Canton House Restaurant

• resultFail
• critical violations2
• last inspectedOctober 18, 2017
• address1728 Dorchester Av, Dorchester 02124

Is Canton House Restaurant clean?

Canton House Restaurant is currently Fail from Boston Inspectional Services, Health Division, from an inspection on October 18, 2017. Inspectors wrote up 2 critical violations — the kind most directly linked to foodborne illness. On Cooked's ladder that reads cooked 🪳.

What did inspectors find at Canton House Restaurant?

These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on October 18, 2017, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.

• ⚠️Inadequate Facilities/Cooling Methods • repair 2 door reach in to operate at 41 degrees or below
  Inadequate Facilities/Cooling Methods • repair 2 door reach in to operate at 41 degrees or below
• ⚠️Food Thermometers Provided • provide new metal stem cooks thermometer
  Food Thermometers Provided • provide new metal stem cooks thermometer
• ⚠️PHF's Properly Thawed • shrimp thawing at room temperature/properly thaw under refrigeration
  PHF's Properly Thawed • shrimp thawing at room temperature/properly thaw under refrigeration
• ⚠️Food Protection • store all opened bulk bags in covered containers/remove bowl/provide scoop with handle store all food bags 6 inches off floor and off basement stairway walk in/properly cover all foods rice cooker/remove utensils from stagnate water
  Food Protection • store all opened bulk bags in covered containers/remove bowl/provide scoop with handle store all food bags 6 inches off floor and off basement stairway walk in/properly cover all foods rice cooker/remove utensils from stagnate water
• ⚠️Clean Cloths Hair Restraint • provide proper hair restraints
  Clean Cloths Hair Restraint • provide proper hair restraints
• ⚠️Non-Food Contact Surfaces • walk in/resurface rusted shelving and bare wood shelving basement/defrost freezers provide proper dividers at sink and hot line/remove non food service grade material
  Non-Food Contact Surfaces • walk in/resurface rusted shelving and bare wood shelving basement/defrost freezers provide proper dividers at sink and hot line/remove non food service grade material
• ⚠️Dishwashng Facilities • 2 bay sink/provide drain plugs
  Dishwashng Facilities • 2 bay sink/provide drain plugs
• ⚠️Test Kit Provided • provide proper test kit
  Test Kit Provided • provide proper test kit
• ⚠️Food Contact Surfaces Clean • 2 bay sink/provide no rinse detergent sanitizercritical
  Food Contact Surfaces Clean • 2 bay sink/provide no rinse detergent sanitizer
• ⚠️Wiping Cloths Clean Sanitize • properly store all wiping cloths in a sanitizing solution
  Wiping Cloths Clean Sanitize • properly store all wiping cloths in a sanitizing solution
• ⚠️Food Contact Surfaces Clean • properly sanitize all knives and cutting boards clean/sanitize all knives
  Food Contact Surfaces Clean • properly sanitize all knives and cutting boards clean/sanitize all knives
• ⚠️Non-Food Contact Surfaces Clean • clean interior/exterior of 2 door coke reach in clean front register area clean interior/exterior of whirlpool freezer clean exterior of all bulk food bins clean interior/exterior of all cookng equipment clean all grated shelving clean interior/exterior of non working steamtable
  Non-Food Contact Surfaces Clean • clean interior/exterior of 2 door coke reach in clean front register area clean interior/exterior of whirlpool freezer clean exterior of all bulk food bins clean interior/exterior of all cookng equipment clean all grated shelving clean interior/exterior of non working steamtable
• ⚠️Hand Cleaner Drying Tissue Signage • handsink/clean counter at sink/provide employee must wash hands signage restroom/provide covered waste receptacle and refill of paper towels
  Hand Cleaner Drying Tissue Signage • handsink/clean counter at sink/provide employee must wash hands signage restroom/provide covered waste receptacle and refill of paper towels
• ⚠️Adequate Number Frequency Vermin Proof • provide tightly sealed dumpster and grease container
  Adequate Number Frequency Vermin Proof • provide tightly sealed dumpster and grease container
• ⚠️Outside Storage Improperly Maintained • clean grounds around grease barrel
  Outside Storage Improperly Maintained • clean grounds around grease barrel
• ⚠️Insects Rodents Animals • remove dead bugs from top of 1 door white reach in/provide detailed licensed extermination report
  Insects Rodents Animals • remove dead bugs from top of 1 door white reach in/provide detailed licensed extermination report
• ⚠️Improper Maintenance of Floors • move all equipment and clean floor area to remove soils and grease build up walk in/resurface rusted floor hot line/clean floor area under around and behind all cooking equipment
  Improper Maintenance of Floors • move all equipment and clean floor area to remove soils and grease build up walk in/resurface rusted floor hot line/clean floor area under around and behind all cooking equipment
• ⚠️Improper Maintenance of Walls/Ceilings • kitchen/clean white walls and resurface clean all light shields clean grease from exterior of hot line hood replace missing hood filter clean all shelving along wall replace stained ceiling tiles clean restroom door and rear of walk in basement/replace missing ceiling tiles
  Improper Maintenance of Walls/Ceilings • kitchen/clean white walls and resurface clean all light shields clean grease from exterior of hot line hood replace missing hood filter clean all shelving along wall replace stained ceiling tiles clean restroom door and rear of walk in basement/replace missing ceiling tiles
• ⚠️Premises Maintained • clean/organize items on grey cabinet/register area and prep tables basement and kitchen/remove all unecessary items not pertaining to food service basement/clean/organize mop sink room
  Premises Maintained • clean/organize items on grey cabinet/register area and prep tables basement and kitchen/remove all unecessary items not pertaining to food service basement/clean/organize mop sink room
• ⚠️PIC Performing Duties • post proper allergen warning at front counter provide certified food managers certificate and allergen certificate post allergen postercritical
  PIC Performing Duties • post proper allergen warning at front counter provide certified food managers certificate and allergen certificate post allergen poster

When was Canton House Restaurant last inspected?

Canton House Restaurant has 25 inspections on record going back to July 26, 2007. The 12 most recent are shown below.

Canton House Restaurant 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 0% 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 October 18, 2017. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.