Across The Border & Vegan And Vegetarian

• resultFail
• critical violations1
• last inspectedJanuary 12, 2023
• address378 Centre St, Jamaica Plain 02130

Is Across The Border & Vegan And Vegetarian clean?

Across The Border & Vegan And Vegetarian is currently Fail from Boston Inspectional Services, Health Division, from an inspection on January 12, 2023. 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 Across The Border & Vegan And Vegetarian?

These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on January 12, 2023, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.

• ⚠️Temperature Measuring Devices-Functionality (C) • No refrigeration (cold holding) thermometers - Please provide in each unit. I took temperatures with my thermometer. 2 door tall Everest Unit 41.9F/American refrigerator reac in unit 37F
  Temperature Measuring Devices-Functionality (C) • No refrigeration (cold holding) thermometers - Please provide in each unit. I took temperatures with my thermometer. 2 door tall Everest Unit 41.9F/American refrigerator reac in unit 37F
• ⚠️Cooling Heating and Holding Capacities-Equipment (Pf) • Owner stated that the hot holding unit on site (161F) to hot hold proteins will be removed and replaced. Does not have replacement units to be used on site to view.
  Cooling Heating and Holding Capacities-Equipment (Pf) • Owner stated that the hot holding unit on site (161F) to hot hold proteins will be removed and replaced. Does not have replacement units to be used on site to view.
• ⚠️Drain boards (C) • No drainboards on either side of 3 bay sink. Need area to store soiled equipment - Provide
  Drain boards (C) • No drainboards on either side of 3 bay sink. Need area to store soiled equipment - Provide
• ⚠️Ventilation Hood Systems Adequacy (C) • Exhaust on hood vent over cooking line not working properly - Ensure ventilation is operational and sufficient for capacity -
  Ventilation Hood Systems Adequacy (C) • Exhaust on hood vent over cooking line not working properly - Ensure ventilation is operational and sufficient for capacity -
• ⚠️Nonfood Contact Surfaces (C) • Shelving racks on commercial freezer in back area are rusty - Clean to remove or replace racks
  Nonfood Contact Surfaces (C) • Shelving racks on commercial freezer in back area are rusty - Clean to remove or replace racks
• ⚠️Service Sink (C) • No mop sink on premisis. If space does not allow you may request a variance to be allowed to dispose of soiled mop water in toilet.
  Service Sink (C) • No mop sink on premisis. If space does not allow you may request a variance to be allowed to dispose of soiled mop water in toilet.
• ⚠️Handwashing Sinks-Location and Placement (Pf) • Only one handsink provide in space located in back area by restroom. This handsink location is not convenient to cooking food prep food dispensing areas- Install additional handsink.
  Handwashing Sinks-Location and Placement (Pf) • Only one handsink provide in space located in back area by restroom. This handsink location is not convenient to cooking food prep food dispensing areas- Install additional handsink.
• ⚠️System Maintained in Good Repair (P) • Strong sewage smell emiting from 3 bay sink bins - have plumber check for sewage back up.critical
  System Maintained in Good Repair (P) • Strong sewage smell emiting from 3 bay sink bins - have plumber check for sewage back up.
• ⚠️Toilet Room Receptacle Covered (C) • No covered trash receptical in restroom for sanitary waste - Provide
  Toilet Room Receptacle Covered (C) • No covered trash receptical in restroom for sanitary waste - Provide
• ⚠️Mechanical-Ventilation (C) • Ventilation in restroom not working properly - Repair or replace
  Mechanical-Ventilation (C) • Ventilation in restroom not working properly - Repair or replace
• ⚠️Storage-Other Personal Care Items (C) • No area for employee personal items - Provide
  Storage-Other Personal Care Items (C) • No area for employee personal items - Provide

When was Across The Border & Vegan And Vegetarian last inspected?

Across The Border & Vegan And Vegetarian has 5 inspections on record going back to January 12, 2023.

Across The Border & Vegan And Vegetarian vs Mission Hill

Mission Hill runs 77% clean across 251 tracked restaurants — 186 clean, 24 mid, 31 cooked.

Against the 251 spots Cooked tracks in Mission Hill, this one comes out cleaner than 4% 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 January 12, 2023. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.