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Island Creek Oyster Bar
- resultPass
- critical violations0
- last inspectedMay 15, 2019
- address500 Commonwealth Av, Boston 02215
Is Island Creek Oyster Bar clean?
Island Creek Oyster Bar is currently Pass from Boston Inspectional Services, Health Division, from an inspection on May 15, 2019. No critical violations were recorded at that visit. On Cooked's ladder that reads clean 😇.
What did inspectors find at Island Creek Oyster Bar?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on May 15, 2019, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.
- ⚠️Food Container Labels • Provide labels on all bulk storage containers.Food Container Labels • Provide labels on all bulk storage containers.
- ⚠️Cold Holding • Sliced/chopped cooked fennell reading 60-64F for 30-45 min per PIC.Maintain cold holding 41F or below. PIC removed to cool/hold 41F or below. Discussed cooling/cold holding methods with the PICcriticalCold Holding • Sliced/chopped cooked fennell reading 60-64F for 30-45 min per PIC.Maintain cold holding 41F or below. PIC removed to cool/hold 41F or below. Discussed cooling/cold holding methods with the PIC
- ⚠️Dishwashng Facilities • High temp dish machine wash/rinse guages not functioning properly.Repair 3 bay sink & alternate machine to be used.Dishwashng Facilities • High temp dish machine wash/rinse guages not functioning properly.Repair 3 bay sink & alternate machine to be used.
- ⚠️Wash Rinse Water Clean Proper Temperature. • Low temp bar machine wash/rinse temps reading 95-104F.repair. Maintain wash/rinse temps 120-140FChlorine reading 50PPMWash Rinse Water Clean Proper Temperature. • Low temp bar machine wash/rinse temps reading 95-104F.repair. Maintain wash/rinse temps 120-140FChlorine reading 50PPM
- ⚠️Non-Food Contact Surfaces Clean • Clean interior of sliding dish machine door to remove built up soils. PIC correcting on site Sevice area: Clean the interior of the true 2 door reach in unit to remove soils. Bar:Clean the 2 door beer reach in unit to remove spills.Non-Food Contact Surfaces Clean • Clean interior of sliding dish machine door to remove built up soils. PIC correcting on site Sevice area: Clean the interior of the true 2 door reach in unit to remove soils. Bar:Clean the 2 door beer reach in unit to remove spills.
- ⚠️Improper Maintenance of Floors • Clean floor behind coffee grinder to remove spilled coffee beans Clean floor in adjoining keg unit to remove debris.Improper Maintenance of Floors • Clean floor behind coffee grinder to remove spilled coffee beans Clean floor in adjoining keg unit to remove debris.
- ⚠️Improper Maintenance of Walls/Ceilings • Celing above fry station observed with dust build up.Clean to remove Service area:Wall molding behind coffee grinder damaged.RepairImproper Maintenance of Walls/Ceilings • Celing above fry station observed with dust build up.Clean to remove Service area:Wall molding behind coffee grinder damaged.Repair
When was Island Creek Oyster Bar last inspected?
Island Creek Oyster Bar has 22 inspections on record going back to October 8, 2010. The 12 most recent are shown below.
| date | result | score |
|---|---|---|
| March 15, 2022 | — | |
| November 23, 2020 | — | |
| May 15, 2019 | Pass | |
| May 9, 2019 | Fail | |
| September 24, 2018 | — | |
| August 9, 2018 | Pass | |
| July 30, 2018 | Fail | |
| September 19, 2017 | — | |
| August 16, 2016 | Pass | |
| July 27, 2016 | Fail | |
| July 25, 2016 | Fail | |
| October 9, 2015 | Pass |
Island Creek Oyster Bar vs Fenway
Fenway runs 89% clean across 433 tracked restaurants — 379 clean, 23 mid, 22 cooked.
Against the 433 spots Cooked tracks in Fenway, this one comes out cleaner than 11% of them.
Other spots in Fenway
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 May 15, 2019. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.