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Phuong Nam
- resultPass
- critical violations0
- last inspectedJune 6, 2024
- address291 Adams St, Dorchester 02122
Is Phuong Nam clean?
Phuong Nam is currently Pass from Boston Inspectional Services, Health Division, from an inspection on June 6, 2024. No critical violations were recorded at that visit. On Cooked's ladder that reads clean 😇.
What did inspectors find at Phuong Nam?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on June 6, 2024, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.
- ⚠️Wiping Cloths Use Limitation (C) • Soiled wiping cloths out on cutting boards / Discontinue and properly store in a sanitizer solution when not in useWiping Cloths Use Limitation (C) • Soiled wiping cloths out on cutting boards / Discontinue and properly store in a sanitizer solution when not in use
- ⚠️Using a Handwashing Sink-Operation and Maintenance (Pf) • Hand sink with strainer in the basin / Remove and ensure hand sink remains free and clearUsing a Handwashing Sink-Operation and Maintenance (Pf) • Hand sink with strainer in the basin / Remove and ensure hand sink remains free and clear
- ⚠️Handwashing Cleanser Availability (Pf) • No liquid soap at hand sink / ProvideHandwashing Cleanser Availability (Pf) • No liquid soap at hand sink / Provide
- ⚠️Hand Drying Provision (Pf) • No paper towels at hand sink / ProvideHand Drying Provision (Pf) • No paper towels at hand sink / Provide
- ⚠️Controlling Pests (Pf) • Small roach noted crawling across floor of kitchen / Unclear on when last extermination was no IPM reports on site. Have at least 1 extermination done before compliacen and Provide last 3 months of IPM reports Unclear on if an exterminator was out before compliance. No IPM reports on siteControlling Pests (Pf) • Small roach noted crawling across floor of kitchen / Unclear on when last extermination was no IPM reports on site. Have at least 1 extermination done before compliacen and Provide last 3 months of IPM reports Unclear on if an exterminator was out before compliance. No IPM reports on site
- ⚠️Cleaning Frequency and Restrictions (C) • Bottoms of prep tables rusted and soiled / Clean and repaint Exterior of refrigeration visiblty soiled / Clean to removeCleaning Frequency and Restrictions (C) • Bottoms of prep tables rusted and soiled / Clean and repaint Exterior of refrigeration visiblty soiled / Clean to remove
When was Phuong Nam last inspected?
Phuong Nam has 17 inspections on record going back to June 2, 2022. The 12 most recent are shown below.
| date | result | score |
|---|---|---|
| October 31, 2024 | — | |
| June 6, 2024 | Pass | |
| May 31, 2024 | — | |
| May 20, 2024 | Fail | |
| January 26, 2024 | Pass | |
| January 17, 2024 | Fail | |
| August 23, 2023 | Pass | |
| August 15, 2023 | Fail | |
| August 7, 2023 | Fail | |
| January 18, 2023 | — | |
| January 13, 2023 | Pass | |
| January 5, 2023 | Fail |
Phuong Nam 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 June 6, 2024. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.