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Sams
- resultPass
- critical violations0
- last inspectedDecember 8, 2014
- address28 Northern Av, Boston 02210
Is Sams clean?
Sams is currently Pass from Boston Inspectional Services, Health Division, from an inspection on December 8, 2014. No critical violations were recorded at that visit. On Cooked's ladder that reads clean 😇.
What did inspectors find at Sams?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on December 8, 2014, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.
- ⚠️Food Protection • Do not store food at the 3 compartment sink.Food Protection • Do not store food at the 3 compartment sink.
- ⚠️Wiping Cloths Clean Sanitize • Provide proper storage of wiping cloths. Keep in a sanitizing solution when not in use.Wiping Cloths Clean Sanitize • Provide proper storage of wiping cloths. Keep in a sanitizing solution when not in use.
- ⚠️Improper Storage of Re-usable Utensils • do not store in use utensils in stagnant water.Improper Storage of Re-usable Utensils • do not store in use utensils in stagnant water.
- ⚠️Hand Cleaner Drying Tissue Signage • provide splash gaurd for hand sink next to the 3 compartment sink. Provide paper towels for hand sink next to the dish machine. Also provide paper towel dispenser at the hand sink.Hand Cleaner Drying Tissue Signage • provide splash gaurd for hand sink next to the 3 compartment sink. Provide paper towels for hand sink next to the dish machine. Also provide paper towel dispenser at the hand sink.
When was Sams last inspected?
Sams has 13 inspections on record going back to May 25, 2010. The 12 most recent are shown below.
| date | result | score |
|---|---|---|
| March 15, 2022 | — | |
| August 18, 2015 | — | |
| December 8, 2014 | Pass | |
| November 25, 2014 | Fail | |
| December 30, 2013 | — | |
| May 15, 2013 | Pass | |
| December 30, 2012 | — | |
| July 2, 2012 | Pass | |
| June 25, 2012 | Fail | |
| May 26, 2011 | — | |
| May 13, 2011 | Fail | |
| June 4, 2010 | Pass |
Sams vs South Boston Waterfront
South Boston Waterfront runs 93% clean across 391 tracked restaurants — 333 clean, 15 mid, 12 cooked.
Against the 391 spots Cooked tracks in South Boston Waterfront, this one comes out cleaner than 8% 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 8, 2014. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.