C.F. Donovan's

• resultFail
• critical violations1
• last inspectedJuly 22, 2009
• address112 Savin Hill Av, Dorchester 02125

Is C.F. Donovan's clean?

C.F. Donovan's is currently Fail from Boston Inspectional Services, Health Division, from an inspection on July 22, 2009. 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 C.F. Donovan's?

These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on July 22, 2009, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.

• ⚠️Cold Holding • Raw chicken and fish in small cold holding unit at 53F. Discontinue use until unit can maintainPIC removed and put into a refrigerator that will maintain all PHF'S at 40F and below.critical
  Cold Holding • Raw chicken and fish in small cold holding unit at 53F. Discontinue use until unit can maintainPIC removed and put into a refrigerator that will maintain all PHF'S at 40F and below.
• ⚠️PHF's Properly Thawed • Shrimp being thawed in stagnant water. Discontinue and ensure proper thawing methods in place.
  PHF's Properly Thawed • Shrimp being thawed in stagnant water. Discontinue and ensure proper thawing methods in place.
• ⚠️Food Protection • Bag of onions stored on ground of basement. Discontinue and store elevated at least 6 inches off the ground. Bucket of raw potatoes stored on groundvof walk-in. Discontinue.
  Food Protection • Bag of onions stored on ground of basement. Discontinue and store elevated at least 6 inches off the ground. Bucket of raw potatoes stored on groundvof walk-in. Discontinue.
• ⚠️Food Utensil Storage • Knives being stored in between 3 bay sink and soiled wall. Discontinue and store clean and protected.
  Food Utensil Storage • Knives being stored in between 3 bay sink and soiled wall. Discontinue and store clean and protected.
• ⚠️Food Contact Surfaces Design • Small dish being used to dispense flour in basement. Discontunue and use a handled scoop to prevent contamination from hands.
  Food Contact Surfaces Design • Small dish being used to dispense flour in basement. Discontunue and use a handled scoop to prevent contamination from hands.
• ⚠️Non-Food Contact Surfaces • Door of coolers by fry station broken. Repair or replace.
  Non-Food Contact Surfaces • Door of coolers by fry station broken. Repair or replace.
• ⚠️Test Kit Provided • No test kit for 3 bay sink. Provide.
  Test Kit Provided • No test kit for 3 bay sink. Provide.
• ⚠️Wiping Cloths Clean Sanitize • Soiled wiping cloths out on counters. Discontinue and store in proper sanitizing solution.
  Wiping Cloths Clean Sanitize • Soiled wiping cloths out on counters. Discontinue and store in proper sanitizing solution.
• ⚠️Non-Food Contact Surfaces Clean • Standing water on lower shelfof 2 door cooler by 3 bay sink. Provide. Shelf under stove top where pans are stored visibly soiled. Clean to remove and resurface with a non toxic material.
  Non-Food Contact Surfaces Clean • Standing water on lower shelfof 2 door cooler by 3 bay sink. Provide. Shelf under stove top where pans are stored visibly soiled. Clean to remove and resurface with a non toxic material.
• ⚠️Clean Equipment & Utensils Storage • Pots and pans being stored on ground near dishwasher. Discontinue and store appropriately. Cutting board and pans being stored on ground next to Blodgett oven. Discontinue and store clean and protected.
  Clean Equipment & Utensils Storage • Pots and pans being stored on ground near dishwasher. Discontinue and store appropriately. Cutting board and pans being stored on ground next to Blodgett oven. Discontinue and store clean and protected.
• ⚠️Installed and Maintained • Pipe under 3 bay sink leaking. Repair or replace.
  Installed and Maintained • Pipe under 3 bay sink leaking. Repair or replace.
• ⚠️Location Accessible • Mop bucket stored in front of hand sink. Discontinue and ensure hand sik is accessible.critical
  Location Accessible • Mop bucket stored in front of hand sink. Discontinue and ensure hand sik is accessible.
• ⚠️Hand Cleaner Drying Tissue Signage • No paper towels or soap at hand sink in kitchen. Provide.
  Hand Cleaner Drying Tissue Signage • No paper towels or soap at hand sink in kitchen. Provide.
• ⚠️Insects Rodents Animals • Excessive amount of fly activity in basement and in kitchen aera. Address. Provide screen door to limit the fly activity.
  Insects Rodents Animals • Excessive amount of fly activity in basement and in kitchen aera. Address. Provide screen door to limit the fly activity.
• ⚠️Improper Maintenance of Floors • Floor leading to basement in disrepair. Address.
  Improper Maintenance of Floors • Floor leading to basement in disrepair. Address.
• ⚠️Improper Maintenance of Walls/Ceilings • Filters above stove top and fryers with heavy grease build-up. Clean to remove.
  Improper Maintenance of Walls/Ceilings • Filters above stove top and fryers with heavy grease build-up. Clean to remove.
• ⚠️Inadequate Lighting • Several lights out above stove top and fryer. Replace.
  Inadequate Lighting • Several lights out above stove top and fryer. Replace.

When was C.F. Donovan's last inspected?

C.F. Donovan's has 9 inspections on record going back to July 16, 2008.

C.F. Donovan's vs Dorchester

Dorchester runs 85% clean across 542 tracked restaurants — 445 clean, 31 mid, 47 cooked.

Against the 542 spots Cooked tracks in Dorchester, this one comes out cleaner than 2% 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 22, 2009. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.