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Sals Lunch
- resultPass
- critical violations0
- last inspectedSeptember 19, 2019
- address31 Thacher St, Boston 02113
Is Sals Lunch clean?
Sals Lunch is currently Pass from Boston Inspectional Services, Health Division, from an inspection on September 19, 2019. No critical violations were recorded at that visit. On Cooked's ladder that reads clean 😇.
What did inspectors find at Sals Lunch?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on September 19, 2019, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.
- ⚠️Good Repair and Proper Adjustment-Equipment (C) • Remove heavy ice buildup inside the freezer on the hot line.Good Repair and Proper Adjustment-Equipment (C) • Remove heavy ice buildup inside the freezer on the hot line.
- ⚠️Cutting Surfaces (C) • Cutting boards on cold units on the service line are scoured and stained. Resurface or replace the cutting boards.Cutting Surfaces (C) • Cutting boards on cold units on the service line are scoured and stained. Resurface or replace the cutting boards.
- ⚠️Equipment Food-Contact Surfaces and Utensils-Frequency (P) • Clean all cooking equipment on the hot line. Remove heavy buildup of soils and food encrustments on the cooking equipment and all attachments.criticalEquipment Food-Contact Surfaces and Utensils-Frequency (P) • Clean all cooking equipment on the hot line. Remove heavy buildup of soils and food encrustments on the cooking equipment and all attachments.
- ⚠️Using a Handwashing Sink-Operation and Maintenance (Pf) • Dishes stored in hand sink. Remove dishes use hand sink for hand washing only.Using a Handwashing Sink-Operation and Maintenance (Pf) • Dishes stored in hand sink. Remove dishes use hand sink for hand washing only.
- ⚠️Floors Walls and Ceilings-Cleanability (C) • Floor areas behind the counter and at the customer area have heavy buildup of soils and encrustments. The floor area throughout this establishment needs a deep thorough cleaning. Clean floor remove soils debris buildup and encrustments. Remove crdboard on the floor areas. Discontinue using cardboard as floor mats.Floors Walls and Ceilings-Cleanability (C) • Floor areas behind the counter and at the customer area have heavy buildup of soils and encrustments. The floor area throughout this establishment needs a deep thorough cleaning. Clean floor remove soils debris buildup and encrustments. Remove crdboard on the floor areas. Discontinue using cardboard as floor mats.
- ⚠️Hand Drying Provision (Pf) • Provide paper towels for the hand sink in kitchen on the service line.Hand Drying Provision (Pf) • Provide paper towels for the hand sink in kitchen on the service line.
When was Sals Lunch last inspected?
Sals Lunch has 57 inspections on record going back to May 14, 2007. The 12 most recent are shown below.
| date | result | score |
|---|---|---|
| June 13, 2022 | — | |
| March 15, 2022 | — | |
| September 22, 2019 | closed by the city | |
| September 19, 2019 | Pass | |
| August 28, 2019 | Fail | |
| March 21, 2019 | Pass | |
| March 13, 2019 | — | |
| March 6, 2019 | Fail | |
| August 6, 2018 | — | |
| July 30, 2018 | Fail | |
| January 17, 2018 | Pass | |
| January 10, 2018 | Fail |
Sals Lunch vs North End
North End runs 88% clean across 717 tracked restaurants — 579 clean, 37 mid, 40 cooked.
Against the 717 spots Cooked tracks in North End, this one comes out cleaner than 11% 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 September 19, 2019. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.