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Ester
- resultFail
- critical violations0
- last inspectedApril 27, 2017
- address2261 Dorchester Av, Dorchester 02124
Is Ester clean?
Ester is currently Fail from Boston Inspectional Services, Health Division, from an inspection on April 27, 2017. No critical violations were recorded at that visit. On Cooked's ladder that reads mid 😬.
What did inspectors find at Ester?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on April 27, 2017, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.
- ⚠️Food Contact Surfaces Design • replace replace scored cutting boards...Food Contact Surfaces Design • replace replace scored cutting boards...
- ⚠️Non-Food Contact Surfaces • seal all rusty shelves...Non-Food Contact Surfaces • seal all rusty shelves...
- ⚠️Adequate Number Frequency Vermin Proof • provide covers for all trash receptacles..Adequate Number Frequency Vermin Proof • provide covers for all trash receptacles..
- ⚠️Floors Designed Constructed Installed • repair floor in cellar prep kitchen...Floors Designed Constructed Installed • repair floor in cellar prep kitchen...
When was Ester last inspected?
Ester has 13 inspections on record going back to March 31, 2014. The 12 most recent are shown below.
| date | result | score |
|---|---|---|
| March 15, 2022 | — | |
| January 18, 2018 | — | |
| May 18, 2017 | — | |
| April 27, 2017 | Fail | |
| June 21, 2016 | — | |
| June 7, 2016 | Fail | |
| May 24, 2016 | Fail | |
| May 5, 2015 | Pass | |
| April 28, 2015 | Fail | |
| October 21, 2014 | Pass | |
| October 7, 2014 | Fail | |
| April 7, 2014 | Pass |
Ester vs Mattapan
Mattapan runs 77% clean across 299 tracked restaurants — 217 clean, 38 mid, 26 cooked.
Against the 299 spots Cooked tracks in Mattapan, this one comes out cleaner than 18% 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 April 27, 2017. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.