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Fernandez Cousins No. 2
- resultFail
- critical violations1
- last inspectedJanuary 6, 2009
- address181 Washington St, Dorchester 02121
Is Fernandez Cousins No. 2 clean?
Fernandez Cousins No. 2 is currently Fail from Boston Inspectional Services, Health Division, from an inspection on January 6, 2009. Inspectors wrote up 1 critical violation — the kind most directly linked to foodborne illness. On Cooked's ladder that reads cooked 🪳.
What did inspectors find at Fernandez Cousins No. 2?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on January 6, 2009, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.
- ⚠️Spoilage Unsafe Food • Rotten peppers in case. Discarded by owner.criticalSpoilage Unsafe Food • Rotten peppers in case. Discarded by owner.
- ⚠️Food Protection • Keep eggs stored on bottom shelf under ready to eat foods.Food Protection • Keep eggs stored on bottom shelf under ready to eat foods.
- ⚠️Non-Food Contact Surfaces • Broken window in front of store. Repair or replace.Non-Food Contact Surfaces • Broken window in front of store. Repair or replace.
- ⚠️Non-Food Contact Surfaces Clean • Clean inside of refrigeration units from debris and old food soils.Non-Food Contact Surfaces Clean • Clean inside of refrigeration units from debris and old food soils.
- ⚠️Hand Cleaner Drying Tissue Signage • No paper towels or hand washing sign in restroom. Provide.Hand Cleaner Drying Tissue Signage • No paper towels or hand washing sign in restroom. Provide.
- ⚠️Walls/Ceilings Designed Constructed Installed • Missing ceiling tile in rear. Replace.Walls/Ceilings Designed Constructed Installed • Missing ceiling tile in rear. Replace.
When was Fernandez Cousins No. 2 last inspected?
Fernandez Cousins No. 2 has 4 inspections on record going back to December 28, 2007.
| date | result | score |
|---|---|---|
| December 30, 2012 | — | |
| January 13, 2009 | — | |
| January 6, 2009 | Fail | |
| December 28, 2007 | — |
Fernandez Cousins No. 2 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 4% 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 January 6, 2009. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.