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5 Napkin Burger
- resultFail
- critical violations1
- last inspectedMay 24, 2018
- address101 Huntington Av, Boston 02199
Is 5 Napkin Burger clean?
5 Napkin Burger is currently Fail from Boston Inspectional Services, Health Division, from an inspection on May 24, 2018. Inspectors wrote up 1 critical violation — the kind most directly linked to foodborne illness. On Cooked's ladder that reads cooked 🪳.
What did inspectors find at 5 Napkin Burger?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on May 24, 2018, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.
- ⚠️Hand Cleaner Drying Tissue Signage • bar handsink/provide paper towels kitchen handsink/replace damaged soap dispenserHand Cleaner Drying Tissue Signage • bar handsink/provide paper towels kitchen handsink/replace damaged soap dispenser
- ⚠️Cold Holding • cheese sauce 60 degrees/provide proper temperature of 41 degrees or below/under 1 hour removed by manager to walk in 10 drawer unit/cut bagged vegetables 53 degrees/provide proper temperature of 41 degrees or below 6 door drawer/hamburger 47 degrees/provideprper temperatue of 41 degees or below salad station/feta cheese 47 degrees/provide proper temperature of 41 degrees or belowcriticalCold Holding • cheese sauce 60 degrees/provide proper temperature of 41 degrees or below/under 1 hour removed by manager to walk in 10 drawer unit/cut bagged vegetables 53 degrees/provide proper temperature of 41 degrees or below 6 door drawer/hamburger 47 degrees/provideprper temperatue of 41 degees or below salad station/feta cheese 47 degrees/provide proper temperature of 41 degrees or below
- ⚠️Inadequate Facilities/Cooling Methods • kitchen/1 door reach in/repair unit to operate at 41 degrees or belowInadequate Facilities/Cooling Methods • kitchen/1 door reach in/repair unit to operate at 41 degrees or below
- ⚠️Food Protection • store all pots and pans invertedFood Protection • store all pots and pans inverted
- ⚠️Food Contact Surfaces Design • bar and kitchen/replace worn white cutting boardFood Contact Surfaces Design • bar and kitchen/replace worn white cutting board
- ⚠️Non-Food Contact Surfaces • bar/repair all keg and reach in unit door gaskets and hinges so doors will close properly kitchen/1 door reach in and door freezer/walk in freezer/repair/replace worn door gasketNon-Food Contact Surfaces • bar/repair all keg and reach in unit door gaskets and hinges so doors will close properly kitchen/1 door reach in and door freezer/walk in freezer/repair/replace worn door gasket
- ⚠️Equipment Thermometers • walk in/provide accurate internal thermometerEquipment Thermometers • walk in/provide accurate internal thermometer
- ⚠️Food Contact Surfaces Clean • bar and kitchen/clean/sanitize knives kitchen/sanitze 2 bay sinkFood Contact Surfaces Clean • bar and kitchen/clean/sanitize knives kitchen/sanitze 2 bay sink
- ⚠️Non-Food Contact Surfaces Clean • kitchen clean all silver shelvingNon-Food Contact Surfaces Clean • kitchen clean all silver shelving
- ⚠️Installed and Maintained • keg reach in/remove stagnate water from interior of unit salad prep/replace faucet handles to handsink dishroom/replace missing faucet handles and drain to 3 bay sinkInstalled and Maintained • keg reach in/remove stagnate water from interior of unit salad prep/replace faucet handles to handsink dishroom/replace missing faucet handles and drain to 3 bay sink
- ⚠️Insects Rodents Animals • bar/remove evidence of rodent droppings from interior of dishwashing shelving kitchen/hot line/remove evidence of rodent droppings from silver shelving at computer screen kitchen dishware shelving and non working steamtable well heater and under burger prep shelving/remove evidence of rodent droppings liquor cage/remove evidence of rodent droppings provide detailed exterminartion reportInsects Rodents Animals • bar/remove evidence of rodent droppings from interior of dishwashing shelving kitchen/hot line/remove evidence of rodent droppings from silver shelving at computer screen kitchen dishware shelving and non working steamtable well heater and under burger prep shelving/remove evidence of rodent droppings liquor cage/remove evidence of rodent droppings provide detailed exterminartion report
- ⚠️Improper Maintenance of Floors • bar/clean floor area under all sinks and reach in units liquor storage/office/storage room/clean floor areaImproper Maintenance of Floors • bar/clean floor area under all sinks and reach in units liquor storage/office/storage room/clean floor area
- ⚠️Improper Maintenance of Walls/Ceilings • bar/clean walls and shelving behind all equipment kitchen/wait station/clean silver shelving along wall provide proper door sweep to rear door dishroom/remove mold like substance from wallsImproper Maintenance of Walls/Ceilings • bar/clean walls and shelving behind all equipment kitchen/wait station/clean silver shelving along wall provide proper door sweep to rear door dishroom/remove mold like substance from walls
- ⚠️Fixture's not properly shielded • kitchen/provide proper light shieldFixture's not properly shielded • kitchen/provide proper light shield
- ⚠️Premises Maintained • expediting area/remove all unnecessary items office/beer walk in and mop closet area/clean/organize areaPremises Maintained • expediting area/remove all unnecessary items office/beer walk in and mop closet area/clean/organize area
When was 5 Napkin Burger last inspected?
5 Napkin Burger has 41 inspections on record going back to March 18, 2011. The 12 most recent are shown below.
| date | result | score |
|---|---|---|
| March 15, 2022 | — | |
| May 31, 2018 | — | |
| May 24, 2018 | Fail | |
| June 14, 2017 | Pass | |
| June 7, 2017 | Fail | |
| April 14, 2017 | Pass | |
| April 4, 2017 | Fail | |
| March 24, 2017 | Fail | |
| March 15, 2017 | Fail | |
| November 14, 2016 | Pass | |
| October 3, 2016 | Pass | |
| September 26, 2016 | Fail |
5 Napkin Burger vs Back Bay
Back Bay runs 81% clean across 519 tracked restaurants — 417 clean, 46 mid, 50 cooked.
Against the 519 spots Cooked tracks in Back Bay, this one comes out cleaner than 3% of them.
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How Boston grades restaurants
Boston reports inspections as a pass or a fail, with no score and no letter. What separates a bad fail from a trivial one is the violation severity ladder: a single star is a minor issue, two stars is more serious, and three stars marks a critical foodborne-illness risk factor — temperature abuse, bad handwashing, cross-contamination. A restaurant can fail on paperwork alone, which is not the same as failing on food safety. Cooked splits Boston fails accordingly: a fail with a three-star violation reads cooked, a fail on minor items only reads mid.
Source: Boston Inspectional Services, Health Division via Analyze Boston. Cooked refreshes this data daily — this listing's most recent inspection is dated May 24, 2018. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.