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Ray's Soul Kitchen
- resultFail
- critical violations0
- last inspectedJuly 29, 2008
- address239 Dudley St, Roxbury 02119
Is Ray's Soul Kitchen clean?
Ray's Soul Kitchen is currently Fail from Boston Inspectional Services, Health Division, from an inspection on July 29, 2008. No critical violations were recorded at that visit. On Cooked's ladder that reads mid 😬.
What did inspectors find at Ray's Soul Kitchen?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on July 29, 2008, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.
- ⚠️Food Protection • storage room/store all opened bulk food bags in covered/labeled containersFood Protection • storage room/store all opened bulk food bags in covered/labeled containers
- ⚠️Food Contact Surfaces Design • kitchen/replace all worn cutting boardsFood Contact Surfaces Design • kitchen/replace all worn cutting boards
- ⚠️Non-Food Contact Surfaces • storage room/3 door freezer/defrost unit and 1 door freezerNon-Food Contact Surfaces • storage room/3 door freezer/defrost unit and 1 door freezer
- ⚠️Dishwashng Facilities • 3 bay sink/label wash bayDishwashng Facilities • 3 bay sink/label wash bay
- ⚠️Equipment Thermometers • storage room/provide internal thermometer to 2 door silver reach inEquipment Thermometers • storage room/provide internal thermometer to 2 door silver reach in
- ⚠️Test Kit Provided • 3 bay sink/provide proper test kitTest Kit Provided • 3 bay sink/provide proper test kit
- ⚠️Food Contact Surfaces Clean • 3 bay sink/provide institutional sanitizercriticalFood Contact Surfaces Clean • 3 bay sink/provide institutional sanitizer
- ⚠️Wiping Cloths Clean Sanitize • store all wiping cloths ina sanitizing solutionWiping Cloths Clean Sanitize • store all wiping cloths ina sanitizing solution
- ⚠️Food Contact Surfaces Clean • clean orange pot shelving clean/sanitize all prep tablesFood Contact Surfaces Clean • clean orange pot shelving clean/sanitize all prep tables
- ⚠️Non-Food Contact Surfaces Clean • hot line/clean interior/exterior of all cooking equipmentNon-Food Contact Surfaces Clean • hot line/clean interior/exterior of all cooking equipment
- ⚠️Improper Storage of Re-usable Utensils • storage room/store all pots invertedImproper Storage of Re-usable Utensils • storage room/store all pots inverted
- ⚠️Installed and Maintained • 3 bay/repair leak to pipesInstalled and Maintained • 3 bay/repair leak to pipes
- ⚠️Hand Cleaner Drying Tissue Signage • front handsink/provide liquid soap paper towels in dispenser and provide handwash signHand Cleaner Drying Tissue Signage • front handsink/provide liquid soap paper towels in dispenser and provide handwash sign
- ⚠️Toilet Enclosed Clean • restroom/provide self closing doorToilet Enclosed Clean • restroom/provide self closing door
- ⚠️Improper Maintenance of Floors • repair broken floor tile outside of restroomImproper Maintenance of Floors • repair broken floor tile outside of restroom
- ⚠️Improper Maintenance of Walls/Ceilings • kitchen/replace all stained/missing ceiling tiles hot line/clean interior of hood and filtersImproper Maintenance of Walls/Ceilings • kitchen/replace all stained/missing ceiling tiles hot line/clean interior of hood and filters
- ⚠️Rooms and Equipment Vented • restroom/repair exhaust ventRooms and Equipment Vented • restroom/repair exhaust vent
When was Ray's Soul Kitchen last inspected?
Ray's Soul Kitchen has 8 inspections on record going back to January 7, 2008.
| date | result | score |
|---|---|---|
| December 30, 2012 | — | |
| August 5, 2008 | — | |
| July 29, 2008 | Fail | |
| July 22, 2008 | — | |
| July 17, 2008 | Fail | |
| February 6, 2008 | — | |
| January 24, 2008 | — | |
| January 7, 2008 | Fail |
Ray's Soul Kitchen vs Roxbury
Roxbury runs 83% clean across 708 tracked restaurants — 559 clean, 69 mid, 49 cooked.
Against the 708 spots Cooked tracks in Roxbury, this one comes out cleaner than 5% 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 July 29, 2008. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.