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Red White
- resultPass
- critical violations0
- last inspectedMay 20, 2026
- address294 Newbury St, Boston 02115
Is Red White clean?
Red White is currently Pass from Boston Inspectional Services, Health Division, from an inspection on May 20, 2026. No critical violations were recorded at that visit. On Cooked's ladder that reads clean 😇.
What did inspectors find at Red White?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on May 20, 2026, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.
- ⚠️(A)-(P) Person-In-Charge-Duties (Pf) • The person in charge who does not have a Certified Food Protection Manager certificate was not able to answer questions about illness policy could not properly demonstrate knowledge about sanitization by using the incorrect testing device for the solution in the sanitizer buckets and was observed filling a sanitizer bucket at the handwashing sink; provide a person in charge that is knowledgeable about food safety illness policy and sanitization. There is no posted Certified Food Protection Manager certificate only a Food Handler certificate; a kitchen staff member was able to present a digital copy of their valid Certified Food Protection Manager certificate; post a Certified Food Protection Manager certificate from a person on staff that works full-time at the establishment.(A)-(P) Person-In-Charge-Duties (Pf) • The person in charge who does not have a Certified Food Protection Manager certificate was not able to answer questions about illness policy could not properly demonstrate knowledge about sanitization by using the incorrect testing device for the solution in the sanitizer buckets and was observed filling a sanitizer bucket at the handwashing sink; provide a person in charge that is knowledgeable about food safety illness policy and sanitization. There is no posted Certified Food Protection Manager certificate only a Food Handler certificate; a kitchen staff member was able to present a digital copy of their valid Certified Food Protection Manager certificate; post a Certified Food Protection Manager certificate from a person on staff that works full-time at the establishment.
- ⚠️In-Use Utensils Between-Use Storage (C) • In multiple containers throughout the back of house observed in-use utensils stored in 65F-70F water; in-use utensils should be stored on a clean and sanitized surface in water 135F and above or in cool running water.In-Use Utensils Between-Use Storage (C) • In multiple containers throughout the back of house observed in-use utensils stored in 65F-70F water; in-use utensils should be stored on a clean and sanitized surface in water 135F and above or in cool running water.
- ⚠️Temperature Measuring Devices-Functionality (C) • Observed multiple cold holding units lacking internal thermometers; provide internal thermometers for all cold holding units.Temperature Measuring Devices-Functionality (C) • Observed multiple cold holding units lacking internal thermometers; provide internal thermometers for all cold holding units.
- ⚠️Using a Handwashing Sink-Operation and Maintenance (Pf) • In the main food prep area observed the handwashing sink basin blocked with a red sanitizer bucket and when the Health Inspector asked for the obstruction to be moved the employee dumped the contents of the bucket into the handwashing sink later on in the inspection observed the person in charge filling a red sanitizer bucket at the same handwashing sink and placing the fiilled bucket into the basin of the handwashing sink; handwashing sinks should only be used for handwashing and nothing else retrain staff to on proper handwashing sink usage.Using a Handwashing Sink-Operation and Maintenance (Pf) • In the main food prep area observed the handwashing sink basin blocked with a red sanitizer bucket and when the Health Inspector asked for the obstruction to be moved the employee dumped the contents of the bucket into the handwashing sink later on in the inspection observed the person in charge filling a red sanitizer bucket at the same handwashing sink and placing the fiilled bucket into the basin of the handwashing sink; handwashing sinks should only be used for handwashing and nothing else retrain staff to on proper handwashing sink usage.
- ⚠️Backflow Prevention (P) • At the dedicated food prep sink observed an air break installed; have a licensed plumber pull proper permits and install an air gap at the prep sink.criticalBackflow Prevention (P) • At the dedicated food prep sink observed an air break installed; have a licensed plumber pull proper permits and install an air gap at the prep sink.
- ⚠️Provide at least one person on staff trained in the choke saver techniqueProvide at least one person on staff trained in the choke saver technique
When was Red White last inspected?
Red White has 25 inspections on record going back to April 4, 2019. The 12 most recent are shown below.
| date | result | score |
|---|---|---|
| May 20, 2026 | Pass | |
| May 13, 2026 | Fail | |
| October 6, 2025 | — | |
| June 11, 2025 | — | |
| January 13, 2025 | Pass | |
| January 6, 2025 | Fail | |
| June 24, 2024 | Pass | |
| June 17, 2024 | Fail | |
| June 10, 2024 | Fail | |
| January 3, 2024 | — | |
| January 2, 2024 | — | |
| May 30, 2023 | Pass |
Red White 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 19% 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 May 20, 2026. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.