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Ironside Grille
- resultFail
- critical violations1
- last inspectedJanuary 25, 2019
- address23 Park St, Charlestown 02129
Is Ironside Grille clean?
Ironside Grille is currently Fail from Boston Inspectional Services, Health Division, from an inspection on January 25, 2019. 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 Ironside Grille?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on January 25, 2019, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.
- ⚠️Food Utensil Storage • The ice scoop is stored on dusty top of the ice machine. Provide an ice scoop holder or another way of storing the scoop cleanly.Food Utensil Storage • The ice scoop is stored on dusty top of the ice machine. Provide an ice scoop holder or another way of storing the scoop cleanly.
- ⚠️Food Contact Surfaces Design • The cutting boards are heavily scored. Resurface or replace cutting boards.Food Contact Surfaces Design • The cutting boards are heavily scored. Resurface or replace cutting boards.
- ⚠️Dishwashng Facilities • The dishwasher rack is soiled with black moldlike substance and there is visible food buildup inside the dishwasher. Clean to remove or replace.Dishwashng Facilities • The dishwasher rack is soiled with black moldlike substance and there is visible food buildup inside the dishwasher. Clean to remove or replace.
- ⚠️Food Contact Surfaces Clean • There is no sanitizer reading at the glass washer behind the bar. Provide proper sanitizer levels. (all dishes need to be washed in the kitchen until the bar machine is repaired)criticalFood Contact Surfaces Clean • There is no sanitizer reading at the glass washer behind the bar. Provide proper sanitizer levels. (all dishes need to be washed in the kitchen until the bar machine is repaired)
- ⚠️Food Contact Surfaces Clean • The interior of the ice machine is soiled with moldlike buildup. Clean to remove.Food Contact Surfaces Clean • The interior of the ice machine is soiled with moldlike buildup. Clean to remove.
- ⚠️Outside Storage Improperly Maintained • There is trash on the ground of the dumpster area. Clean the dumpster area.Outside Storage Improperly Maintained • There is trash on the ground of the dumpster area. Clean the dumpster area.
- ⚠️Insects Rodents Animals • There are rodent droppings in the basement and along the stairs. Clean to remove droppings and provide pest reports showing the treatment of rodents.Insects Rodents Animals • There are rodent droppings in the basement and along the stairs. Clean to remove droppings and provide pest reports showing the treatment of rodents.
- ⚠️Improper Maintenance of Floors • There is a faint smell coming from the grease trap and it's visibly soiled and missing a screw on the top. Clean the grease trap and make sure it is properly sealed.Improper Maintenance of Floors • There is a faint smell coming from the grease trap and it's visibly soiled and missing a screw on the top. Clean the grease trap and make sure it is properly sealed.
When was Ironside Grille last inspected?
Ironside Grille has 38 inspections on record going back to July 6, 2007. The 12 most recent are shown below.
| date | result | score |
|---|---|---|
| March 15, 2022 | — | |
| February 11, 2019 | — | |
| February 1, 2019 | — | |
| January 25, 2019 | Fail | |
| June 15, 2018 | — | |
| June 8, 2018 | Fail | |
| December 15, 2017 | — | |
| May 5, 2017 | Pass | |
| April 28, 2017 | Fail | |
| June 24, 2016 | Pass | |
| June 15, 2016 | Fail | |
| July 22, 2015 | Pass |
Ironside Grille vs West End
West End runs 90% clean across 247 tracked restaurants — 217 clean, 13 mid, 12 cooked.
Against the 247 spots Cooked tracks in West End, 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 January 25, 2019. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.