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The Vault
- resultFail
- critical violations1
- last inspectedMarch 29, 2012
- address4 Liberty Sq, Boston 02109
Is The Vault clean?
The Vault is currently Fail from Boston Inspectional Services, Health Division, from an inspection on March 29, 2012. 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 Vault?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on March 29, 2012, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.
- ⚠️Hot Holding • The steam table is not holding temperature beans are 87F and the onions are 110F. Provide proper hot holding of 140F or above.criticalHot Holding • The steam table is not holding temperature beans are 87F and the onions are 110F. Provide proper hot holding of 140F or above.
- ⚠️Food Protection • The soda tubes are running through the customer ice. Provide separation to prevent contamination.Food Protection • The soda tubes are running through the customer ice. Provide separation to prevent contamination.
- ⚠️Non-Food Contact Surfaces • The refrigerator on the cooking line is not working. Repair.Non-Food Contact Surfaces • The refrigerator on the cooking line is not working. Repair.
- ⚠️Food Contact Surfaces Clean • The interior of the ice machine is soiled with moldlike substance. Clean to remove.Food Contact Surfaces Clean • The interior of the ice machine is soiled with moldlike substance. Clean to remove.
- ⚠️Installed and Maintained • The cold water faucet at the basement handsink is not working. Repair.Installed and Maintained • The cold water faucet at the basement handsink is not working. Repair.
- ⚠️Improper Maintenance of Walls/Ceilings • The hood vent is due for a cleaning. Have the vent cleaned by a licensed company.Improper Maintenance of Walls/Ceilings • The hood vent is due for a cleaning. Have the vent cleaned by a licensed company.
When was The Vault last inspected?
The Vault has 15 inspections on record going back to October 20, 2008. The 12 most recent are shown below.
| date | result | score |
|---|---|---|
| December 30, 2013 | — | |
| December 30, 2012 | — | |
| April 9, 2012 | — | |
| March 29, 2012 | Fail | |
| September 20, 2011 | Pass | |
| September 2, 2011 | Fail | |
| February 15, 2011 | — | |
| October 14, 2010 | Pass | |
| October 4, 2010 | Fail | |
| March 31, 2010 | Pass | |
| March 24, 2010 | Fail | |
| September 18, 2009 | Pass |
The Vault vs Downtown
Downtown runs 90% clean across 1,016 tracked restaurants — 866 clean, 53 mid, 42 cooked.
Against the 1,016 spots Cooked tracks in Downtown, this one comes out cleaner than 2% 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 March 29, 2012. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.