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Playa Bowls

Latest: PASS August 14, 2025

📍 Neighborhood: Brighton

🚇 Nearest Transit: Reservoir (Green Line)

Address
2193 COMMONWEALTH AV
Brighton, MA 02135
Inspection History
23 inspections
10 failures
License
License #381445
Last inspected: August 14, 2025

Inspection History (23 most recent)

PASS August 14, 2025 at 5:36 PM
0 violations
PASS August 19, 2024 at 5:46 PM
3 violations
590.003/3-602.12-C - Other Forms of Information (C): Not clear if bottles juice is pasturized or not. Juice is not bottled on the premises and obtained from an outside purveyor. Provide more information if juice is treated for 5 log reduction if n...
FAIL August 12, 2024 at 2:16 PM
3 violations
590.003/3-602.12-C - Other Forms of Information (C): Not clear if bottles juice is pasturized or not. Juice is not bottled on the premises and obtained from an outside purveyor. Provide more information if juice is treated for 5 log reduction if n...
PASS June 7, 2024 at 3:37 PM
1 violation
590.004/4-602.13-C - Nonfood Contact Surfaces (C): Grease trap and or drains in the lower level with heavy odors- 3 bay sink in the lowerlevel was used at the time to verify there is no backup occuring SChedule maintainence to have drains and gre...
FAIL May 30, 2024 at 3:03 PM
1 violation
590.004/4-602.13-C - Nonfood Contact Surfaces (C): Grease trap and or drains in the lower level with heavy odors- 3 bay sink in the lowerlevel was used at the time to verify there is no backup occuring SChedule maintainence to have drains and gre...
PASS W/ CONDITIONS December 14, 2023 at 6:45 PM
1 violation
590.004/4-602.13-C - Nonfood Contact Surfaces (C): Exterior of some refrigerating unit soiled. Clean properly Magnetic strip for knife storage with rust. Clean to remove.
PASS May 30, 2023 at 5:06 PM
4 violations
590.004/4-302.14-PF - Sanitizing Solutions Testing Devices (Pf): PIC will need to provide a new test kit for the three bay sink. The one at location must have been dropped into the water and is wet. | 590.006/6-101.11-C - Surface Characteristics-...
FAIL May 15, 2023 at 2:31 PM
4 violations
590.004/4-302.14-PF - Sanitizing Solutions Testing Devices (Pf): PIC will need to provide a new test kit for the three bay sink. The one at location must have been dropped into the water and is wet. | 590.006/6-101.11-C - Surface Characteristics-...
PASS October 20, 2022 at 5:51 PM
3 violations
590.004/4-602.13-C - Nonfood Contact Surfaces (C): Some refrigerating/freezing units at both levels soiled. Clean properly including gaskets. | 590.005/5-205.11-PF - Using a Handwashing Sink-Operation and Maintenance (Pf): Handsink blocked with p...
FAIL October 13, 2022 at 4:41 PM
3 violations
590.004/4-602.13-C - Nonfood Contact Surfaces (C): Some refrigerating/freezing units at both levels soiled. Clean properly including gaskets. | 590.005/5-205.11-PF - Using a Handwashing Sink-Operation and Maintenance (Pf): Handsink blocked with p...
PASS March 17, 2022 at 5:37 PM
11 violations
590.002(C)/2-102.12-C - (A) Certified Food Protection Manager (C): No CFPM certificate or Allergen certificates on site. Provide at least one full time or two part time employees with above certificates. | 590.002(D)/2-103.11-PF - (A)-(P) Perso...
FAIL March 10, 2022 at 5:47 PM
11 violations
590.002(C)/2-102.12-C - (A) Certified Food Protection Manager (C): No CFPM certificate or Allergen certificates on site. Provide at least one full time or two part time employees with above certificates. | 590.002(D)/2-103.11-PF - (A)-(P) Perso...
PASS W/ CONDITIONS August 18, 2021 at 6:18 PM
1 violation
590.006/6-501.19-C - Closing Toilet Room Doors (C): Provide the bathroom door to be self closing
PASS March 30, 2021 at 3:04 PM
3 violations
590.004/4-601.11-C - (B) and (C) Equipment Food-Contact Surfaces Nonfood-Contact Surfaces and Utensils (C): Exterior of ice machine and cold units with soils clean to remove | 590.005/5-205.11-PF - Using a Handwashing Sink-Operation and Mainte...
FAIL March 23, 2021 at 6:20 PM
3 violations
590.004/4-601.11-C - (B) and (C) Equipment Food-Contact Surfaces Nonfood-Contact Surfaces and Utensils (C): Exterior of ice machine and cold units with soils clean to remove | 590.005/5-205.11-PF - Using a Handwashing Sink-Operation and Mainte...
PASS January 4, 2021 at 5:05 PM
4 violations
590.004/4-501.11-C - Good Repair and Proper Adjustment-Equipment (C): In the basement remove ice buildup from white freezer. | 590.004/4-501.12-C - Cutting Surfaces (C): On the service line resurface or replace scoured and stained cutting boards...
FAIL December 28, 2020 at 4:39 PM
4 violations
590.004/4-501.11-C - Good Repair and Proper Adjustment-Equipment (C): In the basement remove ice buildup from white freezer. | 590.004/4-501.12-C - Cutting Surfaces (C): On the service line resurface or replace scoured and stained cutting boards...
PASS August 17, 2020 at 1:33 PM
2 violations
590.003/3-305.11-C - Food Storage-Preventing Contamination from the Premises (C): Use scoops with handles for dispensing bananas Clean interior and exterior of ice machine | 590.006/6-201.11-C - Floors Walls and Ceilings-Cleanability (C): Clean b...
FAIL August 10, 2020 at 1:41 PM
2 violations
590.003/3-305.11-C - Food Storage-Preventing Contamination from the Premises (C): Use scoops with handles for dispensing bananas Clean interior and exterior of ice machine | 590.006/6-201.11-C - Floors Walls and Ceilings-Cleanability (C): Clean b...
PASS September 6, 2019 at 5:40 PM
5 violations
590.003/3-305.11-C - Food Storage-Preventing Contamination from the Premises (C): Some food items stored on the floor at the lower level. Elevate properly. Bag of bulk food item open and left on the floor . Placed in comtainer with lid. | 590.0...
FAIL August 30, 2019 at 4:04 PM
5 violations
590.003/3-305.11-C - Food Storage-Preventing Contamination from the Premises (C): Some food items stored on the floor at the lower level. Elevate properly. Bag of bulk food item open and left on the floor . Placed in comtainer with lid. | 590.0...
PASS February 15, 2019 at 1:24 PM
3 violations
590.004/4-204.119-C - Warewashing Sinks and Drain boards Self-Draining (C): Provide drain boards at 3 bay sink. Provide drying rack at dish area. | 590.005/5-501.17-C - Toilet Room Receptacle Covered (C): Provide covered receptacle in rest room....
FAIL February 13, 2019 at 12:58 PM
3 violations
590.004/4-204.119-C - Warewashing Sinks and Drain boards Self-Draining (C): Provide drain boards at 3 bay sink. Provide drying rack at dish area. | 590.005/5-501.17-C - Toilet Room Receptacle Covered (C): Provide covered receptacle in rest room....
Data sourced directly from Boston Inspectional Services Department