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Sandy's Variety
- resultFail
- critical violations1
- last inspectedMay 1, 2018
- address378 Washington St, Dorchester 02124
Is Sandy's Variety clean?
Sandy's Variety is currently Fail from Boston Inspectional Services, Health Division, from an inspection on May 1, 2018. Inspectors wrote up 1 critical violation — the kind most directly linked to foodborne illness. On Cooked's ladder that reads cooked 🪳.
What did inspectors find at Sandy's Variety?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on May 1, 2018, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.
- ⚠️Insects Rodents Animals • Cat living in basement of establishment. Remove.Insects Rodents Animals • Cat living in basement of establishment. Remove.
- ⚠️Improper Maintenance of Walls/Ceilings • Portion of ceiling in the basement stoprage area damaged and missing. Address and make any necessary repairs.Improper Maintenance of Walls/Ceilings • Portion of ceiling in the basement stoprage area damaged and missing. Address and make any necessary repairs.
- ⚠️Premises Maintained • Excess trash and debris observed near the Rockstar cooler in the basement storage area. Clean and remove to limit any clutter.Premises Maintained • Excess trash and debris observed near the Rockstar cooler in the basement storage area. Clean and remove to limit any clutter.
- ⚠️PIC Performing Duties • New owner Mohammed Gahni currently operating under old permit holder as stated by staff on site. Owner has been given a 24hr. notice to update current permit at 1010 Massachusetts Ave. on the 4 th floor.criticalPIC Performing Duties • New owner Mohammed Gahni currently operating under old permit holder as stated by staff on site. Owner has been given a 24hr. notice to update current permit at 1010 Massachusetts Ave. on the 4 th floor.
When was Sandy's Variety last inspected?
Sandy's Variety has 27 inspections on record going back to May 6, 2011. The 12 most recent are shown below.
| date | result | score |
|---|---|---|
| June 13, 2022 | — | |
| March 15, 2022 | — | |
| May 8, 2018 | — | |
| May 1, 2018 | Fail | |
| December 1, 2017 | — | |
| December 15, 2016 | — | |
| December 1, 2016 | Fail | |
| June 1, 2015 | Pass | |
| May 26, 2015 | Fail | |
| May 12, 2015 | Fail | |
| December 29, 2014 | Pass | |
| December 22, 2014 | Fail |
Sandy's Variety 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 10% 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 May 1, 2018. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.