Backstage Hardware

• resultPass
• critical violations0
• last inspectedJuly 17, 2020 →
• address23 Dry Dock Av, Boston 02210

Is Backstage Hardware clean?

Backstage Hardware is no longer in business. Boston Inspectional Services, Health Division recorded it as out of business on November 9, 2020, which is an administrative result rather than a health finding — the business closed or moved, it was not shut down over conditions. Its last actual inspection result was Pass on July 17, 2020. The record below is kept for history; it says nothing about whatever occupies the address now.

What did inspectors find at Backstage Hardware?

Nothing was written up at the most recent inspection on July 17, 2020. A clean sheet like this is the best possible result — no violations of any severity were recorded.

When was Backstage Hardware last inspected?

Backstage Hardware has 8 inspections on record going back to February 19, 2016.

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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.

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Inspection findings and available history come from the authority’s published records. Cooked checks daily; publication can lag behind an inspection. Read the date on each result and check the official source for newer information.

Source: Boston Inspectional Services, Health Division via Analyze Boston. Cooked refreshes this data daily — this listing's most recent inspection is dated July 17, 2020. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.

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