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Saigon Restaurant
- resultPass
- critical violations0
- last inspectedNovember 2, 2011
- address305 Meridian St, East Boston 02128
Is Saigon Restaurant clean?
Saigon Restaurant is currently Pass from Boston Inspectional Services, Health Division, from an inspection on November 2, 2011. No critical violations were recorded at that visit. On Cooked's ladder that reads clean 😇.
What did inspectors find at Saigon Restaurant?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on November 2, 2011, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.
- ⚠️Approved Source • Sprouts and some other veggies have no labels and are not on the Katsirubous list. DiscardedcriticalApproved Source • Sprouts and some other veggies have no labels and are not on the Katsirubous list. Discarded
- ⚠️Food Container Labels • Label all bulk food containers as discussedFood Container Labels • Label all bulk food containers as discussed
- ⚠️Cold Holding • 60F sliced vegatables in the unit that is broken remove as discussedcriticalCold Holding • 60F sliced vegatables in the unit that is broken remove as discussed
- ⚠️Food Protection • Cover all exposed foods during extended periods of refrigeration storageFood Protection • Cover all exposed foods during extended periods of refrigeration storage
- ⚠️Food Utensil Storage • Chef knife stored in-between equipment relocate as discussedFood Utensil Storage • Chef knife stored in-between equipment relocate as discussed
- ⚠️Prevention of Contamination from Hands • Serving cooked chicken wings with bare handscriticalPrevention of Contamination from Hands • Serving cooked chicken wings with bare hands
- ⚠️Food Contact Surfaces Design • Sandwich unit is broken repair as neededFood Contact Surfaces Design • Sandwich unit is broken repair as needed
- ⚠️Non-Food Contact Surfaces Clean • Clean inside / outside of all refrigeration units exterior of all stainless steel equipment from old food spills stains and soilsNon-Food Contact Surfaces Clean • Clean inside / outside of all refrigeration units exterior of all stainless steel equipment from old food spills stains and soils
- ⚠️Toilet Enclosed Clean • Clean restroom from all odorous smells and soilsToilet Enclosed Clean • Clean restroom from all odorous smells and soils
- ⚠️Insects Rodents Animals • Evidence od rodent droppings in the storage area - Contact pest control companyInsects Rodents Animals • Evidence od rodent droppings in the storage area - Contact pest control company
- ⚠️Improper Maintenance of Floors • Clean floor throughout kitchen from all visible food spills stains and soilsImproper Maintenance of Floors • Clean floor throughout kitchen from all visible food spills stains and soils
- ⚠️Improper Maintenance of Walls/Ceilings • Clean the vents in the hood system from visible carbon build up. Clean all the stainlesss steel in the kitchen from visible soilsImproper Maintenance of Walls/Ceilings • Clean the vents in the hood system from visible carbon build up. Clean all the stainlesss steel in the kitchen from visible soils
- ⚠️Mop Sink not Provided • Provide proper area for mop sink as discussedMop Sink not Provided • Provide proper area for mop sink as discussed
- ⚠️PIC Knowledge • Get allergen certification as discussedcriticalPIC Knowledge • Get allergen certification as discussed
- ⚠️PIC Performing Duties • P.I.C. is to oversee day to day operationscriticalPIC Performing Duties • P.I.C. is to oversee day to day operations
When was Saigon Restaurant last inspected?
Saigon Restaurant has 11 inspections on record going back to November 23, 2009.
| date | result | score |
|---|---|---|
| December 30, 2012 | — | |
| November 2, 2011 | Pass | |
| October 24, 2011 | Fail | |
| May 11, 2011 | — | |
| May 6, 2011 | Fail | |
| May 4, 2011 | closed by the city | |
| May 5, 2010 | Pass | |
| April 27, 2010 | Fail | |
| April 20, 2010 | Fail | |
| December 11, 2009 | — | |
| November 23, 2009 | Fail |
Saigon Restaurant vs East Boston
East Boston runs 92% clean across 529 tracked restaurants — 472 clean, 19 mid, 21 cooked.
Against the 529 spots Cooked tracks in East Boston, this one comes out cleaner than 7% 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 November 2, 2011. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.