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China Station Restaurant
- resultPass
- critical violations0
- last inspectedSeptember 6, 2024
- address530 Washington St, Dorchester 02124
Is China Station Restaurant clean?
China Station Restaurant is currently Pass from Boston Inspectional Services, Health Division, from an inspection on September 6, 2024. No critical violations were recorded at that visit. On Cooked's ladder that reads clean 😇.
What did inspectors find at China Station Restaurant?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on September 6, 2024, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.
- ⚠️(A)(2) and (B) Time/Temperature Control for Safety Food Hot and Cold Holding (P) • Garlic in oil mixture 50F / In top reach in at the time but was previously out on the counter for an hour during opening prep. Provide 41F or belowcritical(A)(2) and (B) Time/Temperature Control for Safety Food Hot and Cold Holding (P) • Garlic in oil mixture 50F / In top reach in at the time but was previously out on the counter for an hour during opening prep. Provide 41F or below
- ⚠️Walls and Ceilings Attachments (C) • Hood tag expired in June 2024 / Contact hood cleaning company ASAP Hood vent covers have heavy grease build up / Ensure proper cleaning in between hood cleaningsWalls and Ceilings Attachments (C) • Hood tag expired in June 2024 / Contact hood cleaning company ASAP Hood vent covers have heavy grease build up / Ensure proper cleaning in between hood cleanings
- ⚠️Repairing-Premises Structures Attachments and Fixtures-Methods (C) • Parts of wall near walk in area has a hole / Clean and repairRepairing-Premises Structures Attachments and Fixtures-Methods (C) • Parts of wall near walk in area has a hole / Clean and repair
- ⚠️Cleaning Frequency and Restrictions (C) • Walls with visible soils / Clean to removeCleaning Frequency and Restrictions (C) • Walls with visible soils / Clean to remove
When was China Station Restaurant last inspected?
China Station Restaurant has 55 inspections on record going back to March 28, 2012. The 12 most recent are shown below.
| date | result | score |
|---|---|---|
| September 6, 2024 | Pass | |
| August 13, 2024 | Fail | |
| March 22, 2024 | Pass | |
| March 14, 2024 | Fail | |
| October 30, 2023 | Pass | |
| October 20, 2023 | Fail | |
| March 20, 2023 | Pass | |
| March 13, 2023 | Fail | |
| October 12, 2022 | Pass | |
| October 4, 2022 | Fail | |
| September 27, 2022 | Fail | |
| June 13, 2022 | — |
China Station 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 14% 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 September 6, 2024. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.