Sabatino's Cafe

• resultPass
• critical violations0
• last inspectedJuly 23, 2009
• address185 Franklin St, Boston 02110

Is Sabatino's Cafe clean?

Sabatino's Cafe is currently Pass from Boston Inspectional Services, Health Division, from an inspection on July 23, 2009. No critical violations were recorded at that visit. On Cooked's ladder that reads clean 😇.

What did inspectors find at Sabatino's Cafe?

These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on July 23, 2009, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.

• ⚠️Food Container Labels • clean exterior of all bulk food containers
  Food Container Labels • clean exterior of all bulk food containers
• ⚠️Food Protection • Keep eggs 6" off floor inside walk in Cooler Keep all supplies 6" off floor of dry goods storage room
  Food Protection • Keep eggs 6" off floor inside walk in Cooler Keep all supplies 6" off floor of dry goods storage room
• ⚠️Food Contact Surfaces Design • Do not use cloths to cover food products
  Food Contact Surfaces Design • Do not use cloths to cover food products
• ⚠️Non-Food Contact Surfaces • Repair door gasket for ice machine. Ensure that ice machine door closes properly
  Non-Food Contact Surfaces • Repair door gasket for ice machine. Ensure that ice machine door closes properly
• ⚠️Wiping Cloths Clean Sanitize
  Wiping Cloths Clean Sanitize
• ⚠️Food Contact Surfaces Clean • clean all cooking equipment on hot line in kitchen
  Food Contact Surfaces Clean • clean all cooking equipment on hot line in kitchen
• ⚠️Non-Food Contact Surfaces Clean • fryers
  Non-Food Contact Surfaces Clean • fryers
• ⚠️Hand Cleaner Drying Tissue Signage • Provide paper towels for hand sink in kitchen
  Hand Cleaner Drying Tissue Signage • Provide paper towels for hand sink in kitchen
• ⚠️Floors Designed Constructed Installed • Repair floor at freezer. Repair damaged floor tiles and replace missing floor tiles
  Floors Designed Constructed Installed • Repair floor at freezer. Repair damaged floor tiles and replace missing floor tiles
• ⚠️Walls/Ceilings Designed Constructed Installed • Clean overhead hood at the grill station. Remove grease buildup.
  Walls/Ceilings Designed Constructed Installed • Clean overhead hood at the grill station. Remove grease buildup.

When was Sabatino's Cafe last inspected?

Sabatino's Cafe has 9 inspections on record going back to August 3, 2007.

Sabatino'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 10% 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 July 23, 2009. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.