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Santo Domingo Restaurant & Cafeteria
- resultFail
- critical violations1
- last inspectedSeptember 10, 2008
- address179 Washington St, Dorchester 02121
Is Santo Domingo Restaurant & Cafeteria clean?
Santo Domingo Restaurant & Cafeteria is currently Fail from Boston Inspectional Services, Health Division, from an inspection on September 10, 2008. 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 Santo Domingo Restaurant & Cafeteria?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on September 10, 2008, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.
- ⚠️Food Container Labels • NO LABELS PROVIDE.Food Container Labels • NO LABELS PROVIDE.
- ⚠️Hot Holding • Mashed plaintains at 134 F shall be at 140 F or above.criticalHot Holding • Mashed plaintains at 134 F shall be at 140 F or above.
- ⚠️Clean Cloths Hair Restraint • Observe staff working around exposed foods with no hair restraint.Clean Cloths Hair Restraint • Observe staff working around exposed foods with no hair restraint.
- ⚠️Equipment Thermometers • Provide thermometer in hot holding unit.Equipment Thermometers • Provide thermometer in hot holding unit.
- ⚠️Wiping Cloths Clean Sanitize • Wiping cloths worn replace.Wiping Cloths Clean Sanitize • Wiping cloths worn replace.
- ⚠️Food Contact Surfaces Clean • Grease Soiled replace. and cutting boards.Food Contact Surfaces Clean • Grease Soiled replace. and cutting boards.
- ⚠️Non-Food Contact Surfaces Clean • Clean all cold units through out to remove soil. • Clean sides of cook range to remove soil.Non-Food Contact Surfaces Clean • Clean all cold units through out to remove soil. • Clean sides of cook range to remove soil.
- ⚠️Hand Cleaner Drying Tissue Signage • Hand Wash sink Soiled Clean.Hand Cleaner Drying Tissue Signage • Hand Wash sink Soiled Clean.
- ⚠️Outside Storage Improperly Maintained • Exterior grounds soiled clean. Remove tires & debris.Outside Storage Improperly Maintained • Exterior grounds soiled clean. Remove tires & debris.
- ⚠️Insects Rodents Animals • Evidence of fresh mice droppings noted in Kitchen area on floor and evidence of flies. Provide pest control report.Insects Rodents Animals • Evidence of fresh mice droppings noted in Kitchen area on floor and evidence of flies. Provide pest control report.
- ⚠️Improper Maintenance of Walls/Ceilings • Exhausthood soiled. Clean.Improper Maintenance of Walls/Ceilings • Exhausthood soiled. Clean.
When was Santo Domingo Restaurant & Cafeteria last inspected?
Santo Domingo Restaurant & Cafeteria has 6 inspections on record going back to September 14, 2007.
| date | result | score |
|---|---|---|
| June 13, 2022 | — | |
| December 30, 2012 | — | |
| September 18, 2008 | — | |
| September 10, 2008 | Fail | |
| September 24, 2007 | Pass | |
| September 14, 2007 | Fail |
Santo Domingo Restaurant & Cafeteria 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 2% 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 September 10, 2008. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.