Chinese Dragon

• resultFail
• critical violations0
• last inspectedApril 24, 2026
• address380 Chelsea St, East Boston 02128

Is Chinese Dragon clean?

Chinese Dragon is currently Fail from Boston Inspectional Services, Health Division, from an inspection on April 24, 2026. No critical violations were recorded at that visit. On Cooked's ladder that reads mid 😬.

What did inspectors find at Chinese Dragon?

These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on April 24, 2026, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.

• ⚠️When to Wash (P) • No hand washing observed during inspection. Ensure proper hand washing.critical
  When to Wash (P) • No hand washing observed during inspection. Ensure proper hand washing.
• ⚠️Effectiveness-Hair Restraints (C) • Employees on production line observed without hair restraints. Provide.
  Effectiveness-Hair Restraints (C) • Employees on production line observed without hair restraints. Provide.
• ⚠️Assignment (Pf) • No manager on duty during time of inspection. Someone should be designated as person in charge at all times.
  Assignment (Pf) • No manager on duty during time of inspection. Someone should be designated as person in charge at all times.
• ⚠️(A)-(P) Person-In-Charge-Duties (Pf) • PIC unable to demonstrate warewashing of equiptment. PIC did not understand wash rinse and sanitizing. PIC must be knowledgable of food safety.
  (A)-(P) Person-In-Charge-Duties (Pf) • PIC unable to demonstrate warewashing of equiptment. PIC did not understand wash rinse and sanitizing. PIC must be knowledgable of food safety.
• ⚠️Packaged and Unpackaged Food-Separation Packaging and Segregation (P) • Raw chicken stored above clean equiptment in basement area. Raw shrimp stored above ready to eat product in walk in cooler. Discontinue.critical
  Packaged and Unpackaged Food-Separation Packaging and Segregation (P) • Raw chicken stored above clean equiptment in basement area. Raw shrimp stored above ready to eat product in walk in cooler. Discontinue.
• ⚠️In-Use Utensils Between-Use Storage (C) • Scoops in multiple bulk containers with handle in product. Discontinue.
  In-Use Utensils Between-Use Storage (C) • Scoops in multiple bulk containers with handle in product. Discontinue.
• ⚠️Food Preparation (C) • No food prep sink at location. PIC stated produce is washed in three bay sink. Provide food prep sink or provide a quote from a plumber of how much the sink will cost to install to request a variance.
  Food Preparation (C) • No food prep sink at location. PIC stated produce is washed in three bay sink. Provide food prep sink or provide a quote from a plumber of how much the sink will cost to install to request a variance.
• ⚠️Miscellaneous Sources of Contamination (C) • Mop sink in basement area is not enclosed and is close to stored food product. Provide enclosure.
  Miscellaneous Sources of Contamination (C) • Mop sink in basement area is not enclosed and is close to stored food product. Provide enclosure.
• ⚠️(B) Cooling Methods (C) • Packaged boiled noodles packed in bag at 55F. Ensure proper cooling methods to provide maximum heat transfer.
  (B) Cooling Methods (C) • Packaged boiled noodles packed in bag at 55F. Ensure proper cooling methods to provide maximum heat transfer.
• ⚠️(A )Cooling Methods (Pf) • Multiple meat products observed cooling in ambient air in basement. Discontinue. Move to refigeration to properly cool.
  (A )Cooling Methods (Pf) • Multiple meat products observed cooling in ambient air in basement. Discontinue. Move to refigeration to properly cool.
• ⚠️(A)(1) Time/Temperature Control for Safety Food Hot and Cold Holding (P) • Hot holding of chicken wing at 80F. Rice at 83F for unknown time. Discarded. Ensure proper hot holding of 135F or above.critical
  (A)(1) Time/Temperature Control for Safety Food Hot and Cold Holding (P) • Hot holding of chicken wing at 80F. Rice at 83F for unknown time. Discarded. Ensure proper hot holding of 135F or above.
• ⚠️Ready-To-Eat Time/Temperature Control for Safety Food Date Marking (Pf) • Multiple foods in walk in cooler observed without date marking. Provide for all foods held longer than 7 days.
  Ready-To-Eat Time/Temperature Control for Safety Food Date Marking (Pf) • Multiple foods in walk in cooler observed without date marking. Provide for all foods held longer than 7 days.
