Crossroads

• resultPass
• critical violations0
• last inspectedDecember 22, 2016
• address495 Beacon St, Boston 02115

Is Crossroads clean?

Crossroads is currently Pass from Boston Inspectional Services, Health Division, from an inspection on December 22, 2016. No critical violations were recorded at that visit. On Cooked's ladder that reads clean 😇.

What did inspectors find at Crossroads?

These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on December 22, 2016, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.

• ⚠️Food Protection • Observed several bottled beverages stored in ice used for dispensing in drinks(2 locations).Discontinue.Maintain ice is used for dispensing only.
  Food Protection • Observed several bottled beverages stored in ice used for dispensing in drinks(2 locations).Discontinue.Maintain ice is used for dispensing only.
• ⚠️Non-Food Contact Surfaces • Observed several rusty shelving units in the upper walk in refrigeration unit.Repair/Resurface
  Non-Food Contact Surfaces • Observed several rusty shelving units in the upper walk in refrigeration unit.Repair/Resurface
• ⚠️Equipment Thermometers • Internal thermometer not working.Provide working internal thermometer.
  Equipment Thermometers • Internal thermometer not working.Provide working internal thermometer.
• ⚠️Wash Rinse Water Clean Proper Temperature. • Bar Low temp machine Wash/rinse temp only reaching 90F.Repair.Maintain Wash/Rinse temp 120-140F or per manufactures instructions. Chlorine reading 50PPM • Low temp kitchen machine Wash/Rinse temp only reaching 80F.Repair.maintain wash/rinse temp 120-140F or per manufactures instructions. Chlorine reading 50PPM
  Wash Rinse Water Clean Proper Temperature. • Bar Low temp machine Wash/rinse temp only reaching 90F.Repair.Maintain Wash/Rinse temp 120-140F or per manufactures instructions. Chlorine reading 50PPM • Low temp kitchen machine Wash/Rinse temp only reaching 80F.Repair.maintain wash/rinse temp 120-140F or per manufactures instructions. Chlorine reading 50PPM
• ⚠️Food Contact Surfaces Clean • Interior panel of ice machine soiled.Maintain clean & Sanitized.critical
  Food Contact Surfaces Clean • Interior panel of ice machine soiled.Maintain clean & Sanitized.
• ⚠️Wiping Cloths Clean Sanitize • Observed no sanitizer solution at any work stations.Provide proper sanitizer solution at all work stations during operating hours.
  Wiping Cloths Clean Sanitize • Observed no sanitizer solution at any work stations.Provide proper sanitizer solution at all work stations during operating hours.
• ⚠️Installed and Maintained • Handsink leaking from drain area.Repair
  Installed and Maintained • Handsink leaking from drain area.Repair
• ⚠️Number Convenient • Lower prep area with no handwash station.Install proper handsink. PIC states that meat slicing and other prep takes place.Discontinue using area until proper handwash facilities are installed.critical
  Number Convenient • Lower prep area with no handwash station.Install proper handsink. PIC states that meat slicing and other prep takes place.Discontinue using area until proper handwash facilities are installed.
• ⚠️Location Accessible • Bar handwash sink obstructed with ice & debris.Discontinue.Maintain handwash sink available at all times to ensure proper handwashing.critical
  Location Accessible • Bar handwash sink obstructed with ice & debris.Discontinue.Maintain handwash sink available at all times to ensure proper handwashing.
• ⚠️Improper Maintenance of Floors • Clean floors under and around hot line area with more frequency to remove soils and debris.
  Improper Maintenance of Floors • Clean floors under and around hot line area with more frequency to remove soils and debris.
• ⚠️PIC Performing Duties • PIC must re-train and monitor staff on proper use of sanitizer solution in all work areas.critical
  PIC Performing Duties • PIC must re-train and monitor staff on proper use of sanitizer solution in all work areas.
• ⚠️Consumer Advisories • Properly (*) asterisk all necessary items on the menu concerning the ned for a consumer advisory.critical
  Consumer Advisories • Properly (*) asterisk all necessary items on the menu concerning the ned for a consumer advisory.

When was Crossroads last inspected?

Crossroads has 7 inspections on record going back to December 31, 2013.

Crossroads vs Back Bay

Back Bay runs 81% clean across 519 tracked restaurants — 417 clean, 46 mid, 50 cooked.

Against the 519 spots Cooked tracks in Back Bay, this one comes out cleaner than 19% 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 December 22, 2016. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.