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Chang's House
- resultPass
- critical violations0
- last inspectedMarch 16, 2018
- address1581 Commonwealth Av, Brighton 02135
Is Chang's House clean?
Chang's House is currently Pass from Boston Inspectional Services, Health Division, from an inspection on March 16, 2018. No critical violations were recorded at that visit. On Cooked's ladder that reads clean 😇.
What did inspectors find at Chang's House?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on March 16, 2018, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.
- ⚠️Food Container Labels • Bulk food containers without proper labeling. Provide.Food Container Labels • Bulk food containers without proper labeling. Provide.
- ⚠️Food Protection • Observed open bag of rice at the cooking line. Ensure that all bulk foods are stored in commercial grade containers and properly covered.Food Protection • Observed open bag of rice at the cooking line. Ensure that all bulk foods are stored in commercial grade containers and properly covered.
- ⚠️Food Utensil Storage • Utensils used for rice dispensing stored in ambient temperature stagnant water. Discontinue. Store properly on properly cleaned and sanitized surface.Food Utensil Storage • Utensils used for rice dispensing stored in ambient temperature stagnant water. Discontinue. Store properly on properly cleaned and sanitized surface.
- ⚠️Food Contact Surfaces Design • Cutting board for vegetables heavily scored. Resurface or replace. Plastic cups used to dispense some bulk food items. Provide proper handled utensils/scoops.Food Contact Surfaces Design • Cutting board for vegetables heavily scored. Resurface or replace. Plastic cups used to dispense some bulk food items. Provide proper handled utensils/scoops.
- ⚠️Food Contact Surfaces Clean • PIC states that he performs warewashing in plastic buckets. Discontinue. Use three compartment sink and warewash properly- (wash rinse sanitize).criticalFood Contact Surfaces Clean • PIC states that he performs warewashing in plastic buckets. Discontinue. Use three compartment sink and warewash properly- (wash rinse sanitize).
- ⚠️Wiping Cloths Clean Sanitize • Wiping Cloths stored soiled on the counters. Store properly in sanitizer solution.Wiping Cloths Clean Sanitize • Wiping Cloths stored soiled on the counters. Store properly in sanitizer solution.
- ⚠️Food Contact Surfaces Clean • Slicer soiled with dried up debris. Clean and sanitize properly and frequently.Food Contact Surfaces Clean • Slicer soiled with dried up debris. Clean and sanitize properly and frequently.
- ⚠️Non-Food Contact Surfaces Clean • Top and gaskets of upright refrigerators at prep area soiled. Clean properly. Shelfs of walk-In unit and other refrigerating unit at the cooking line soiled. Clean properly. Side of equipment at the cooking line and the pipes behind soil with grease build up. Clean to remove.Non-Food Contact Surfaces Clean • Top and gaskets of upright refrigerators at prep area soiled. Clean properly. Shelfs of walk-In unit and other refrigerating unit at the cooking line soiled. Clean properly. Side of equipment at the cooking line and the pipes behind soil with grease build up. Clean to remove.
- ⚠️Toilet Enclosed Clean • Lower level- Toilet door not self closing. Provide.Toilet Enclosed Clean • Lower level- Toilet door not self closing. Provide.
When was Chang's House last inspected?
Chang's House has 15 inspections on record going back to February 6, 2014. The 12 most recent are shown below.
| date | result | score |
|---|---|---|
| March 15, 2022 | — | |
| March 16, 2018 | Pass | |
| March 9, 2018 | Fail | |
| July 26, 2017 | Pass | |
| July 12, 2017 | Fail | |
| July 19, 2016 | Pass | |
| July 1, 2016 | Fail | |
| February 9, 2016 | Pass | |
| January 22, 2016 | Fail | |
| September 2, 2015 | Pass | |
| August 27, 2015 | Fail | |
| December 18, 2014 | Pass |
Chang's House vs Brighton
Brighton runs 83% clean across 486 tracked restaurants — 393 clean, 43 mid, 35 cooked.
Against the 486 spots Cooked tracks in Brighton, this one comes out cleaner than 16% 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 March 16, 2018. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.