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Crossroads Cafe
- resultFail
- critical violations0
- last inspectedApril 10, 2008
- address750 Washington St, Boston 02111
Is Crossroads Cafe clean?
Crossroads Cafe is currently Fail from Boston Inspectional Services, Health Division, from an inspection on April 10, 2008. No critical violations were recorded at that visit. On Cooked's ladder that reads mid 😬.
What did inspectors find at Crossroads Cafe?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on April 10, 2008, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.
- ⚠️Improper Maintenance of Floors • clean floor under all equipment.throughout both kitchens.Improper Maintenance of Floors • clean floor under all equipment.throughout both kitchens.
- ⚠️PHF's Properly Thawed • Discontinue thawing food products in Room Temp.PHF's Properly Thawed • Discontinue thawing food products in Room Temp.
- ⚠️Food Protection • 4 DR. unit 50 degrees. Remove all street clothing stoned with paper goodsFood Protection • 4 DR. unit 50 degrees. Remove all street clothing stoned with paper goods
- ⚠️Non-Food Contact Surfaces • Repair or replace defective counter top edges. .Replace defective gaskets for Basement prep Kitchen and 3rd floor kitchenNon-Food Contact Surfaces • Repair or replace defective counter top edges. .Replace defective gaskets for Basement prep Kitchen and 3rd floor kitchen
- ⚠️Non-Food Contact Surfaces Clean • clean refrigeration shelving. clean and sanitize service area hand wash sink. clean all shelving at pizza area. clean all reach in units.clean all shelving equipment and sinks throughout basement prep Kitchen.Non-Food Contact Surfaces Clean • clean refrigeration shelving. clean and sanitize service area hand wash sink. clean all shelving at pizza area. clean all reach in units.clean all shelving equipment and sinks throughout basement prep Kitchen.
- ⚠️Hand Cleaner Drying Tissue Signage • Provide employee handwash signsHand Cleaner Drying Tissue Signage • Provide employee handwash signs
- ⚠️Adequate Number Frequency Vermin Proof • provide covers for all trash receptacles.Adequate Number Frequency Vermin Proof • provide covers for all trash receptacles.
- ⚠️Insects Rodents Animals • Remove mice droppings provide extermination report. .Insects Rodents Animals • Remove mice droppings provide extermination report. .
- ⚠️Improper Maintenance of Walls/Ceilings • clean ceiling as needed. clean ceiling vent. cover.Improper Maintenance of Walls/Ceilings • clean ceiling as needed. clean ceiling vent. cover.
- ⚠️Premises Maintained • Remove all non in 'use equipment.Premises Maintained • Remove all non in 'use equipment.
When was Crossroads Cafe last inspected?
Crossroads Cafe has 5 inspections on record going back to October 16, 2007.
| date | result | score |
|---|---|---|
| December 30, 2012 | — | |
| March 31, 2010 | closed by the city | |
| April 17, 2008 | — | |
| April 10, 2008 | Fail | |
| October 16, 2007 | — |
Crossroads Cafe 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 5% 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 10, 2008. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.