently to prevent contamination etc....).Installed and Maintained • Condenser in walk-in leaking with pan under leaking pipe that is full of water and being knocked onto other food product.If an issue occurs thats not normal procedure then additional safegaurds need to take place to ensure food protection(Food still stored under affected area pan was full of water-not emptied frequently to prevent contamination etc....).
When was Rebecca's Cafe last inspected?
Rebecca's Cafe has 13 inspections on record going back to March 11, 2008. The 12 most recent are shown below.
| date | result | score |
|---|---|---|
| December 30, 2012 | — | |
| June 9, 2011 | — | |
| October 29, 2010 | Pass | |
| October 19, 2010 | Fail | |
| April 8, 2010 | Pass | |
| April 1, 2010 | — | |
| March 25, 2010 | Fail | |
| August 3, 2009 | Pass | |
| July 27, 2009 | Fail | |
| December 22, 2008 | Pass | |
| December 12, 2008 | Fail | |
| March 19, 2008 | Pass |
Rebecca's Cafe vs Downtown
Downtown runs 90% clean across 1,016 tracked restaurants — 866 clean, 53 mid, 42 cooked.
Against the 1,016 spots Cooked tracks in Downtown, 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 29, 2010. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.