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Neponset Cafe
- resultPass
- critical violations0
- last inspectedMarch 18, 2022
- address400 Neponset Av, Dorchester 02122
Is Neponset Cafe clean?
Neponset Cafe is currently Pass from Boston Inspectional Services, Health Division, from an inspection on March 18, 2022. No critical violations were recorded at that visit. On Cooked's ladder that reads clean 😇.
What did inspectors find at Neponset Cafe?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on March 18, 2022, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.
- ⚠️Wiping Cloths Use Limitation (C) • Soiled wiping cloths observed being left out on counter tops. Discontinue and provide a proper sanitizing solution.Wiping Cloths Use Limitation (C) • Soiled wiping cloths observed being left out on counter tops. Discontinue and provide a proper sanitizing solution.
- ⚠️Food Storage Prohibited Areas (C) • Large bags of flour observed being stored on the ground of the main kitchen area. Discontinue and store all foods elevated a minimum of 6 inches off the ground.Food Storage Prohibited Areas (C) • Large bags of flour observed being stored on the ground of the main kitchen area. Discontinue and store all foods elevated a minimum of 6 inches off the ground.
- ⚠️Thawing (C) • Raw frozen shrimp observed being thawed in stagnant water of the 3 bay sink. Discontinue and ensure proper thawing methods are in place.Thawing (C) • Raw frozen shrimp observed being thawed in stagnant water of the 3 bay sink. Discontinue and ensure proper thawing methods are in place.
- ⚠️Sanitizing Solutions Testing Devices (Pf) • At the time of the inspection there were no test strips available. Provide.Sanitizing Solutions Testing Devices (Pf) • At the time of the inspection there were no test strips available. Provide.
- ⚠️Equipment Clothes Washers Dryers and Storage Cabinets Contamination Prevention Location (C) • Clean cutting boards observed being stored on the hand sink in the back preparation room. Discontinue and store all equipment in a clean and protected manner.Equipment Clothes Washers Dryers and Storage Cabinets Contamination Prevention Location (C) • Clean cutting boards observed being stored on the hand sink in the back preparation room. Discontinue and store all equipment in a clean and protected manner.
- ⚠️System Maintained in Good Repair (C) • Pipe under the single bay preparation sink is leaking. Address and make any necessary repairs.System Maintained in Good Repair (C) • Pipe under the single bay preparation sink is leaking. Address and make any necessary repairs.
When was Neponset Cafe last inspected?
Neponset Cafe has 15 inspections on record going back to July 18, 2018. The 12 most recent are shown below.
| date | result | score |
|---|---|---|
| January 18, 2023 | — | |
| March 18, 2022 | Pass | |
| March 15, 2022 | — | |
| January 21, 2022 | Fail | |
| November 10, 2021 | Pass | |
| November 8, 2021 | Fail | |
| November 2, 2020 | — | |
| August 14, 2019 | — | |
| March 15, 2019 | Pass | |
| March 8, 2019 | Fail | |
| November 15, 2018 | Pass | |
| November 8, 2018 | Fail |
Neponset Cafe vs Dorchester
Dorchester runs 85% clean across 542 tracked restaurants — 445 clean, 31 mid, 47 cooked.
Against the 542 spots Cooked tracks in Dorchester, this one comes out cleaner than 14% 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 March 18, 2022. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.