Cooked?
Sprout
- resultPass
- critical violations0
- last inspectedAugust 3, 2021
- address45 L St, South Boston 02127
Is Sprout clean?
Sprout is currently Pass from Boston Inspectional Services, Health Division, from an inspection on August 3, 2021. No critical violations were recorded at that visit. On Cooked's ladder that reads clean 😇.
What did inspectors find at Sprout?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on August 3, 2021, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.
- ⚠️Toilet Room Receptacle Covered (C) • Ensure the restroom has a covered receptacleToilet Room Receptacle Covered (C) • Ensure the restroom has a covered receptacle
- ⚠️Handwashing Signage (C) • Missing a " hand washing only " sign above the sink - provideHandwashing Signage (C) • Missing a " hand washing only " sign above the sink - provide
- ⚠️Closing Toilet Room Doors (C) • Door to the restroom should be self closing - provide a device for the door to close on its own such as hinges with springs or just a spring that is attached on topClosing Toilet Room Doors (C) • Door to the restroom should be self closing - provide a device for the door to close on its own such as hinges with springs or just a spring that is attached on top
When was Sprout last inspected?
Sprout has 5 inspections on record going back to July 27, 2021.
| date | result | score |
|---|---|---|
| September 14, 2022 | — | |
| June 13, 2022 | — | |
| November 4, 2021 | — | |
| August 3, 2021 | Pass | |
| July 27, 2021 | Fail |
Sprout vs South Boston
South Boston runs 91% clean across 192 tracked restaurants — 163 clean, 9 mid, 8 cooked.
Against the 192 spots Cooked tracks in South Boston, this one comes out cleaner than 9% 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 August 3, 2021. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.