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South Bay Grill
- resultFail
- critical violations0
- last inspectedMay 22, 2009
- address850 Massachusetts Av, Boston 02118
Is South Bay Grill clean?
South Bay Grill is currently Fail from Boston Inspectional Services, Health Division, from an inspection on May 22, 2009. No critical violations were recorded at that visit. On Cooked's ladder that reads mid 😬.
What did inspectors find at South Bay Grill?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on May 22, 2009, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.
- ⚠️Cold Holding • pizza reach in sauce 60 degrees shaved steak 45 degrees/provide proper temperature of 41 degrees or belowcriticalCold Holding • pizza reach in sauce 60 degrees shaved steak 45 degrees/provide proper temperature of 41 degrees or below
- ⚠️Food Utensil Storage • provide scoop with handle for bulk food binsFood Utensil Storage • provide scoop with handle for bulk food bins
- ⚠️Food Contact Surfaces Design • replace all worn white cutting boardsFood Contact Surfaces Design • replace all worn white cutting boards
- ⚠️Non-Food Contact Surfaces • walk in/replace rusted grated shelving mop sink/provide food service grade divider between handsink and mop sink • all reach in units/replace all worn door gasketsNon-Food Contact Surfaces • walk in/replace rusted grated shelving mop sink/provide food service grade divider between handsink and mop sink • all reach in units/replace all worn door gaskets
- ⚠️Equipment Thermometers • pizza reach in raw food 2 door reach in/provide accurate internal thermometer to register 41 degrees or belowEquipment Thermometers • pizza reach in raw food 2 door reach in/provide accurate internal thermometer to register 41 degrees or below
- ⚠️Food Contact Surfaces Clean • clean/sanitize chicken containers rear prep/ clean/sanitize all utensilsFood Contact Surfaces Clean • clean/sanitize chicken containers rear prep/ clean/sanitize all utensils
- ⚠️Non-Food Contact Surfaces Clean • clean exterior of all bulk food binsNon-Food Contact Surfaces Clean • clean exterior of all bulk food bins
- ⚠️Hand Cleaner Drying Tissue Signage • upper restroom/provide paper towels in dispenserHand Cleaner Drying Tissue Signage • upper restroom/provide paper towels in dispenser
- ⚠️Adequate Number Frequency Vermin Proof • provide tight fitting cover to grease barrel and dumpsterAdequate Number Frequency Vermin Proof • provide tight fitting cover to grease barrel and dumpster
- ⚠️Insects Rodents Animals • slicer/remove evidence of rodent droppings from floorInsects Rodents Animals • slicer/remove evidence of rodent droppings from floor
- ⚠️Improper Maintenance of Floors • clean floor area behind pizza oven walk in/clean floor area slicer/clean floor areaImproper Maintenance of Floors • clean floor area behind pizza oven walk in/clean floor area slicer/clean floor area
- ⚠️Improper Maintenance of Walls/Ceilings • restroom/clean doors and walls upper restroom/clean dust from ventsImproper Maintenance of Walls/Ceilings • restroom/clean doors and walls upper restroom/clean dust from vents
- ⚠️Separation/Sanitizer Criteria • provide proper storage of all chemical bottlescriticalSeparation/Sanitizer Criteria • provide proper storage of all chemical bottles
- ⚠️Premises Maintained • clean/organize upper rooms and kitchen/remove all unnecessary articlesPremises Maintained • clean/organize upper rooms and kitchen/remove all unnecessary articles
When was South Bay Grill last inspected?
South Bay Grill has 12 inspections on record going back to December 26, 2007.
| date | result | score |
|---|---|---|
| December 30, 2012 | — | |
| October 26, 2009 | closed by the city | |
| June 5, 2009 | — | |
| May 22, 2009 | Fail | |
| May 21, 2009 | Fail | |
| January 5, 2009 | — | |
| December 22, 2008 | Fail | |
| June 27, 2008 | Pass | |
| June 6, 2008 | Fail | |
| May 30, 2008 | Fail | |
| May 16, 2008 | Fail | |
| December 26, 2007 | — |
South Bay Grill vs South End
South End runs 81% clean across 691 tracked restaurants — 498 clean, 63 mid, 54 cooked.
Against the 691 spots Cooked tracks in South End, this one comes out cleaner than 13% 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 22, 2009. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.