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Grand Chau Chow Restaurant
- resultFail
- critical violations1
- last inspectedMarch 10, 2008
- address41 Beach St, Boston 02111
Is Grand Chau Chow Restaurant clean?
Grand Chau Chow Restaurant is currently Fail from Boston Inspectional Services, Health Division, from an inspection on March 10, 2008. 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 Grand Chau Chow Restaurant?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on March 10, 2008, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.
- ⚠️Separation Segregation Cross Contamination • Properly store Eggs in CoolercriticalSeparation Segregation Cross Contamination • Properly store Eggs in Cooler
- ⚠️Food Protection • Donot cover foods with non approved coverings Newspaper. • Remove bowls for Scooping food productsFood Protection • Donot cover foods with non approved coverings Newspaper. • Remove bowls for Scooping food products
- ⚠️Food Utensil Storage • Discontinue storing utensils In stagnant water. .Food Utensil Storage • Discontinue storing utensils In stagnant water. .
- ⚠️Food Contact Surfaces Design • Remove all non-approved cutting boards Replace all defective equipment throughout estab. Replace loose door panel gasket at Ice Machine.Food Contact Surfaces Design • Remove all non-approved cutting boards Replace all defective equipment throughout estab. Replace loose door panel gasket at Ice Machine.
- ⚠️Non-Food Contact Surfaces • seal all barewood shelving. Reseal Rusty shelving as needed. Repair all loose metal coverings on shelving prep tables. Repair 2 Dr. Reachin panels. Indoor panels and 3 dr. missing door gaskets shall be replaced or repaired at Kitchen area.Non-Food Contact Surfaces • seal all barewood shelving. Reseal Rusty shelving as needed. Repair all loose metal coverings on shelving prep tables. Repair 2 Dr. Reachin panels. Indoor panels and 3 dr. missing door gaskets shall be replaced or repaired at Kitchen area.
- ⚠️Equipment Thermometers • provide a pressure gauge at dish machineEquipment Thermometers • provide a pressure gauge at dish machine
- ⚠️Food Contact Surfaces Clean • clean all wood butcher Block prep tables. clean all prep and cooking equipmentFood Contact Surfaces Clean • clean all wood butcher Block prep tables. clean all prep and cooking equipment
- ⚠️Non-Food Contact Surfaces Clean • Clean all shelving throughout freezer Walking Box clean vegetable cooler. clean all Sinks throughout. clean all refrigeration units.Clean and degrease all prep and cooking equipmentNon-Food Contact Surfaces Clean • Clean all shelving throughout freezer Walking Box clean vegetable cooler. clean all Sinks throughout. clean all refrigeration units.Clean and degrease all prep and cooking equipment
- ⚠️Installed and Maintained • Repair leaky plumbingInstalled and Maintained • Repair leaky plumbing
- ⚠️Toilet Enclosed Clean • clean ventilation system in men's Rest RoomToilet Enclosed Clean • clean ventilation system in men's Rest Room
- ⚠️Insects Rodents Animals • Remove mice droppings Provide pest control report.Insects Rodents Animals • Remove mice droppings Provide pest control report.
- ⚠️Floors Designed Constructed Installed • Repair threshold and flooring at Walkin freezer. Regrout tiles in cellar as needed.Floors Designed Constructed Installed • Repair threshold and flooring at Walkin freezer. Regrout tiles in cellar as needed.
- ⚠️Improper Maintenance of Floors • clean floor throughout Freezer WalKin Box clean flour throughout kitchen and remove stagnant water.Improper Maintenance of Floors • clean floor throughout Freezer WalKin Box clean flour throughout kitchen and remove stagnant water.
- ⚠️Walls/Ceilings Designed Constructed Installed • Repair defective Door at freezer #3Walls/Ceilings Designed Constructed Installed • Repair defective Door at freezer #3
- ⚠️Improper Maintenance of Walls/Ceilings • Clean attach hood filters and cooking area walls.Improper Maintenance of Walls/Ceilings • Clean attach hood filters and cooking area walls.
- ⚠️Inadequate Lighting • Provide proper lighting at rear cellar storage.Inadequate Lighting • Provide proper lighting at rear cellar storage.
- ⚠️Dressing Rooms Clean/Lockers Provided • Provide lockers for all Employees clothing and uniform. Remove from paper and and storage area.Dressing Rooms Clean/Lockers Provided • Provide lockers for all Employees clothing and uniform. Remove from paper and and storage area.
When was Grand Chau Chow Restaurant last inspected?
Grand Chau Chow Restaurant has 7 inspections on record going back to July 24, 2007.
| date | result | score |
|---|---|---|
| March 5, 2010 | closed by the city | |
| March 18, 2008 | — | |
| March 10, 2008 | Fail | |
| November 30, 2007 | Pass | |
| November 27, 2007 | — | |
| August 10, 2007 | Pass | |
| July 24, 2007 | Fail |
Grand Chau Chow Restaurant vs Leather District
Leather District runs 86% clean across 188 tracked restaurants — 149 clean, 11 mid, 13 cooked.
Against the 188 spots Cooked tracks in Leather District, this one comes out cleaner than 3% 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 March 10, 2008. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.