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Crane River Cheese Club
- resultPass
- critical violations0
- last inspectedApril 21, 2026
- address138 Cambridge St, Boston 02114
Is Crane River Cheese Club clean?
Crane River Cheese Club is currently Pass from Boston Inspectional Services, Health Division, from an inspection on April 21, 2026. No critical violations were recorded at that visit. On Cooked's ladder that reads clean 😇.
What did inspectors find at Crane River Cheese Club?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on April 21, 2026, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.
- ⚠️(A) Certified Food Protection Manager (C) • Noted CFPM and allergen certificate not posted on site.Provide(A) Certified Food Protection Manager (C) • Noted CFPM and allergen certificate not posted on site.Provide
- ⚠️Ready-To-Eat Time/Temperature Control for Safety Food Date Marking (Pf) • Noted several products in the refrigerator without date marking.ProvideReady-To-Eat Time/Temperature Control for Safety Food Date Marking (Pf) • Noted several products in the refrigerator without date marking.Provide
- ⚠️Ready-To-Eat Time/Temperature Control for Safety Food Disposition (P) • Noted several RTE foods past 7 day shelf life.Dispose and retrain staff to monitor date markingcriticalReady-To-Eat Time/Temperature Control for Safety Food Disposition (P) • Noted several RTE foods past 7 day shelf life.Dispose and retrain staff to monitor date marking
- ⚠️Food Labels (Pf) • Noted Maple Cheese at the grab and go counter in the front without proper labelling.ProvideFood Labels (Pf) • Noted Maple Cheese at the grab and go counter in the front without proper labelling.Provide
- ⚠️Sanitizing Solutions Testing Devices (Pf) • Provide sanitizing strips for the 3 bay sink sanitizer.Sanitizing Solutions Testing Devices (Pf) • Provide sanitizing strips for the 3 bay sink sanitizer.
- ⚠️Light Bulbs Protective Shielding (C) • Noted light bulbs in the ventilation hood without shattered proof cover.ProvideLight Bulbs Protective Shielding (C) • Noted light bulbs in the ventilation hood without shattered proof cover.Provide
- ⚠️Cleaning Ventilation Systems Nuisance and Discharge Prohibition (C) • Noted visible dust in the hood over the cooking equipment.Clean with frequency Noted filters with heavy grease.CleanCleaning Ventilation Systems Nuisance and Discharge Prohibition (C) • Noted visible dust in the hood over the cooking equipment.Clean with frequency Noted filters with heavy grease.Clean
When was Crane River Cheese Club last inspected?
Crane River Cheese Club has 15 inspections on record going back to July 28, 2022. The 12 most recent are shown below.
| date | result | score |
|---|---|---|
| April 21, 2026 | Pass | |
| April 14, 2026 | Fail | |
| April 14, 2025 | Pass | |
| October 31, 2024 | — | |
| February 8, 2024 | Pass | |
| February 1, 2024 | Fail | |
| October 11, 2023 | Pass | |
| October 4, 2023 | Fail | |
| April 12, 2023 | Pass | |
| April 5, 2023 | Fail | |
| January 18, 2023 | — | |
| November 2, 2022 | Pass |
Crane River Cheese Club 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 April 21, 2026. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.