Bulfinch Crossing - Lobby Cafe

• resultPass
• critical violations0
• last inspectedMay 8, 2026
• address1 Congress St, Boston 02114

Is Bulfinch Crossing - Lobby Cafe clean?

Bulfinch Crossing - Lobby Cafe is currently Pass from Boston Inspectional Services, Health Division, from an inspection on May 8, 2026. No critical violations were recorded at that visit. On Cooked's ladder that reads clean 😇.

What did inspectors find at Bulfinch Crossing - Lobby Cafe?

These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on May 8, 2026, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.

• ⚠️In-Use Utensils Between-Use Storage (C) • Noted ice scoop in the ice machine stored in contact with the consumable ice.Discontinue and store in a clean sanitize container or handle facing up
  In-Use Utensils Between-Use Storage (C) • Noted ice scoop in the ice machine stored in contact with the consumable ice.Discontinue and store in a clean sanitize container or handle facing up
• ⚠️Temperature Measuring Devices Manual and Mechanical Warewashing (Pf) • Provide Irreversible thermometer for the high temp dish machine.
  Temperature Measuring Devices Manual and Mechanical Warewashing (Pf) • Provide Irreversible thermometer for the high temp dish machine.
• ⚠️Mechanical Warewashing Equipment Hot Water Sanitization Temperatures (Pf) • High temp dish machine recorded final rinse at 128F.Repair
  Mechanical Warewashing Equipment Hot Water Sanitization Temperatures (Pf) • High temp dish machine recorded final rinse at 128F.Repair
• ⚠️Handwashing Signage (C) • Hand sink missing a hand washing sign.Provide
  Handwashing Signage (C) • Hand sink missing a hand washing sign.Provide
• ⚠️Cleaning Frequency and Restrictions (C) • Noted lot of food residue under the equipment and on the side by th wall.Clean with frequency
  Cleaning Frequency and Restrictions (C) • Noted lot of food residue under the equipment and on the side by th wall.Clean with frequency

When was Bulfinch Crossing - Lobby Cafe last inspected?

Bulfinch Crossing - Lobby Cafe has 7 inspections on record going back to September 1, 2023.

Bulfinch Crossing - Lobby Cafe vs West End

West End runs 90% clean across 247 tracked restaurants — 217 clean, 13 mid, 12 cooked.

Against the 247 spots Cooked tracks in West End, this one comes out cleaner than 10% 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 8, 2026. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.