Dumpling Palace

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

Is Dumpling Palace clean?

Dumpling Palace is no longer in business. Boston Inspectional Services, Health Division recorded it as out of business on August 4, 2026, which is an administrative result rather than a health finding — the business closed or moved, it was not shut down over conditions. Its last actual inspection result was Fail on July 16, 2026. The record below is kept for history; it says nothing about whatever occupies the address now.

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)critical
• ⚠️Food Storage Containers Identified with Common Name of Food (C)
• ⚠️Wiping Cloths Use Limitation (C)
• ⚠️(A)(2) and (B) Time/Temperature Control for Safety Food Hot and Cold Holding (P)critical
• ⚠️Ready-To-Eat Time/Temperature Control for Safety Food Date Marking (Pf)
• ⚠️Using a Handwashing Sink-Operation and Maintenance (Pf)
• ⚠️Backflow Prevention (P)critical
• ⚠️Surface Characteristics-Indoor Areas (C)
• ⚠️Insect Control Devices Design and Installation (C)
• ⚠️Controlling Pests (Pf)
• ⚠️Cleaning Ventilation Systems Nuisance and Discharge Prohibition (C)

Dumpling Palace inspection and administrative history

Dumpling Palace has 85 inspections on record going back to May 4, 2015. The 12 most recent are shown below.

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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.

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Inspection findings and available history come from the authority’s published records. Cooked checks daily; publication can lag behind an inspection. Read the date on each result and check the official source for newer information.

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.

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