Cooked?
224 Boston Street
- resultFail
- critical violations3
- last inspectedJuly 31, 2018
- address224 Boston St, Dorchester 02125
Is 224 Boston Street clean?
224 Boston Street is currently Fail from Boston Inspectional Services, Health Division, from an inspection on July 31, 2018. Inspectors wrote up 3 critical violations — the kind most directly linked to foodborne illness. On Cooked's ladder that reads cooked 🪳.
What did inspectors find at 224 Boston Street?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on July 31, 2018, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.
- ⚠️Cold Holding • Raw beef in cookline stainless reach in unit with a holding temperature of 52F. Maintain cold foods at 41F or below. PIC relocated product out of temperature for one hour to unit holding at 41F. Provide invoice from refrigeration maintenance if repairs are needed. Unit thermometer reading 52F for holding temperature. Make repairs to maintain at 41F or below.criticalCold Holding • Raw beef in cookline stainless reach in unit with a holding temperature of 52F. Maintain cold foods at 41F or below. PIC relocated product out of temperature for one hour to unit holding at 41F. Provide invoice from refrigeration maintenance if repairs are needed. Unit thermometer reading 52F for holding temperature. Make repairs to maintain at 41F or below.
- ⚠️Separation Segregation Cross Contamination • Observed raw chicken stored above mussles in basement walkin cooler. Store raw PHF foods in a manner that prevents potential cross contamination. PIC took corrective action and relocated.criticalSeparation Segregation Cross Contamination • Observed raw chicken stored above mussles in basement walkin cooler. Store raw PHF foods in a manner that prevents potential cross contamination. PIC took corrective action and relocated.
- ⚠️Food Protection • Container of potatoes on floor in basement walkin cooler. Store foods 6" off the floor. Coffin freezer in basement appears to be under a waste drain. Relocate.Food Protection • Container of potatoes on floor in basement walkin cooler. Store foods 6" off the floor. Coffin freezer in basement appears to be under a waste drain. Relocate.
- ⚠️Non-Food Contact Surfaces • Broken door gasket on glass door reach in unit at cookline. Replace. Door on stainless reach in unit at cookline loose and does not close properly. Repair. Holding at 41F.Non-Food Contact Surfaces • Broken door gasket on glass door reach in unit at cookline. Replace. Door on stainless reach in unit at cookline loose and does not close properly. Repair. Holding at 41F.
- ⚠️Mop Sink not Provided • No mop sink on site. Oberved worker dump soiled water into street off trash storage area. Discontinue. Disposed of grey water in toilet until mop sink and be provided.Mop Sink not Provided • No mop sink on site. Oberved worker dump soiled water into street off trash storage area. Discontinue. Disposed of grey water in toilet until mop sink and be provided.
- ⚠️PIC Performing Duties • 8-301 Requirement 8-301.11 Prerequisite for Operation A person may not operate a food establishment without a valid permit to operate issued by the regulatory authority. Expiration and Renewal of Permit [105 CMR 590.012(G)] (1) A permit shall expire no later than one year from the date issued. (2) An annual food establishment permit may be renewed by applying at least 30 days prior to the expiration of the permit on a form provided by the FC-regulatory authority. Section 8-301.11 Prerequisite for Operation 105 CMR 590.012 (H) Conditions for Issuance in accordance with sections 105 CMR 590.014 and 590.015.criticalPIC Performing Duties • 8-301 Requirement 8-301.11 Prerequisite for Operation A person may not operate a food establishment without a valid permit to operate issued by the regulatory authority. Expiration and Renewal of Permit [105 CMR 590.012(G)] (1) A permit shall expire no later than one year from the date issued. (2) An annual food establishment permit may be renewed by applying at least 30 days prior to the expiration of the permit on a form provided by the FC-regulatory authority. Section 8-301.11 Prerequisite for Operation 105 CMR 590.012 (H) Conditions for Issuance in accordance with sections 105 CMR 590.014 and 590.015.
When was 224 Boston Street last inspected?
224 Boston Street has 23 inspections on record going back to September 24, 2009. The 12 most recent are shown below.
| date | result | score |
|---|---|---|
| June 13, 2022 | — | |
| March 15, 2022 | — | |
| July 31, 2018 | Fail | |
| October 20, 2017 | — | |
| October 4, 2016 | — | |
| September 28, 2016 | Fail | |
| January 13, 2015 | Pass | |
| January 6, 2015 | Fail | |
| October 27, 2014 | Pass | |
| October 23, 2014 | — | |
| October 15, 2014 | Fail | |
| December 30, 2013 | — |
224 Boston Street vs Roxbury
Roxbury runs 83% clean across 708 tracked restaurants — 559 clean, 69 mid, 49 cooked.
Against the 708 spots Cooked tracks in Roxbury, this one comes out cleaner than 1% 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 31, 2018. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.