Cooked?
Oriental House
- resultFail
- critical violations2
- last inspectedFebruary 5, 2021
- address3704 Washington St, Jamaica Plain 02130
Is Oriental House clean?
Oriental House is currently Fail from Boston Inspectional Services, Health Division, from an inspection on February 5, 2021. 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 Oriental House?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on February 5, 2021, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.
- ⚠️Clean condition-Hands and Arms (P) • Employees are unable to wash hands at the front because the handsink is blockedcriticalClean condition-Hands and Arms (P) • Employees are unable to wash hands at the front because the handsink is blocked
- ⚠️(A)(2) and (B) Time/Temperature Control for Safety Food Hot and Cold Holding (P) • Chicken wings sitting out at 51F Garlic in oil mixture sitting out at 60F / Both items returned to walk in to cool down. / Provide 41F or below at all times.critical(A)(2) and (B) Time/Temperature Control for Safety Food Hot and Cold Holding (P) • Chicken wings sitting out at 51F Garlic in oil mixture sitting out at 60F / Both items returned to walk in to cool down. / Provide 41F or below at all times.
- ⚠️Using a Handwashing Sink-Operation and Maintenance (Pf) • Hand sink is blocked by boxes / Remove boxes and ensure hand sink is accessible at all times.Using a Handwashing Sink-Operation and Maintenance (Pf) • Hand sink is blocked by boxes / Remove boxes and ensure hand sink is accessible at all times.
- ⚠️Walls and Ceilings Attachments (C) • Hood tag expired in January 2021 / Contact hood cleaning company ASAP.Walls and Ceilings Attachments (C) • Hood tag expired in January 2021 / Contact hood cleaning company ASAP.
- ⚠️Controlling Pests (Pf) • Several small rodent droppings noted in back area and in basement / PIC could not give the extermination company name but said they come out bi-weekly. No IPM reports available / Remove droppings contact exterminator and move exterminations to weekly until furthur notice. Provide last 3 months of IPM reports upon complianceControlling Pests (Pf) • Several small rodent droppings noted in back area and in basement / PIC could not give the extermination company name but said they come out bi-weekly. No IPM reports available / Remove droppings contact exterminator and move exterminations to weekly until furthur notice. Provide last 3 months of IPM reports upon compliance
- ⚠️Removing Dead or Trapped Birds Insects Rodents and other Pest (C) • 1 dead mouse noted on glue trap / RemoveRemoving Dead or Trapped Birds Insects Rodents and other Pest (C) • 1 dead mouse noted on glue trap / Remove
- ⚠️8-304.11 (A) Post the current permit in a location of the establishment that is conspicuous to consumers.8-304.11 (A) Post the current permit in a location of the establishment that is conspicuous to consumers.
When was Oriental House last inspected?
Oriental House has 39 inspections on record going back to July 2, 2012. The 12 most recent are shown below.
| date | result | score |
|---|---|---|
| September 14, 2022 | — | |
| June 13, 2022 | — | |
| March 15, 2022 | — | |
| January 7, 2022 | closed by the city | |
| February 5, 2021 | Fail | |
| October 8, 2020 | Pass | |
| September 30, 2020 | closed by the city | |
| November 5, 2019 | Pass | |
| October 31, 2019 | Fail | |
| September 30, 2019 | Pass | |
| September 25, 2019 | Fail | |
| April 23, 2019 | Pass |
Oriental House vs Jamaica Plain
Jamaica Plain runs 77% clean across 189 tracked restaurants — 139 clean, 22 mid, 20 cooked.
Against the 189 spots Cooked tracks in Jamaica Plain, this one comes out cleaner than 6% 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 February 5, 2021. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.