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The North Star
- resultPass
- critical violations0
- last inspectedJanuary 18, 2017
- 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 January 18, 2017. 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 January 18, 2017, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.
- ⚠️Insects Rodents Animals • Door sweep missing at rear egress. Provide pest proof door sweep on bottom of door to prevent entrance of vermin. Presence of fruit flies at time of inspection. Provide updated pest control report upon reinspection.Insects Rodents Animals • Door sweep missing at rear egress. Provide pest proof door sweep on bottom of door to prevent entrance of vermin. Presence of fruit flies at time of inspection. Provide updated pest control report upon reinspection.
- ⚠️Improper Maintenance of Floors • Rear egress stair treads heavily worn with old in top stair. Repair. Seal hole.Improper Maintenance of Floors • Rear egress stair treads heavily worn with old in top stair. Repair. Seal hole.
When was The North Star last inspected?
The North Star has 11 inspections on record going back to April 4, 2012.
| date | result | score |
|---|---|---|
| March 15, 2022 | — | |
| January 18, 2017 | Pass | |
| January 9, 2017 | Fail | |
| September 29, 2015 | Pass | |
| October 21, 2014 | Pass | |
| October 7, 2014 | Fail | |
| December 30, 2013 | — | |
| January 4, 2013 | Pass | |
| December 30, 2012 | — | |
| December 21, 2012 | Fail | |
| April 4, 2012 | — |
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 January 18, 2017. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.