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Dorchester Food Co-Op
- resultFail
- critical violations0
- last inspectedMarch 27, 2026
- address195 Bowdoin St, Dorchester 02122
Is Dorchester Food Co-Op clean?
Dorchester Food Co-Op is currently Fail from Boston Inspectional Services, Health Division, from an inspection on March 27, 2026. No critical violations were recorded at that visit. On Cooked's ladder that reads mid 😬.
What did inspectors find at Dorchester Food Co-Op?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on March 27, 2026, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.
- ⚠️In-Use Utensils Between-Use Storage (C) • Observed a metal cup and bowl utilized to scoop dry rice out of the container. Remove and provide the proper laddle with handles.In-Use Utensils Between-Use Storage (C) • Observed a metal cup and bowl utilized to scoop dry rice out of the container. Remove and provide the proper laddle with handles.
- ⚠️Outer Openings Protected (C) • Door sweep missing at the rear door in storage room. ProvideOuter Openings Protected (C) • Door sweep missing at the rear door in storage room. Provide
- ⚠️Allergen certificate missing. Provide and postAllergen certificate missing. Provide and post
When was Dorchester Food Co-Op last inspected?
Dorchester Food Co-Op has 1 inspection on record going back to March 27, 2026.
| date | result | score |
|---|---|---|
| March 27, 2026 | Fail |
Dorchester Food Co-Op 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 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 March 27, 2026. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.