• ⚠️Nonfood-Contact Surfaces (C) • Soiled foil around cookline. Remove. All surfaces must be easily cleanable.
  Nonfood-Contact Surfaces (C) • Soiled foil around cookline. Remove. All surfaces must be easily cleanable.
• ⚠️Characteristics-Single-Service and Single-Use (P) • Trash bags observed being used to store food in upstair refigeration unit. Old chicken boxes being used to store food product. Discontinuecritical
  Characteristics-Single-Service and Single-Use (P) • Trash bags observed being used to store food in upstair refigeration unit. Old chicken boxes being used to store food product. Discontinue
• ⚠️Ventilation Hood Systems Filters (C) • Hood filters observed with grease build up. Clean to remove.
  Ventilation Hood Systems Filters (C) • Hood filters observed with grease build up. Clean to remove.
• ⚠️(A) Equipment Food-Contact Surfaces Nonfood-Contact Surfaces and Utensils (Pf) • Multiple food contact surfaces are soiled and have cross contamination concerns. Raw chicken and raw pork observed on food contact surfaces. Slicer in basement area has food debris.
  (A) Equipment Food-Contact Surfaces Nonfood-Contact Surfaces and Utensils (Pf) • Multiple food contact surfaces are soiled and have cross contamination concerns. Raw chicken and raw pork observed on food contact surfaces. Slicer in basement area has food debris.
• ⚠️Nonfood Contact Surfaces (C) • Under cookline is soiled with food debris. Sides of fryer are soiled with grease. Ansul system above fryer is covered in grease build up. Stand up refigerator upstairs is heavily soiled with debris. Shelfing in basement is soiled with debris. Clean to remove.
  Nonfood Contact Surfaces (C) • Under cookline is soiled with food debris. Sides of fryer are soiled with grease. Ansul system above fryer is covered in grease build up. Stand up refigerator upstairs is heavily soiled with debris. Shelfing in basement is soiled with debris. Clean to remove.
• ⚠️Using a Handwashing Sink-Operation and Maintenance (Pf) • Hand sink blocked during start of inspection. Ensure hand sink is always accessable.
  Using a Handwashing Sink-Operation and Maintenance (Pf) • Hand sink blocked during start of inspection. Ensure hand sink is always accessable.
• ⚠️Floors Walls and Ceilings-Cleanability (C) • Exposed piping in basement area over prep area. Provide enclosure.
  Floors Walls and Ceilings-Cleanability (C) • Exposed piping in basement area over prep area. Provide enclosure.
• ⚠️Handwashing Signage (C) • Provide hand sink only signs at all hand sinks.
  Handwashing Signage (C) • Provide hand sink only signs at all hand sinks.
• ⚠️Controlling Pests (Pf) • Live roach observed in basement area. Rodent droppings obsevred under stair case in basement area. Clean to remove and provide an updated pest report showing no activity.
  Controlling Pests (Pf) • Live roach observed in basement area. Rodent droppings obsevred under stair case in basement area. Clean to remove and provide an updated pest report showing no activity.
• ⚠️Cleaning Ventilation Systems Nuisance and Discharge Prohibition (C) • Hood sticker observed expired. Schedule cleaning appointment.
  Cleaning Ventilation Systems Nuisance and Discharge Prohibition (C) • Hood sticker observed expired. Schedule cleaning appointment.
• ⚠️Common Name-Working Containers (Pf) • Chemical spray bottle observed without label in 3 bay sink area. Provide.
  Common Name-Working Containers (Pf) • Chemical spray bottle observed without label in 3 bay sink area. Provide.
• ⚠️Restricted Use Pesticides Criteria (P) • Cans on "Raid" observed in basement area above clean dishware. Remove.critical
  Restricted Use Pesticides Criteria (P) • Cans on "Raid" observed in basement area above clean dishware. Remove.

When was Chinese Dragon last inspected?

Chinese Dragon has 71 inspections on record going back to August 4, 2008. The 12 most recent are shown below.

Chinese Dragon vs East Boston

East Boston runs 92% clean across 529 tracked restaurants — 472 clean, 19 mid, 21 cooked.

Against the 529 spots Cooked tracks in East Boston, this one comes out cleaner than 7% of them.

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• ✓ Holiday Inn (Retail Food)
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• ? Andina Market
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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 April 24, 2026. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.