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Safari M. Cafe
- resultFail
- critical violations1
- last inspectedAugust 23, 2016
- address50 John Eliot Sq, Roxbury 02119
Is Safari M. Cafe clean?
Safari M. Cafe is currently Fail from Boston Inspectional Services, Health Division, from an inspection on August 23, 2016. Inspectors wrote up 1 critical violation — the kind most directly linked to foodborne illness. On Cooked's ladder that reads cooked 🪳.
What did inspectors find at Safari M. Cafe?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on August 23, 2016, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.
- ⚠️Hot Holding • elder pre packaged meals for delivery 83 degrees(chicken wrap)/provide proper temperature of 140 degrees or above/reheated to 165 degrees by cookcriticalHot Holding • elder pre packaged meals for delivery 83 degrees(chicken wrap)/provide proper temperature of 140 degrees or above/reheated to 165 degrees by cook
- ⚠️Separation Segregation Cross Contamination • 1 door reach in/observed whole muscle meat stored in same pan as ground meat with raw chicken stored above these items/must provide proper separation and storage of all raw foodscriticalSeparation Segregation Cross Contamination • 1 door reach in/observed whole muscle meat stored in same pan as ground meat with raw chicken stored above these items/must provide proper separation and storage of all raw foods
- ⚠️Food Protection • provide covers to all employee drinks remove ice cream utensils from stagnate water properly store all food and paper products 6 inches off floorFood Protection • provide covers to all employee drinks remove ice cream utensils from stagnate water properly store all food and paper products 6 inches off floor
- ⚠️Food Contact Surfaces Design • provide nsf approved ice machineFood Contact Surfaces Design • provide nsf approved ice machine
- ⚠️Non-Food Contact Surfaces • provide proper electrical outlets for all units at front line/hot box extension is running across floorNon-Food Contact Surfaces • provide proper electrical outlets for all units at front line/hot box extension is running across floor
- ⚠️Dishwashng Facilities • 3 bay sink/provide proper set up of sinksDishwashng Facilities • 3 bay sink/provide proper set up of sinks
- ⚠️Equipment Thermometers • front display case/provide accurate internal thermometerEquipment Thermometers • front display case/provide accurate internal thermometer
- ⚠️Non-Food Contact Surfaces Clean • 1 door reach in/clean interior/exterior clean interior/exterior of all reach in units and cooking equipment clean all prep table shelvingNon-Food Contact Surfaces Clean • 1 door reach in/clean interior/exterior clean interior/exterior of all reach in units and cooking equipment clean all prep table shelving
- ⚠️Hand Cleaner Drying Tissue Signage • front handsink/provide paper towels in dispenserHand Cleaner Drying Tissue Signage • front handsink/provide paper towels in dispenser
- ⚠️Adequate Number Frequency Vermin Proof • provide adequate number of covered trash barrels/loose trash bags stored at rear of buildingAdequate Number Frequency Vermin Proof • provide adequate number of covered trash barrels/loose trash bags stored at rear of building
- ⚠️Outside Storage Improperly Maintained • clean rear outside trash areaOutside Storage Improperly Maintained • clean rear outside trash area
- ⚠️Insects Rodents Animals • storage room and rear prep sink/rear pot shelving/remove evidence of rodent droppings from floorInsects Rodents Animals • storage room and rear prep sink/rear pot shelving/remove evidence of rodent droppings from floor
- ⚠️Improper Maintenance of Floors • front line/repair damaged floor tile dishroom/replace damaged floor tile kitchen/clean floor area under around and behind all equipmentImproper Maintenance of Floors • front line/repair damaged floor tile dishroom/replace damaged floor tile kitchen/clean floor area under around and behind all equipment
- ⚠️Improper Maintenance of Walls/Ceilings • clean/resurface all damaged walls in kitchenImproper Maintenance of Walls/Ceilings • clean/resurface all damaged walls in kitchen
- ⚠️Inadequate Lighting • mop closet and hot line/provide adequate lightingInadequate Lighting • mop closet and hot line/provide adequate lighting
- ⚠️Premises Maintained • front line/clean/organize all shelving clean/organize storage room kitchen/provide proper storage of all soiled pots/not stored on floor clean/organize top of pizza ovenPremises Maintained • front line/clean/organize all shelving clean/organize storage room kitchen/provide proper storage of all soiled pots/not stored on floor clean/organize top of pizza oven
When was Safari M. Cafe last inspected?
Safari M. Cafe has 40 inspections on record going back to October 14, 2009. The 12 most recent are shown below.
| date | result | score |
|---|---|---|
| June 13, 2022 | — | |
| March 15, 2022 | — | |
| August 24, 2016 | — | |
| August 23, 2016 | Fail | |
| August 16, 2016 | — | |
| August 9, 2016 | Fail | |
| May 10, 2016 | Pass | |
| May 3, 2016 | — | |
| April 26, 2016 | Fail | |
| March 14, 2016 | — | |
| March 7, 2016 | — | |
| February 29, 2016 | Fail |
Safari M. Cafe vs Mission Hill
Mission Hill runs 77% clean across 251 tracked restaurants — 186 clean, 24 mid, 31 cooked.
Against the 251 spots Cooked tracks in Mission Hill, this one comes out cleaner than 4% of them.
Other spots in Mission Hill
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 August 23, 2016. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.