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Family Affair Restaurant
- resultFail
- critical violations0
- last inspectedMay 6, 2021
- address554 Columbia Rd, Dorchester 02125
Is Family Affair Restaurant clean?
Family Affair Restaurant is currently Fail from Boston Inspectional Services, Health Division, from an inspection on May 6, 2021. No critical violations were recorded at that visit. On Cooked's ladder that reads mid 😬.
What did inspectors find at Family Affair Restaurant?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on May 6, 2021, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.
- ⚠️Wiping Cloths Use Limitation (C) • Soiled wiping cloths observed on counter tops. Discnotinue and provide a proper sanitizing solution.Wiping Cloths Use Limitation (C) • Soiled wiping cloths observed on counter tops. Discnotinue and provide a proper sanitizing solution.
- ⚠️Food Storage Prohibited Areas (C) • Containers of foods observed being stored on the ground in the main kitchen area. Discontinue and store all foods elevated a minimum of 6 inches off the ground.Food Storage Prohibited Areas (C) • Containers of foods observed being stored on the ground in the main kitchen area. Discontinue and store all foods elevated a minimum of 6 inches off the ground.
- ⚠️Miscellaneous Sources of Contamination (C) • Chemical sprays observed being stored on same shelf as other food products. Discontinue and store all foods in a clean and protected area.Miscellaneous Sources of Contamination (C) • Chemical sprays observed being stored on same shelf as other food products. Discontinue and store all foods in a clean and protected area.
- ⚠️Discarding or Reconditioning Unsafe Adulterated or Contaminated Food (P) • Evidence of what appears to be gnaw markings on the bags of flour in the basement storage area. Address and clean to remove.criticalDiscarding or Reconditioning Unsafe Adulterated or Contaminated Food (P) • Evidence of what appears to be gnaw markings on the bags of flour in the basement storage area. Address and clean to remove.
- ⚠️Nonfood Contact Surfaces (C) • Interior of the 2 door Hobart oven with excess carbon build-up. Clean to remove. Floor around fryer with grease spills . Clean to remove. Lower shelf of the 3 door cooler in the main kitchen area visibly soiled and with meat spills. Clean to reomove. Floor of the basement storage area with visible food spills. Clean to remove.Nonfood Contact Surfaces (C) • Interior of the 2 door Hobart oven with excess carbon build-up. Clean to remove. Floor around fryer with grease spills . Clean to remove. Lower shelf of the 3 door cooler in the main kitchen area visibly soiled and with meat spills. Clean to reomove. Floor of the basement storage area with visible food spills. Clean to remove.
- ⚠️Controlling Pests (Pf) • Evidence of what appears to be rodent droppings in the basment storage area. Address and provide an up to date pest control report for the re-inspection date.Controlling Pests (Pf) • Evidence of what appears to be rodent droppings in the basment storage area. Address and provide an up to date pest control report for the re-inspection date.
- ⚠️Removing Dead or Trapped Birds Insects Rodents and other Pest (C) • Evidence of a dead rodent in the basement storage area. Remove all dead rodents.Removing Dead or Trapped Birds Insects Rodents and other Pest (C) • Evidence of a dead rodent in the basement storage area. Remove all dead rodents.
- ⚠️Maintaining Premises Unnecessary Items and Litter (C) • Remove all unecessary equipment and debris from the basement storage area.Maintaining Premises Unnecessary Items and Litter (C) • Remove all unecessary equipment and debris from the basement storage area.
When was Family Affair Restaurant last inspected?
Family Affair Restaurant has 13 inspections on record going back to August 26, 2019. The 12 most recent are shown below.
| date | result | score |
|---|---|---|
| March 15, 2022 | — | |
| October 27, 2021 | closed by the city | |
| May 6, 2021 | Fail | |
| April 22, 2021 | Fail | |
| March 2, 2021 | Pass | |
| January 25, 2021 | closed by the city | |
| October 9, 2020 | Pass | |
| September 25, 2020 | Fail | |
| December 17, 2019 | Pass | |
| November 14, 2019 | Fail | |
| November 7, 2019 | Fail | |
| September 5, 2019 | Pass |
Family Affair Restaurant vs Roxbury
Roxbury runs 83% clean across 708 tracked restaurants — 559 clean, 69 mid, 49 cooked.
Against the 708 spots Cooked tracks in Roxbury, this one comes out cleaner than 15% 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 May 6, 2021. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.