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Top Groceries
- resultFail
- critical violations0
- last inspectedMay 11, 2018
- address435 Hyde Park Av, Roslindale 02131
Is Top Groceries clean?
Top Groceries is currently Fail from Boston Inspectional Services, Health Division, from an inspection on May 11, 2018. No critical violations were recorded at that visit. On Cooked's ladder that reads mid 😬.
What did inspectors find at Top Groceries?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on May 11, 2018, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.
- ⚠️Premises Maintained • Basement- remove any unnecessary articles.Premises Maintained • Basement- remove any unnecessary articles.
- ⚠️Hand Cleaner Drying Tissue Signage • Restroom- provide employee handwash sign. • Restroom- refill paper towel holder.Hand Cleaner Drying Tissue Signage • Restroom- provide employee handwash sign. • Restroom- refill paper towel holder.
- ⚠️Adequate Number Frequency Vermin Proof • Provide proper waste receptacle at ice chest.Adequate Number Frequency Vermin Proof • Provide proper waste receptacle at ice chest.
- ⚠️Improper Maintenance of Floors • Basement- clean under stairs and conveyor belt. • Clean mop area.Improper Maintenance of Floors • Basement- clean under stairs and conveyor belt. • Clean mop area.
- ⚠️Improper Maintenance of Walls/Ceilings • Rear storage-repair any unfinished walls or ceilings. • Repair or replace any missing stained or damaged ceiling tiles.Improper Maintenance of Walls/Ceilings • Rear storage-repair any unfinished walls or ceilings. • Repair or replace any missing stained or damaged ceiling tiles.
- ⚠️Inadequate Lighting • Walk in- repair non working light.Inadequate Lighting • Walk in- repair non working light.
When was Top Groceries last inspected?
Top Groceries has 28 inspections on record going back to December 21, 2007. The 12 most recent are shown below.
| date | result | score |
|---|---|---|
| March 15, 2022 | — | |
| June 22, 2020 | closed by the city | |
| May 24, 2019 | — | |
| November 7, 2018 | — | |
| May 16, 2018 | — | |
| May 11, 2018 | Fail | |
| December 27, 2017 | — | |
| May 8, 2017 | — | |
| October 28, 2016 | Pass | |
| October 20, 2016 | Fail | |
| March 17, 2016 | — | |
| August 31, 2015 | — |
Top Groceries vs Roslindale
Roslindale runs 80% clean across 244 tracked restaurants — 186 clean, 28 mid, 18 cooked.
Against the 244 spots Cooked tracks in Roslindale, 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 May 11, 2018. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.