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La Difference Restaurant
- resultPass
- critical violations0
- last inspectedJune 26, 2012
- address830 Blue Hill Av, Dorchester 02124
Is La Difference Restaurant clean?
La Difference Restaurant is currently Pass from Boston Inspectional Services, Health Division, from an inspection on June 26, 2012. No critical violations were recorded at that visit. On Cooked's ladder that reads clean 😇.
What did inspectors find at La Difference Restaurant?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on June 26, 2012, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.
- ⚠️Food Protection • keep all pots/pans off of floor through-outFood Protection • keep all pots/pans off of floor through-out
- ⚠️Equipment Thermometers • provide a thermometer for coke reach-in in seating area and all three refrigerators in basement areaEquipment Thermometers • provide a thermometer for coke reach-in in seating area and all three refrigerators in basement area
- ⚠️Non-Food Contact Surfaces Clean • clean interior/exterior of coke reach-in in seating area clean all shelves through-out all cooking areas all prep areas warewashing area and basement area clean all pipes through-out warewashing area clean interior/exterior of all three refrigerators and floor freezer in basement areaNon-Food Contact Surfaces Clean • clean interior/exterior of coke reach-in in seating area clean all shelves through-out all cooking areas all prep areas warewashing area and basement area clean all pipes through-out warewashing area clean interior/exterior of all three refrigerators and floor freezer in basement area
- ⚠️Installed and Maintained • repair all plumbing issues in men's roomInstalled and Maintained • repair all plumbing issues in men's room
- ⚠️Hand Cleaner Drying Tissue Signage • provide papertowels and soap dispenser at handwash sink in warewashing areaHand Cleaner Drying Tissue Signage • provide papertowels and soap dispenser at handwash sink in warewashing area
- ⚠️Insects Rodents Animals • repair screen on screen door (rear)Insects Rodents Animals • repair screen on screen door (rear)
- ⚠️Improper Maintenance of Floors • clean floor through-out counter area clean floor under behind and between all equipment and shelves through-out all cooking areas all prep areas and warewashing area clean basement floor and stairs through-outImproper Maintenance of Floors • clean floor through-out counter area clean floor under behind and between all equipment and shelves through-out all cooking areas all prep areas and warewashing area clean basement floor and stairs through-out
- ⚠️Walls/Ceilings Designed Constructed Installed • seal all bare wood through-out counter area (paint)Walls/Ceilings Designed Constructed Installed • seal all bare wood through-out counter area (paint)
- ⚠️Fixture's not properly shielded • provide protective light shields and end caps for all overhead lights through-out cooking/warewashing areasFixture's not properly shielded • provide protective light shields and end caps for all overhead lights through-out cooking/warewashing areas
- ⚠️Premises Maintained • clean area through- out back of bldg. remove all un-necessary articles from through-out rear of bldg.Premises Maintained • clean area through- out back of bldg. remove all un-necessary articles from through-out rear of bldg.
- ⚠️PIC Knowledge • provide a serv. safe certificate and food allergen certificate - asapcriticalPIC Knowledge • provide a serv. safe certificate and food allergen certificate - asap
When was La Difference Restaurant last inspected?
La Difference Restaurant has 28 inspections on record going back to January 7, 2008. The 12 most recent are shown below.
| date | result | score |
|---|---|---|
| December 30, 2012 | — | |
| June 26, 2012 | Pass | |
| June 6, 2012 | Fail | |
| December 16, 2011 | Pass | |
| December 8, 2011 | Fail | |
| November 30, 2011 | Fail | |
| June 6, 2011 | Pass | |
| June 3, 2011 | Fail | |
| March 28, 2011 | Pass | |
| March 22, 2011 | Fail | |
| September 17, 2010 | Pass | |
| September 3, 2010 | Fail |
La Difference Restaurant 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 17% 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 June 26, 2012. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.