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Arirang House
- resultPass
- critical violations0
- last inspectedAugust 1, 2011
- address162 Massachusetts Av, Boston 02115
Is Arirang House clean?
Arirang House is currently Pass from Boston Inspectional Services, Health Division, from an inspection on August 1, 2011. No critical violations were recorded at that visit. On Cooked's ladder that reads clean 😇.
What did inspectors find at Arirang House?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on August 1, 2011, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.
- ⚠️Food Protection • remove all food prep from dishroom provide refill of distilled water for testing sushi riceFood Protection • remove all food prep from dishroom provide refill of distilled water for testing sushi rice
- ⚠️Non-Food Contact Surfaces • remove cardboard from shelvingNon-Food Contact Surfaces • remove cardboard from shelving
- ⚠️Equipment Thermometers • provide thermometer to 1 door coca colaEquipment Thermometers • provide thermometer to 1 door coca cola
- ⚠️Non-Food Contact Surfaces Clean • clean exterior of all bulk food bins clean white ice machine counter clean interior of 1 door coca cola clean all cooking equipmentNon-Food Contact Surfaces Clean • clean exterior of all bulk food bins clean white ice machine counter clean interior of 1 door coca cola clean all cooking equipment
- ⚠️Hand Cleaner Drying Tissue Signage • sushi station/mens restroom/provide liquid soap dispenser dishroom/provide refill of liquid soap paper towels and employee must wash hands signageHand Cleaner Drying Tissue Signage • sushi station/mens restroom/provide liquid soap dispenser dishroom/provide refill of liquid soap paper towels and employee must wash hands signage
- ⚠️Insects Rodents Animals • remove roaches from traps in basement behind freezersInsects Rodents Animals • remove roaches from traps in basement behind freezers
- ⚠️Improper Maintenance of Floors • clean floor area under all cooking equipmentImproper Maintenance of Floors • clean floor area under all cooking equipment
- ⚠️Premises Maintained • clean/organize walk in clean/organize dry storage roomPremises Maintained • clean/organize walk in clean/organize dry storage room
When was Arirang House last inspected?
Arirang House has 23 inspections on record going back to February 12, 2007. The 12 most recent are shown below.
| date | result | score |
|---|---|---|
| December 30, 2012 | — | |
| August 1, 2011 | Pass | |
| July 18, 2011 | Fail | |
| March 10, 2011 | Pass | |
| February 23, 2011 | Fail | |
| October 22, 2010 | Pass | |
| September 29, 2010 | Fail | |
| May 26, 2010 | Pass | |
| May 11, 2010 | Fail | |
| January 21, 2010 | Pass | |
| January 7, 2010 | Fail | |
| September 10, 2009 | Pass |
Arirang House vs Back Bay
Back Bay runs 81% clean across 519 tracked restaurants — 417 clean, 46 mid, 50 cooked.
Against the 519 spots Cooked tracks in Back Bay, this one comes out cleaner than 19% 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 August 1, 2011. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.