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Golden Rice Bowl
- resultFail
- critical violations2
- last inspectedJuly 24, 2026
- address300 Centre St, Jamaica Plain 02130
Is Golden Rice Bowl clean?
Golden Rice Bowl is currently Fail from Boston Inspectional Services, Health Division, from an inspection on July 24, 2026. Inspectors wrote up 2 critical violations — the kind most directly linked to foodborne illness. On Cooked's ladder that reads cooked 🪳.
What did inspectors find at Golden Rice Bowl?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on July 24, 2026, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.
- ⚠️Packaged and Unpackaged Food-Separation Packaging and Segregation (P) • Raw chicken eggs pork and squid stored in refrigerator above produce. Store meat products below produce. Old chicken boxes in basement used to store cut cardboard for takeout. Discard chicken boxes.criticalPackaged and Unpackaged Food-Separation Packaging and Segregation (P) • Raw chicken eggs pork and squid stored in refrigerator above produce. Store meat products below produce. Old chicken boxes in basement used to store cut cardboard for takeout. Discard chicken boxes.
- ⚠️In-Use Utensils Between-Use Storage (C) • Rice scoop stored in 82F water. Store scoop clean and dry or in water over 135F.In-Use Utensils Between-Use Storage (C) • Rice scoop stored in 82F water. Store scoop clean and dry or in water over 135F.
- ⚠️(A)(2) and (B) Time/Temperature Control for Safety Food Hot and Cold Holding (P) • Cooked chicken at cook line at 72F. PIC stated one hour removed from refrigeration. Store cooked foods in refrigerator at all times.critical(A)(2) and (B) Time/Temperature Control for Safety Food Hot and Cold Holding (P) • Cooked chicken at cook line at 72F. PIC stated one hour removed from refrigeration. Store cooked foods in refrigerator at all times.
- ⚠️Outer Openings Protected (C) • Large gap under screen door. Provide sweep to prevent pests from entering.Outer Openings Protected (C) • Large gap under screen door. Provide sweep to prevent pests from entering.
- ⚠️Common Name-Working Containers (Pf) • Vinegar bottle with degreaser. Clearly label all chemical storage bottles to prevent contamintion.Common Name-Working Containers (Pf) • Vinegar bottle with degreaser. Clearly label all chemical storage bottles to prevent contamintion.
When was Golden Rice Bowl last inspected?
Golden Rice Bowl has 41 inspections on record going back to September 20, 2019. The 12 most recent are shown below.
| date | result | score |
|---|---|---|
| July 24, 2026 | Fail | |
| February 20, 2026 | Pass | |
| February 13, 2026 | Fail | |
| December 17, 2025 | Pass | |
| November 28, 2025 | Fail | |
| November 14, 2025 | Fail | |
| November 6, 2025 | Fail | |
| August 29, 2025 | Pass | |
| August 20, 2025 | Fail | |
| March 6, 2025 | Pass | |
| February 27, 2025 | Fail | |
| September 18, 2024 | Pass |
Golden Rice Bowl vs Mission Hill
Mission Hill runs 77% clean across 251 tracked restaurants — 186 clean, 24 mid, 31 cooked.
Against the 251 spots Cooked tracks in Mission Hill, this one comes out cleaner than 6% 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 24, 2026. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.