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Saints Diner
- resultFail
- critical violations2
- last inspectedJanuary 13, 2017
- address572 Washington St, Dorchester 02124
Is Saints Diner clean?
Saints Diner is currently Fail from Boston Inspectional Services, Health Division, from an inspection on January 13, 2017. 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 Saints Diner?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on January 13, 2017, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.
- ⚠️Food Contact Surfaces Design • REPLACE SCORED CUTTING BOARDS..REPLACE ALL DEFECTIVE EQUIPMENT...Food Contact Surfaces Design • REPLACE SCORED CUTTING BOARDS..REPLACE ALL DEFECTIVE EQUIPMENT...
- ⚠️Non-Food Contact Surfaces • REPAIR DEFECTIVE DOORGASKETS..Non-Food Contact Surfaces • REPAIR DEFECTIVE DOORGASKETS..
- ⚠️Test Kit Provided • PROVIDE A TESTKIT FOR SANITIZER..Test Kit Provided • PROVIDE A TESTKIT FOR SANITIZER..
- ⚠️Non-Food Contact Surfaces Clean • CLEAN ALL REACHINS...CLEAN ALL EQUIPMENT SINKS AND SHELVING...Non-Food Contact Surfaces Clean • CLEAN ALL REACHINS...CLEAN ALL EQUIPMENT SINKS AND SHELVING...
- ⚠️Hot and Cold Water • PROVIDE PRESSURE FOR HOT+ COLD WATER AT RESTROOM FAUCET...criticalHot and Cold Water • PROVIDE PRESSURE FOR HOT+ COLD WATER AT RESTROOM FAUCET...
- ⚠️Installed and Maintained • REPAIR HOTWATER HANDLE AT HANDSINK...REPAIR LEAKY FAUCET AT 3 COMP.SINK...Installed and Maintained • REPAIR HOTWATER HANDLE AT HANDSINK...REPAIR LEAKY FAUCET AT 3 COMP.SINK...
- ⚠️Hand Cleaner Drying Tissue Signage • PROVIDE SOAP AT HAND SINK..PROVIDE PAPERTOWELS FOR DISPENCOR AT RESTROOM.Hand Cleaner Drying Tissue Signage • PROVIDE SOAP AT HAND SINK..PROVIDE PAPERTOWELS FOR DISPENCOR AT RESTROOM.
- ⚠️Adequate Number Frequency Vermin Proof • PROVIDE COVERS FOR ALL TRASH RECEPTACLES...Adequate Number Frequency Vermin Proof • PROVIDE COVERS FOR ALL TRASH RECEPTACLES...
- ⚠️Improper Maintenance of Floors • REPAIR FLOOR THROUGHOUT AS NEEDED.Improper Maintenance of Floors • REPAIR FLOOR THROUGHOUT AS NEEDED.
- ⚠️Improper Maintenance of Walls/Ceilings • CLEAN CEILING FAN...Improper Maintenance of Walls/Ceilings • CLEAN CEILING FAN...
- ⚠️Fixture's not properly shielded • PROVIDE COVER WITH END CAPS FOR ALL LIGHT FIXTURES...Fixture's not properly shielded • PROVIDE COVER WITH END CAPS FOR ALL LIGHT FIXTURES...
- ⚠️PIC Knowledge • PROVIDE A SERVESAFE MANAGER...criticalPIC Knowledge • PROVIDE A SERVESAFE MANAGER...
- ⚠️Consumer Advisories • PROVIDE ALLERGIN CERT.criticalConsumer Advisories • PROVIDE ALLERGIN CERT.
When was Saints Diner last inspected?
Saints Diner has 62 inspections on record going back to May 4, 2007. The 12 most recent are shown below.
| date | result | score |
|---|---|---|
| March 15, 2022 | — | |
| May 15, 2017 | closed by the city | |
| January 23, 2017 | — | |
| January 13, 2017 | Fail | |
| January 6, 2017 | — | |
| December 30, 2016 | Fail | |
| November 3, 2016 | — | |
| October 20, 2016 | Fail | |
| October 6, 2016 | Fail | |
| September 29, 2016 | — | |
| September 15, 2016 | Fail | |
| June 29, 2016 | — |
Saints Diner 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 3% 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 January 13, 2017. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.