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News Room Cafe

Latest: PASS November 14, 2025

🍽️ Cuisine: Cafe

📍 Neighborhood: West End

🚇 Nearest Transit: Bowdoin (Blue Line)

Address
7 BULFINCH PL
West End, MA 02114
Inspection History
16 inspections
6 failures
License
License #389162
Last inspected: November 14, 2025

Inspection History (16 most recent)

PASS November 14, 2025 at 7:34 PM
1 violation
590.004/4-202.18-C - Ventilation Hood Systems Filters (C): Hood baffles with heavy grease build up clean to remove
FAIL November 7, 2025 at 7:05 PM
1 violation
590.004/4-202.18-C - Ventilation Hood Systems Filters (C): Hood baffles with heavy grease build up clean to remove
PASS August 22, 2024 at 2:23 PM
0 violations
PASS November 9, 2023 at 4:36 PM
3 violations
590.005/5-205.11-PF - Using a Handwashing Sink-Operation and Maintenance (Pf): Observed empty bottles sanitizer buckets and scrubbing brushes inside handsink. Remove and sanitize area. Discontinue utilizing the handsink for purposes other then ha...
FAIL November 2, 2023 at 3:17 PM
3 violations
590.005/5-205.11-PF - Using a Handwashing Sink-Operation and Maintenance (Pf): Observed empty bottles sanitizer buckets and scrubbing brushes inside handsink. Remove and sanitize area. Discontinue utilizing the handsink for purposes other then ha...
PASS April 18, 2023 at 4:52 PM
5 violations
590.004/4-302.14-PF - Sanitizing Solutions Testing Devices (Pf): Missing sanitizer testing device for 3 compartment sink. Replace | 590.005/5-205.11-PF - Using a Handwashing Sink-Operation and Maintenance (Pf): Buckets and scrub brushes stored in...
FAIL April 11, 2023 at 2:43 PM
5 violations
590.004/4-302.14-PF - Sanitizing Solutions Testing Devices (Pf): Missing sanitizer testing device for 3 compartment sink. Replace | 590.005/5-205.11-PF - Using a Handwashing Sink-Operation and Maintenance (Pf): Buckets and scrub brushes stored in...
PASS July 1, 2022 at 2:35 PM
2 violations
590.004/4-601.11-PF - (A) Equipment Food-Contact Surfaces Nonfood-Contact Surfaces and Utensils (Pf): Grease and food debris build up in exterior and inside of oven. Clean to remove | 590.006/6-301.14-C - Handwashing Signage (C): Mens restroom...
FAIL June 24, 2022 at 2:55 PM
2 violations
590.004/4-601.11-PF - (A) Equipment Food-Contact Surfaces Nonfood-Contact Surfaces and Utensils (Pf): Grease and food debris build up in exterior and inside of oven. Clean to remove | 590.006/6-301.14-C - Handwashing Signage (C): Mens restroom...
PASS October 7, 2021 at 3:00 PM
0 violations
PASS March 9, 2021 at 3:27 PM
0 violations
PASS September 18, 2020 at 1:12 PM
3 violations
590.003/3-304.14-C - Wiping Cloths Use Limitation (C): Wiping cloths stored on counters store in sanitizer buckets are proper ppms of chlorine | 590.003/3-501.16-P - (A)(2) and (B) Time/Temperature Control for Safety Food Hot and Cold Holding (...
FAIL September 10, 2020 at 1:02 PM
3 violations
590.003/3-304.14-C - Wiping Cloths Use Limitation (C): Wiping cloths stored on counters store in sanitizer buckets are proper ppms of chlorine | 590.003/3-501.16-P - (A)(2) and (B) Time/Temperature Control for Safety Food Hot and Cold Holding (...
PASS September 30, 2019 at 2:50 PM
7 violations
590.002/2-402.11-C - Effectiveness-Hair Restraints (C): Staff without hair restraint . | 590.003/3-403.11-P - Reheating for Hot Holding (P): Cooked chicken being reheated in hot holding unit Chicken temp 112F. remove. | 590.003/3-501.16-P1 - (A)(...
FAIL September 20, 2019 at 3:28 PM
7 violations
590.002/2-402.11-C - Effectiveness-Hair Restraints (C): Staff without hair restraint . | 590.003/3-403.11-P - Reheating for Hot Holding (P): Cooked chicken being reheated in hot holding unit Chicken temp 112F. remove. | 590.003/3-501.16-P1 - (A)(...
PASS March 18, 2019 at 1:18 PM
0 violations
Data sourced directly from Boston Inspectional Services Department