Cooked?
Handy's Cafe
- resultFail
- critical violations1
- last inspectedOctober 5, 2018
- address554 Columbia Rd, Dorchester 02125
Is Handy's Cafe clean?
Handy's Cafe is currently Fail from Boston Inspectional Services, Health Division, from an inspection on October 5, 2018. 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 Handy's Cafe?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on October 5, 2018, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.
- ⚠️Food Protection • Remove dry food products from above refrigerator units storage properly dry and protected area.Food Protection • Remove dry food products from above refrigerator units storage properly dry and protected area.
- ⚠️Dishwashng Facilities • Spray nozzle missing from hose at ware washing sink replace.Dishwashng Facilities • Spray nozzle missing from hose at ware washing sink replace.
- ⚠️Non-Food Contact Surfaces Clean • Clean interior of frialator cabinet to remove grease soil. Clean sides backsplash and inbetween equipment to remove visible soil.Non-Food Contact Surfaces Clean • Clean interior of frialator cabinet to remove grease soil. Clean sides backsplash and inbetween equipment to remove visible soil.
- ⚠️Installed and Maintained • Leaky pipe below hand wash sink repair.Installed and Maintained • Leaky pipe below hand wash sink repair.
- ⚠️Insects Rodents Animals • Evidence of mice droppings on floor at corner of service counter clean sanitize and provide current pest control report.Insects Rodents Animals • Evidence of mice droppings on floor at corner of service counter clean sanitize and provide current pest control report.
- ⚠️Improper Maintenance of Floors • Clean floor below prep and cooking equipment to remove visible soil.Improper Maintenance of Floors • Clean floor below prep and cooking equipment to remove visible soil.
- ⚠️Improper Maintenance of Walls/Ceilings • Exhausthood sticker expired service by licensed hood cleaner and provide current sticker. Replace missing ceiling tiles at rear of kitchen area.Improper Maintenance of Walls/Ceilings • Exhausthood sticker expired service by licensed hood cleaner and provide current sticker. Replace missing ceiling tiles at rear of kitchen area.
- ⚠️Premises Maintained • Remove clutter from below service counter and organize.Premises Maintained • Remove clutter from below service counter and organize.
- ⚠️PIC Performing Duties • Food safety manager to develop and maintain at cleaning schedule.criticalPIC Performing Duties • Food safety manager to develop and maintain at cleaning schedule.
When was Handy's Cafe last inspected?
Handy's Cafe has 11 inspections on record going back to May 26, 2017.
| date | result | score |
|---|---|---|
| March 15, 2022 | — | |
| November 14, 2018 | — | |
| October 5, 2018 | Fail | |
| May 4, 2018 | Pass | |
| April 27, 2018 | — | |
| April 20, 2018 | Fail | |
| December 18, 2017 | — | |
| November 27, 2017 | Pass | |
| November 20, 2017 | Fail | |
| May 30, 2017 | Pass | |
| May 26, 2017 | Fail |
Handy's Cafe 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 2% 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 October 5, 2018. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.