Cooked?
North End Creamery
- resultPass
- critical violations0
- last inspectedFebruary 19, 2026
- address121 Salem St, Boston 02113
Is North End Creamery clean?
North End Creamery is currently Pass from Boston Inspectional Services, Health Division, from an inspection on February 19, 2026. No critical violations were recorded at that visit. On Cooked's ladder that reads clean 😇.
What did inspectors find at North End Creamery?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on February 19, 2026, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.
- ⚠️Clean-up of Vomiting and Diarrheal Events (Pf) • PIC unable to provide procedure & kit for vomiting & diarrheal clean up. Provide & maintain accessible Inspector will provide procedure to the operator via email.Clean-up of Vomiting and Diarrheal Events (Pf) • PIC unable to provide procedure & kit for vomiting & diarrheal clean up. Provide & maintain accessible Inspector will provide procedure to the operator via email.
- ⚠️(A)-(P) Person-In-Charge-Duties (Pf) • PIC to provide active managerial control and train staff on violation noted on the inspection report. ***PIC to post current Servsafe Certificate PIC to post current Allergen awareness certificate PIC to post current Site Cleanliness Certificate(A)-(P) Person-In-Charge-Duties (Pf) • PIC to provide active managerial control and train staff on violation noted on the inspection report. ***PIC to post current Servsafe Certificate PIC to post current Allergen awareness certificate PIC to post current Site Cleanliness Certificate
- ⚠️Temperature Measuring Devices-Functionality (C) • Refrigeration unit observed without a conspicious thermometer. Provide and maintain visibleTemperature Measuring Devices-Functionality (C) • Refrigeration unit observed without a conspicious thermometer. Provide and maintain visible
- ⚠️Cleaning Agents and Sanitizers Availability (Pf) • PIC unable to provide non rinse detergent for the 2 bay sink locate upstairs. ProvideCleaning Agents and Sanitizers Availability (Pf) • PIC unable to provide non rinse detergent for the 2 bay sink locate upstairs. Provide
- ⚠️Handwashing Signage (C) • Wrewashinng area handsink (downstairs) observed without employee must wash hand sign. ProvideHandwashing Signage (C) • Wrewashinng area handsink (downstairs) observed without employee must wash hand sign. Provide
- ⚠️Outstanding balance for the 2026 Health permit for your food establishment in which payments were due 12/31/2025 . Please provide payment within 24hoursOutstanding balance for the 2026 Health permit for your food establishment in which payments were due 12/31/2025 . Please provide payment within 24hours
When was North End Creamery last inspected?
North End Creamery has 17 inspections on record going back to August 19, 2022. The 12 most recent are shown below.
| date | result | score |
|---|---|---|
| February 19, 2026 | Pass | |
| February 11, 2026 | Fail | |
| May 7, 2025 | Pass | |
| February 7, 2025 | Pass | |
| October 8, 2024 | Pass | |
| June 12, 2024 | Pass | |
| April 18, 2024 | Pass | |
| February 26, 2024 | — | |
| February 23, 2024 | Fail | |
| February 20, 2024 | Fail | |
| January 3, 2024 | — | |
| August 11, 2023 | Pass |
North End Creamery 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 11% of them.
Other spots in North End
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 February 19, 2026. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.