556 Riverside Market

• resultFail
• critical violations1
• last inspectedMay 3, 2016
• address556R River St, Mattapan 02126

Is 556 Riverside Market clean?

556 Riverside Market is currently Fail from Boston Inspectional Services, Health Division, from an inspection on May 3, 2016. Inspectors wrote up 1 critical violation — the kind most directly linked to foodborne illness. On Cooked's ladder that reads cooked 🪳.

What did inspectors find at 556 Riverside Market?

These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on May 3, 2016, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.

• ⚠️Labeling of Ingredients • Multiple items of retail shelf with out lables of ingredients. PIC is opening bulk snacks and selling them as singles.critical
  Labeling of Ingredients • Multiple items of retail shelf with out lables of ingredients. PIC is opening bulk snacks and selling them as singles.
• ⚠️Food Container Labels • Multiple bean rice and flour being sold and packaged at location.
  Food Container Labels • Multiple bean rice and flour being sold and packaged at location.
• ⚠️Food Utensil Storage • Coffee cups being used as scoops. Discontinue
  Food Utensil Storage • Coffee cups being used as scoops. Discontinue
• ⚠️Non-Food Contact Surfaces • Replace cover/door to small freezer in retail area.
  Non-Food Contact Surfaces • Replace cover/door to small freezer in retail area.
• ⚠️Test Kit Provided • No test kit for sanitizer being used in two bay sink.
  Test Kit Provided • No test kit for sanitizer being used in two bay sink.
• ⚠️Food Contact Surfaces Clean • No sanitizer for two bay sink.critical
  Food Contact Surfaces Clean • No sanitizer for two bay sink.
• ⚠️Hand Cleaner Drying Tissue Signage • No papertowels at hand sink in warewashing area or restroom in basement.
  Hand Cleaner Drying Tissue Signage • No papertowels at hand sink in warewashing area or restroom in basement.
• ⚠️Insects Rodents Animals • Cat cat food and cat box in basement. Remove and provide a pest control report.
  Insects Rodents Animals • Cat cat food and cat box in basement. Remove and provide a pest control report.
• ⚠️Improper Maintenance of Floors • Clean floor under shelves in retail area restroom and basement. (both sides)
  Improper Maintenance of Floors • Clean floor under shelves in retail area restroom and basement. (both sides)
• ⚠️Improper Maintenance of Walls/Ceilings • Clean walls in restroom. Visibly soiled with mold and debris.
  Improper Maintenance of Walls/Ceilings • Clean walls in restroom. Visibly soiled with mold and debris.
• ⚠️PIC Knowledge • PIC is bagging bulk foods into smaller bags. No sanitizer for two bay sink. Hand sink available but no papertowels.critical
  PIC Knowledge • PIC is bagging bulk foods into smaller bags. No sanitizer for two bay sink. Hand sink available but no papertowels.
• ⚠️PIC Performing Duties • PIC needs to apply for new permit in her name. No permit posted at this time. retail permit onlycritical
  PIC Performing Duties • PIC needs to apply for new permit in her name. No permit posted at this time. retail permit only

When was 556 Riverside Market last inspected?

556 Riverside Market has 7 inspections on record going back to April 29, 2016.

556 Riverside Market vs Mattapan

Mattapan runs 77% clean across 299 tracked restaurants — 217 clean, 38 mid, 26 cooked.

Against the 299 spots Cooked tracks in Mattapan, 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 May 3, 2016. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.