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Sbarro
- resultFail
- critical violations2
- last inspectedFebruary 4, 2009
- address10 Park Pz, Boston 02116
Is Sbarro clean?
Sbarro is currently Fail from Boston Inspectional Services, Health Division, from an inspection on February 4, 2009. Inspectors wrote up 2 critical violations — the kind most directly linked to foodborne illness. On Cooked's ladder that reads cooked 🪳.
What did inspectors find at Sbarro?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on February 4, 2009, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.
- ⚠️Adequate Handwashing/Where/When/How • Employees are not properly washing their hands. Train employees in proper handwashing.criticalAdequate Handwashing/Where/When/How • Employees are not properly washing their hands. Train employees in proper handwashing.
- ⚠️Installed and Maintained • The handsink near the front counter is not woking. Repair.Installed and Maintained • The handsink near the front counter is not woking. Repair.
- ⚠️Insects Rodents Animals • Rodent droppings under the front counter. Provide treatment.Insects Rodents Animals • Rodent droppings under the front counter. Provide treatment.
- ⚠️Improper Maintenance of Walls/Ceilings • The ceiling in the front is peeling. Repair ceiling to provide smooth cleanable durable surface. The tiles are damaged next to the handsink. Repair.Improper Maintenance of Walls/Ceilings • The ceiling in the front is peeling. Repair ceiling to provide smooth cleanable durable surface. The tiles are damaged next to the handsink. Repair.
- ⚠️Separation/Sanitizer Criteria • Sanitizer is setup with over 400 ppm. Provide proper sanitizer levels.criticalSeparation/Sanitizer Criteria • Sanitizer is setup with over 400 ppm. Provide proper sanitizer levels.
When was Sbarro last inspected?
Sbarro has 16 inspections on record going back to June 25, 2007. The 12 most recent are shown below.
| date | result | score |
|---|---|---|
| December 30, 2012 | — | |
| March 19, 2010 | closed by the city | |
| February 13, 2009 | — | |
| February 4, 2009 | Fail | |
| August 15, 2008 | — | |
| August 15, 2008 | Pass | |
| May 5, 2008 | Fail | |
| April 28, 2008 | Fail | |
| April 15, 2008 | Fail | |
| March 25, 2008 | Fail | |
| November 14, 2007 | Pass | |
| October 31, 2007 | Fail |
Sbarro vs Bay Village
Bay Village runs 88% clean across 350 tracked restaurants — 292 clean, 16 mid, 22 cooked.
Against the 350 spots Cooked tracks in Bay Village, this one comes out cleaner than 4% 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 February 4, 2009. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.