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Caribe Restaurant
- resultFail
- critical violations1
- last inspectedAugust 8, 2011
- address14 Hancock St, Dorchester 02125
Is Caribe Restaurant clean?
Caribe Restaurant is currently Fail from Boston Inspectional Services, Health Division, from an inspection on August 8, 2011. 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 Caribe Restaurant?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on August 8, 2011, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.
- ⚠️Food Container Labels • Bulk food containers with no labels. Provide.Food Container Labels • Bulk food containers with no labels. Provide.
- ⚠️Food Thermometers Provided • No food thermometers on site. Provide.Food Thermometers Provided • No food thermometers on site. Provide.
- ⚠️Food Protection • Hand sink located directly next to preparation table with no protective barrier. Provide protective barrier or relocate preparation table.Food Protection • Hand sink located directly next to preparation table with no protective barrier. Provide protective barrier or relocate preparation table.
- ⚠️Non-Food Contact Surfaces • Upright Coke cooler with an elevated temperature of 46F. PIC scheduled a technician to address the issue on 8/8/11. Discontinue use if unable to maintain a temperaure of 41F and below.Non-Food Contact Surfaces • Upright Coke cooler with an elevated temperature of 46F. PIC scheduled a technician to address the issue on 8/8/11. Discontinue use if unable to maintain a temperaure of 41F and below.
- ⚠️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 • No sanitizing buckets in kitchen area. Provide containers with proper sanitizing solution.Wiping Cloths Clean Sanitize • No sanitizing buckets in kitchen area. Provide containers with proper sanitizing solution.
- ⚠️Food Contact Surfaces Clean • Blade of can opener visibly soiled. Clean to remove.Food Contact Surfaces Clean • Blade of can opener visibly soiled. Clean to remove.
- ⚠️Non-Food Contact Surfaces Clean • Exterior of blender visibly soiled. Clean to remove. Meat slicer visibly soiled. Clean to remove. Interior of upright freezer visibly soiled and odorous. Clean to remove. All storage shelves in basement area visibly soiled. Clean to remove.Non-Food Contact Surfaces Clean • Exterior of blender visibly soiled. Clean to remove. Meat slicer visibly soiled. Clean to remove. Interior of upright freezer visibly soiled and odorous. Clean to remove. All storage shelves in basement area visibly soiled. Clean to remove.
- ⚠️Clean Equipment & Utensils Storage • Knives being stored between soiled wall and knife holder. Discontinue and store all euipment clean and protected.Clean Equipment & Utensils Storage • Knives being stored between soiled wall and knife holder. Discontinue and store all euipment clean and protected.
- ⚠️Insects Rodents Animals • Evidence of flies in basement. Address. Pest control reports were up to date at time of inspection.Insects Rodents Animals • Evidence of flies in basement. Address. Pest control reports were up to date at time of inspection.
- ⚠️Improper Maintenance of Floors • Floor under 6 top burner heavily soiled and with food spills. Clean to remove.Improper Maintenance of Floors • Floor under 6 top burner heavily soiled and with food spills. Clean to remove.
- ⚠️Improper Maintenance of Walls/Ceilings • Stair case leading to basement in disrepair. Address. Ceiling in basement in dis-repair. Address.Improper Maintenance of Walls/Ceilings • Stair case leading to basement in disrepair. Address. Ceiling in basement in dis-repair. Address.
- ⚠️Premises Maintained • Excess trash and debris in basement. Clean to remove.Premises Maintained • Excess trash and debris in basement. Clean to remove.
- ⚠️PIC Knowledge • No certified person on site in Food Saftey or Food Allergies. Provide documentation of at least one full time employee who has been enrolled in a Serv Safe Class and watched the Food Allergy video for re-inspection.criticalPIC Knowledge • No certified person on site in Food Saftey or Food Allergies. Provide documentation of at least one full time employee who has been enrolled in a Serv Safe Class and watched the Food Allergy video for re-inspection.
When was Caribe Restaurant last inspected?
Caribe Restaurant has 20 inspections on record going back to May 1, 2008. The 12 most recent are shown below.
| date | result | score |
|---|---|---|
| December 30, 2012 | — | |
| August 10, 2011 | — | |
| August 8, 2011 | Fail | |
| August 1, 2011 | Fail | |
| March 4, 2011 | Pass | |
| January 31, 2011 | Fail | |
| January 25, 2011 | Fail | |
| January 14, 2011 | Fail | |
| January 11, 2010 | Pass | |
| January 6, 2010 | Fail | |
| July 14, 2009 | — | |
| July 6, 2009 | Fail |
Caribe Restaurant vs Roxbury
Roxbury runs 83% clean across 708 tracked restaurants — 559 clean, 69 mid, 49 cooked.
Against the 708 spots Cooked tracks in Roxbury, this one comes out cleaner than 1% 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 8, 2011. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.