Ideal Cafe & Pizza

484 Centre St, Boston, MA 02130

Failed · Jun 21, 2024 Directions
51
Poor BiteKarma score 51 out of 100
How the BiteKarma score works

Each routine inspection starts at 100 and loses 7 points for every critical violation and 2 for every other one, half again as much when the same problem was cited at one of the two inspections before. A failed inspection counts as 69 at most. The score averages the five newest routine inspections, with the most recent counting most, and stays below 70 for 90 days after a fail unless the restaurant passes again. 90 and up is excellent, 80s good, 70s fair, and below 70 poor.

At a glance

  • Keeps coming up: Using a handwashing sink-operation and maintenance, cited 2 times, plus 8 other repeat issues.
  • Passed 2 of 5 graded inspections since 2023.
  • Last inspected Jun 21, 2024: failed with 9 violations, 4 critical. That was over a year ago, so things may have changed.

Inspection history 5 visits

  1. 2024
  2. Failed Jun 21

    Inspection

    9 violations, 4 critical
    • Critical Using a handwashing sink-operation and maintenance
    • Critical Food temperature measuring devices
    • Critical Person-in-charge-duties
    • Critical Hand drying provision
    • Minor Floors walls and ceilings-cleanability
    • Minor Wiping cloths use limitation
    • Minor Ventilation hood systems filters
    • Minor Certified food protection manager
    • Minor Surface characteristics-indoor areas
  3. Failed Jun 12

    Inspection

    12 violations, 5 critical
    • Critical Food temperature measuring devices
    • Critical Person-in-charge-duties
    • Critical Hand drying provision
    • Critical Time/temperature control for safety food hot and cold holding
    • Critical Using a handwashing sink-operation and maintenance
    • Minor Thawing
    • Minor Temperature measuring devices-functionality
    • Minor Ventilation hood systems filters
    • Minor Wiping cloths use limitation
    • Minor Floors walls and ceilings-cleanability
    • Minor Surface characteristics-indoor areas
    • Minor Certified food protection manager
  4. 2023
  5. Passed Feb 16

    Reinspection

    No violations

  6. Failed Feb 15

    Inspection

    2 violations, 1 critical
    • Critical Clean-up of vomiting and diarrheal events
    • Minor Nonfood-contact surfaces

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