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Sal's Pizza
- resultFail
- critical violations1
- last inspectedAugust 5, 2013
- address714 Commonwealth Av, Boston 02215
Is Sal's Pizza clean?
Sal's Pizza is currently Fail from Boston Inspectional Services, Health Division, from an inspection on August 5, 2013. 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 Sal's Pizza?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on August 5, 2013, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.
- ⚠️Food Thermometers Provided • No food thermometers available at the time of the inspection. Provide.Food Thermometers Provided • No food thermometers available at the time of the inspection. Provide.
- ⚠️Non-Food Contact Surfaces • Small 2 door deli cooler not draining properly. Address and repair if necessary.Non-Food Contact Surfaces • Small 2 door deli cooler not draining properly. Address and repair if necessary.
- ⚠️Wiping Cloths Clean Sanitize • Soiled wiping cloths were observed being left out on counter tops at the start of the inspection. Provide proper sanitizing solution and at the right concentration.Wiping Cloths Clean Sanitize • Soiled wiping cloths were observed being left out on counter tops at the start of the inspection. Provide proper sanitizing solution and at the right concentration.
- ⚠️Non-Food Contact Surfaces Clean • 2 Door freezer with excess ice build-up and with food debris. Defrost and clean to remove.Non-Food Contact Surfaces Clean • 2 Door freezer with excess ice build-up and with food debris. Defrost and clean to remove.
- ⚠️Hand Cleaner Drying Tissue Signage • Soap dispensors not operational at hand sinks in main kitchen area. Address. Soap dispensor is operational in restroom to properly wash hands.Hand Cleaner Drying Tissue Signage • Soap dispensors not operational at hand sinks in main kitchen area. Address. Soap dispensor is operational in restroom to properly wash hands.
- ⚠️PIC Knowledge • Employee with ServSafe certification on site less than 40hrs. a week. Provide documentation of at least one full time employee who has been enrolled in some form of Food Saftey Course for the re-inspection.criticalPIC Knowledge • Employee with ServSafe certification on site less than 40hrs. a week. Provide documentation of at least one full time employee who has been enrolled in some form of Food Saftey Course for the re-inspection.
When was Sal's Pizza last inspected?
Sal's Pizza has 9 inspections on record going back to September 13, 2010.
| date | result | score |
|---|---|---|
| December 30, 2013 | — | |
| August 13, 2013 | — | |
| August 5, 2013 | Fail | |
| December 30, 2012 | — | |
| August 15, 2012 | Pass | |
| August 8, 2012 | Fail | |
| August 31, 2011 | Pass | |
| January 14, 2011 | — | |
| September 13, 2010 | — |
Sal's Pizza vs Fenway
Fenway runs 89% clean across 433 tracked restaurants — 379 clean, 23 mid, 22 cooked.
Against the 433 spots Cooked tracks in Fenway, this one comes out cleaner than 5% 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 August 5, 2013. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.