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Dimelos Cafe
- resultFail
- critical violations0
- last inspectedDecember 17, 2014
- address116 Washington St, Dorchester 02121
Is Dimelos Cafe clean?
Dimelos Cafe is currently Fail from Boston Inspectional Services, Health Division, from an inspection on December 17, 2014. No critical violations were recorded at that visit. On Cooked's ladder that reads mid 😬.
What did inspectors find at Dimelos Cafe?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on December 17, 2014, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.
- ⚠️Non-Food Contact Surfaces • 2 door reach in and walk in/replace worn door gasketNon-Food Contact Surfaces • 2 door reach in and walk in/replace worn door gasket
- ⚠️Dishwashng Facilities • 3 bay sink/provide proper set up of sink/clean drying rack and provide proper drain plugsDishwashng Facilities • 3 bay sink/provide proper set up of sink/clean drying rack and provide proper drain plugs
- ⚠️Equipment Thermometers • walk in/provide internal thermometerEquipment Thermometers • walk in/provide internal thermometer
- ⚠️Food Contact Surfaces Clean • clean/sanitize slicerFood Contact Surfaces Clean • clean/sanitize slicer
- ⚠️Non-Food Contact Surfaces Clean • hot line/clean interior of friolator cabinetsNon-Food Contact Surfaces Clean • hot line/clean interior of friolator cabinets
- ⚠️Hand Cleaner Drying Tissue Signage • handsink/provide liquid soap/paper towels/employee must wash hands signage and clean sink restroom/provide covered waste receptacle and paper towels in dispenserHand Cleaner Drying Tissue Signage • handsink/provide liquid soap/paper towels/employee must wash hands signage and clean sink restroom/provide covered waste receptacle and paper towels in dispenser
- ⚠️Outside Storage Improperly Maintained • clean trash from back alleyOutside Storage Improperly Maintained • clean trash from back alley
- ⚠️Insects Rodents Animals • basement/remove evidence of rodent droppings from white shelving handsink/remove evidence of rodent dropoings from floor area under sink and next to grease trap basement/remove evidence of cat blue cabinet/under panini press/remove evidence of rodent droppingsInsects Rodents Animals • basement/remove evidence of rodent droppings from white shelving handsink/remove evidence of rodent dropoings from floor area under sink and next to grease trap basement/remove evidence of cat blue cabinet/under panini press/remove evidence of rodent droppings
- ⚠️Improper Maintenance of Walls/Ceilings • provide up to date licensed hood cleaning stickerImproper Maintenance of Walls/Ceilings • provide up to date licensed hood cleaning sticker
- ⚠️Premises Maintained • basement/clean/organizePremises Maintained • basement/clean/organize
When was Dimelos Cafe last inspected?
Dimelos Cafe has 6 inspections on record going back to October 18, 2013.
| date | result | score |
|---|---|---|
| March 15, 2022 | — | |
| January 9, 2015 | — | |
| December 22, 2014 | — | |
| December 17, 2014 | Fail | |
| December 9, 2014 | Fail | |
| October 18, 2013 | — |
Dimelos Cafe vs Roxbury
Roxbury runs 83% clean across 708 tracked restaurants — 559 clean, 69 mid, 49 cooked.
Against the 708 spots Cooked tracks in Roxbury, this one comes out cleaner than 13% 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 17, 2014. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.