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Nan Xiang Express
- resultPass
- critical violations0
- last inspectedDecember 1, 2025
- address52H Beach St, Boston 02111
Is Nan Xiang Express clean?
Nan Xiang Express is currently Pass from Boston Inspectional Services, Health Division, from an inspection on December 1, 2025. No critical violations were recorded at that visit. On Cooked's ladder that reads clean 😇.
What did inspectors find at Nan Xiang Express?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on December 1, 2025, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.
- ⚠️Where to Wash (Pf) • Observed employee washing hand in three bay sink. Discontinue. Wash hands in hand sink only.Where to Wash (Pf) • Observed employee washing hand in three bay sink. Discontinue. Wash hands in hand sink only.
- ⚠️Effectiveness-Hair Restraints (C) • Employee observed prepping food product without hair restraint. Provide.Effectiveness-Hair Restraints (C) • Employee observed prepping food product without hair restraint. Provide.
- ⚠️Thawing (C) • Frozen shrimp observed thawing in stagnet water. Discontinue.Thawing (C) • Frozen shrimp observed thawing in stagnet water. Discontinue.
- ⚠️(A)(1) Time/Temperature Control for Safety Food Hot and Cold Holding (P) • Rice in rice cooker at 115F. Discarded. Hold hot foods at 135F or above.critical(A)(1) Time/Temperature Control for Safety Food Hot and Cold Holding (P) • Rice in rice cooker at 115F. Discarded. Hold hot foods at 135F or above.
- ⚠️Ready-To-Eat Time/Temperature Control for Safety Food Date Marking (Pf) • No date marking observed in walk in cooler in basement. Provide for all foods held longer than 24 hours.Ready-To-Eat Time/Temperature Control for Safety Food Date Marking (Pf) • No date marking observed in walk in cooler in basement. Provide for all foods held longer than 24 hours.
- ⚠️Ventilation Hood Systems Filters (C) • Hood filters observed with grease build up. Clean to remove.Ventilation Hood Systems Filters (C) • Hood filters observed with grease build up. Clean to remove.
- ⚠️Nonfood Contact Surfaces (C) • Under dish machine observed with food soils and debris. Clean to remove.Nonfood Contact Surfaces (C) • Under dish machine observed with food soils and debris. Clean to remove.
- ⚠️Using a Handwashing Sink-Operation and Maintenance (Pf) • Hand sinks are blocked with pans. Production line hand sink observed with food debris. Ensure hand sinks are only for hand washing.Using a Handwashing Sink-Operation and Maintenance (Pf) • Hand sinks are blocked with pans. Production line hand sink observed with food debris. Ensure hand sinks are only for hand washing.
- ⚠️Outside Receptacles (C) • Grease container outside observed with soils. Clean to remove.Outside Receptacles (C) • Grease container outside observed with soils. Clean to remove.
- ⚠️Hand Drying Provision (Pf) • Multiple hand sinks without paper towels. Provide.Hand Drying Provision (Pf) • Multiple hand sinks without paper towels. Provide.
- ⚠️Maintaining Premises Unnecessary Items and Litter (C) • Back alley observed with un used equiptment and debris. Remove all excess unused equiptment and clean area.Maintaining Premises Unnecessary Items and Litter (C) • Back alley observed with un used equiptment and debris. Remove all excess unused equiptment and clean area.
- ⚠️Cleaning Ventilation Systems Nuisance and Discharge Prohibition (C) • Hood sticker is not stamped when cleaning was done or when the sticker expires. Contact cleaning company to properly stamp sticker.Cleaning Ventilation Systems Nuisance and Discharge Prohibition (C) • Hood sticker is not stamped when cleaning was done or when the sticker expires. Contact cleaning company to properly stamp sticker.
When was Nan Xiang Express last inspected?
Nan Xiang Express has 12 inspections on record going back to July 14, 2023.
| date | result | score |
|---|---|---|
| December 1, 2025 | Pass | |
| November 19, 2025 | Fail | |
| May 28, 2025 | Pass | |
| May 19, 2025 | Fail | |
| June 27, 2024 | Pass | |
| June 20, 2024 | Fail | |
| April 23, 2024 | Pass | |
| April 16, 2024 | Fail | |
| January 3, 2024 | — | |
| September 25, 2023 | Pass | |
| September 18, 2023 | Fail | |
| July 14, 2023 | Pass |
Nan Xiang Express vs Downtown
Downtown runs 90% clean across 1,016 tracked restaurants — 866 clean, 53 mid, 42 cooked.
Against the 1,016 spots Cooked tracks in Downtown, this one comes out cleaner than 10% 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 December 1, 2025. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.