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Latest: PASS February 26, 2025

📍 Neighborhood: Bay Village

🚇 Nearest Transit: Arlington (Green Line)

Address
431 BOYLSTON ST
Back Bay, MA 02116
Inspection History
16 inspections
7 failures
License
License #381932
Last inspected: February 26, 2025

Inspection History (16 most recent)

PASS February 26, 2025 at 3:31 PM
1 violation
590.003/3-602.11-PF - Food Labels (Pf): No address on avacado mouse & cold press juice bottles. Provide address of origin.
FAIL February 19, 2025 at 6:27 PM
1 violation
590.003/3-602.11-PF - Food Labels (Pf): No address on avacado mouse & cold press juice bottles. Provide address of origin.
PASS December 16, 2024 at 4:55 PM
0 violations
PASS April 30, 2024 at 4:46 PM
4 violations
590.003/3-302.15-PF - Washing Fruits and Vegetables (Pf): Test kit for vegetable wash reads 0 upon tested chemical found empty. Corrected on site. Observed food worker cutting bell peppers out of box in basement. Wash vegetables and do not recont...
FAIL April 16, 2024 at 3:01 PM
4 violations
590.003/3-302.15-PF - Washing Fruits and Vegetables (Pf): Test kit for vegetable wash reads 0 upon tested chemical found empty. Corrected on site. Observed food worker cutting bell peppers out of box in basement. Wash vegetables and do not recont...
PASS August 25, 2022 at 2:23 PM
14 violations
590.002/2-301.14-P - When to Wash (P): Observed food handlers not washing hands before donning on clean gloves in Drink Acai Station/prep/ware washing areas | 590.002/2-501.11-PF - Clean-up of Vomiting and Diarrheal Events (Pf): PIC did not know ...
FAIL August 11, 2022 at 5:36 PM
14 violations
590.002/2-301.14-P - When to Wash (P): Observed food handlers not washing hands before donning on clean gloves in Drink Acai Station/prep/ware washing areas | 590.002/2-501.11-PF - Clean-up of Vomiting and Diarrheal Events (Pf): PIC did not know ...
PASS April 7, 2022 at 2:42 PM
7 violations
590.002/2-301.14-P - When to Wash (P): Food employees not washing hands and changing gloves as required on serving and cooking line PIC took corrective action during inspection Information on hand washing and glove use provided to PIC | 590.003/3...
FAIL March 31, 2022 at 5:44 PM
7 violations
590.002/2-301.14-P - When to Wash (P): Food employees not washing hands and changing gloves as required on serving and cooking line PIC took corrective action during inspection Information on hand washing and glove use provided to PIC | 590.003/3...
PASS June 17, 2021 at 5:53 PM
3 violations
590.003/3-501.16-P - (A)(2) and (B) Time/Temperature Control for Safety Food Hot and Cold Holding (P): The items in the front smoothie cooler are elevated; shredded kale 50F coconut water 52F. Provide proper cold holding of 41F or below. (mana...
FAIL June 11, 2021 at 7:55 PM
3 violations
590.003/3-501.16-P - (A)(2) and (B) Time/Temperature Control for Safety Food Hot and Cold Holding (P): The items in the front smoothie cooler are elevated; shredded kale 50F coconut water 52F. Provide proper cold holding of 41F or below. (mana...
PASS W/ CONDITIONS November 18, 2020 at 7:15 PM
2 violations
590.003/3-302.12-C - Food Storage Containers Identified with Common Name of Food (C): Small and large bulk food containers need to be labeled to what is in container. | 590.004/4-501.12-C - Cutting Surfaces (C): PIC will need to address cutting bo...
PASS W/ CONDITIONS July 30, 2019 at 5:54 PM
6 violations
590.003/3-302.12-C - Food Storage Containers Identified with Common Name of Food (C): Provide labels on all bulk storage containers. | 590.004/4-302.14-PF - Sanitizing Solutions Testing Devices (Pf): Provide Quats test kit on site (test done usin...
FAIL July 22, 2019 at 3:21 PM
6 violations
590.003/3-302.12-C - Food Storage Containers Identified with Common Name of Food (C): Provide labels on all bulk storage containers. | 590.004/4-302.14-PF - Sanitizing Solutions Testing Devices (Pf): Provide Quats test kit on site (test done usin...
PASS June 18, 2019 at 5:27 PM
1 violation
M-2-103.11 - PIC Performing Duties: PIC observed producing a sous vide product.Discontinue process.PIC to provide standard operating procedures & sous vide machine specifications to the Health Department for review. Process to be discontinued ...
FAIL June 11, 2019 at 11:59 AM
1 violation
M-2-103.11 - PIC Performing Duties: PIC observed producing a sous vide product.Discontinue process.PIC to provide standard operating procedures & sous vide machine specifications to the Health Department for review. Process to be discontinued ...
Data sourced directly from Boston Inspectional Services Department