Korean Garden Restaurant

• resultPass
• critical violations0
• last inspectedOctober 23, 2024
• address122 Harvard Av, Allston 02134

Is Korean Garden Restaurant clean?

Korean Garden Restaurant is currently Pass from Boston Inspectional Services, Health Division, from an inspection on October 23, 2024. No critical violations were recorded at that visit. On Cooked's ladder that reads clean 😇.

What did inspectors find at Korean Garden Restaurant?

These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on October 23, 2024, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.

• ⚠️Shell stock Maintaining Identification (Pf) • Shellfish tags not stored with clams. Old tags not dated with last piece sold. Store tags with clams until last piece sold then date tag and hold for 90 days.
  Shell stock Maintaining Identification (Pf) • Shellfish tags not stored with clams. Old tags not dated with last piece sold. Store tags with clams until last piece sold then date tag and hold for 90 days.
• ⚠️Packaged and Unpackaged Food-Separation Packaging and Segregation (P) • Raw pork and chicken stored above produce and ready to eat foods in cookline and walk-in refrigerators. Corrected on site. Review with staff to store raw meat below ready to eat foods and produce.critical
  Packaged and Unpackaged Food-Separation Packaging and Segregation (P) • Raw pork and chicken stored above produce and ready to eat foods in cookline and walk-in refrigerators. Corrected on site. Review with staff to store raw meat below ready to eat foods and produce.
• ⚠️Wiping Cloths Use Limitation (C) • Soiled wiping cloths on counter. Store wiping cloths in sanitizing solution to prevent contamination. Separate wiping cloths for raw and cooked foods meat and produce.
  Wiping Cloths Use Limitation (C) • Soiled wiping cloths on counter. Store wiping cloths in sanitizing solution to prevent contamination. Separate wiping cloths for raw and cooked foods meat and produce.
• ⚠️Nonfood-Contact Surfaces (C) • Soiled cardboard lining shelves in basement. Discard cardboard to avoid attracting pests.
  Nonfood-Contact Surfaces (C) • Soiled cardboard lining shelves in basement. Discard cardboard to avoid attracting pests.
• ⚠️Temperature Measuring Devices Manual and Mechanical Warewashing (Pf) • No thermal test strips or irreversible thermometer for measuring final rinse temperature on dish machine. Provide either strips or thermometer.
  Temperature Measuring Devices Manual and Mechanical Warewashing (Pf) • No thermal test strips or irreversible thermometer for measuring final rinse temperature on dish machine. Provide either strips or thermometer.
• ⚠️(A) Equipment Food-Contact Surfaces Nonfood-Contact Surfaces and Utensils (Pf) • Chute of ice machine with black mold-like substance. Clean and maintain.
  (A) Equipment Food-Contact Surfaces Nonfood-Contact Surfaces and Utensils (Pf) • Chute of ice machine with black mold-like substance. Clean and maintain.
• ⚠️Controlling Pests (C) • Mouse droppings under cook line and in basement. Clean and monitor for activity. Reviewed pest report- ask Brahman for reccomendations.
  Controlling Pests (C) • Mouse droppings under cook line and in basement. Clean and monitor for activity. Reviewed pest report- ask Brahman for reccomendations.
• ⚠️Removing Dead or Trapped Birds Insects Rodents and other Pest (C) • Glue traps under dish machine with dead roaches. Discard to prevent contamination.
  Removing Dead or Trapped Birds Insects Rodents and other Pest (C) • Glue traps under dish machine with dead roaches. Discard to prevent contamination.
• ⚠️Conditions of Use (P) • Cans of RAID observed at dish area and in basement. Discontinue applying insecticide. Consult with licensed pest control.critical
  Conditions of Use (P) • Cans of RAID observed at dish area and in basement. Discontinue applying insecticide. Consult with licensed pest control.

When was Korean Garden Restaurant last inspected?

Korean Garden Restaurant has 47 inspections on record going back to October 27, 2008. The 12 most recent are shown below.

Korean Garden Restaurant vs Allston

Allston runs 88% clean across 493 tracked restaurants — 415 clean, 35 mid, 23 cooked.

Against the 493 spots Cooked tracks in Allston, this one comes out cleaner than 12% 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 23, 2024. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.