Crown Fried Chicken

• resultFail
• critical violations1
• last inspectedSeptember 12, 2014
• address986 Blue Hill Av, Dorchester 02124

Is Crown Fried Chicken clean?

Crown Fried Chicken is currently Fail from Boston Inspectional Services, Health Division, from an inspection on September 12, 2014. Inspectors wrote up 1 critical violation — the kind most directly linked to foodborne illness. On Cooked's ladder that reads cooked 🪳.

What did inspectors find at Crown Fried Chicken?

These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on September 12, 2014, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.

• ⚠️Food Container Labels • No labels on spray and squeeze bottles. Provide
  Food Container Labels • No labels on spray and squeeze bottles. Provide
• ⚠️Hot Holding • Beef patty 48F -101 F in hot holdingcritical
  Hot Holding • Beef patty 48F -101 F in hot holding
• ⚠️Cold Holding • Single sandwich unit operating at 52F. Foods stored on top out of temperature for unknown time. Cheese 62F Sliced tomato 58Fcritical
  Cold Holding • Single sandwich unit operating at 52F. Foods stored on top out of temperature for unknown time. Cheese 62F Sliced tomato 58F
• ⚠️Cooking Temperatures • Commercial beef patties 48F-101F is a raw stuffed product. Cook properly to 155F min. Follow manufacturers instructionscritical
  Cooking Temperatures • Commercial beef patties 48F-101F is a raw stuffed product. Cook properly to 155F min. Follow manufacturers instructions
• ⚠️Inadequate Facilities/Cooling Methods • No oven for properly cooking of beef patties. Unable to cook to required temperature in fryers. No working line refrigerator to store cheese lettuce condiments. Unit not maintaining 41F or below.
  Inadequate Facilities/Cooling Methods • No oven for properly cooking of beef patties. Unable to cook to required temperature in fryers. No working line refrigerator to store cheese lettuce condiments. Unit not maintaining 41F or below.
• ⚠️Separation Segregation Cross Contamination • Sink used to wash chicken is soiled wash bay. Rinse in food prep sink.critical
  Separation Segregation Cross Contamination • Sink used to wash chicken is soiled wash bay. Rinse in food prep sink.
• ⚠️Food Protection • Foods in freezer uncovered with frost on top. Store covered protected from frost build up.
  Food Protection • Foods in freezer uncovered with frost on top. Store covered protected from frost build up.
• ⚠️Food Utensil Storage • Utensils stored in water. Store properly as reviewed.
  Food Utensil Storage • Utensils stored in water. Store properly as reviewed.
• ⚠️Adequate Handwashing/Where/When/How • No evidence of hand washing. Hand sink in rear prep/ warewash area not operating. No water to unit.critical
  Adequate Handwashing/Where/When/How • No evidence of hand washing. Hand sink in rear prep/ warewash area not operating. No water to unit.
• ⚠️Clean Cloths Hair Restraint • No hair restraints.
  Clean Cloths Hair Restraint • No hair restraints.
• ⚠️Food Contact Surfaces Design • Replace discolored soiled cutting board. Remove plastic containers from frozen foods. Provide handled scoops or tongs.
  Food Contact Surfaces Design • Replace discolored soiled cutting board. Remove plastic containers from frozen foods. Provide handled scoops or tongs.
• ⚠️Non-Food Contact Surfaces • Repair sandwich unit. Remove tape from warmer cabinet. Replace or repair broken lids heavy with gray peeling tape and cracked interiors. Repair properly. .
  Non-Food Contact Surfaces • Repair sandwich unit. Remove tape from warmer cabinet. Replace or repair broken lids heavy with gray peeling tape and cracked interiors. Repair properly. .
• ⚠️Dishwashng Facilities • CFPM was unable lo set up wastewater. Drain plugs not holding.
  Dishwashng Facilities • CFPM was unable lo set up wastewater. Drain plugs not holding.
• ⚠️Test Kit Provided • No Quats test kit for sanitizer.
  Test Kit Provided • No Quats test kit for sanitizer.
• ⚠️Wash Rinse Water Clean Proper Temperature. • Staff observed rinsing pans without cleaning. Retrain.
  Wash Rinse Water Clean Proper Temperature. • Staff observed rinsing pans without cleaning. Retrain.
• ⚠️Food Contact Surfaces Clean • Food contact equipment and knives stored have food soils. Remove and wash.-rinse-sanitize all equipment. Staff observed rinsing not sanitizing pans.critical
