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Lee Chen's
- resultFail
- critical violations2
- last inspectedJanuary 31, 2018
- address475 W Broadway, South Boston 02127
Is Lee Chen's clean?
Lee Chen's is currently Fail from Boston Inspectional Services, Health Division, from an inspection on January 31, 2018. Inspectors wrote up 2 critical violations — the kind most directly linked to foodborne illness. On Cooked's ladder that reads cooked 🪳.
What did inspectors find at Lee Chen's?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on January 31, 2018, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.
- ⚠️Separation Segregation Cross Contamination • Crab rangoons stored in old box that once held raw chicken. Discontinue. Store foods in NSF approved containers in a manner that prevents potential cross contamination.criticalSeparation Segregation Cross Contamination • Crab rangoons stored in old box that once held raw chicken. Discontinue. Store foods in NSF approved containers in a manner that prevents potential cross contamination.
- ⚠️Food Contact Surfaces Design • Establishment is storing cooked crab rangoons in a carboard box that once held raw chicken. Discontinue. Use NSF grade smooth durable non porous & easily cleanable material for food storage. Food transferred to approved container to be rethermalized to 165F.Food Contact Surfaces Design • Establishment is storing cooked crab rangoons in a carboard box that once held raw chicken. Discontinue. Use NSF grade smooth durable non porous & easily cleanable material for food storage. Food transferred to approved container to be rethermalized to 165F.
- ⚠️Test Kit Provided • No test kit for chlorine sanitizer. Provide.Test Kit Provided • No test kit for chlorine sanitizer. Provide.
- ⚠️Wash Rinse Water Clean Proper Temperature. • Three compartment sink not setup properly. Provide wash/rinse/sanitizer waters proper temperature and concentration.Wash Rinse Water Clean Proper Temperature. • Three compartment sink not setup properly. Provide wash/rinse/sanitizer waters proper temperature and concentration.
- ⚠️Outside Storage Improperly Maintained • Trash in rear alley. Remove. Ensure proper frequency of pickups.Outside Storage Improperly Maintained • Trash in rear alley. Remove. Ensure proper frequency of pickups.
- ⚠️Improper Maintenance of Floors • Grease and visible soils under cookline equipment. Clean to remove.Improper Maintenance of Floors • Grease and visible soils under cookline equipment. Clean to remove.
- ⚠️PIC Performing Duties • CFPM not monitoring allergen awareness certificate proper setup of warewashing sink test kits and general facility cleaning and maintenance. Provide active managerial control as it is defined in the 1999 food code. • No current allergen awareness certificate on site. Provide. Handout provided via email.criticalPIC Performing Duties • CFPM not monitoring allergen awareness certificate proper setup of warewashing sink test kits and general facility cleaning and maintenance. Provide active managerial control as it is defined in the 1999 food code. • No current allergen awareness certificate on site. Provide. Handout provided via email.
When was Lee Chen's last inspected?
Lee Chen's has 10 inspections on record going back to May 24, 2017.
| date | result | score |
|---|---|---|
| March 15, 2022 | — | |
| November 4, 2020 | — | |
| October 31, 2019 | — | |
| October 24, 2019 | closed by the city | |
| October 22, 2019 | closed by the city | |
| February 13, 2018 | — | |
| January 31, 2018 | Fail | |
| October 25, 2017 | — | |
| May 31, 2017 | Pass | |
| May 24, 2017 | Fail |
Lee Chen's vs South Boston
South Boston runs 91% clean across 192 tracked restaurants — 163 clean, 9 mid, 8 cooked.
Against the 192 spots Cooked tracks in South Boston, this one comes out cleaner than 1% 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 January 31, 2018. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.