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Reef Cafe
- resultFail
- critical violations0
- last inspectedNovember 13, 2008
- address170 Brighton Av, Allston 02134
Is Reef Cafe clean?
Reef Cafe is currently Fail from Boston Inspectional Services, Health Division, from an inspection on November 13, 2008. No critical violations were recorded at that visit. On Cooked's ladder that reads mid 😬.
What did inspectors find at Reef Cafe?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on November 13, 2008, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.
- ⚠️Wiping Cloths Clean SanitizeWiping Cloths Clean Sanitize
- ⚠️Food Contact Surfaces CleanFood Contact Surfaces Clean
- ⚠️Non-Food Contact Surfaces CleanNon-Food Contact Surfaces Clean
- ⚠️Hand Cleaner Drying Tissue SignageHand Cleaner Drying Tissue Signage
- ⚠️Adequate Number Frequency Vermin ProofAdequate Number Frequency Vermin Proof
- ⚠️Improper Maintenance of FloorsImproper Maintenance of Floors
- ⚠️Improper Maintenance of Walls/CeilingsImproper Maintenance of Walls/Ceilings
When was Reef Cafe last inspected?
Reef Cafe has 7 inspections on record going back to July 18, 2007.
| date | result | score |
|---|---|---|
| December 30, 2012 | — | |
| November 26, 2008 | — | |
| November 13, 2008 | Fail | |
| January 10, 2008 | Pass | |
| December 31, 2007 | Fail | |
| July 25, 2007 | Pass | |
| July 18, 2007 | Fail |
Reef Cafe vs Allston
Allston runs 88% clean across 493 tracked restaurants — 415 clean, 35 mid, 23 cooked.
Against the 493 spots Cooked tracks in Allston, this one comes out cleaner than 5% 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 November 13, 2008. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.