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Cafe 1221
- resultPass
- critical violations0
- last inspectedNovember 10, 2016
- address1221 Dorchester Av, Dorchester 02125
Is Cafe 1221 clean?
Cafe 1221 is currently Pass from Boston Inspectional Services, Health Division, from an inspection on November 10, 2016. No critical violations were recorded at that visit. On Cooked's ladder that reads clean 😇.
What did inspectors find at Cafe 1221?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on November 10, 2016, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.
- ⚠️Approved Source • Several Market Basket bags in house -and labels n meats as well - No properly licensed wholesale receipts on sitecriticalApproved Source • Several Market Basket bags in house -and labels n meats as well - No properly licensed wholesale receipts on site
- ⚠️Food Container Labels • LABEL AS DISCUSSEDFood Container Labels • LABEL AS DISCUSSED
- ⚠️Food Thermometers ProvidedFood Thermometers Provided
- ⚠️Clean Cloths Hair Restraint • No hair restraint - no clean outer garments PROVIDEClean Cloths Hair Restraint • No hair restraint - no clean outer garments PROVIDE
- ⚠️Food Contact Surfaces Design • Provide food grade scoops as discussedFood Contact Surfaces Design • Provide food grade scoops as discussed
- ⚠️Non-Food Contact Surfaces Clean • Clean inside / outside of all refrigeration uinits - cooking equipment -microwaves and ice machine from all visible soilsNon-Food Contact Surfaces Clean • Clean inside / outside of all refrigeration uinits - cooking equipment -microwaves and ice machine from all visible soils
- ⚠️Location Accessible • Two hand sinks are both blocked Keep clear as discussedcriticalLocation Accessible • Two hand sinks are both blocked Keep clear as discussed
- ⚠️PIC Performing Duties • Retrain staff as discussedcriticalPIC Performing Duties • Retrain staff as discussed
- ⚠️Consumer Advisories • Provide on all menu items offered undercooked as discussedcriticalConsumer Advisories • Provide on all menu items offered undercooked as discussed
When was Cafe 1221 last inspected?
Cafe 1221 has 19 inspections on record going back to March 8, 2012. The 12 most recent are shown below.
| date | result | score |
|---|---|---|
| September 14, 2022 | — | |
| March 15, 2022 | — | |
| November 10, 2016 | Pass | |
| November 4, 2016 | Fail | |
| August 14, 2015 | Pass | |
| July 31, 2015 | Fail | |
| January 6, 2015 | Pass | |
| December 26, 2014 | Fail | |
| December 9, 2014 | Fail | |
| December 5, 2013 | Pass | |
| October 22, 2013 | Fail | |
| October 21, 2013 | Fail |
Cafe 1221 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 14% 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 November 10, 2016. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.