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New England Wichcraft Co.
- resultPass
- critical violations0
- last inspectedOctober 28, 2025
- address54 Salem St, Boston 02113
Is New England Wichcraft Co. clean?
New England Wichcraft Co. is currently Pass from Boston Inspectional Services, Health Division, from an inspection on October 28, 2025. No critical violations were recorded at that visit. On Cooked's ladder that reads clean 😇.
What did inspectors find at New England Wichcraft Co.?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on October 28, 2025, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.
- ⚠️Miscellaneous Sources of Contamination (C) • Noted staff washing floor mats in the dish machine.Discontinue and train staff to use only the utility areaMiscellaneous Sources of Contamination (C) • Noted staff washing floor mats in the dish machine.Discontinue and train staff to use only the utility area
- ⚠️Manual and Mechanical Warewashing Equipment Chemical Sanitization-Temperature pH Concentration and Hardness (P) • Low temp dish machine in the kitchen recorded 0PPM with the chlorine strip.RepaircriticalManual and Mechanical Warewashing Equipment Chemical Sanitization-Temperature pH Concentration and Hardness (P) • Low temp dish machine in the kitchen recorded 0PPM with the chlorine strip.Repair
- ⚠️Good Repair and Proper Adjustment-Equipment (C) • Noted the sanitizer dispensing tube missing in the 3 bay sink in the basement.RepairGood Repair and Proper Adjustment-Equipment (C) • Noted the sanitizer dispensing tube missing in the 3 bay sink in the basement.Repair
- ⚠️Cutting Surfaces (C) • :Noted several cutting boards in the kitchen heavily scored.Replace/ResurfaceCutting Surfaces (C) • :Noted several cutting boards in the kitchen heavily scored.Replace/Resurface
- ⚠️(B) and (C) Equipment Food-Contact Surfaces Nonfood-Contact Surfaces and Utensils (C) • Upright refrigerator in the basement has heavy food residue on the bottom shelf.Clean Noted beer walkin has brown stains on the back wall.Clean(B) and (C) Equipment Food-Contact Surfaces Nonfood-Contact Surfaces and Utensils (C) • Upright refrigerator in the basement has heavy food residue on the bottom shelf.Clean Noted beer walkin has brown stains on the back wall.Clean
- ⚠️(A) Equipment Food-Contact Surfaces Nonfood-Contact Surfaces and Utensils (Pf) • Noted Ice machine has black/pink spots on the chute.Clean(A) Equipment Food-Contact Surfaces Nonfood-Contact Surfaces and Utensils (Pf) • Noted Ice machine has black/pink spots on the chute.Clean
- ⚠️Prohibitions (C) • Noted single use items and food stored in the basement not protected from the contamination.Remove or provide a cleanable ceiling to prevent contaminationProhibitions (C) • Noted single use items and food stored in the basement not protected from the contamination.Remove or provide a cleanable ceiling to prevent contamination
- ⚠️Hand Drying Provision (Pf) • Provide paper towel at the hand sinkHand Drying Provision (Pf) • Provide paper towel at the hand sink
- ⚠️Repairing-Premises Structures Attachments and Fixtures-Methods (C) • Repair the floor tiles near the dish machine. Repair the ceiling in the beer cooler.Repairing-Premises Structures Attachments and Fixtures-Methods (C) • Repair the floor tiles near the dish machine. Repair the ceiling in the beer cooler.
- ⚠️Cleaning Frequency and Restrictions (C) • Noted food residue on the floor under the shelves in the kitchen area.Clean Noted prep area shelves in the basement with food residue.CleaCleaning Frequency and Restrictions (C) • Noted food residue on the floor under the shelves in the kitchen area.Clean Noted prep area shelves in the basement with food residue.Clea
When was New England Wichcraft Co. last inspected?
New England Wichcraft Co. has 14 inspections on record going back to November 23, 2021. The 12 most recent are shown below.
| date | result | score |
|---|---|---|
| October 28, 2025 | Pass | |
| October 21, 2025 | Fail | |
| June 27, 2024 | Pass | |
| June 10, 2024 | Fail | |
| June 3, 2024 | Pass | |
| May 17, 2024 | Fail | |
| January 3, 2024 | — | |
| July 28, 2023 | Pass | |
| September 21, 2022 | Pass | |
| September 7, 2022 | Fail | |
| August 3, 2022 | Pass | |
| March 23, 2022 | Pass |
New England Wichcraft Co. vs North End
North End runs 88% clean across 717 tracked restaurants — 579 clean, 37 mid, 40 cooked.
Against the 717 spots Cooked tracks in North End, this one comes out cleaner than 14% 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 28, 2025. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.