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Contessa

⚠️ This facility has been closed 1 time by the Health Department
Latest: PASS April 16, 2025

📍 Neighborhood: Bay Village

🚇 Nearest Transit: Arlington (Green Line)

Address
15 ARLINGTON ST
Back Bay, MA 02116
Inspection History
19 inspections
11 failures
1 closures
License
License #476100
Last inspected: April 16, 2025

Inspection History (19 most recent)

PASS April 16, 2025 at 4:09 PM
2 violations
590.003/3-501.16-P - (A)(2) and (B) Time/Temperature Control for Safety Food Hot and Cold Holding (P): Cream & tomato sauce 46F. Product made one day prior was voluntarily discarded. | 590.006/6-101.11-C - Surface Characteristics-Indoor Areas...
FAIL April 9, 2025 at 3:07 PM
2 violations
590.003/3-501.16-P - (A)(2) and (B) Time/Temperature Control for Safety Food Hot and Cold Holding (P): Cream & tomato sauce 46F. Product made one day prior was voluntarily discarded. | 590.006/6-101.11-C - Surface Characteristics-Indoor Areas...
PASS August 23, 2024 at 5:20 PM
4 violations
590.002/2-303.11-C - Prohibition-Jewelry (C): Food employee with wrist watch expeditor with bracelet dragging on surfaces. Remove. | 590.002/2-402.11-C - Effectiveness-Hair Restraints (C): Food employee with no hair restraint. Provide. | 590.003/...
FAIL August 15, 2024 at 4:44 PM
5 violations
590.002/2-303.11-C - Prohibition-Jewelry (C): Food employee with wrist watch expeditor with bracelet dragging on surfaces. Remove. | 590.002/2-402.11-C - Effectiveness-Hair Restraints (C): Food employee with no hair restraint. Provide. | 590.003/...
FAIL April 11, 2024 at 5:56 PM
1 violation
590.006/6-501.11-C - Repairing-Premises Structures Attachments and Fixtures-Methods (C): Pizza oven site of previous fire has been walled off and sealed behind a door and cleanable surfaces. Make all necessary repairs. Contact health division p...
FAIL February 16, 2024 at 3:12 PM
4 violations
590.003(C)/3-301.11-PF - Preventing Contamination from Hands (Pf): Observed a food employee handling ready to eat foods with bare hands. Product voluntarily discarded. Food worker washed hands and donned gloves and returned to work. Corrected on s...
FAIL February 8, 2024 at 3:39 PM
4 violations
590.003(C)/3-301.11-PF - Preventing Contamination from Hands (Pf): Observed a food employee handling ready to eat foods with bare hands. Product voluntarily discarded. Food worker washed hands and donned gloves and returned to work. Corrected on s...
PASS October 18, 2023 at 11:38 AM
4 violations
590.004/4-601.11-PF - (A) Equipment Food-Contact Surfaces Nonfood-Contact Surfaces and Utensils (Pf): Clean and sanitize all effected kitchen equiptment. | 590.004/4-602.13-C - Nonfood Contact Surfaces (C): Clean and sanitize all floors walls a...
🚫 CLOSURE October 6, 2023 at 12:13 PM
4 violations
590.004/4-601.11-PF - (A) Equipment Food-Contact Surfaces Nonfood-Contact Surfaces and Utensils (Pf): Clean and sanitize all effected kitchen equiptment. | 590.004/4-602.13-C - Nonfood Contact Surfaces (C): Clean and sanitize all floors walls a...
PASS May 17, 2023 at 4:41 PM
6 violations
590.002/2-301.14-P - When to Wash (P): Employees actively preparing foods in an area located on the first floor where there is no handsink available to wash their hands PIC instructed to discontinue food preparation in this area until approved by ...
FAIL May 9, 2023 at 6:22 PM
6 violations
590.002/2-301.14-P - When to Wash (P): Employees actively preparing foods in an area located on the first floor where there is no handsink available to wash their hands PIC instructed to discontinue food preparation in this area until approved by ...
PASS February 13, 2023 at 5:35 PM
5 violations
590.002/2-401.11-C - Eating Drinking or Using Tobacco (C): Observed multiple employees eating in kitchen area Employee taking olives with a bare hand from the service line and eating Employee at drink station eating from a container Review proc...
FAIL February 6, 2023 at 4:48 PM
5 violations
590.002/2-401.11-C - Eating Drinking or Using Tobacco (C): Observed multiple employees eating in kitchen area Employee taking olives with a bare hand from the service line and eating Employee at drink station eating from a container Review proc...
PASS November 17, 2022 at 5:45 PM
12 violations
590.002/2-301.14-P - When to Wash (P): Observed no hand washing during inspection - PIC discussed hand washing with staff | 590.002/2-402.11-C - Effectiveness-Hair Restraints (C): Food handlers not wearing hair restraints | 590.003/3-302.12-C - Fo...
FAIL November 2, 2022 at 6:53 PM
12 violations
590.002/2-301.14-P - When to Wash (P): Observed no hand washing during inspection - PIC discussed hand washing with staff | 590.002/2-402.11-C - Effectiveness-Hair Restraints (C): Food handlers not wearing hair restraints | 590.003/3-302.12-C - Fo...
PASS June 27, 2022 at 3:34 PM
2 violations
590.004/4-301.13-C - Drain boards (C): Install proper drain boards to accommodate all air drying needs | 590.004/4-901.11-C - Equipment and Utensils Air-Drying Required (C): Cleaned equipment is being stacked on racks following warewashing in a h...
PASS W/ CONDITIONS May 16, 2022 at 3:24 PM
2 violations
590.004/4-301.13-C - Drain boards (C): Install proper drain boards to accommodate all air drying needs | 590.004/4-901.11-C - Equipment and Utensils Air-Drying Required (C): Cleaned equipment is being stacked on racks following warewashing in a h...
FAIL April 26, 2022 at 6:53 PM
9 violations
590.002(D)/2-103.11-PF - (A)-(P) Person-In-Charge-Duties (Pf): Priority violations noted on inspection report- Review procedures with staff | 590.003/3-304.12-C - In-Use Utensils Between-Use Storage (C): Knives stored between equipment- Discontin...
FAIL April 13, 2022 at 3:58 PM
9 violations
590.002(D)/2-103.11-PF - (A)-(P) Person-In-Charge-Duties (Pf): Priority violations noted on inspection report- Review procedures with staff | 590.003/3-304.12-C - In-Use Utensils Between-Use Storage (C): Knives stored between equipment- Discontin...
Data sourced directly from Boston Inspectional Services Department