Finish Line Cafe

• resultPass
• critical violations0
• last inspectedJune 15, 2010
• address111 Waldemar Av, East Boston 02128

Is Finish Line Cafe clean?

Finish Line Cafe is currently Pass from Boston Inspectional Services, Health Division, from an inspection on June 15, 2010. No critical violations were recorded at that visit. On Cooked's ladder that reads clean 😇.

What did inspectors find at Finish Line Cafe?

These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on June 15, 2010, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.

• ⚠️Food Thermometers Provided • No food thermometer on site. Provide
  Food Thermometers Provided • No food thermometer on site. Provide
• ⚠️Three Compartment Sink • Sink is not set up properly to clean and sanitize.Correct problem as discussed
  Three Compartment Sink • Sink is not set up properly to clean and sanitize.Correct problem as discussed
• ⚠️Test Kit Provided • Provide a test kit for chlorine - purple cylinder
  Test Kit Provided • Provide a test kit for chlorine - purple cylinder
• ⚠️Food Contact Surfaces Cleancritical
  Food Contact Surfaces Clean
• ⚠️Non-Food Contact Surfaces Clean • Clean inside of refrigeration unit from old food stains and soils
  Non-Food Contact Surfaces Clean • Clean inside of refrigeration unit from old food stains and soils
• ⚠️Insects Rodents Animals • Evidence of rodent activity. Contact pest control company
  Insects Rodents Animals • Evidence of rodent activity. Contact pest control company
• ⚠️Premises Maintained • Keep all personal bags in a segragated area away from foods
  Premises Maintained • Keep all personal bags in a segragated area away from foods
• ⚠️PIC Knowledge • No food safety certificate on site. Providecritical
  PIC Knowledge • No food safety certificate on site. Provide

When was Finish Line Cafe last inspected?

Finish Line Cafe has 9 inspections on record going back to June 18, 2008.

Finish Line Cafe vs East Boston

East Boston runs 92% clean across 529 tracked restaurants — 472 clean, 19 mid, 21 cooked.

Against the 529 spots Cooked tracks in East Boston, this one comes out cleaner than 7% 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 June 15, 2010. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.