Farah's Cafe Restaurant

1158 River St, Hyde Park, MA 02136
Café / Breakfast
Last inspected: Feb 27, 2023
67
Score
Medium Risk

Farah's Cafe Restaurant has been inspected four times since 2022. The most recent report on file is from Feb 27, 2023. The medium risk tier sits in the middle: not spotless, but not alarming either. Farah's Cafe Restaurant's record stops at Feb 27, 2023, more than two years back, so current conditions may differ.

The trend has not been favorable: recent inspections average around eight violations each, up from closer to four violations before.

Looking across the full record, “repairing-premises structures attachments and fixtures-methods” is the recurring theme, flagged four times.

The city-wide average sits at 84, which Farah's Cafe Restaurant's 67 doesn't quite reach. Nothing in the record is alarming, but there's room to improve.

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Inspections
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Critical latest
0
Major latest
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Minor latest
Inspection History
Feb 27, 2023
Routine
8 minor violations.
View 8 violations
Maintaining premises unnecessary items and litter (c)
Inspector notes: remove all unnecessary articles from cellar storage area.
590.006/6-501.114-C
Repairing-premises structures attachments and fixtures-methods (c)
Inspector notes: repair flooring throughout kitchen and replace missing floor tiles in cellar storage area.
590.006/6-501.11-C
Cutting surfaces (c)
Inspector notes: replace all defective and worn equipment
590.004/4-501.12-C
Good repair and proper adjustment-equipment (c)
Inspector notes: replace missing stove handles
590.004/4-501.11-C
Nonfood contact surfaces (c)
Inspector notes: clean all equipment/reachins/freezers/shelving/sinks/
590.004/4-602.13-C
Receptacles (c)
Inspector notes: provide covers for all trash receptacles
590.005/5-501.13-C
Floors walls and ceilings-cleanability (c)
Inspector notes: clean floors walls and ceiling throughout kitchen/replace expired hood sticker 1/2023/clean hood and filters throughout/clean cellar floor as needed
590.006/6-201.11-C
Controlling pests (c)
Inspector notes: provide a pest control report IPM due to live roaches crawling in kitchen.
590.006/6-501.111-C
67
Dec 15, 2022
Routine
3 minor violations.
View 3 violations
Good repair and proper adjustment-equipment (c)
Inspector notes: adjust beverage unit from 60F to 41F/replace defective compressor
590.004/4-501.11-C
Controlling pests (c)
Inspector notes: provide a pest control report due to evidence of live roaches
590.006/6-501.111-C
Repairing-premises structures attachments and fixtures-methods (c)
Inspector notes: replace tiles in cellar.
590.006/6-501.11-C
86
Dec 14, 2022
Routine
5 minor violations.
View 5 violations
Repairing-premises structures attachments and fixtures-methods (c)
Inspector notes: replace tiles in cellar.
590.006/6-501.11-C
Cutting surfaces (c)
Inspector notes: replace all scored cutting boards/and defective equipment
590.004/4-501.12-C
Floors walls and ceilings-cleanability (c)
Inspector notes: clean floors/walls/ceiling tiles/cellar floor/vents in restroom and kitchen vents/
590.006/6-201.11-C
Controlling pests (c)
Inspector notes: provide a pest control report due to evidence of live roaches
590.006/6-501.111-C
Good repair and proper adjustment-equipment (c)
Inspector notes: adjust beverage unit from 60F to 41F/replace defective compressor
590.004/4-501.11-C
78
Nov 30, 2022
Routine
5 major violations. 10 minor violations.
View 15 violations
Sanitizing solutions testing devices (pf)
Inspector notes: provide a testkit to test the sanitizer
590.004/4-302.14-PF
Capacity-quantity and availability (pf)
Inspector notes: provide hot water throughout establishment
590.005/5-103.11-PF
Hand drying provision (pf)
Inspector notes: provide papertowels for all handsinks in kitchen and restrooms
590.006/6-301.12-PF
Manual and mechanical warewashing equipment chemical sanitization-temperature ph concentration and hardness (pf)
Inspector notes: provide a sanitizer for the 3 compartment sink
590.004/4-501.114-PF
(a)-(p) person-in-charge-duties (pf)
Inspector notes: person in charge shall be able to perform duties
590.002(D)/2-103.11-PF
Receptacles (c)
Inspector notes: provide covers for all trash receptacles/
590.005/5-501.13-C
Nonfood contact surfaces (c)
Inspector notes: clean all equipment/sinks/shelving/reachins/
590.004/4-602.13-C
Cutting surfaces (c)
Inspector notes: replace all scored cutting boards/and defective equipment
590.004/4-501.12-C
Good repair and proper adjustment-equipment (c)
Inspector notes: seal all rusty shelving/greasetrap/adjust beverage unit from 60F to 41F/replace defectove compressor cover at 3 dr unit/replace missing stove handles
590.004/4-501.11-C
Food storage-preventing contamination from the premises (c)
Inspector notes: cover all foods in reachins
590.003/3-305.11-C
Food storage containers identified with common name of food (c)
Inspector notes: label all food items while in storage
590.003/3-302.12-C
Repairing-premises structures attachments and fixtures-methods (c)
Inspector notes: adjust 3 comp sink to wall and caulk as needed/repair leaky waste pipe at 3 comp sink/replace cracked floor tiles/seal all holes in walls/replace missing ceiling tiles/replace cracked ceiling light panel/adjust hanging restroom handsink/replace tiles in cellar.
590.006/6-501.11-C
Controlling pests (c)
Inspector notes: provide a pest control report due to evidence of live roaches
590.006/6-501.111-C
Floors walls and ceilings-cleanability (c)
Inspector notes: clean floors/walls/ceiling tiles/cellar floor/vents in restroom and kitchen vents/
590.006/6-201.11-C
Covering receptacles (c)
Inspector notes: cover over flowing dumpster and clean exterior grounds/provide frequent pickup
590.005/5-501.113-C
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Frequently Asked Questions

When was Farah's Cafe Restaurant last inspected?

The most recent health inspection at Farah's Cafe Restaurant on file is from Feb 27, 2023. The public record contains four inspections in total.

What is the most common violation at Farah's Cafe Restaurant?

Across the inspection record, “repairing-premises structures attachments and fixtures-methods” has been cited four times, more than any other issue at Farah's Cafe Restaurant.

How does Farah's Cafe Restaurant compare to other restaurants in Hyde Park?

Farah's Cafe Restaurant most recently scored 67 out of 100, which is lower than the Hyde Park average of 84.

Has Farah's Cafe Restaurant's inspection record improved over time?

No. Recent inspections at Farah's Cafe Restaurant have averaged around eight violations per visit, up from roughly four earlier in the record.

What does a medium risk rating mean?

A medium risk rating at Farah's Cafe Restaurant means the most recent inspection turned up a handful of issues that the health department wrote up but did not classify as critical.