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Romano's
- resultFail
- critical violations0
- last inspectedDecember 9, 2014
- address4249 Washington St, Roslindale 02131
Is Romano's clean?
Romano's is currently Fail from Boston Inspectional Services, Health Division, from an inspection on December 9, 2014. No critical violations were recorded at that visit. On Cooked's ladder that reads mid 😬.
What did inspectors find at Romano's?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on December 9, 2014, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.
- ⚠️Food Protection • Discontinue to store food in store shopping bags. Must be a food grade storage bag or container.Food Protection • Discontinue to store food in store shopping bags. Must be a food grade storage bag or container.
- ⚠️Food Utensil Storage • Discontinue to store knife between equipment.Food Utensil Storage • Discontinue to store knife between equipment.
- ⚠️Non-Food Contact Surfaces • Paint to seal peeling paint on wire shelves and wood shelves. Replace peeling and chipping wood shelves in back warewashing area and storage area.Non-Food Contact Surfaces • Paint to seal peeling paint on wire shelves and wood shelves. Replace peeling and chipping wood shelves in back warewashing area and storage area.
- ⚠️Food Contact Surfaces Clean • Clean the interior of ice machine of grime and can opener of dry food.Food Contact Surfaces Clean • Clean the interior of ice machine of grime and can opener of dry food.
- ⚠️Non-Food Contact Surfaces Clean • General cleaning of all shelves in kitchen area prep area refrigerators and walk ins of visible dry food.Non-Food Contact Surfaces Clean • General cleaning of all shelves in kitchen area prep area refrigerators and walk ins of visible dry food.
- ⚠️Improper Maintenance of Floors • Clean floor under shelves in basement walk in refrigerators and cooking equipment.Improper Maintenance of Floors • Clean floor under shelves in basement walk in refrigerators and cooking equipment.
- ⚠️Improper Maintenance of Walls/Ceilings • Repair leak in ceiling on cook line and replace missing ceiling tile. Clean hood filters for hood vent on cook line.Improper Maintenance of Walls/Ceilings • Repair leak in ceiling on cook line and replace missing ceiling tile. Clean hood filters for hood vent on cook line.
When was Romano's last inspected?
Romano's has 25 inspections on record going back to November 19, 2007. The 12 most recent are shown below.
| date | result | score |
|---|---|---|
| June 13, 2022 | — | |
| March 15, 2022 | — | |
| December 9, 2014 | Fail | |
| April 18, 2014 | Pass | |
| April 9, 2014 | Fail | |
| December 30, 2013 | — | |
| November 26, 2013 | — | |
| December 30, 2012 | — | |
| June 7, 2012 | Pass | |
| May 24, 2012 | Fail | |
| May 17, 2012 | — | |
| May 9, 2012 | Fail |
Romano's vs Roslindale
Roslindale runs 80% clean across 244 tracked restaurants — 186 clean, 28 mid, 18 cooked.
Against the 244 spots Cooked tracks in Roslindale, this one comes out cleaner than 9% 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 December 9, 2014. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.