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Sweet Pepper Restaurant
- resultFail
- critical violations0
- last inspectedSeptember 15, 2014
- address559 Washington St, Brighton 02135
Is Sweet Pepper Restaurant clean?
Sweet Pepper Restaurant is currently Fail from Boston Inspectional Services, Health Division, from an inspection on September 15, 2014. No critical violations were recorded at that visit. On Cooked's ladder that reads mid 😬.
What did inspectors find at Sweet Pepper Restaurant?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on September 15, 2014, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.
- ⚠️Inadequate Facilities/Cooling Methods • The curries in the walk-in are cooled in deep containers. Provide proper cooling methods to be sure that items cool from 140f to 70F in two hours and then from 70F to 41F in an additional four hours.Inadequate Facilities/Cooling Methods • The curries in the walk-in are cooled in deep containers. Provide proper cooling methods to be sure that items cool from 140f to 70F in two hours and then from 70F to 41F in an additional four hours.
- ⚠️Non-Food Contact Surfaces • The painted shelving in the basement is worn. Resurface to provide a smooth cleanable durable surface. There are milk crate shelves throughout the establishment. Provide food grade shelving that is smooth cleanable and durable.Non-Food Contact Surfaces • The painted shelving in the basement is worn. Resurface to provide a smooth cleanable durable surface. There are milk crate shelves throughout the establishment. Provide food grade shelving that is smooth cleanable and durable.
- ⚠️Dishwashng Facilities • The dishwasher in the kitchen is not working. Repair. They do not have three drainplugs to properly setup the three comaprtment sink. Provide.Dishwashng Facilities • The dishwasher in the kitchen is not working. Repair. They do not have three drainplugs to properly setup the three comaprtment sink. Provide.
- ⚠️Improper Maintenance of Floors • The floors are soiled along the edges and under equipment. Clean to remove. The grease trap near the cooking line is soiled with grease buildup. Clean to remove. The floor tiles in the kitchen are damaged. Repair to provide a smooth cleanable durable surface. There are old rodent droppings in the basement. Clean to remove.Improper Maintenance of Floors • The floors are soiled along the edges and under equipment. Clean to remove. The grease trap near the cooking line is soiled with grease buildup. Clean to remove. The floor tiles in the kitchen are damaged. Repair to provide a smooth cleanable durable surface. There are old rodent droppings in the basement. Clean to remove.
- ⚠️Improper Maintenance of Walls/Ceilings • The walls in the kitchen are soiled with dust. Clean to remove. The hood vent is due for a cleaning. Have the hood vent cleaned by a licensed comapny.Improper Maintenance of Walls/Ceilings • The walls in the kitchen are soiled with dust. Clean to remove. The hood vent is due for a cleaning. Have the hood vent cleaned by a licensed comapny.
When was Sweet Pepper Restaurant last inspected?
Sweet Pepper Restaurant has 16 inspections on record going back to March 28, 2008. The 12 most recent are shown below.
| date | result | score |
|---|---|---|
| March 15, 2022 | — | |
| September 29, 2014 | — | |
| September 15, 2014 | Fail | |
| December 30, 2013 | — | |
| April 25, 2013 | — | |
| April 5, 2013 | Fail | |
| December 30, 2012 | — | |
| August 31, 2012 | Pass | |
| August 22, 2012 | Fail | |
| June 3, 2011 | — | |
| January 13, 2010 | — | |
| May 7, 2009 | — |
Sweet Pepper Restaurant vs Brighton
Brighton runs 83% clean across 486 tracked restaurants — 393 clean, 43 mid, 35 cooked.
Against the 486 spots Cooked tracks in Brighton, 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 September 15, 2014. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.