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China Gourmet Restaurant
- resultFail
- critical violations0
- last inspectedDecember 11, 2025
- address23 Tyler St, Boston 02111
Is China Gourmet Restaurant clean?
China Gourmet Restaurant is currently Fail from Boston Inspectional Services, Health Division, from an inspection on December 11, 2025. No critical violations were recorded at that visit. On Cooked's ladder that reads mid 😬.
What did inspectors find at China Gourmet Restaurant?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on December 11, 2025, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.
- ⚠️Food Storage Containers Identified with Common Name of Food (C) • Squeeze bottles filled with dressings/sauces with no labels. Provide.Food Storage Containers Identified with Common Name of Food (C) • Squeeze bottles filled with dressings/sauces with no labels. Provide.
- ⚠️In-Use Utensils Between-Use Storage (C) • Knives observed being stored in between cooler and preparation table. Discontinue and ensure all knives are being stored in a clean and protected manner.In-Use Utensils Between-Use Storage (C) • Knives observed being stored in between cooler and preparation table. Discontinue and ensure all knives are being stored in a clean and protected manner.
- ⚠️Wiping Cloths Use Limitation (C) • Soiled wiping cloths observed being left out on counter tops. Discontinue and provide a proper sanitizing solution.Wiping Cloths Use Limitation (C) • Soiled wiping cloths observed being left out on counter tops. Discontinue and provide a proper sanitizing solution.
- ⚠️Warewashing Machines Automatic Dispensing of Detergents and Sanitizers (Pf) • Automatic dispensor for the sanitizer detergent and rinse aide to not appear to be functioning properly. Address and discontinue use until repairs have been made. Eco Lab was contacted at the time of the inspectionand will be on site (12/11/2025) to make all necessary repairs.Warewashing Machines Automatic Dispensing of Detergents and Sanitizers (Pf) • Automatic dispensor for the sanitizer detergent and rinse aide to not appear to be functioning properly. Address and discontinue use until repairs have been made. Eco Lab was contacted at the time of the inspectionand will be on site (12/11/2025) to make all necessary repairs.
- ⚠️Sanitizing Solutions Testing Devices (Pf) • Test strips not registering at the chemical dish machine. Address and provide proper test strips for the chemical dish machine.Sanitizing Solutions Testing Devices (Pf) • Test strips not registering at the chemical dish machine. Address and provide proper test strips for the chemical dish machine.
- ⚠️Nonfood Contact Surfaces (C) • Glass doors to the upright coolers in the main kitchen visibly soiled. Clean to remove.Nonfood Contact Surfaces (C) • Glass doors to the upright coolers in the main kitchen visibly soiled. Clean to remove.
- ⚠️Floors Walls and Ceilings-Cleanability (C) • Floor under and around the Wok/frying station visibly soiled and with food debris. Clean to remove. Floor under and around the grease trap heavily soiled. Clean to remove.Floors Walls and Ceilings-Cleanability (C) • Floor under and around the Wok/frying station visibly soiled and with food debris. Clean to remove. Floor under and around the grease trap heavily soiled. Clean to remove.
When was China Gourmet Restaurant last inspected?
China Gourmet Restaurant has 56 inspections on record going back to November 23, 2007. The 12 most recent are shown below.
| date | result | score |
|---|---|---|
| December 17, 2025 | — | |
| December 11, 2025 | Fail | |
| May 20, 2025 | Pass | |
| May 8, 2025 | Fail | |
| April 30, 2024 | Pass | |
| April 22, 2024 | Fail | |
| September 13, 2023 | Pass | |
| September 6, 2023 | Fail | |
| March 31, 2023 | Pass | |
| March 22, 2023 | Fail | |
| September 28, 2022 | — | |
| September 19, 2022 | Fail |
China Gourmet Restaurant vs Chinatown
Chinatown runs 85% clean across 307 tracked restaurants — 252 clean, 22 mid, 22 cooked.
Against the 307 spots Cooked tracks in Chinatown, this one comes out cleaner than 10% 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 December 11, 2025. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.