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Grace By Nia
- resultPass
- critical violations0
- last inspectedOctober 30, 2024
- address23 Northern Av, Boston 02210
Is Grace By Nia clean?
Grace By Nia is currently Pass from Boston Inspectional Services, Health Division, from an inspection on October 30, 2024. No critical violations were recorded at that visit. On Cooked's ladder that reads clean 😇.
What did inspectors find at Grace By Nia?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on October 30, 2024, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.
- ⚠️(A)-(P) Person-In-Charge-Duties (Pf) • CFPM to retrain staff on P's and PF's violations.(A)-(P) Person-In-Charge-Duties (Pf) • CFPM to retrain staff on P's and PF's violations.
- ⚠️(A)(2) and (B) Time/Temperature Control for Safety Food Hot and Cold Holding (P) • Jambalaya mix 47F cooked wings 46F raw shrimp 47 stored in the in line open refrigeration unit and ice tray. All products were voluntary discard by PIC . PIC to retrain staff on cold holding and monitor temperature. Corrected on site. New product temp 36F-38F was pulled from walking unit. Advised PIC to discontinue cold holding on ice and to maintain in line open case refrigerator unit closed as often as possible.critical(A)(2) and (B) Time/Temperature Control for Safety Food Hot and Cold Holding (P) • Jambalaya mix 47F cooked wings 46F raw shrimp 47 stored in the in line open refrigeration unit and ice tray. All products were voluntary discard by PIC . PIC to retrain staff on cold holding and monitor temperature. Corrected on site. New product temp 36F-38F was pulled from walking unit. Advised PIC to discontinue cold holding on ice and to maintain in line open case refrigerator unit closed as often as possible.
- ⚠️Temperature Measuring Devices-Functionality (C) • Multiple refrigeration unit observed without a conspicious thermometer. ProvideTemperature Measuring Devices-Functionality (C) • Multiple refrigeration unit observed without a conspicious thermometer. Provide
- ⚠️Temperature Measuring Devices Manual and Mechanical Warewashing (Pf) • PIC unable to provide an irriversible thermometer for all the high temp dishwasher on site.Temperature Measuring Devices Manual and Mechanical Warewashing (Pf) • PIC unable to provide an irriversible thermometer for all the high temp dishwasher on site.
- ⚠️Cutting Surfaces (C) • Multiple cutting boards observed heavily scored. Replace.Cutting Surfaces (C) • Multiple cutting boards observed heavily scored. Replace.
- ⚠️Warewashing Machines Manufacturers’ Operating Instructions (C) • Dishwasher at the bar observed operating with the wrong date plate. Provide accurate manufacturer operating instruction.Warewashing Machines Manufacturers’ Operating Instructions (C) • Dishwasher at the bar observed operating with the wrong date plate. Provide accurate manufacturer operating instruction.
- ⚠️System Maintained in Good Repair (C) • Sanitzer bay at 3 bay sink observed dispensing hot water only. RepairSystem Maintained in Good Repair (C) • Sanitzer bay at 3 bay sink observed dispensing hot water only. Repair
- ⚠️Certificate of Inspection observed expired 5.3.24. Provide current.Certificate of Inspection observed expired 5.3.24. Provide current.
When was Grace By Nia last inspected?
Grace By Nia has 5 inspections on record going back to May 8, 2023.
| date | result | score |
|---|---|---|
| November 7, 2025 | — | |
| October 30, 2024 | Pass | |
| October 24, 2024 | Fail | |
| January 3, 2024 | — | |
| May 8, 2023 | Pass |
Grace By Nia vs Downtown
Downtown runs 90% clean across 1,016 tracked restaurants — 866 clean, 53 mid, 42 cooked.
Against the 1,016 spots Cooked tracks in Downtown, this one comes out cleaner than 10% 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 30, 2024. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.