China Sea

• resultPass
• critical violations0
• last inspectedAugust 4, 2022
• address1194 Blue Hill Av, Mattapan 02126

Is China Sea clean?

China Sea is currently Pass from Boston Inspectional Services, Health Division, from an inspection on August 4, 2022. No critical violations were recorded at that visit. On Cooked's ladder that reads clean 😇.

What did inspectors find at China Sea?

These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on August 4, 2022, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.

• ⚠️Where to Wash (Pf) • Staff observed rinsing hands in 3 compartment sink rinse bay. Use hand sink for hand washing.
  Where to Wash (Pf) • Staff observed rinsing hands in 3 compartment sink rinse bay. Use hand sink for hand washing.
• ⚠️(A)-(P) Person-In-Charge-Duties (Pf) • PIC needs to take active magerial control and retrain staff to correctly wash hands and equipment.
  (A)-(P) Person-In-Charge-Duties (Pf) • PIC needs to take active magerial control and retrain staff to correctly wash hands and equipment.
• ⚠️Packaged and Unpackaged Food-Separation Packaging and Segregation (P) • Raw pork and beef stored in reach-in cooler over bean sprouts. Corrected on site. Store raw meats below produce and ready to eat foods.critical
  Packaged and Unpackaged Food-Separation Packaging and Segregation (P) • Raw pork and beef stored in reach-in cooler over bean sprouts. Corrected on site. Store raw meats below produce and ready to eat foods.
• ⚠️Wiping Cloths Use Limitation (C) • Soiled wiping cloths on counters. Store wiping cloths in sanitizing solution to prevent contamination.
  Wiping Cloths Use Limitation (C) • Soiled wiping cloths on counters. Store wiping cloths in sanitizing solution to prevent contamination.
• ⚠️(A)(2) and (B) Time/Temperature Control for Safety Food Hot and Cold Holding (P) • Cooked chicken and pork at 70F on counter at cookline for less than 1 hour. Bean sprouts at 65F at cookline for less than 1 hour. Foods returned to refrigerator. Keep cold food cold. Organize cold storage to keep needed foods at hand but stored cold.critical
  (A)(2) and (B) Time/Temperature Control for Safety Food Hot and Cold Holding (P) • Cooked chicken and pork at 70F on counter at cookline for less than 1 hour. Bean sprouts at 65F at cookline for less than 1 hour. Foods returned to refrigerator. Keep cold food cold. Organize cold storage to keep needed foods at hand but stored cold.
• ⚠️(A) Equipment Food-Contact Surfaces Nonfood-Contact Surfaces and Utensils (Pf) • Cutting board at cook station soiled. Wash rinse and sanitize. Bulk ingredients container soiled with spills and debris. Clean to prevent contamination. Cleavers in knife rack soiled. Store utensils clean and sanitized.
  (A) Equipment Food-Contact Surfaces Nonfood-Contact Surfaces and Utensils (Pf) • Cutting board at cook station soiled. Wash rinse and sanitize. Bulk ingredients container soiled with spills and debris. Clean to prevent contamination. Cleavers in knife rack soiled. Store utensils clean and sanitized.
• ⚠️Using a Handwashing Sink-Operation and Maintenance (Pf) • Hand wash sink obstructed with soiled utensils and with spilled rice in basin. Hand sinks must be clean and unobstructed used only for hand washing.
  Using a Handwashing Sink-Operation and Maintenance (Pf) • Hand wash sink obstructed with soiled utensils and with spilled rice in basin. Hand sinks must be clean and unobstructed used only for hand washing.
• ⚠️Removing Dead or Trapped Birds Insects Rodents and other Pest (C) • Fly strips with dead flies in basement. Discard and replace fly strips to avoid accumulation.
  Removing Dead or Trapped Birds Insects Rodents and other Pest (C) • Fly strips with dead flies in basement. Discard and replace fly strips to avoid accumulation.

When was China Sea last inspected?

China Sea has 8 inspections on record going back to December 11, 2020.

China Sea vs Mattapan

Mattapan runs 77% clean across 299 tracked restaurants — 217 clean, 38 mid, 26 cooked.

Against the 299 spots Cooked tracks in Mattapan, this one comes out cleaner than 22% 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 4, 2022. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.