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Amsterdam Cafe
- resultPass
- critical violations0
- last inspectedJuly 16, 2012
- address483 E Broadway, South Boston 02127
Is Amsterdam Cafe clean?
Amsterdam Cafe is currently Pass from Boston Inspectional Services, Health Division, from an inspection on July 16, 2012. No critical violations were recorded at that visit. On Cooked's ladder that reads clean 😇.
What did inspectors find at Amsterdam Cafe?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on July 16, 2012, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.
- ⚠️Food Contact Surfaces Clean • 1) cutting boards in kitchen with heavy soils and scores replace all cutting boards 2) interior of ice machine with rust-like substance clean to removeFood Contact Surfaces Clean • 1) cutting boards in kitchen with heavy soils and scores replace all cutting boards 2) interior of ice machine with rust-like substance clean to remove
- ⚠️Insects Rodents Animals • 1) mouse droppings found in corner behind white freezer clean to remove. 2) mouse droppings found on shelf of metal prep table clean to remove.Insects Rodents Animals • 1) mouse droppings found in corner behind white freezer clean to remove. 2) mouse droppings found on shelf of metal prep table clean to remove.
- ⚠️Improper Maintenance of Floors • Floor behind fryer with heavy grease build up clean to removeImproper Maintenance of Floors • Floor behind fryer with heavy grease build up clean to remove
- ⚠️Walls/Ceilings Designed Constructed Installed • hole in wall behind white freezer repairWalls/Ceilings Designed Constructed Installed • hole in wall behind white freezer repair
- ⚠️Improper Maintenance of Walls/Ceilings • hood vents with grease and dust build up clean to removeImproper Maintenance of Walls/Ceilings • hood vents with grease and dust build up clean to remove
When was Amsterdam Cafe last inspected?
Amsterdam Cafe has 14 inspections on record going back to March 3, 2008. The 12 most recent are shown below.
| date | result | score |
|---|---|---|
| December 30, 2012 | — | |
| July 16, 2012 | Pass | |
| July 2, 2012 | Fail | |
| June 25, 2012 | Fail | |
| November 2, 2011 | Pass | |
| October 19, 2011 | Fail | |
| November 2, 2010 | Pass | |
| October 26, 2010 | Fail | |
| December 28, 2009 | Pass | |
| December 9, 2009 | Fail | |
| June 11, 2009 | Fail | |
| November 21, 2008 | — |
Amsterdam Cafe vs South Boston
South Boston runs 91% clean across 192 tracked restaurants — 163 clean, 9 mid, 8 cooked.
Against the 192 spots Cooked tracks in South Boston, this one comes out cleaner than 9% 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 July 16, 2012. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.