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Scola's Cafe
- resultPass
- critical violations0
- last inspectedMay 20, 2026
- address88 Black Falcon Av, Boston 02210
Is Scola's Cafe clean?
Scola's Cafe is currently Pass from Boston Inspectional Services, Health Division, from an inspection on May 20, 2026. No critical violations were recorded at that visit. On Cooked's ladder that reads clean 😇.
What did inspectors find at Scola's Cafe?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on May 20, 2026, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.
- ⚠️Food Storage Containers Identified with Common Name of Food (C) • Observed squeeze bottles and bulk containers without labels. Provide label with the common name of food item stored insideFood Storage Containers Identified with Common Name of Food (C) • Observed squeeze bottles and bulk containers without labels. Provide label with the common name of food item stored inside
- ⚠️Miscellaneous Sources of Contamination (C) • Observed milk bottles and bowls stored directly with other food items at sandwich station. Discussed with PIC to ensure no items are stored with food to prevent contamination Observed handsink being used next to food prep table in kitchen. Provide a sink barrier to prevent contaminationMiscellaneous Sources of Contamination (C) • Observed milk bottles and bowls stored directly with other food items at sandwich station. Discussed with PIC to ensure no items are stored with food to prevent contamination Observed handsink being used next to food prep table in kitchen. Provide a sink barrier to prevent contamination
- ⚠️(A)(2) and (B) Time/Temperature Control for Safety Food Hot and Cold Holding (P) • Observed tuna and chicken salad stored on service line @ 46F. Discussed with PIC to maintain cold holding @ 41F or below. PIC remove and stored in walk in coolercritical(A)(2) and (B) Time/Temperature Control for Safety Food Hot and Cold Holding (P) • Observed tuna and chicken salad stored on service line @ 46F. Discussed with PIC to maintain cold holding @ 41F or below. PIC remove and stored in walk in cooler
- ⚠️(A) Equipment Food-Contact Surfaces Nonfood-Contact Surfaces and Utensils (Pf) • Observed can opener with food build up ; bottom shelf of prep table with spills / soils; food slicer with food debris and grease spills on fryer drain pipes. Clean with frequency to remove all spills soils / grease build up(A) Equipment Food-Contact Surfaces Nonfood-Contact Surfaces and Utensils (Pf) • Observed can opener with food build up ; bottom shelf of prep table with spills / soils; food slicer with food debris and grease spills on fryer drain pipes. Clean with frequency to remove all spills soils / grease build up
- ⚠️Using a Handwashing Sink-Operation and Maintenance (Pf) • Observed handsink next to prep sink blocked with food strainer. Discussed with PIC to remove and maintain handsinks clear and accessible for handwashing only. COSUsing a Handwashing Sink-Operation and Maintenance (Pf) • Observed handsink next to prep sink blocked with food strainer. Discussed with PIC to remove and maintain handsinks clear and accessible for handwashing only. COS
- ⚠️Hand Drying Provision (Pf) • Observed front handsink without paper towels. Discussed with PIC to maintain paper towels at handsinks at all times for proper handwashing procedures. COSHand Drying Provision (Pf) • Observed front handsink without paper towels. Discussed with PIC to maintain paper towels at handsinks at all times for proper handwashing procedures. COS
When was Scola's Cafe last inspected?
Scola's Cafe has 41 inspections on record going back to July 9, 2014. The 12 most recent are shown below.
| date | result | score |
|---|---|---|
| May 20, 2026 | Pass | |
| May 13, 2026 | Fail | |
| February 5, 2026 | Pass | |
| September 22, 2025 | Pass | |
| September 16, 2025 | Fail | |
| April 10, 2025 | Fail | |
| December 26, 2024 | Pass | |
| December 19, 2024 | Fail | |
| July 17, 2024 | Pass | |
| June 24, 2024 | Fail | |
| January 3, 2024 | — | |
| April 7, 2023 | Pass |
Scola's Cafe vs South Boston
South Boston runs 91% clean across 192 tracked restaurants — 163 clean, 9 mid, 8 cooked.
Against the 192 spots Cooked tracks in South Boston, this one comes out cleaner than 9% 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 May 20, 2026. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.