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The Charles River Bistro
- resultFail
- critical violations0
- last inspectedAugust 30, 2018
- address0 David G Mugar Wy, Boston 02114
Is The Charles River Bistro clean?
The Charles River Bistro is currently Fail from Boston Inspectional Services, Health Division, from an inspection on August 30, 2018. No critical violations were recorded at that visit. On Cooked's ladder that reads mid 😬.
What did inspectors find at The Charles River Bistro?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on August 30, 2018, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.
- ⚠️Wash Rinse Water Clean Proper Temperature. • Drain pipe from above drain into sanitizing bay of 3 bay sink - Ware washingWash Rinse Water Clean Proper Temperature. • Drain pipe from above drain into sanitizing bay of 3 bay sink - Ware washing
- ⚠️Improper Maintenance of Floors • Floor not smooth durable easily cleanable - CounterImproper Maintenance of Floors • Floor not smooth durable easily cleanable - Counter
- ⚠️Improper Maintenance of Walls/Ceilings • Outer openings - outer openings to front serving/food area not protected (serving/ordering window) • Built up soils grease etc on walls ceiling and attachments throughout food prep/serving area/ware washingImproper Maintenance of Walls/Ceilings • Outer openings - outer openings to front serving/food area not protected (serving/ordering window) • Built up soils grease etc on walls ceiling and attachments throughout food prep/serving area/ware washing
- ⚠️Rooms and Equipment Vented • No vent in bathroomRooms and Equipment Vented • No vent in bathroom
When was The Charles River Bistro last inspected?
The Charles River Bistro has 16 inspections on record going back to June 21, 2013. The 12 most recent are shown below.
| date | result | score |
|---|---|---|
| March 15, 2022 | — | |
| September 28, 2018 | — | |
| August 30, 2018 | Fail | |
| August 27, 2018 | Fail | |
| August 24, 2018 | — | |
| July 21, 2016 | Pass | |
| July 12, 2016 | Fail | |
| July 1, 2016 | Fail | |
| June 28, 2016 | Fail | |
| October 7, 2015 | — | |
| June 26, 2015 | Pass | |
| June 16, 2015 | Fail |
The Charles River Bistro vs Beacon Hill
Beacon Hill runs 85% clean across 149 tracked restaurants — 123 clean, 10 mid, 11 cooked.
Against the 149 spots Cooked tracks in Beacon Hill, this one comes out cleaner than 12% 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 August 30, 2018. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.