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The Hub
- resultFail
- critical violations0
- last inspectedOctober 1, 2021
- address604 E Broadway, South Boston 02127
Is The Hub clean?
The Hub is currently Fail from Boston Inspectional Services, Health Division, from an inspection on October 1, 2021. No critical violations were recorded at that visit. On Cooked's ladder that reads mid 😬.
What did inspectors find at The Hub?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on October 1, 2021, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.
- ⚠️Packaged and Unpackaged Food-Separation Packaging and Segregation (C) • Keep all foods elevated off the floors during storage to reduce contamination and so the floors can get properly cleanedPackaged and Unpackaged Food-Separation Packaging and Segregation (C) • Keep all foods elevated off the floors during storage to reduce contamination and so the floors can get properly cleaned
- ⚠️Sponges Use Limitation (C) • Discontinue using yellow sponges to clean around the counters in the cofee section of the store - use wiping cloths in sanitizer or paper towelsSponges Use Limitation (C) • Discontinue using yellow sponges to clean around the counters in the cofee section of the store - use wiping cloths in sanitizer or paper towels
- ⚠️Dispensing Equipment Protection of Equipment and Food (P) • Glass of water with a stainless steel spoon inside being used to stir coffee if needed - discontinue practices - Provide single use stirrers as discussedcriticalDispensing Equipment Protection of Equipment and Food (P) • Glass of water with a stainless steel spoon inside being used to stir coffee if needed - discontinue practices - Provide single use stirrers as discussed
- ⚠️Wiping Cloths Air Drying Location (C) • Remove wiping cloth draped over the faucet of the hand sink by the coffee stationWiping Cloths Air Drying Location (C) • Remove wiping cloth draped over the faucet of the hand sink by the coffee station
- ⚠️Service Sink (C) • Keep the mop sink clear of clutter and debris so soiled mop water can easiliy dumped in - water in the bucket is very dirty and should be cleaned as needed throughout the dayService Sink (C) • Keep the mop sink clear of clutter and debris so soiled mop water can easiliy dumped in - water in the bucket is very dirty and should be cleaned as needed throughout the day
When was The Hub last inspected?
The Hub has 19 inspections on record going back to October 15, 2015. The 12 most recent are shown below.
| date | result | score |
|---|---|---|
| January 18, 2023 | — | |
| March 15, 2022 | — | |
| March 7, 2022 | — | |
| October 1, 2021 | Fail | |
| September 23, 2021 | Fail | |
| April 13, 2021 | Pass | |
| April 6, 2021 | Fail | |
| March 30, 2021 | Fail | |
| December 23, 2020 | — | |
| October 8, 2020 | Pass | |
| October 1, 2020 | Fail | |
| October 11, 2019 | Pass |
The Hub vs South Boston
South Boston runs 91% clean across 192 tracked restaurants — 163 clean, 9 mid, 8 cooked.
Against the 192 spots Cooked tracks in South Boston, this one comes out cleaner than 8% 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 1, 2021. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.