Pokeworks
Last inspected: May 2, 2025
39
Score
Pokeworks, located at 415 Brookline Av in Boston, MA, had a high-risk inspection on May 2, 2025, with a score of 39. This inspection identified three critical, four major, and two minor violations, including issues with glove use and person-in-charge duties. While the most recent inspection indicated several concerns, the facility has a historical pattern of mostly low-risk inspections across its 13 scored evaluations.
13
Inspections
3
Critical latest
4
Major latest
2
Minor latest
Inspection History
May 2, 2025
Routine
3 critical violations. 4 major violations. 2 minor violations.
39
Apr 28, 2025
Routine
3 critical violations. 4 major violations. 2 minor violations.
39
Nov 14, 2024
Routine
1 major violation. 2 minor violations.
82
Sep 27, 2024
Routine
1 major violation. 2 minor violations.
82
Sep 13, 2024
Routine
1 major violation. 8 minor violations.
61
Apr 8, 2024
Routine
2 critical violations. 7 major violations. 4 minor violations.
30
Apr 5, 2024
Routine
2 critical violations. 7 major violations. 4 minor violations.
30
Oct 13, 2023
Routine
1 minor violation.
95
Oct 6, 2023
Routine
2 major violations. 2 minor violations.
74
Sep 29, 2023
Routine
2 major violations. 1 minor violation.
78
Jan 19, 2023
Routine
No violations found.
100
Jun 13, 2022
Routine
1 major violation.
90
May 25, 2022
Routine
1 major violation.
90
Violations — May 2, 2025 Inspection
(a) (b) and (c)(1) (4)-(16) demonstration (pf)
Inspector notes: Staff on duty was unable to demonstrate cooling process illness policy cooking/cold/ hot holding temperature parameters and reheating. Educational material will be provided for PIC to retrain and train staff.
590.002(B)/2-102.11-PF
(a)-(p) person-in-charge-duties (pf)
Inspector notes: CFPM to designate knowledgeable PIC at all hours of operation. CFPM to train staff on all violations noted. *** PIC to post current Health Permit 2025 PIC to post current Certificate of Inspection PICto post current Site Cleanliness Certificate
590.002(D)/2-103.11-PF
(a) gloves use limitation (p)
Inspector notes: Observed staff leaving kitchen area with gloves on and coming back to perform new task in the kitchen with same gloves on. Discontinue. PIC to train staff on glove usage.
590.003/3-304.15-P
Reheating for hot holding (p)
Inspector notes: Per PIC hot holding huli huli chicken was removed from refrigeration and placed into the hot holding unit. Adivised PIC to reheat all hot holding items to 165F and verify with a probe thermometer before placing in hot holding. Huli Huli chicken was reheat to 165F and up. PIC to retrain staff on reheating.
590.003/3-403.11-P
Food labels (pf)
Inspector notes: Customer Grab and Go Prewrapped Garlicspam missing name and ingredients list labels. Per cashier sometimes the customer self serves and sometimes Items are handled by employees. Provide lables. Multiple squeeze bottles at the open refrigerator observed without lables. Provide labels to each squeeze bottles when removed from original containers
590.003/3-602.11-PF
Manual and mechanical warewashing equipment chemical sanitization-temperature ph concentration and hardness (p)
Inspector notes: Low temp dishwasher unable to dispense sanitzer. Repair to read according to the data plate specification and labels. PIC to use 3 bay sink until repair is done.
590.004/4-501.114-P
Cutting surfaces (c)
Inspector notes: Multiple cutting boards observed heavily scored. Ressurface/ Replace
590.004/4-501.12-C
Using a handwashing sink-operation and maintenance (pf)
Inspector notes: Handsink in warewashing and food prep sink observed blocked. Multiple buckets of chemicals stored in front. Discontinue and maintain accessible at all time. Corrected on site.
590.005/5-205.11-PF
Grease trap(c)
Inspector notes: Grease trap observed oderous . Clean to remove
590.005/5-402.12-C
Priority (Critical)
Priority Foundation (Major)
Core (Minor)
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