Tasca Restaurant

• resultPass
• critical violations0
• last inspectedOctober 10, 2018
• address1612 Commonwealth Av, Brighton 02135

Is Tasca Restaurant clean?

Tasca Restaurant is currently Pass from Boston Inspectional Services, Health Division, from an inspection on October 10, 2018. No critical violations were recorded at that visit. On Cooked's ladder that reads clean 😇.

What did inspectors find at Tasca Restaurant?

These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on October 10, 2018, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.

• ⚠️Cold Holding • Observed sauages (65F) hanging on pipes at room temperature (lower level). PIC stated that they had been there from last night. PIC stated that he will take them home for personal use and will not sell them at the establishment. Ensure that all PHFs are maintained at 41F or below.critical
  Cold Holding • Observed sauages (65F) hanging on pipes at room temperature (lower level). PIC stated that they had been there from last night. PIC stated that he will take them home for personal use and will not sell them at the establishment. Ensure that all PHFs are maintained at 41F or below.
• ⚠️Test Kit Provided • No sanitizer test kit on site. Provide.
  Test Kit Provided • No sanitizer test kit on site. Provide.
• ⚠️Food Contact Surfaces Clean • Low Temp Dish Machine operating with empty sanitizer container. PIC replaced it. Maintain well equipped all the time and ensure it registers between 50-100ppm.critical
  Food Contact Surfaces Clean • Low Temp Dish Machine operating with empty sanitizer container. PIC replaced it. Maintain well equipped all the time and ensure it registers between 50-100ppm.
• ⚠️Wiping Cloths Clean Sanitize • Several wiping cloths found stored wet/soiled on counters. Store properly in sanitizer solution.
  Wiping Cloths Clean Sanitize • Several wiping cloths found stored wet/soiled on counters. Store properly in sanitizer solution.
• ⚠️Non-Food Contact Surfaces Clean • Shelves very soiled inside the liquer walk-in cooler. Clean properly.
  Non-Food Contact Surfaces Clean • Shelves very soiled inside the liquer walk-in cooler. Clean properly.
• ⚠️Location Accessible • Hand Sink at the lower level blocked with equipment. Keep accessible all the time. Use for hand washing only.critical
  Location Accessible • Hand Sink at the lower level blocked with equipment. Keep accessible all the time. Use for hand washing only.
• ⚠️Hand Cleaner Drying Tissue Signage • Hand Sink near cooking line without soap paper towel and soap. Provide. Hand Sink near dish machine without paper towel. Provide.
  Hand Cleaner Drying Tissue Signage • Hand Sink near cooking line without soap paper towel and soap. Provide. Hand Sink near dish machine without paper towel. Provide.
• ⚠️Premises Maintained • Large amount of non in use equipment and other items at lower level. Remove.
  Premises Maintained • Large amount of non in use equipment and other items at lower level. Remove.
• ⚠️PIC Knowledge • No certified food manager (example- Serve Safe) at this time for the establishment. Provide.critical
  PIC Knowledge • No certified food manager (example- Serve Safe) at this time for the establishment. Provide.
• ⚠️Reduced Oxygen Packaging • PIC states that he performs limited ROP. Unclear what parameters are used. No variance approved by Boston Health Division. Discontinue and remove the ROP machine. Limited amount of ROP chicken found . PIC removed it from establishment for personal use.
  Reduced Oxygen Packaging • PIC states that he performs limited ROP. Unclear what parameters are used. No variance approved by Boston Health Division. Discontinue and remove the ROP machine. Limited amount of ROP chicken found . PIC removed it from establishment for personal use.

When was Tasca Restaurant last inspected?

Tasca Restaurant has 21 inspections on record going back to September 25, 2009. The 12 most recent are shown below.

Tasca 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 16% 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 October 10, 2018. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.