The Old Havana

• resultFail
• critical violations1
• last inspectedMarch 9, 2022
• address349 Centre St, Jamaica Plain 02130

Is The Old Havana clean?

The Old Havana is currently Fail from Boston Inspectional Services, Health Division, from an inspection on March 9, 2022. Inspectors wrote up 1 critical violation — the kind most directly linked to foodborne illness. On Cooked's ladder that reads cooked 🪳.

What did inspectors find at The Old Havana?

These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on March 9, 2022, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.

• ⚠️(A) Certified Food Protection Manager (C) • Post a copy of your current food safety certificate as discussed
  (A) Certified Food Protection Manager (C) • Post a copy of your current food safety certificate as discussed
• ⚠️(A)-(P) Person-In-Charge-Duties (Pf) • Currently an unpaid fee pertaining to the 2022 health permit address immediately
  (A)-(P) Person-In-Charge-Duties (Pf) • Currently an unpaid fee pertaining to the 2022 health permit address immediately
• ⚠️Food Storage Containers Identified with Common Name of Food (C) • Clearly ientify all bulk food storage bins as discussed including any clear plastic spray bottles
  Food Storage Containers Identified with Common Name of Food (C) • Clearly ientify all bulk food storage bins as discussed including any clear plastic spray bottles
• ⚠️Wiping Cloths Use Limitation (C) • Set up as we discussed during the inspection [ one -raw foods anbd one for ready to eat foods ]
  Wiping Cloths Use Limitation (C) • Set up as we discussed during the inspection [ one -raw foods anbd one for ready to eat foods ]
• ⚠️(A)(1) Time/Temperature Control for Safety Food Hot and Cold Holding (P) • Cut up pieces of raw poultry parts are marinating in a bowl in the middle of the table in the very warm kitchen area for an undetermined amount of time [80F] Voluntarily discarded - maintain under refrigeration or for a reasonable amount of time before cookingcritical
  (A)(1) Time/Temperature Control for Safety Food Hot and Cold Holding (P) • Cut up pieces of raw poultry parts are marinating in a bowl in the middle of the table in the very warm kitchen area for an undetermined amount of time [80F] Voluntarily discarded - maintain under refrigeration or for a reasonable amount of time before cooking
• ⚠️Sponges Use Limitation (C) • Discontinuie using sponges to clean pots pans and utensils - c an nly be used to clean " non food contact surfaces " such as floors walls and ceilings
  Sponges Use Limitation (C) • Discontinuie using sponges to clean pots pans and utensils - c an nly be used to clean " non food contact surfaces " such as floors walls and ceilings
• ⚠️Ventilation Hood Systems Filters (C) • Clean to remove panels above the fryolators
  Ventilation Hood Systems Filters (C) • Clean to remove panels above the fryolators
• ⚠️Nonfood Contact Surfaces (C) • Clean interior and exterior of all refrigeration / freezer units exterior of the stainless steel tablkes and shelves from visible food spills stains and soils
  Nonfood Contact Surfaces (C) • Clean interior and exterior of all refrigeration / freezer units exterior of the stainless steel tablkes and shelves from visible food spills stains and soils
• ⚠️Grease Trap(C) • Clean to remove all rusted areas and visible soils
  Grease Trap(C) • Clean to remove all rusted areas and visible soils
• ⚠️Floors Walls and Ceilings-Cleanability (C) • Clean floors and walls of the kitchen where needed from visible food splashes and spills
  Floors Walls and Ceilings-Cleanability (C) • Clean floors and walls of the kitchen where needed from visible food splashes and spills
• ⚠️Maintaining Premises Unnecessary Items and Litter (C) • Remove broken coffin freezers in the basement area collecting soils
  Maintaining Premises Unnecessary Items and Litter (C) • Remove broken coffin freezers in the basement area collecting soils
• ⚠️MGL 8-303.11 Operating a food service business without a valid 2022 City of Boston health permit - address immediately as discussed during in spection
  MGL 8-303.11 Operating a food service business without a valid 2022 City of Boston health permit - address immediately as discussed during in spection

When was The Old Havana last inspected?

The Old Havana has 34 inspections on record going back to December 23, 2013. The 12 most recent are shown below.

The Old Havana vs Mission Hill

Mission Hill runs 77% clean across 251 tracked restaurants — 186 clean, 24 mid, 31 cooked.

Against the 251 spots Cooked tracks in Mission Hill, this one comes out cleaner than 5% of them.

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• ✓ Sushi Station
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• ✓ Sate Asian Grill - Roxbury
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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 March 9, 2022. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.