Sportello

• resultPass
• critical violations0
• last inspectedJuly 20, 2023
• address348 Congress St, Boston 02210

Is Sportello clean?

Sportello is currently Pass from Boston Inspectional Services, Health Division, from an inspection on July 20, 2023. No critical violations were recorded at that visit. On Cooked's ladder that reads clean 😇.

What did inspectors find at Sportello?

These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on July 20, 2023, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.

• ⚠️Effectiveness-Hair Restraints (C) • Food workers without hair restraints. Provide.
  Effectiveness-Hair Restraints (C) • Food workers without hair restraints. Provide.
• ⚠️(A) (B) and (C)(1) (4)-(16) Demonstration (Pf) • Priority violations cited. Provide active managerial control.
  (A) (B) and (C)(1) (4)-(16) Demonstration (Pf) • Priority violations cited. Provide active managerial control.
• ⚠️(A)(2) and (B) Time/Temperature Control for Safety Food Hot and Cold Holding (P) • Bolognaise 45F. Product out of temperature for 30 minutes. COS.critical
  (A)(2) and (B) Time/Temperature Control for Safety Food Hot and Cold Holding (P) • Bolognaise 45F. Product out of temperature for 30 minutes. COS.
• ⚠️Variance Requirement (Pf) • Establishment ROP packaging cooked rabbit and mushrooms. Discontinue and apply for variance and submit HACCP plan. Product voluntarily discarded.
  Variance Requirement (Pf) • Establishment ROP packaging cooked rabbit and mushrooms. Discontinue and apply for variance and submit HACCP plan. Product voluntarily discarded.
• ⚠️Reduced Oxygen Packaging Criteria (Pf) • Establishment ROP packaging raw meat. Discontinue. Submitt HACCP plan to [email protected]. Emailed HACCP variance application and guidance.
  Reduced Oxygen Packaging Criteria (Pf) • Establishment ROP packaging raw meat. Discontinue. Submitt HACCP plan to [email protected]. Emailed HACCP variance application and guidance.
• ⚠️Consumption of Animal Foods that are Raw Undercooked or Not Otherwise Processed to Eliminate Pathogens (Pf) • Tamarack farms roasted lamb on online menu missing disclosure for cooked to order. Provide.
  Consumption of Animal Foods that are Raw Undercooked or Not Otherwise Processed to Eliminate Pathogens (Pf) • Tamarack farms roasted lamb on online menu missing disclosure for cooked to order. Provide.
• ⚠️Warewashing Machines Temperature Measuring Devices (Pf) • Final rinse gauge broken on high temp unit. Replace.
  Warewashing Machines Temperature Measuring Devices (Pf) • Final rinse gauge broken on high temp unit. Replace.
• ⚠️Cooling Heating and Holding Capacities-Equipment (Pf) • Cooler at cookline is 60F. Additional reach in with broken door using indirect contact with ice until repairs can be made.
  Cooling Heating and Holding Capacities-Equipment (Pf) • Cooler at cookline is 60F. Additional reach in with broken door using indirect contact with ice until repairs can be made.
• ⚠️System Maintained in Good Repair (C) • Bar in dining room bar built out does not have a dump sink. Install. In the future submit plans to [email protected] anytime physical changes area made.
  System Maintained in Good Repair (C) • Bar in dining room bar built out does not have a dump sink. Install. In the future submit plans to [email protected] anytime physical changes area made.
• ⚠️Toilet Room Receptacle Covered (C) • Provide covered receptacle in ladies room and dining room restrooms.
  Toilet Room Receptacle Covered (C) • Provide covered receptacle in ladies room and dining room restrooms.
• ⚠️Toilet Rooms Enclosed (C) • Install self closing hinge on ladies room door off prep kitchen.
  Toilet Rooms Enclosed (C) • Install self closing hinge on ladies room door off prep kitchen.
• ⚠️Hand Drying Provision (Pf) • No paper towels at handsink in prep kitchen. COS. Handwashing satisfactory.
  Hand Drying Provision (Pf) • No paper towels at handsink in prep kitchen. COS. Handwashing satisfactory.
• ⚠️Handwashing Signage (C) • No handwash signs in restrooms. Provide.
  Handwashing Signage (C) • No handwash signs in restrooms. Provide.
• ⚠️Controlling Pests (Pf) • Fruit flies apparent in several areas.Provide updated IPM report for treatments upon reinspection.
  Controlling Pests (Pf) • Fruit flies apparent in several areas.Provide updated IPM report for treatments upon reinspection.
• ⚠️Cleaning Ventilation Systems Nuisance and Discharge Prohibition (C) • Hood tag expired. Provide current. PIC states scheduled for 7/27/23
  Cleaning Ventilation Systems Nuisance and Discharge Prohibition (C) • Hood tag expired. Provide current. PIC states scheduled for 7/27/23
• ⚠️uch food establishments shall have on staff a certified food protection manager who has been issued a Massachusetts certificate of allergen awareness training by an allergen awareness training verification program recognized by the Department. The certificate will be valid for five years. (b) The certified food protection manager shall: 1. Demonstrate knowledge of major food allergens by posting the Massachusetts food allergen awareness training certificate; and 2. Ensure that employees are properly trained in food allergy awareness as it relates to their assigned duties.
  uch food establishments shall have on staff a certified food protection manager who has been issued a Massachusetts certificate of allergen awareness training by an allergen awareness training verification program recognized by the Department. The certificate will be valid for five years. (b) The certified food protection manager shall: 1. Demonstrate knowledge of major food allergens by posting the Massachusetts food allergen awareness training certificate; and 2. Ensure that employees are properly trained in food allergy awareness as it relates to their assigned duties.

When was Sportello last inspected?

Sportello has 30 inspections on record going back to October 12, 2012. The 12 most recent are shown below.

Sportello vs Leather District

Leather District runs 86% clean across 188 tracked restaurants — 149 clean, 11 mid, 13 cooked.

Against the 188 spots Cooked tracks in Leather District, this one comes out cleaner than 14% 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 July 20, 2023. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.