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Jook Sing Cafe
- resultPass
- critical violations0
- last inspectedOctober 21, 2020
- address177 Harrison Av, Boston 02111
Is Jook Sing Cafe clean?
Jook Sing Cafe is currently Pass from Boston Inspectional Services, Health Division, from an inspection on October 21, 2020. No critical violations were recorded at that visit. On Cooked's ladder that reads clean 😇.
What did inspectors find at Jook Sing Cafe?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on October 21, 2020, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.
- ⚠️(A) Certified Food Protection Manager (C) • No one on site with a current Food Allergen Certification. Provide.(A) Certified Food Protection Manager (C) • No one on site with a current Food Allergen Certification. Provide.
- ⚠️In-Use Utensils Between-Use Storage (C) • Knife observed being stored in between coolers. Discontinue and store all knives in a clean and protected area.In-Use Utensils Between-Use Storage (C) • Knife observed being stored in between coolers. Discontinue and store all knives in a clean and protected area.
- ⚠️(A)(2) and (B) Time/Temperature Control for Safety Food Hot and Cold Holding (P) • Garlic and oil and baby sprouts observed being left out at room temperature. Discontinue and store all TCS foods at below 41F. Sprouts and garlic and oil mixture were removed at the time of the inspection.critical(A)(2) and (B) Time/Temperature Control for Safety Food Hot and Cold Holding (P) • Garlic and oil and baby sprouts observed being left out at room temperature. Discontinue and store all TCS foods at below 41F. Sprouts and garlic and oil mixture were removed at the time of the inspection.
- ⚠️Single-Service and Single-Use Articles-Use Limitations (C) • Single use plastic containers being used to dispense out of bulk food bins. Discontinue use and use handled scoops.Single-Service and Single-Use Articles-Use Limitations (C) • Single use plastic containers being used to dispense out of bulk food bins. Discontinue use and use handled scoops.
When was Jook Sing Cafe last inspected?
Jook Sing Cafe has 33 inspections on record going back to April 2, 2007. The 12 most recent are shown below.
| date | result | score |
|---|---|---|
| January 18, 2023 | — | |
| March 15, 2022 | — | |
| March 15, 2022 | — | |
| October 21, 2020 | Pass | |
| October 14, 2020 | Fail | |
| December 11, 2019 | Pass | |
| July 1, 2019 | Pass | |
| May 9, 2018 | Pass | |
| September 15, 2017 | Pass | |
| May 9, 2016 | Pass | |
| April 25, 2016 | Fail | |
| April 11, 2016 | Fail |
Jook Sing Cafe vs Chinatown
Chinatown runs 85% clean across 307 tracked restaurants — 252 clean, 22 mid, 22 cooked.
Against the 307 spots Cooked tracks in Chinatown, 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 October 21, 2020. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.