Sports Grille

• resultFail
• critical violations1
• last inspectedNovember 22, 2019
• address132 Canal St, Boston 02114

Is Sports Grille clean?

Sports Grille is currently Fail from Boston Inspectional Services, Health Division, from an inspection on November 22, 2019. Inspectors wrote up 1 critical violation — the kind most directly linked to foodborne illness. On Cooked's ladder that reads cooked 🪳.

What did inspectors find at Sports Grille?

These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on November 22, 2019, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.

• ⚠️Grease Trap(C) • Clean to remove all visible soils on the grease trap
  Grease Trap(C) • Clean to remove all visible soils on the grease trap
• ⚠️(A) (B) and (C)(1) (4)-(16) Demonstration (Pf) • No certified PIC on site during time of inspection no certifications for food safety nor allergen awareness available address
  (A) (B) and (C)(1) (4)-(16) Demonstration (Pf) • No certified PIC on site during time of inspection no certifications for food safety nor allergen awareness available address
• ⚠️Pasteurized Eggs Substituted for Raw Eggs for Certain Recipes (P) • Clean inside ice machine from all visible soilscritical
  Pasteurized Eggs Substituted for Raw Eggs for Certain Recipes (P) • Clean inside ice machine from all visible soils
• ⚠️Nonfood-Contact Surfaces (C) • Clean to remove all visible food spills stains and soils inside and outside of all refrigeration / freezer units- all cooking equipment - inside microwave - exterior of all bulk food containers
  Nonfood-Contact Surfaces (C) • Clean to remove all visible food spills stains and soils inside and outside of all refrigeration / freezer units- all cooking equipment - inside microwave - exterior of all bulk food containers
• ⚠️Warewashing Sinks and Drain boards Self-Draining (C) • Identify the basins inside the three bay sink as discussed
  Warewashing Sinks and Drain boards Self-Draining (C) • Identify the basins inside the three bay sink as discussed
• ⚠️Service Sink (C) • Enclose the mop sink area as discussed
  Service Sink (C) • Enclose the mop sink area as discussed
• ⚠️Wall and Ceiling Coverings and Coatings (C) • Ensure areas of the ceilings above the ice machine and food prep areas are clean smooth durable and non absorbant as discussed during inspection
  Wall and Ceiling Coverings and Coatings (C) • Ensure areas of the ceilings above the ice machine and food prep areas are clean smooth durable and non absorbant as discussed during inspection
• ⚠️Handwashing Signage (C) • Identify all hand sinks as discussed
  Handwashing Signage (C) • Identify all hand sinks as discussed
• ⚠️Using Dressing Rooms and Lockers (C)
  Using Dressing Rooms and Lockers (C)
• ⚠️Controlling Pests (C) • Fruit fries in variouis locations of the basement address
  Controlling Pests (C) • Fruit fries in variouis locations of the basement address
• ⚠️Maintaining Premises Unnecessary Items and Litter (C) • Remove all broken and / or unused equipment gathering debris and visible soils address
  Maintaining Premises Unnecessary Items and Litter (C) • Remove all broken and / or unused equipment gathering debris and visible soils address
• ⚠️Cleaning of Plumbing Fixtures (C) • Clean all piping underneath all sinks located throughout the facility
  Cleaning of Plumbing Fixtures (C) • Clean all piping underneath all sinks located throughout the facility

When was Sports Grille last inspected?

Sports Grille has 12 inspections on record going back to September 28, 2015.

Sports Grille vs West End

West End runs 90% clean across 247 tracked restaurants — 217 clean, 13 mid, 12 cooked.

Against the 247 spots Cooked tracks in West End, this one comes out cleaner than 3% 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 22, 2019. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.