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Dumpling Gourmet
- resultPass
- critical violations0
- last inspectedJune 1, 2022
- address52 Beach St, Boston 02111
Is Dumpling Gourmet clean?
Dumpling Gourmet is currently Pass from Boston Inspectional Services, Health Division, from an inspection on June 1, 2022. No critical violations were recorded at that visit. On Cooked's ladder that reads clean 😇.
What did inspectors find at Dumpling Gourmet?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on June 1, 2022, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.
- ⚠️Clean-up of Vomiting and Diarrheal Events (Pf) • Not kit or procedures on site. Guidance provided via email.Clean-up of Vomiting and Diarrheal Events (Pf) • Not kit or procedures on site. Guidance provided via email.
- ⚠️Packaged and Unpackaged Food-Separation Packaging and Segregation (P) • Raw pork and beef in kitchen walk-in stored above produce and ready to eat foods. Corrected on site. Store raw meat below produce and ready to eat foods. Raw produce stored in old chicken boxes. Discard chicken boxes and discontinue using contaminated boxes for storing food.criticalPackaged and Unpackaged Food-Separation Packaging and Segregation (P) • Raw pork and beef in kitchen walk-in stored above produce and ready to eat foods. Corrected on site. Store raw meat below produce and ready to eat foods. Raw produce stored in old chicken boxes. Discard chicken boxes and discontinue using contaminated boxes for storing food.
- ⚠️Temperature Measuring Devices Manual and Mechanical Warewashing (Pf) • No irreversible thermometer or thermal strips for measuring final rinse temperature of high temperature dush machine. Provide either thermometer or strips.Temperature Measuring Devices Manual and Mechanical Warewashing (Pf) • No irreversible thermometer or thermal strips for measuring final rinse temperature of high temperature dush machine. Provide either thermometer or strips.
- ⚠️(A) Equipment Food-Contact Surfaces Nonfood-Contact Surfaces and Utensils (Pf) • Interior of ice machine with black mold-like substance. Clean and maintain to prevent contamination.(A) Equipment Food-Contact Surfaces Nonfood-Contact Surfaces and Utensils (Pf) • Interior of ice machine with black mold-like substance. Clean and maintain to prevent contamination.
- ⚠️Nonfood Contact Surfaces (C) • Food and debris under dish machine and onfloor of basement walk-in cooler. Rat droppings behind basement reach-in freezer. Refrigerator handles soiled. Clean all areas and monitor for hand washing or possible rodent activity.Nonfood Contact Surfaces (C) • Food and debris under dish machine and onfloor of basement walk-in cooler. Rat droppings behind basement reach-in freezer. Refrigerator handles soiled. Clean all areas and monitor for hand washing or possible rodent activity.
- ⚠️Using a Handwashing Sink-Operation and Maintenance (Pf) • Hand sink in basement prep area blocked by container of pork. Keep hand sinks clear and accessible at all times. Corrected on site.Using a Handwashing Sink-Operation and Maintenance (Pf) • Hand sink in basement prep area blocked by container of pork. Keep hand sinks clear and accessible at all times. Corrected on site.
- ⚠️Hand Drying Provision (Pf) • Hand sink in back prep area out of paper towels. Corrected on site. Hand sinks must have towels soap and hot water at all times.Hand Drying Provision (Pf) • Hand sink in back prep area out of paper towels. Corrected on site. Hand sinks must have towels soap and hot water at all times.
When was Dumpling Gourmet last inspected?
Dumpling Gourmet has 57 inspections on record going back to September 28, 2007. The 12 most recent are shown below.
| date | result | score |
|---|---|---|
| January 18, 2023 | — | |
| June 1, 2022 | Pass | |
| May 25, 2022 | Fail | |
| March 15, 2022 | — | |
| January 3, 2022 | Pass | |
| December 21, 2021 | Fail | |
| August 13, 2021 | Pass | |
| August 5, 2021 | Fail | |
| February 22, 2021 | Pass | |
| February 10, 2021 | Fail | |
| July 21, 2020 | Pass | |
| July 14, 2020 | Fail |
Dumpling Gourmet vs Downtown
Downtown runs 89% clean across 1,016 tracked restaurants — 851 clean, 49 mid, 61 cooked.
Against the 1,016 spots Cooked tracks in Downtown, this one comes out cleaner than 11% 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 June 1, 2022. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.