Dumpling Palace

• resultFail
• critical violations3
• last inspectedJuly 16, 2026
• address179 Massachusetts Av, Boston 02115

Is Dumpling Palace clean?

Dumpling Palace is currently Fail from Boston Inspectional Services, Health Division, from an inspection on July 16, 2026. Inspectors wrote up 3 critical violations — the kind most directly linked to foodborne illness. On Cooked's ladder that reads cooked 🪳.

What did inspectors find at Dumpling Palace?

These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on July 16, 2026, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.

• ⚠️Cleaning Procedure (P) • Upon inspection there was no evidence of handwashing. Retrain staff. There was no handsoap in the soap dispenser at the cookline the PIC filled the handsoap and instructed workers to wash hands.critical
  Cleaning Procedure (P) • Upon inspection there was no evidence of handwashing. Retrain staff. There was no handsoap in the soap dispenser at the cookline the PIC filled the handsoap and instructed workers to wash hands.
• ⚠️Food Storage Containers Identified with Common Name of Food (C) • Numerous bags of cooked chicken pork and other on shelves in walk in freezer not labeled. Provide.
  Food Storage Containers Identified with Common Name of Food (C) • Numerous bags of cooked chicken pork and other on shelves in walk in freezer not labeled. Provide.
• ⚠️Wiping Cloths Use Limitation (C) • Several soiled wiping cloths in use observed food employee rinsing soiled wiping cloth in three bay sink then use to wipe surfaces. Store wiping cloths in sanitizer solution between uses.
  Wiping Cloths Use Limitation (C) • Several soiled wiping cloths in use observed food employee rinsing soiled wiping cloth in three bay sink then use to wipe surfaces. Store wiping cloths in sanitizer solution between uses.
• ⚠️(A)(2) and (B) Time/Temperature Control for Safety Food Hot and Cold Holding (P) • Cooked chicken in glass door cooler 45F. Chicken out of temperature for less than one hour cooled to below 41F. Cut vegetables at cookline flip top 50F. Placed on indirect ice to cool.critical
  (A)(2) and (B) Time/Temperature Control for Safety Food Hot and Cold Holding (P) • Cooked chicken in glass door cooler 45F. Chicken out of temperature for less than one hour cooled to below 41F. Cut vegetables at cookline flip top 50F. Placed on indirect ice to cool.
• ⚠️Ready-To-Eat Time/Temperature Control for Safety Food Date Marking (Pf) • Prepared TCS foods found in glass door refrigerator and in basement walkin unit. Date and label all prepared foods held more than 24 hours.
  Ready-To-Eat Time/Temperature Control for Safety Food Date Marking (Pf) • Prepared TCS foods found in glass door refrigerator and in basement walkin unit. Date and label all prepared foods held more than 24 hours.
• ⚠️Using a Handwashing Sink-Operation and Maintenance (Pf) • The cookline handsink was obstructed with aprons and equipment in sink with faucet turned toward wall. Maintain free access at all times. Corrected on site.
  Using a Handwashing Sink-Operation and Maintenance (Pf) • The cookline handsink was obstructed with aprons and equipment in sink with faucet turned toward wall. Maintain free access at all times. Corrected on site.
• ⚠️Backflow Prevention (P) • Food prep/culinary sink in basement does not have a seperation gap in the drain pipe under the sink. Install by a license plumber and provide a copy of an ISD plumbing permit upon completion of the work.critical
  Backflow Prevention (P) • Food prep/culinary sink in basement does not have a seperation gap in the drain pipe under the sink. Install by a license plumber and provide a copy of an ISD plumbing permit upon completion of the work.
• ⚠️Surface Characteristics-Indoor Areas (C) • Several grout voids with debris and standing water in kitchen and in prep area in basement. Clean and regrout tiles where voids are apparent.
  Surface Characteristics-Indoor Areas (C) • Several grout voids with debris and standing water in kitchen and in prep area in basement. Clean and regrout tiles where voids are apparent.
• ⚠️Insect Control Devices Design and Installation (C) • Numerous fly ribbons hanging from ceiling in basement with dead flies. Remove. Use contained trapping devices only. Provide proffesional pest treatment for flies and provide updated extermination report upon re inspection post dated after today's visit.
  Insect Control Devices Design and Installation (C) • Numerous fly ribbons hanging from ceiling in basement with dead flies. Remove. Use contained trapping devices only. Provide proffesional pest treatment for flies and provide updated extermination report upon re inspection post dated after today's visit.
• ⚠️Controlling Pests (Pf) • Evidence of mice activity with what appears to be several mice droppings along coving at base of walls in basement behind equipment. Clean and sanitize all affected areas. Provide an updated IPM pest control report upon re inspection. The report must identify voids where rodents are entering and remedies to prevent. Provide pest treatments above all ceiling fixtures.
  Controlling Pests (Pf) • Evidence of mice activity with what appears to be several mice droppings along coving at base of walls in basement behind equipment. Clean and sanitize all affected areas. Provide an updated IPM pest control report upon re inspection. The report must identify voids where rodents are entering and remedies to prevent. Provide pest treatments above all ceiling fixtures.
• ⚠️Cleaning Ventilation Systems Nuisance and Discharge Prohibition (C) • Cookline Hood with dripping grease and soils. Yellow hood sticker is expired as of April 15 2026. Clean to remove. Provide current hood sticker.
  Cleaning Ventilation Systems Nuisance and Discharge Prohibition (C) • Cookline Hood with dripping grease and soils. Yellow hood sticker is expired as of April 15 2026. Clean to remove. Provide current hood sticker.

When was Dumpling Palace last inspected?

Dumpling Palace has 83 inspections on record going back to May 4, 2015. The 12 most recent are shown below.

Dumpling Palace vs Back Bay

Back Bay runs 81% clean across 519 tracked restaurants — 417 clean, 46 mid, 50 cooked.

Against the 519 spots Cooked tracks in Back Bay, this one comes out cleaner than 0% 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 16, 2026. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.