Sweet Caroline's

• resultPass
• critical violations0
• last inspectedDecember 22, 2016
• address1260 Boylston St, Boston 02215

Is Sweet Caroline's clean?

Sweet Caroline's is currently Pass from Boston Inspectional Services, Health Division, from an inspection on December 22, 2016. No critical violations were recorded at that visit. On Cooked's ladder that reads clean 😇.

What did inspectors find at Sweet Caroline's?

These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on December 22, 2016, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.

• ⚠️Food Container Labels • Food containers not labeled
  Food Container Labels • Food containers not labeled
• ⚠️PHF's Properly Thawed • Thawing at room temperature & in water bath
  PHF's Properly Thawed • Thawing at room temperature & in water bath
• ⚠️Food Protection • Items stored on top of ice machine • tools stored on food prep table
  Food Protection • Items stored on top of ice machine • tools stored on food prep table
• ⚠️Food Utensil Storage • Tongs stored on oven door handles
  Food Utensil Storage • Tongs stored on oven door handles
• ⚠️Food Contact Surfaces Design • Reusing food containers that are not NSF approved for reuse
  Food Contact Surfaces Design • Reusing food containers that are not NSF approved for reuse
• ⚠️Non-Food Contact Surfaces • Dust on exterior of grease trap and bottom shelving of prep table • No door on mop sink closet • No splash guards between dump sinks customer ice bins & glass ware
  Non-Food Contact Surfaces • Dust on exterior of grease trap and bottom shelving of prep table • No door on mop sink closet • No splash guards between dump sinks customer ice bins & glass ware
• ⚠️Test Kit Provided • No test kit (Quats)
  Test Kit Provided • No test kit (Quats)
• ⚠️Food Contact Surfaces Clean • Low temp glass washer 0 PPM Chlorine - Using low temp dish machine and/or 3 bay sink Dish machine company calledcritical
  Food Contact Surfaces Clean • Low temp glass washer 0 PPM Chlorine - Using low temp dish machine and/or 3 bay sink Dish machine company called
• ⚠️Improper Storage of Re-usable Utensils • Food containers stored on floor • Ice buckets stored on floor. Must be inverted and raise up off the floor.
  Improper Storage of Re-usable Utensils • Food containers stored on floor • Ice buckets stored on floor. Must be inverted and raise up off the floor.
• ⚠️Single Service Articles Stored Dispensed • Straws not individually wrapped and protected from contamination
  Single Service Articles Stored Dispensed • Straws not individually wrapped and protected from contamination
• ⚠️Hand Cleaner Drying Tissue Signage • Dining device not working • No hand soap at hand sink on cooking line
  Hand Cleaner Drying Tissue Signage • Dining device not working • No hand soap at hand sink on cooking line
• ⚠️Improper Maintenance of Walls/Ceilings • Built up soils on walls & attachments Resurface walls & attachments throughout • Dusty fan above ice machine
  Improper Maintenance of Walls/Ceilings • Built up soils on walls & attachments Resurface walls & attachments throughout • Dusty fan above ice machine
• ⚠️Rooms and Equipment Vented • Portable fan attached to ceiling
  Rooms and Equipment Vented • Portable fan attached to ceiling
• ⚠️Premises Maintained • Remove unused & broken equipment
  Premises Maintained • Remove unused & broken equipment
• ⚠️PIC Performing Duties • Allergen poster not posted in employee work areacritical
  PIC Performing Duties • Allergen poster not posted in employee work area
• ⚠️Consumer Advisories • Allergen advisory missing from drink menuscritical
  Consumer Advisories • Allergen advisory missing from drink menus

When was Sweet Caroline's last inspected?

Sweet Caroline's has 7 inspections on record going back to March 31, 2015.

Sweet Caroline's vs Fenway

Fenway runs 89% clean across 433 tracked restaurants — 379 clean, 23 mid, 22 cooked.

Against the 433 spots Cooked tracks in Fenway, this one comes out cleaner than 11% 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 December 22, 2016. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.