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Soulfire
- resultPass
- critical violations0
- last inspectedNovember 3, 2016
- address178 Harvard Av, Allston 02134
Is Soulfire clean?
Soulfire is currently Pass from Boston Inspectional Services, Health Division, from an inspection on November 3, 2016. No critical violations were recorded at that visit. On Cooked's ladder that reads clean 😇.
What did inspectors find at Soulfire?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on November 3, 2016, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.
- ⚠️Non-Food Contact Surfaces Clean • clean e4xterior of the ice machine in the basement.Non-Food Contact Surfaces Clean • clean e4xterior of the ice machine in the basement.
- ⚠️Outside Storage Improperly Maintained • clean grounds around the dumpster and keep dumpster closed when nbot used. clean grounds around the oil/grease containers. Also clean exterior of oil drums that have heavy buildup on the exterior.Outside Storage Improperly Maintained • clean grounds around the dumpster and keep dumpster closed when nbot used. clean grounds around the oil/grease containers. Also clean exterior of oil drums that have heavy buildup on the exterior.
- ⚠️Insects Rodents Animals • rodent dropping observed in back electrical room of basement.Remove droppings and provide exterminators report with details for dealing with rodent issue.Insects Rodents Animals • rodent dropping observed in back electrical room of basement.Remove droppings and provide exterminators report with details for dealing with rodent issue.
- ⚠️Floors Designed Constructed Installed • clean floor around ice machine in the basement. clean floor at changing are in the basement. clean floor of the electrical room in back of basement. clean floor of back equipment storagfe room in back of basmeent. clean floor of basmeent near old wood storage area.Floors Designed Constructed Installed • clean floor around ice machine in the basement. clean floor at changing are in the basement. clean floor of the electrical room in back of basement. clean floor of back equipment storagfe room in back of basmeent. clean floor of basmeent near old wood storage area.
- ⚠️Walls/Ceilings Designed Constructed Installed • replace missing ceiling tiles next to the walk in cooler and near the stairs leading to the basmeent. Clean ceiling tiles near the hot line. Remove heavy buildup of food encrustments and stains.Walls/Ceilings Designed Constructed Installed • replace missing ceiling tiles next to the walk in cooler and near the stairs leading to the basmeent. Clean ceiling tiles near the hot line. Remove heavy buildup of food encrustments and stains.
- ⚠️Premises Maintained • Remove all unecessary items stored in the basement. Remove speakers bikes old equipment and all other items that have no use in this restaurant.Organize all remaining supplies.Premises Maintained • Remove all unecessary items stored in the basement. Remove speakers bikes old equipment and all other items that have no use in this restaurant.Organize all remaining supplies.
When was Soulfire last inspected?
Soulfire has 21 inspections on record going back to January 5, 2007. The 12 most recent are shown below.
| date | result | score |
|---|---|---|
| March 15, 2022 | — | |
| November 3, 2016 | Pass | |
| October 20, 2016 | Fail | |
| March 9, 2015 | Pass | |
| February 23, 2015 | Fail | |
| April 15, 2014 | Pass | |
| April 1, 2014 | Fail | |
| December 30, 2013 | — | |
| July 17, 2013 | — | |
| December 30, 2012 | — | |
| June 7, 2012 | Pass | |
| May 31, 2012 | Fail |
Soulfire vs Allston
Allston runs 88% clean across 493 tracked restaurants — 415 clean, 35 mid, 23 cooked.
Against the 493 spots Cooked tracks in Allston, this one comes out cleaner than 12% 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 November 3, 2016. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.