Uptown Cafe

• resultPass
• critical violations0
• last inspectedMarch 1, 2018
• address106 Cambridge St, Boston 02114

Is Uptown Cafe clean?

Uptown Cafe is currently Pass from Boston Inspectional Services, Health Division, from an inspection on March 1, 2018. No critical violations were recorded at that visit. On Cooked's ladder that reads clean 😇.

What did inspectors find at Uptown Cafe?

These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on March 1, 2018, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.

• ⚠️Cooking Temperatures • Cook was partially cooking chicken 137F then placing chicken in hot water . Remove. Cook to 165F then hold 140F or above.critical
  Cooking Temperatures • Cook was partially cooking chicken 137F then placing chicken in hot water . Remove. Cook to 165F then hold 140F or above.
• ⚠️Food Protection • Food products found on floor in storage area and cooler . Remove Store properly 6inches off the store.
  Food Protection • Food products found on floor in storage area and cooler . Remove Store properly 6inches off the store.
• ⚠️Food Contact Surfaces Design • Heavly scored cutting board . Remove and Replace.
  Food Contact Surfaces Design • Heavly scored cutting board . Remove and Replace.
• ⚠️Non-Food Contact Surfaces • Plastic covering shelving at sandwich station. Remove shelving must remain cleanable. Torn gasket on freezer chest. Repair
  Non-Food Contact Surfaces • Plastic covering shelving at sandwich station. Remove shelving must remain cleanable. Torn gasket on freezer chest. Repair
• ⚠️Food Contact Surfaces Clean • Heavly soiled meat slicer . Remove. All parts and clean & sanitizer before using.
  Food Contact Surfaces Clean • Heavly soiled meat slicer . Remove. All parts and clean & sanitizer before using.
• ⚠️Non-Food Contact Surfaces Clean • Soils food debris on storage Racks carts interior and exterior of all refrigeration unit. Handles doors exterior of oven and shelving . CLEAN TO REMOVE
  Non-Food Contact Surfaces Clean • Soils food debris on storage Racks carts interior and exterior of all refrigeration unit. Handles doors exterior of oven and shelving . CLEAN TO REMOVE
• ⚠️Installed and Maintained • Leaky pipe under three comparment sink. Repair
  Installed and Maintained • Leaky pipe under three comparment sink. Repair
• ⚠️Improper Maintenance of Floors • Soils and debris and excess of water on floor in walkin refrigerator . Clean
  Improper Maintenance of Floors • Soils and debris and excess of water on floor in walkin refrigerator . Clean
• ⚠️Improper Maintenance of Walls/Ceilings • Soils and debris on walls in storage area and warewash area. Clean.
  Improper Maintenance of Walls/Ceilings • Soils and debris on walls in storage area and warewash area. Clean.

When was Uptown Cafe last inspected?

Uptown Cafe has 41 inspections on record going back to October 31, 2007. The 12 most recent are shown below.

Uptown Cafe 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 1, 2018. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.