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Cruz Market

Latest: PASS August 14, 2013

📍 Neighborhood: Dorchester

🚇 Nearest Transit: Fields Corner (Red Line)

Address
237 BOWDOIN ST
Dorchester, MA 02122
Inspection History
20 inspections
12 failures
License
License #33084
Last inspected: August 14, 2013

Inspection History (20 most recent)

PASS August 14, 2013 at 3:14 PM
10 violations
01-3-101/701.11 - Spoilage Unsafe Food: Rotten fruit in produce areas (shelves & refrigeration unit). Address to help with fruit fly problem. | 01-3-201.11 - Approved Source: PIC stated that filling for chicken patties is made at home. Discont...
FAIL August 7, 2013 at 4:27 PM
10 violations
01-3-101/701.11 - Spoilage Unsafe Food: Rotten fruit in produce areas (shelves & refrigeration unit). Address to help with fruit fly problem. | 01-3-201.11 - Approved Source: PIC stated that filling for chicken patties is made at home. Discont...
PASS W/ CONDITIONS April 22, 2013 at 4:30 PM
7 violations
01-3-101/701.11 - Spoilage Unsafe Food: Cucumbers green peppers and a few apples in vegetable refrigerator are spoiled and rotten. PIC removed and discarded. Monitor each day. | 08-3-305-307.11 - Food Protection: 11 prepackages of sliced meats wi...
FAIL April 11, 2013 at 5:31 PM
7 violations
01-3-101/701.11 - Spoilage Unsafe Food: Cucumbers green peppers and a few apples in vegetable refrigerator are spoiled and rotten. PIC removed and discarded. Monitor each day. | 08-3-305-307.11 - Food Protection: 11 prepackages of sliced meats wi...
PASS December 14, 2012 at 2:54 PM
10 violations
01-3-201.11 - Approved Source: Discontinue cooking filling for pastelitos at home. | 08-3-305-307.11 - Food Protection: Store of product 6 inches off the floor in store and storage area. | 14-4-202.11 - Food Contact Surfaces Design: Sponge used at...
FAIL December 7, 2012 at 2:51 PM
10 violations
01-3-201.11 - Approved Source: Discontinue cooking filling for pastelitos at home. | 08-3-305-307.11 - Food Protection: Store of product 6 inches off the floor in store and storage area. | 14-4-202.11 - Food Contact Surfaces Design: Sponge used at...
PASS July 9, 2012 at 5:00 PM
1 violation
08-3-302.11/3-304.11 - Separation Segregation Cross Contamination: IN MILK DISPLAY CASE -store whole raw eggs on the bottom shelves & milk on top shelves to help protect milk & all ready to eat food from possibile contamination --
FAIL July 5, 2012 at 3:47 PM
8 violations
08-3-302.11/3-304.11 - Separation Segregation Cross Contamination: IN MILK DISPLAY CASE -store whole raw eggs on the bottom shelves & milk on top shelves to help protect milk & all ready to eat food from possibile contamination -- | 01-3-...
FAIL November 4, 2011 at 3:38 PM
7 violations
01-3-201.11 - Approved Source: Chicken pastelitos being prepared cooked at Navarette Restaurant with catering license. DISCONTINUE all sales of pastelitos from an unapproved source. | 03-3-501.16 - Hot Holding: Chicken Pastelitos in hot holding un...
PASS W/ CONDITIONS July 28, 2011 at 4:43 PM
10 violations
01-3-101/701.11 - Spoilage Unsafe Food: 6 Pckages of Gerber baby food with past expiration dates. PIC removed and discarded at time of inspection. Ensure all foods are being checked for past expiration dates before being sold to the public. | 14-4...
FAIL July 21, 2011 at 4:06 PM
10 violations
01-3-101/701.11 - Spoilage Unsafe Food: 6 Pckages of Gerber baby food with past expiration dates. PIC removed and discarded at time of inspection. Ensure all foods are being checked for past expiration dates before being sold to the public. | 14-4...
PASS June 24, 2010 at 2:33 PM
7 violations
17-4-302.14 - Test Kit Provided: No test kit for 3 bay sink. Provide. | 23-4-602.13 - Non-Food Contact Surfaces Clean: Several shelves of storage area in basement visibly soiled and with food debris. Clean to remove. | 29-5-201/02.11 - Installed a...
FAIL June 21, 2010 at 3:37 PM
10 violations
02-3-201.11F - Safe Food Handeling Instructions: No labels on frozen meats in freezer #1. Provide. | 06-3-501.13 - PHF's Properly Thawed: Raw chicken being defrosted in 3 bay sink at room temperature. Discontinue and use proper thawing method...
FAIL June 14, 2010 at 3:17 PM
9 violations
02-3-201.11F - Safe Food Handeling Instructions: No labels on frozen meats in freezer #1. Provide. | 15-4-202.16 - Non-Food Contact Surfaces: Open air cold holding unit registering at 43F. Remove all potentially hazardous foods and discontinue use...
PASS January 11, 2010 at 5:42 PM
4 violations
01-3-201.11 - Approved Source: PIC stated that the meats for the beef patties and pastelitos are made from her home. Discontinue all sales of meats prepared from home. | 29-5-201/02.11 - Installed and Maintained: Pipe under hand sink leaking. Repa...
FAIL January 5, 2010 at 3:25 PM
14 violations
01-3-201.11 - Approved Source: PIC stated that the meats for the beef patties and pastelitos are made from her home. Discontinue all sales of meats prepared from home. | 02-3-201.11F - Safe Food Handeling Instructions: No labels on packages of sal...
FAIL December 29, 2009 at 7:03 PM
14 violations
02-3-201.11F - Safe Food Handeling Instructions: No labels on packages of salted cod and containers of garlic cloves. Provide. | 03-3-501.16 - Hot Holding: Beef patties holding at 120F. Discontinue and ensure all products are at 140F or higher. |...
PASS W/ CONDITIONS May 29, 2009 at 4:00 PM
2 violations
23-4-602.13 - Non-Food Contact Surfaces Clean: Bottom shelf of front cooler with excess moisture. Clean to remove. | 38-6-303.11 - Inadequate Lighting: Light out in Coca Cola machine. Repair.
FAIL May 22, 2009 at 6:49 PM
9 violations
08-3-305-307.11 - Food Protection: Cured pig tails out for self service. Discontinue. | 15-4-202.16 - Non-Food Contact Surfaces: Front service cooler not draining properly. Repair. | 23-4-602.13 - Non-Food Contact Surfaces Clean: Bottom shelf of f...
FAIL May 21, 2009 at 2:30 PM
9 violations
08-3-305-307.11 - Food Protection: Cured pig tails out for self service. Discontinue. | 15-4-202.16 - Non-Food Contact Surfaces: Card board being used as shelving under Chubby sodas. Discontinue and maintain all surfaces cleanable durable and smoo...
Data sourced directly from Boston Inspectional Services Department