Boston Crust

• resultFail
• critical violations0
• last inspectedApril 5, 2022
• address38 Brooks St, Brighton 02135

Is Boston Crust clean?

Boston Crust is currently Fail from Boston Inspectional Services, Health Division, from an inspection on April 5, 2022. No critical violations were recorded at that visit. On Cooked's ladder that reads mid 😬.

What did inspectors find at Boston Crust?

These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on April 5, 2022, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.

• ⚠️Sanitizing Solutions Testing Devices (Pf) • No test kit
  Sanitizing Solutions Testing Devices (Pf) • No test kit
• ⚠️Food Temperature Measuring Devices (Pf) • No food thermometer - Must have thin probe
  Food Temperature Measuring Devices (Pf) • No food thermometer - Must have thin probe
• ⚠️Clean-up of Vomiting and Diarrheal Events (Pf) • No written procedures and kit for the clean up of vomiting and diarrheal events
  Clean-up of Vomiting and Diarrheal Events (Pf) • No written procedures and kit for the clean up of vomiting and diarrheal events
• ⚠️(A)-(P) Person-In-Charge-Duties (Pf) • Multiple Priority Foundation and core violations
  (A)-(P) Person-In-Charge-Duties (Pf) • Multiple Priority Foundation and core violations
• ⚠️Washing Fruits and Vegetables (C) • Per PIC food is washed in hand sink
  Washing Fruits and Vegetables (C) • Per PIC food is washed in hand sink
• ⚠️Food Preparation (C) • Rice being washed in first bay sink with open chemical beside it. I discussed with the PIC/Owner at the initial inspection that a food prep sink is to be install or the middle bay of three bay sink must be used (the sink shall be clean and free of dirty equipment and other food particles debris -bay also must be cleaned and sanitized before use)
  Food Preparation (C) • Rice being washed in first bay sink with open chemical beside it. I discussed with the PIC/Owner at the initial inspection that a food prep sink is to be install or the middle bay of three bay sink must be used (the sink shall be clean and free of dirty equipment and other food particles debris -bay also must be cleaned and sanitized before use)
• ⚠️Ready-To-Eat Time/Temperature Control for Safety Food Date Marking (Pf) • Not date marking foods items that are prepared 24 hrs in advance
  Ready-To-Eat Time/Temperature Control for Safety Food Date Marking (Pf) • Not date marking foods items that are prepared 24 hrs in advance
• ⚠️Other Forms of Information (C) • Prepackaged foods for customer self services not labeled
  Other Forms of Information (C) • Prepackaged foods for customer self services not labeled
• ⚠️Temperature Measuring Devices-Functionality (C) • No thermometers in refrigeration units
  Temperature Measuring Devices-Functionality (C) • No thermometers in refrigeration units
• ⚠️Cooking and Baking Equipment (C) • Clean interior and exterior of fryolator free of built up soils Clean stove tops of built up soils
  Cooking and Baking Equipment (C) • Clean interior and exterior of fryolator free of built up soils Clean stove tops of built up soils
• ⚠️Nonfood Contact Surfaces (C) • Clean interior and exterior of all refrigeration units free of built up soils Build up of ice in all freezers - Upstairs and down stairs
  Nonfood Contact Surfaces (C) • Clean interior and exterior of all refrigeration units free of built up soils Build up of ice in all freezers - Upstairs and down stairs
• ⚠️Handwashing Sinks-Numbers and Capacities (Pf) • Install hand sink to be used for hand washing only in back prep/ware washing area
  Handwashing Sinks-Numbers and Capacities (Pf) • Install hand sink to be used for hand washing only in back prep/ware washing area
• ⚠️Service Sink (C) • No service sink to dump and fill mop bucket - PIC stated that mop water is dumped outside. I provided a request for a variance at the time of the inspection
  Service Sink (C) • No service sink to dump and fill mop bucket - PIC stated that mop water is dumped outside. I provided a request for a variance at the time of the inspection
• ⚠️Using a Handwashing Sink-Operation and Maintenance (Pf) • Over sized sink is being used for hand washing and food prep
  Using a Handwashing Sink-Operation and Maintenance (Pf) • Over sized sink is being used for hand washing and food prep
• ⚠️Floors Walls and Ceilings-Cleanability (C) • Soils on walls behind cooking equipment and on hood filters Soils on walls in walk in unit Clean floor under and behind all equipment
  Floors Walls and Ceilings-Cleanability (C) • Soils on walls behind cooking equipment and on hood filters Soils on walls in walk in unit Clean floor under and behind all equipment
• ⚠️Hand Drying Provision (Pf) • All hand wash sink's paper towel dispensers are empty/no paper towels available at these hand sinks - Kitchen/prep/ware washing
  Hand Drying Provision (Pf) • All hand wash sink's paper towel dispensers are empty/no paper towels available at these hand sinks - Kitchen/prep/ware washing
• ⚠️Handwashing Signage (C) • No signage at hand sinks to remind employees to wash hands - Bathroom/prep
  Handwashing Signage (C) • No signage at hand sinks to remind employees to wash hands - Bathroom/prep
• ⚠️Storing Maintenance Tools (C) • Mops brooms etc not raised 6" above the floor - Ware washing and kitchen/prep
  Storing Maintenance Tools (C) • Mops brooms etc not raised 6" above the floor - Ware washing and kitchen/prep
• ⚠️Maintaining Premises Unnecessary Items and Litter (C) • Remove all usused and unnecessary equipment and articles from premises
  Maintaining Premises Unnecessary Items and Litter (C) • Remove all usused and unnecessary equipment and articles from premises
• ⚠️Repairing-Premises Structures Attachments and Fixtures-Methods (C) • Broken floor tiles in walk in unit Rust on shelving in walk in unit and bottom shelf of prep table Rust an exterior of grease trap Chipping/peeling paint on ceiling in bathroom
  Repairing-Premises Structures Attachments and Fixtures-Methods (C) • Broken floor tiles in walk in unit Rust on shelving in walk in unit and bottom shelf of prep table Rust an exterior of grease trap Chipping/peeling paint on ceiling in bathroom
• ⚠️Separation-Storage (P) • Rice being washed in first bay sink with open chemical beside it. I discussed with the PIC/Owner at the initial inspection that a food prep sink is to be install or the middle bay of three bay sink must be used (the sink shall be clean and free of dirty equipment and other food particles debris -bay also must be cleaned and sanitized before use)critical
  Separation-Storage (P) • Rice being washed in first bay sink with open chemical beside it. I discussed with the PIC/Owner at the initial inspection that a food prep sink is to be install or the middle bay of three bay sink must be used (the sink shall be clean and free of dirty equipment and other food particles debris -bay also must be cleaned and sanitized before use)

When was Boston Crust last inspected?

Boston Crust has 7 inspections on record going back to July 30, 2021.

Boston Crust vs Brighton

Brighton runs 83% clean across 486 tracked restaurants — 393 clean, 43 mid, 35 cooked.

Against the 486 spots Cooked tracks in Brighton, 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 April 5, 2022. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.