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Souper Bowl
- resultPass
- critical violations0
- last inspectedSeptember 26, 2019
- address1 Brighton Av, Allston 02134
Is Souper Bowl clean?
Souper Bowl is currently Pass from Boston Inspectional Services, Health Division, from an inspection on September 26, 2019. No critical violations were recorded at that visit. On Cooked's ladder that reads clean 😇.
What did inspectors find at Souper Bowl?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on September 26, 2019, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.
- ⚠️(A)-(P) Person-In-Charge-Duties (Pf) • Retrain staff with regard to proper warewashing.(A)-(P) Person-In-Charge-Duties (Pf) • Retrain staff with regard to proper warewashing.
- ⚠️In-Use Utensils Between-Use Storage (C) • Observed several utensils stored in containers with stagnant/soiled water. Store properly on a clean and sanitized surface.In-Use Utensils Between-Use Storage (C) • Observed several utensils stored in containers with stagnant/soiled water. Store properly on a clean and sanitized surface.
- ⚠️Wiping Cloths Use Limitation (C) • Wiping cloths observed soiled/wet on the counters. Store properly in sanitizer solution.Wiping Cloths Use Limitation (C) • Wiping cloths observed soiled/wet on the counters. Store properly in sanitizer solution.
- ⚠️Food Storage-Preventing Contamination from the Premises (C) • Beverages and box with coliflowers stored on the floor at prep area. Elevate properly. Raw Eggs stored above ready to eat foods in side refrigerator. Store properly separated.Food Storage-Preventing Contamination from the Premises (C) • Beverages and box with coliflowers stored on the floor at prep area. Elevate properly. Raw Eggs stored above ready to eat foods in side refrigerator. Store properly separated.
- ⚠️Temperature Measuring Devices-Functionality (C) • Refrigerating unit at storage near serving line without interior thermometer. Provide.Temperature Measuring Devices-Functionality (C) • Refrigerating unit at storage near serving line without interior thermometer. Provide.
- ⚠️Sanitizing Solutions Testing Devices (Pf) • No sanitizer test to measure chlorine levels. Chlorine sanitizer being used. Provide.Sanitizing Solutions Testing Devices (Pf) • No sanitizer test to measure chlorine levels. Chlorine sanitizer being used. Provide.
- ⚠️Manual Warewashing Equipment Hot Water Sanitization Temperatures (P) • Observed employee setting up three bay sink upon my arrival.Rinse bay was filled with soiled detergent water. Employee unable to describe proper warewashing procedures I explained to him the requirement. Provide proper warewashing all the time (Wash Rinse Sanitize).criticalManual Warewashing Equipment Hot Water Sanitization Temperatures (P) • Observed employee setting up three bay sink upon my arrival.Rinse bay was filled with soiled detergent water. Employee unable to describe proper warewashing procedures I explained to him the requirement. Provide proper warewashing all the time (Wash Rinse Sanitize).
- ⚠️Nonfood Contact Surfaces (C) • Air drying rack at three bay sink soiled. Several storage plastic container soiled. Clean properly.Nonfood Contact Surfaces (C) • Air drying rack at three bay sink soiled. Several storage plastic container soiled. Clean properly.
- ⚠️Cleaning Frequency and Restrictions (C) • Floor and walls under and around cooking line soiled. Clean properly.Cleaning Frequency and Restrictions (C) • Floor and walls under and around cooking line soiled. Clean properly.
When was Souper Bowl last inspected?
Souper Bowl has 14 inspections on record going back to January 29, 2016. The 12 most recent are shown below.
| date | result | score |
|---|---|---|
| March 15, 2022 | — | |
| September 26, 2019 | Pass | |
| September 19, 2019 | Fail | |
| April 17, 2019 | Pass | |
| April 10, 2019 | Fail | |
| November 5, 2018 | Pass | |
| October 29, 2018 | Fail | |
| January 19, 2018 | Pass | |
| January 10, 2018 | Fail | |
| March 3, 2017 | Pass | |
| February 21, 2017 | Fail | |
| November 7, 2016 | Pass |
Souper Bowl 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 September 26, 2019. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.