Crystal Spoons

• resultFail
• critical violations0
• last inspectedOctober 22, 2025
• address1950 Washington St, Roxbury 02118

Is Crystal Spoons clean?

Crystal Spoons is currently Fail from Boston Inspectional Services, Health Division, from an inspection on October 22, 2025. No critical violations were recorded at that visit. On Cooked's ladder that reads mid 😬.

What did inspectors find at Crystal Spoons?

These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on October 22, 2025, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.

• ⚠️Packaged and Unpackaged Food-Separation Packaging and Segregation (C) • Observed multiple food items stored in walk in cooler uncovered. Provide a lid or plastic covering on all open food items to protect from contamination
  Packaged and Unpackaged Food-Separation Packaging and Segregation (C) • Observed multiple food items stored in walk in cooler uncovered. Provide a lid or plastic covering on all open food items to protect from contamination
• ⚠️Packaged and Unpackaged Food-Separation Packaging and Segregation (P) • Observed raw chicken stored together with raw lamb. Discussed with PIC to maintain raw meats of other species stored seperately. COScritical
  Packaged and Unpackaged Food-Separation Packaging and Segregation (P) • Observed raw chicken stored together with raw lamb. Discussed with PIC to maintain raw meats of other species stored seperately. COS
• ⚠️Food Storage Containers Identified with Common Name of Food (C) • Observed multiple squeeze bottles stored unidentified. Provide a label with the common name of food item stored inside
  Food Storage Containers Identified with Common Name of Food (C) • Observed multiple squeeze bottles stored unidentified. Provide a label with the common name of food item stored inside
• ⚠️Food Storage-Preventing Contamination from the Premises (C) • Provide licensed engineers report for the basement food prep and warewash area • Observed multiple bulk cans opened with food stored inside. Remove and ensure to remove all foods from cans once opened
  Food Storage-Preventing Contamination from the Premises (C) • Provide licensed engineers report for the basement food prep and warewash area • Observed multiple bulk cans opened with food stored inside. Remove and ensure to remove all foods from cans once opened
• ⚠️Sponges Use Limitation (C) • Observed sponges being used for warewashing. Discontinue the use of sponges. COS
  Sponges Use Limitation (C) • Observed sponges being used for warewashing. Discontinue the use of sponges. COS
• ⚠️Temperature Measuring Devices Manual and Mechanical Warewashing (Pf) • Observed no irreversible thermometer on site for high temp dish machines. Provide and maintain available
  Temperature Measuring Devices Manual and Mechanical Warewashing (Pf) • Observed no irreversible thermometer on site for high temp dish machines. Provide and maintain available
• ⚠️Sanitizing Solutions Testing Devices (Pf) • Observed no test strips on site for chlorine sanitizer. Tested with Inspector kit - Chlorine 100ppm
  Sanitizing Solutions Testing Devices (Pf) • Observed no test strips on site for chlorine sanitizer. Tested with Inspector kit - Chlorine 100ppm
• ⚠️(B) and (C) Equipment Food-Contact Surfaces Nonfood-Contact Surfaces and Utensils (C) • Observed heavy grease on and around fryers. Thoroughly clean to all grease build up
  (B) and (C) Equipment Food-Contact Surfaces Nonfood-Contact Surfaces and Utensils (C) • Observed heavy grease on and around fryers. Thoroughly clean to all grease build up
• ⚠️(A) Equipment Food-Contact Surfaces Nonfood-Contact Surfaces and Utensils (Pf) • Observed blood spills inside sliding door meat freezer and food debris under lids on reach in units. Thoroughly clean all to remove soils / spills and maintain daily schedule for cleaning (repeated violation)
  (A) Equipment Food-Contact Surfaces Nonfood-Contact Surfaces and Utensils (Pf) • Observed blood spills inside sliding door meat freezer and food debris under lids on reach in units. Thoroughly clean all to remove soils / spills and maintain daily schedule for cleaning (repeated violation)
• ⚠️Floors Walls and Ceilings-Cleanability (C) • Establishment was not built out per the stamped plans / Fully enclose ceilings in kitchen warewash and all food prep areas
  Floors Walls and Ceilings-Cleanability (C) • Establishment was not built out per the stamped plans / Fully enclose ceilings in kitchen warewash and all food prep areas
• ⚠️Intensity-Lighting (C) • Observed no lighting in area with prep sink. Provide and ensure adequate lighting is met
  Intensity-Lighting (C) • Observed no lighting in area with prep sink. Provide and ensure adequate lighting is met
• ⚠️Cleaning Ventilation Systems Nuisance and Discharge Prohibition (C) • Observed hood sticker expired May 2025 and heavy dust on filters. Discussed with PIC to manually clean dust from filters and submit confirmation of scheduled appt to the Health Division
  Cleaning Ventilation Systems Nuisance and Discharge Prohibition (C) • Observed hood sticker expired May 2025 and heavy dust on filters. Discussed with PIC to manually clean dust from filters and submit confirmation of scheduled appt to the Health Division

When was Crystal Spoons last inspected?

Crystal Spoons has 5 inspections on record going back to April 7, 2025.

Crystal Spoons vs South End

South End runs 81% clean across 691 tracked restaurants — 498 clean, 63 mid, 54 cooked.

Against the 691 spots Cooked tracks in South End, this one comes out cleaner than 17% 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 October 22, 2025. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.