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Dot 2 Dot Cafe
- resultFail
- critical violations1
- last inspectedJuly 14, 2016
- address1735 Dorchester Av, Dorchester 02124
Is Dot 2 Dot Cafe clean?
Dot 2 Dot Cafe is currently Fail from Boston Inspectional Services, Health Division, from an inspection on July 14, 2016. Inspectors wrote up 1 critical violation — the kind most directly linked to foodborne illness. On Cooked's ladder that reads cooked 🪳.
What did inspectors find at Dot 2 Dot Cafe?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on July 14, 2016, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.
- ⚠️Food Contact Surfaces Design • PROVIDE FOOD GRADE CONTAINERS FOR ALL OPENED STORED ITEMS IN STORAGE AREA.....Food Contact Surfaces Design • PROVIDE FOOD GRADE CONTAINERS FOR ALL OPENED STORED ITEMS IN STORAGE AREA.....
- ⚠️Non-Food Contact Surfaces • REPAIR OR REPLACE DEFECTIVE DOOR GASKET. • RESEAL RUSTY REACHIN SHELF IN CELLAR....ELEVATE SHELVING 6 TO 8 INCHES OFF THE FLOOR....REPLACE ALL WORN RUBBER FLOOR MATS...CAULK ALL SINKS AS NEEDED...RESEAL TABLE IN KITCHEN...REPAIR OR REPLACE ALL DEFECTIVE GASKETS...Non-Food Contact Surfaces • REPAIR OR REPLACE DEFECTIVE DOOR GASKET. • RESEAL RUSTY REACHIN SHELF IN CELLAR....ELEVATE SHELVING 6 TO 8 INCHES OFF THE FLOOR....REPLACE ALL WORN RUBBER FLOOR MATS...CAULK ALL SINKS AS NEEDED...RESEAL TABLE IN KITCHEN...REPAIR OR REPLACE ALL DEFECTIVE GASKETS...
- ⚠️Non-Food Contact Surfaces Clean • CLEAN ALL SINKS AND GREASE TRAP...CLEAN ALL EQUIPMENT AS NEEDED...CLEAN AND DEGREASE ALL COOKING EQUIPMENT...CLEAN ALL SHELVING AND CABINETS...Non-Food Contact Surfaces Clean • CLEAN ALL SINKS AND GREASE TRAP...CLEAN ALL EQUIPMENT AS NEEDED...CLEAN AND DEGREASE ALL COOKING EQUIPMENT...CLEAN ALL SHELVING AND CABINETS...
- ⚠️Outside Storage Improperly Maintained • CLEAN EXTERIOR GROUNDS...Outside Storage Improperly Maintained • CLEAN EXTERIOR GROUNDS...
- ⚠️Improper Maintenance of Floors • CLEAN FLOOR UNDER AND BEHIND EQUIPMENT....Improper Maintenance of Floors • CLEAN FLOOR UNDER AND BEHIND EQUIPMENT....
- ⚠️Improper Maintenance of Walls/Ceilings • CLEAN ALL BASECOVE MOLDINGS WALLS AND LIGHT FIXTURE....CONFIRM WITH FIRE DEPARTMENT TO PROVIDE A HOOD FOR SMALL FRYER AND GRILL....Improper Maintenance of Walls/Ceilings • CLEAN ALL BASECOVE MOLDINGS WALLS AND LIGHT FIXTURE....CONFIRM WITH FIRE DEPARTMENT TO PROVIDE A HOOD FOR SMALL FRYER AND GRILL....
- ⚠️Consumer Advisories • PROVIDE CONSUMER ADVISORY FOR ALLERGINS AND FOR ALL MENUS REMINDER AND DISCLOSURE....POST ALLERGIN CERT.criticalConsumer Advisories • PROVIDE CONSUMER ADVISORY FOR ALLERGINS AND FOR ALL MENUS REMINDER AND DISCLOSURE....POST ALLERGIN CERT.
When was Dot 2 Dot Cafe last inspected?
Dot 2 Dot Cafe has 27 inspections on record going back to May 2, 2008. The 12 most recent are shown below.
| date | result | score |
|---|---|---|
| March 15, 2022 | — | |
| November 3, 2017 | closed by the city | |
| November 10, 2016 | — | |
| July 14, 2016 | Fail | |
| June 24, 2016 | Fail | |
| June 16, 2016 | Fail | |
| July 22, 2015 | Pass | |
| July 15, 2015 | Fail | |
| January 20, 2015 | — | |
| August 15, 2014 | — | |
| August 8, 2014 | Fail | |
| February 18, 2014 | — |
Dot 2 Dot Cafe 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 9% 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 July 14, 2016. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.