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Dot Tavern
- resultPass
- critical violations0
- last inspectedNovember 15, 2017
- address840 Dorchester Av, Dorchester 02125
Is Dot Tavern clean?
Dot Tavern is currently Pass from Boston Inspectional Services, Health Division, from an inspection on November 15, 2017. No critical violations were recorded at that visit. On Cooked's ladder that reads clean 😇.
What did inspectors find at Dot Tavern?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on November 15, 2017, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.
- ⚠️Food Protection • Keep all beers and sode elevated off the floor at least six inches during storage Remove box of drinking glasses on top of the ice machine and store as discussedFood Protection • Keep all beers and sode elevated off the floor at least six inches during storage Remove box of drinking glasses on top of the ice machine and store as discussed
- ⚠️Food Contact Surfaces Clean • Clean inside ice machine from all vsible soilscriticalFood Contact Surfaces Clean • Clean inside ice machine from all vsible soils
- ⚠️Wiping Cloths Clean Sanitize • Discontinue use of sponges to clean the bar counter topsWiping Cloths Clean Sanitize • Discontinue use of sponges to clean the bar counter tops
- ⚠️Non-Food Contact Surfaces Clean • Clean gaskets inside the coolers from all visible soilsNon-Food Contact Surfaces Clean • Clean gaskets inside the coolers from all visible soils
- ⚠️Single Service Articles Stored Dispensed • Drinking straws without waps out for self service. correctSingle Service Articles Stored Dispensed • Drinking straws without waps out for self service. correct
- ⚠️Improper Maintenance of Floors • Clean floor behnd the bar from all visible bottle caps and debrisImproper Maintenance of Floors • Clean floor behnd the bar from all visible bottle caps and debris
When was Dot Tavern last inspected?
Dot Tavern has 20 inspections on record going back to March 10, 2008. The 12 most recent are shown below.
| date | result | score |
|---|---|---|
| June 13, 2022 | — | |
| March 15, 2022 | — | |
| October 17, 2018 | — | |
| November 15, 2017 | Pass | |
| November 8, 2017 | Fail | |
| August 23, 2016 | Pass | |
| August 10, 2016 | Fail | |
| August 3, 2016 | Fail | |
| September 2, 2015 | — | |
| January 14, 2015 | Pass | |
| March 6, 2014 | Pass | |
| December 30, 2013 | — |
Dot Tavern vs South Boston
South Boston runs 91% clean across 192 tracked restaurants — 163 clean, 9 mid, 8 cooked.
Against the 192 spots Cooked tracks in South Boston, 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 November 15, 2017. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.