Cooked?Rio's Restaurant Buffet
- resultPass
- critical violations0
- last inspectedMay 21, 2012 →
- address157 Sutherland Rd, Brighton 02135
Is Rio's Restaurant Buffet clean?
Rio's Restaurant Buffet is no longer in business. Boston Inspectional Services, Health Division recorded it as out of business on January 8, 2013, which is an administrative result rather than a health finding — the business closed or moved, it was not shut down over conditions. Its last actual inspection result was Pass on May 21, 2012. The record below is kept for history; it says nothing about whatever occupies the address now.
What did inspectors find at Rio's Restaurant Buffet?
Nothing was written up at the most recent inspection on May 21, 2012. A clean sheet like this is the best possible result — no violations of any severity were recorded.
Rio's Restaurant Buffet inspection and administrative history
Rio's Restaurant Buffet has 3 inspections on record going back to May 21, 2012.
January 8, 2013 Out of business
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View full inspection →December 30, 2012 Inspection not required
This is an administrative record, not a health inspection.
View full inspection →May 21, 2012 Pass
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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.
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Source: Boston Inspectional Services, Health Division via Analyze Boston. Cooked refreshes this data daily — this listing's most recent inspection is dated May 21, 2012. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.
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