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Men Tei
- resultPass
- critical violations0
- last inspectedJanuary 27, 2014
- address66 Hereford St, Boston 02115
Is Men Tei clean?
Men Tei is currently Pass from Boston Inspectional Services, Health Division, from an inspection on January 27, 2014. No critical violations were recorded at that visit. On Cooked's ladder that reads clean 😇.
What did inspectors find at Men Tei?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on January 27, 2014, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.
- ⚠️Cold Holding • Pork 67F / Kimchi 72F. Provide proper cold holding temperatures.criticalCold Holding • Pork 67F / Kimchi 72F. Provide proper cold holding temperatures.
- ⚠️Inadequate Facilities/Cooling Methods • Reach in unit 62F / Repair to provide proper refrigeration temperatures of 41F or below at all times. **DO NOT STORE ANY FOOD IN UNIT**Inadequate Facilities/Cooling Methods • Reach in unit 62F / Repair to provide proper refrigeration temperatures of 41F or below at all times. **DO NOT STORE ANY FOOD IN UNIT**
When was Men Tei last inspected?
Men Tei has 35 inspections on record going back to February 21, 2008. The 12 most recent are shown below.
| date | result | score |
|---|---|---|
| March 15, 2022 | — | |
| January 27, 2014 | Pass | |
| January 14, 2014 | — | |
| January 6, 2014 | Fail | |
| December 26, 2013 | Fail | |
| September 10, 2013 | Pass | |
| September 3, 2013 | Fail | |
| August 27, 2013 | Fail | |
| January 2, 2013 | Pass | |
| December 30, 2012 | — | |
| December 18, 2012 | Fail | |
| December 11, 2012 | Fail |
Men Tei vs Back Bay
Back Bay runs 81% clean across 519 tracked restaurants — 417 clean, 46 mid, 50 cooked.
Against the 519 spots Cooked tracks in Back Bay, this one comes out cleaner than 19% 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 27, 2014. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.