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Inspection record

George Howell Coffee

408 Newbury St · Boston, MA 02215

2inspections since May 2026
12violations recorded
HE_Passlatest result (city code)

License category: Eating & Drinking w/ Take Out

Inspection history

May 21, 2026HE_Pass6 violations
*Temperature Measuring Devices-Functionality (C)
Multiple cold holding units observed missing internal thermometers; provide internal thermometers in all cold holding units in conspicuous locations.
**Temperature Measuring Devices Manual and Mechanical Warewashing (Pf)
The locations uses a high temperature warewashing machine but no irreversible thermometer could be presented during the inspection; provide.
***Packaged and Unpackaged Food-Separation Packaging and Segregation (P)
In a reach-in cold holding unit in the main prep area observed raw shell eggs stored directly above RTE foods; after the observation the person in charge directed staff to move the raw shell eggs to the bottom shelf of the cold holding unit; store raw proteins below RTE foods and by their minimum safe cooking temperatures.
**Consumption of Animal Foods that are Raw Undercooked or Not Otherwise Processed to Eliminate Pathogens (Pf)
On the digital menu in the restaurant mark the foods with an * that can be served raw or undercooked. The person in charge was able to contact someone and the digital menus were updated while the health inspector was on site.
**Clean-up of Vomiting and Diarrheal Events (Pf)
Per discussion with the person in charge the procedures and V&D kit could not be found during the inspection; provide written vomit and diarrhea clean up procedures.
***Manual and Mechanical Warewashing Equipment Chemical Sanitization-Temperature pH Concentration and Hardness (P)
Quats at 0ppm at red saniitzer buckets had been poured from the auto-mixer two hours or less per the person in charge. Root cause appears to be that staff are using only hot water at the mixer and temperature of solution coming is 123F and is too hot. Retrain staff to mix solution at lower temperature per manafacturer instructions and sanitizer PPM should be at required PPM per chemical manafacturer.
May 13, 2026HE_Fail6 violations
**Temperature Measuring Devices Manual and Mechanical Warewashing (Pf)
The locations uses a high temperature warewashing machine but no irreversible thermometer could be presented during the inspection; provide.
***Manual and Mechanical Warewashing Equipment Chemical Sanitization-Temperature pH Concentration and Hardness (P)
Quats at 0ppm at red saniitzer buckets had been poured from the auto-mixer two hours or less per the person in charge. Root cause appears to be that staff are using only hot water at the mixer and temperature of solution coming is 123F and is too hot. Retrain staff to mix solution at lower temperature per manafacturer instructions and sanitizer PPM should be at required PPM per chemical manafacturer.
*Temperature Measuring Devices-Functionality (C)
Multiple cold holding units observed missing internal thermometers; provide internal thermometers in all cold holding units in conspicuous locations.
**Clean-up of Vomiting and Diarrheal Events (Pf)
Per discussion with the person in charge the procedures and V&D kit could not be found during the inspection; provide written vomit and diarrhea clean up procedures.
**Consumption of Animal Foods that are Raw Undercooked or Not Otherwise Processed to Eliminate Pathogens (Pf)
On the digital menu in the restaurant mark the foods with an * that can be served raw or undercooked. The person in charge was able to contact someone and the digital menus were updated while the health inspector was on site.
***Packaged and Unpackaged Food-Separation Packaging and Segregation (P)
In a reach-in cold holding unit in the main prep area observed raw shell eggs stored directly above RTE foods; after the observation the person in charge directed staff to move the raw shell eggs to the bottom shelf of the cold holding unit; store raw proteins below RTE foods and by their minimum safe cooking temperatures.

Violation severity marks (*, **, ***) are the city's published violation levels. Result codes are Boston ISD's own codes, shown verbatim - we found no public legend. Methodology