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Vox Populi
- resultFail
- critical violations0
- last inspectedJune 15, 2010
- address755 Boylston St, Boston 02116
Is Vox Populi clean?
Vox Populi is currently Fail from Boston Inspectional Services, Health Division, from an inspection on June 15, 2010. No critical violations were recorded at that visit. On Cooked's ladder that reads mid 😬.
What did inspectors find at Vox Populi?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on June 15, 2010, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.
- ⚠️Non-Food Contact Surfaces CleanNon-Food Contact Surfaces Clean
- ⚠️Installed and Maintained • repair leak in pipe at right side and ensure run off pipe hass clearance above floor drain sufficient to avoid backflow from floor drain and that pipe does not run water onto floor causing floor damageInstalled and Maintained • repair leak in pipe at right side and ensure run off pipe hass clearance above floor drain sufficient to avoid backflow from floor drain and that pipe does not run water onto floor causing floor damage
- ⚠️Floors Designed Constructed Installed • as noted in previous inspection all floors are worn and peeling and should be replaced to ensure water does not pool in holes and that the floor is clean durable non-porous and easily cleanableFloors Designed Constructed Installed • as noted in previous inspection all floors are worn and peeling and should be replaced to ensure water does not pool in holes and that the floor is clean durable non-porous and easily cleanable
- ⚠️Improper Maintenance of Floors • clean all areas of room's floor especially behind ice machine and in cornersImproper Maintenance of Floors • clean all areas of room's floor especially behind ice machine and in corners
When was Vox Populi last inspected?
Vox Populi has 17 inspections on record going back to September 8, 2007. The 12 most recent are shown below.
| date | result | score |
|---|---|---|
| December 30, 2012 | — | |
| June 24, 2010 | — | |
| June 15, 2010 | Fail | |
| May 17, 2010 | — | |
| May 7, 2010 | Fail | |
| December 17, 2009 | — | |
| May 1, 2009 | — | |
| January 16, 2009 | Pass | |
| December 30, 2008 | Pass | |
| December 22, 2008 | Fail | |
| June 18, 2008 | Pass | |
| June 10, 2008 | Fail |
Vox Populi vs Back Bay
Back Bay runs 81% clean across 519 tracked restaurants — 417 clean, 46 mid, 50 cooked.
Against the 519 spots Cooked tracks in Back Bay, this one comes out cleaner than 13% 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 June 15, 2010. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.