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