Pavement Coffee House
Last inspected: Apr 2, 2026
43
Score
Pavement Coffee House, located at 286 Newbury St, Boston, MA, underwent a high-risk inspection on April 2, 2026, with a score of 43. This inspection identified two critical violations, five major violations, and one minor violation, including issues with person-in-charge duties, hot and cold holding of food, and date marking for ready-to-eat food. Despite this recent high-risk finding, the café has a historical pattern of mostly low-risk inspections over its 16 scored visits.
16
Inspections
2
Critical latest
5
Major latest
1
Minor latest
Inspection History
Apr 2, 2026
Routine
2 critical violations. 5 major violations. 1 minor violation.
43
Apr 1, 2026
Routine
2 critical violations. 5 major violations. 1 minor violation.
43
May 7, 2025
Routine
No violations found.
100
Jan 28, 2025
Routine
3 minor violations.
86
Jan 21, 2025
Routine
3 minor violations.
86
Sep 6, 2024
Routine
1 minor violation.
95
Aug 16, 2024
Routine
1 minor violation.
95
Aug 9, 2024
Routine
1 major violation. 3 minor violations.
78
Aug 2, 2024
Routine
1 major violation. 3 minor violations.
78
Feb 20, 2024
Routine
1 critical violation. 2 major violations. 3 minor violations.
61
Feb 12, 2024
Routine
1 critical violation. 2 major violations. 3 minor violations.
61
Oct 20, 2023
Routine
1 critical violation. 2 minor violations.
78
Oct 11, 2023
Routine
1 critical violation. 2 minor violations.
78
May 30, 2023
Routine
1 minor violation.
95
Oct 5, 2022
Routine
No violations found.
100
Apr 19, 2022
Routine
2 critical violations. 4 minor violations.
61
Violations — Apr 2, 2026 Inspection
(a)-(p) person-in-charge-duties (pf)
Inspector notes: The designated person in charge was unable to answer questions regarding food safety illness policy sanitization; provide a person in charge who is knowlegable about food safety illness policy sanitization and illness policy.
590.002(D)/2-103.11-PF
(a)(2) and (b) time/temperature control for safety food hot and cold holding (p)
Inspector notes: Observed dairy milk carton left on counter at 65F and nondairy milk carton left on counter at 58F; the employee stated that the milks had been out on the counter less than 30 minutes and they placed all the TCS foods into active refrigeration; hold cold TCS foods at or below 35F.
590.003/3-501.16-P
Ready-to-eat time/temperature control for safety food date marking (pf)
Inspector notes: In a standing refrigerator observed pickled onions with a discard date of 4-20-2026 that per the person in charge are made at their commissary. Ready-to-eat foods shall not exceed holding more than 7-days at 41F or below. The pickled onions have hereby been embargoed and will not be used until approved by the Regulatory Authority.
590.003/3-501.17-PF
Food temperature measuring devices (pf)
Inspector notes: No thin stemmed food thermometer was able to be presented during the inspection only an IR thermometer gun; provide a thin stemmed food thermometer on site at all times.
590.004/4-302.12-PF
Sanitizing solutions testing devices (pf)
Inspector notes: No test device for chlorine or quats was able to be presented during the inspection; provide test devices for the sanitizers used at the establishment at all times.
590.004/4-302.14-PF
Manual and mechanical warewashing equipment chemical sanitization-temperature ph concentration and hardness (p)
Inspector notes: At the chemical warewashing machine tested 0ppm chlorine for two cycles then observed that the sanitizer bottle for the machine was empty; after replacing the bottle of sanitizer tested at 100ppm. Sanitizer from the warewashing machine should be at manafactuerer's specifications and not 0ppm. | At two red sanitizer buckets tested 0ppm for quats using the health inspector's test strips with one other red bucket testing at 200ppm quats; quats should be at manafactuerer's specfications in solution.
590.004/4-501.114-P
Outer openings protected (c)
Inspector notes: During the inspection the rear exit to the establishment was propped open; outer opening doors shall be closed to prevent pest entry.
590.006/6-202.15-C
Clean-up of vomiting and diarrheal events (pf)
Inspector notes: Per a discussion with the person in charge there are no procedures on site to address a vomit and diarrhea event; provide.
590.002/2-501.11-PF
Priority (Critical)
Priority Foundation (Major)
Core (Minor)
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