Cornerstone

• resultFail
• critical violations0
• last inspectedSeptember 30, 2013
• address16 W Broadway, South Boston 02127

Is Cornerstone clean?

Cornerstone is currently Fail from Boston Inspectional Services, Health Division, from an inspection on September 30, 2013. No critical violations were recorded at that visit. On Cooked's ladder that reads mid 😬.

What did inspectors find at Cornerstone?

These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on September 30, 2013, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.

• ⚠️Cold Holding • Potatoes partially cooked in oil stored at 48F-52F. Discontinue procedure. Discarded by PIC. Raw Chicken Chili Pasta temp measured 45F in True upright.critical
  Cold Holding • Potatoes partially cooked in oil stored at 48F-52F. Discontinue procedure. Discarded by PIC. Raw Chicken Chili Pasta temp measured 45F in True upright.
• ⚠️Inadequate Facilities/Cooling Methods • True upright measuring 45F. Must maintain at or below 41F.
  Inadequate Facilities/Cooling Methods • True upright measuring 45F. Must maintain at or below 41F.
• ⚠️Dishwashng Facilities • High temp dishwasher final rinse not operating automatically. Must operate per manufacturers instructions.
  Dishwashng Facilities • High temp dishwasher final rinse not operating automatically. Must operate per manufacturers instructions.
• ⚠️Equipment Thermometers • Pressure gauge and final rinse thermometer in bar area not working properly. Repair or replace.
  Equipment Thermometers • Pressure gauge and final rinse thermometer in bar area not working properly. Repair or replace.
• ⚠️Outside Storage Improperly Maintained • Trash receptacles uncovered in rear of building. Cover. Remove debris and overgrown weeds on the outside of building.
  Outside Storage Improperly Maintained • Trash receptacles uncovered in rear of building. Cover. Remove debris and overgrown weeds on the outside of building.
• ⚠️Fixture's not properly shielded • Light shield in kitchen over prep area missing...replace
  Fixture's not properly shielded • Light shield in kitchen over prep area missing...replace
• ⚠️Premises Maintained • Broken equipment and multiple non service items. Remove
  Premises Maintained • Broken equipment and multiple non service items. Remove

When was Cornerstone last inspected?

Cornerstone has 19 inspections on record going back to December 3, 2007. The 12 most recent are shown below.

Cornerstone vs Chinatown

Chinatown runs 85% clean across 307 tracked restaurants — 252 clean, 22 mid, 22 cooked.

Against the 307 spots Cooked tracks in Chinatown, this one comes out cleaner than 11% of them.

Other spots in Chinatown

• ✓ Yellow Door Taqueria
  clean · July 17, 2026
• ? P & A Variety
  not rated · December 30, 2012
• ✓ Au Bon Pain
  clean · April 22, 2011
• ✕ Crossroads Cafe
  mid · April 10, 2008
• ✓ Juicy Spot
  clean · April 5, 2022
• ✓ Emerson College/Little Bldg.
  clean · February 13, 2013

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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 September 30, 2013. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.