Ocean East

• resultFail
• critical violations0
• last inspectedJune 2, 2010
• address2286 Dorchester Av, Dorchester 02124

Is Ocean East clean?

Ocean East is currently Fail from Boston Inspectional Services, Health Division, from an inspection on June 2, 2010. No critical violations were recorded at that visit. On Cooked's ladder that reads mid 😬.

What did inspectors find at Ocean East?

These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on June 2, 2010, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.

• ⚠️PHF's Properly Thawed
  PHF's Properly Thawed
• ⚠️Food Protection • elevate all foods off floor.
  Food Protection • elevate all foods off floor.
• ⚠️Food Utensil Storage
  Food Utensil Storage
• ⚠️Food Contact Surfaces Design • replace non food grade containers....replace all worn equipment...
  Food Contact Surfaces Design • replace non food grade containers....replace all worn equipment...
• ⚠️Non-Food Contact Surfaces • reseal rusty shelving as needed....reseal rusty table top canopener..replace defective door gaskets....
  Non-Food Contact Surfaces • reseal rusty shelving as needed....reseal rusty table top canopener..replace defective door gaskets....
• ⚠️Equipment Thermometers
  Equipment Thermometers
• ⚠️Wiping Cloths Clean Sanitize
  Wiping Cloths Clean Sanitize
• ⚠️Food Contact Surfaces Clean • degrease all cooking equipment...
  Food Contact Surfaces Clean • degrease all cooking equipment...
• ⚠️Non-Food Contact Surfaces Clean • clean all equipment....clean all sinks ... pipes....shelving....degrease all cooking equipment....
  Non-Food Contact Surfaces Clean • clean all equipment....clean all sinks ... pipes....shelving....degrease all cooking equipment....
• ⚠️Installed and Maintained • repair plumbing at handsink and 3 compartment sink....
  Installed and Maintained • repair plumbing at handsink and 3 compartment sink....
• ⚠️Toilet Enclosed Clean
  Toilet Enclosed Clean
• ⚠️Improper Cleaning of Receptacles
  Improper Cleaning of Receptacles
• ⚠️Adequate Number Frequency Vermin Proof
  Adequate Number Frequency Vermin Proof
• ⚠️Insects Rodents Animals • remove mice droppings and provide extermination report....
  Insects Rodents Animals • remove mice droppings and provide extermination report....
• ⚠️Improper Maintenance of Floors • clean floor throughout..and repair cracked floor and replace creack tiles...
  Improper Maintenance of Floors • clean floor throughout..and repair cracked floor and replace creack tiles...
• ⚠️Improper Maintenance of Walls/Ceilings • replace stained ceiling tiles and replace missing tiles shall be made smooth and easy cleanable... clean attached hood pipes and light fixtures....clean walls throughout remove grease buildup throughout.....
  Improper Maintenance of Walls/Ceilings • replace stained ceiling tiles and replace missing tiles shall be made smooth and easy cleanable... clean attached hood pipes and light fixtures....clean walls throughout remove grease buildup throughout.....
• ⚠️Rooms and Equipment Vented
  Rooms and Equipment Vented

When was Ocean East last inspected?

Ocean East has 17 inspections on record going back to April 26, 2007. The 12 most recent are shown below.

Ocean East vs Mattapan

Mattapan runs 77% clean across 299 tracked restaurants — 217 clean, 38 mid, 26 cooked.

Against the 299 spots Cooked tracks in Mattapan, this one comes out cleaner than 5% of them.

Other spots in Mattapan

• ✓ Son's Fish Market & Restaurant
  clean · September 12, 2011
• ✓ Anould Discount & Retail Store
  clean · September 5, 2007
• ? A & C Liquors
  not rated · December 30, 2012
• ✓ Blue Hill Star
  clean · October 26, 2015
• ✓ Simco's Restaurant
  clean · April 22, 2026
• ? Sunny's Cigar Store
  not rated · March 15, 2022

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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 2, 2010. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.