  Food Contact Surfaces Clean • Food contact equipment and knives stored have food soils. Remove and wash.-rinse-sanitize all equipment. Staff observed rinsing not sanitizing pans.
• ⚠️Food Contact Surfaces Clean • Interior of food containers with dried food soils. Clean with proper frequency.
  Food Contact Surfaces Clean • Interior of food containers with dried food soils. Clean with proper frequency.
• ⚠️Non-Food Contact Surfaces Clean • Multiple non food contact surfaces with grease and soils at storage. Clean interiors exteriors of refrigerators. Clean exteriors of all refrigeration units gaskets shelves sides bottoms. Defrost freezers and all surfaces reviewed. Remove all soiled cardboard from tables.
  Non-Food Contact Surfaces Clean • Multiple non food contact surfaces with grease and soils at storage. Clean interiors exteriors of refrigerators. Clean exteriors of all refrigeration units gaskets shelves sides bottoms. Defrost freezers and all surfaces reviewed. Remove all soiled cardboard from tables.
• ⚠️Toilet Enclosed Clean • Clean and disinfect bathroom finitudes floors walls.
  Toilet Enclosed Clean • Clean and disinfect bathroom finitudes floors walls.
• ⚠️Improper Cleaning of Receptacles • Clean grease from barrels.
  Improper Cleaning of Receptacles • Clean grease from barrels.
• ⚠️Outside Storage Improperly Maintained • Remove overgrown weeds. Repair broken trash receptacle container. Remove debris / door from alley.
  Outside Storage Improperly Maintained • Remove overgrown weeds. Repair broken trash receptacle container. Remove debris / door from alley.
• ⚠️Insects Rodents Animals • House flies in establishment. Maintain back door closed. Provide a detailed pest control report from a licensed exterminator
  Insects Rodents Animals • House flies in establishment. Maintain back door closed. Provide a detailed pest control report from a licensed exterminator
• ⚠️Improper Maintenance of Floors • Clean floors of build up around and below equipment. Clean walk-in floor.Several tiles in disrepair. Repair where collecting soils.
  Improper Maintenance of Floors • Clean floors of build up around and below equipment. Clean walk-in floor.Several tiles in disrepair. Repair where collecting soils.
• ⚠️Walls/Ceilings Designed Constructed Installed • Clean walls behind equipment (cook line) and compressor and walls of walk-in to remove soils Replace stained ceiling tiles.
  Walls/Ceilings Designed Constructed Installed • Clean walls behind equipment (cook line) and compressor and walls of walk-in to remove soils Replace stained ceiling tiles.
• ⚠️Inadequate Lighting • Repair broken ceiling lights.
  Inadequate Lighting • Repair broken ceiling lights.
• ⚠️Medicines FirstAid Storage • Remove medicines antacids personal foods from storage over bulk foods.critical
  Medicines FirstAid Storage • Remove medicines antacids personal foods from storage over bulk foods.
• ⚠️PIC Knowledge • Certified Food Protection Manager is not knowledgeable and requiredintervention in order to take corrective action. Additional training required.critical
  PIC Knowledge • Certified Food Protection Manager is not knowledgeable and requiredintervention in order to take corrective action. Additional training required.
• ⚠️PIC Performing Duties • Additional CFPM required (see hearing decision).Must train staff to perform duties.critical
  PIC Performing Duties • Additional CFPM required (see hearing decision).Must train staff to perform duties.
• ⚠️Consumer Advisories • No consumer advisory for hamburgers offered rare medium rare. Fully cook to 155F or provide disclosure and a reminder.critical
  Consumer Advisories • No consumer advisory for hamburgers offered rare medium rare. Fully cook to 155F or provide disclosure and a reminder.

When was Crown Fried Chicken last inspected?

Crown Fried Chicken has 13 inspections on record going back to January 18, 2012. The 12 most recent are shown below.

Crown Fried Chicken vs Mattapan

Mattapan runs 77% clean across 299 tracked restaurants — 217 clean, 38 mid, 26 cooked.

Against the 299 spots Cooked tracks in Mattapan, this one comes out cleaner than 4% 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 September 12, 2014. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.