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The North Star
- resultPass
- critical violations0
- last inspectedMarch 29, 2011
- address222 Friend St, Boston 02114
Is The North Star clean?
The North Star is currently Pass from Boston Inspectional Services, Health Division, from an inspection on March 29, 2011. No critical violations were recorded at that visit. On Cooked's ladder that reads clean 😇.
What did inspectors find at The North Star?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on March 29, 2011, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.
- ⚠️Food Contact Surfaces Design • replace all worn cutting boards on all units at hot line.Food Contact Surfaces Design • replace all worn cutting boards on all units at hot line.
- ⚠️Non-Food Contact Surfaces • provide chains for all CO2 tanksNon-Food Contact Surfaces • provide chains for all CO2 tanks
- ⚠️Installed and Maintained • repair leaking pipe in corner of empties room in basementInstalled and Maintained • repair leaking pipe in corner of empties room in basement
- ⚠️Hand Cleaner Drying Tissue Signage • Provide hand soap for hand sink next to ice machine in kitchen.Hand Cleaner Drying Tissue Signage • Provide hand soap for hand sink next to ice machine in kitchen.
- ⚠️Walls/Ceilings Designed Constructed Installed • Repair hole in ceiling around pipe in changing room. Replace missing ceiling tile on ceiling near mop sink Clean light shields to light fixtures in kitchenWalls/Ceilings Designed Constructed Installed • Repair hole in ceiling around pipe in changing room. Replace missing ceiling tile on ceiling near mop sink Clean light shields to light fixtures in kitchen
- ⚠️Inadequate Lighting • Provide light for walk in freezerInadequate Lighting • Provide light for walk in freezer
- ⚠️Toxic Items: Original Container • Remove from establishment all paint cans stored in basement. Label all spray bottles containing toxic chemicals.criticalToxic Items: Original Container • Remove from establishment all paint cans stored in basement. Label all spray bottles containing toxic chemicals.
- ⚠️Premises Maintained • Remove all unused items stored in basement and neatly organize all remaining supplies.Premises Maintained • Remove all unused items stored in basement and neatly organize all remaining supplies.
When was The North Star last inspected?
The North Star has 12 inspections on record going back to February 8, 2008.
| date | result | score |
|---|---|---|
| June 13, 2022 | — | |
| December 30, 2012 | — | |
| March 29, 2011 | Pass | |
| March 15, 2011 | Fail | |
| June 8, 2010 | Pass | |
| May 18, 2010 | Fail | |
| November 9, 2009 | Pass | |
| October 29, 2009 | Fail | |
| April 27, 2009 | Pass | |
| April 17, 2009 | Fail | |
| October 31, 2008 | Fail | |
| February 8, 2008 | Pass |
The North Star 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 10% 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 March 29, 2011. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.