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The Upper Crust
- resultPass
- critical violations0
- last inspectedJuly 6, 2012
- address109 State St, Boston 02109
Is The Upper Crust clean?
The Upper Crust is currently Pass from Boston Inspectional Services, Health Division, from an inspection on July 6, 2012. No critical violations were recorded at that visit. On Cooked's ladder that reads clean 😇.
What did inspectors find at The Upper Crust?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on July 6, 2012, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.
- ⚠️Cold Holding • The temperatrues of the items in the pizza unit on the right are elevated tomatoes 47F garlic and oil 48F hamburger 48F prosciutto 46F. Provide proper cold holding of 41F or below.criticalCold Holding • The temperatrues of the items in the pizza unit on the right are elevated tomatoes 47F garlic and oil 48F hamburger 48F prosciutto 46F. Provide proper cold holding of 41F or below.
- ⚠️Non-Food Contact Surfaces • The back door is open and there is no screan on it. Provide a screan door to prevent flying insects from entering the kitchen. The stairs to the basement area are unfinished wood. Resurface to provide a smooth cleanable durable surface.Non-Food Contact Surfaces • The back door is open and there is no screan on it. Provide a screan door to prevent flying insects from entering the kitchen. The stairs to the basement area are unfinished wood. Resurface to provide a smooth cleanable durable surface.
- ⚠️Food Contact Surfaces Clean • There is some pink buildup along the edges of the ice machine. Clean to remove.Food Contact Surfaces Clean • There is some pink buildup along the edges of the ice machine. Clean to remove.
- ⚠️Hand Cleaner Drying Tissue Signage • Paper towels are outside of dispenser. Store towels properly.Hand Cleaner Drying Tissue Signage • Paper towels are outside of dispenser. Store towels properly.
When was The Upper Crust last inspected?
The Upper Crust has 6 inspections on record going back to November 7, 2011.
| date | result | score |
|---|---|---|
| December 30, 2012 | — | |
| July 6, 2012 | Pass | |
| June 25, 2012 | Fail | |
| December 22, 2011 | Pass | |
| December 12, 2011 | Fail | |
| November 7, 2011 | Pass |
The Upper Crust vs Downtown
Downtown runs 90% clean across 1,016 tracked restaurants — 866 clean, 53 mid, 42 cooked.
Against the 1,016 spots Cooked tracks in Downtown, this one comes out cleaner than 11% 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 July 6, 2012. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.