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Seoul Tteokbokki
- resultPass
- critical violations0
- last inspectedDecember 23, 2020
- address164 Harvard Av, Allston 02134
Is Seoul Tteokbokki clean?
Seoul Tteokbokki is currently Pass from Boston Inspectional Services, Health Division, from an inspection on December 23, 2020. No critical violations were recorded at that visit. On Cooked's ladder that reads clean 😇.
What did inspectors find at Seoul Tteokbokki?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on December 23, 2020, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.
- ⚠️(A) (B) and (C)(1) (4)-(16) Demonstration (Pf) • Owner of restaurant not wearing a mask while conducting food prep in this restaurant. Mask wearig is required during the Pandemic. Reviewed all of the state mandated guidelines for mask wearing in restaurants in Massachusetts during the Pandemic.(A) (B) and (C)(1) (4)-(16) Demonstration (Pf) • Owner of restaurant not wearing a mask while conducting food prep in this restaurant. Mask wearig is required during the Pandemic. Reviewed all of the state mandated guidelines for mask wearing in restaurants in Massachusetts during the Pandemic.
- ⚠️Food Storage-Preventing Contamination from the Premises (C) • In the basement onions stored directly on floor. Keep all food items at least 6 inches off the floor. Multiple bagged meats stored on floor. Keep all food items 6 inches off th floor.Food Storage-Preventing Contamination from the Premises (C) • In the basement onions stored directly on floor. Keep all food items at least 6 inches off the floor. Multiple bagged meats stored on floor. Keep all food items 6 inches off th floor.
- ⚠️Using a Handwashing Sink-Operation and Maintenance (Pf) • Hand sink in kitchen blocked by a large bowl of onions.Remove onions and use hand wash sink for hand washing only.Using a Handwashing Sink-Operation and Maintenance (Pf) • Hand sink in kitchen blocked by a large bowl of onions.Remove onions and use hand wash sink for hand washing only.
- ⚠️Floors Walls and Ceilings-Cleanability (C) • ceiling in kitchen especially at the hood is discolored black with built up grease and soils. Clean ceiling. Remove heavy buildup of soils and grease.Floors Walls and Ceilings-Cleanability (C) • ceiling in kitchen especially at the hood is discolored black with built up grease and soils. Clean ceiling. Remove heavy buildup of soils and grease.
- ⚠️Handwashing Cleanser Availability (Pf) • hand sink in restroom has no soap. Provide hand soap for the hand sink.Handwashing Cleanser Availability (Pf) • hand sink in restroom has no soap. Provide hand soap for the hand sink.
When was Seoul Tteokbokki last inspected?
Seoul Tteokbokki has 12 inspections on record going back to January 31, 2017.
| date | result | score |
|---|---|---|
| September 14, 2022 | — | |
| March 15, 2022 | — | |
| December 23, 2020 | Pass | |
| December 16, 2020 | Fail | |
| September 9, 2020 | Pass | |
| September 2, 2020 | Fail | |
| May 21, 2019 | — | |
| May 13, 2019 | Fail | |
| October 23, 2018 | Pass | |
| October 16, 2018 | Fail | |
| February 3, 2017 | Pass | |
| January 31, 2017 | Fail |
Seoul Tteokbokki vs Allston
Allston runs 88% clean across 493 tracked restaurants — 415 clean, 35 mid, 23 cooked.
Against the 493 spots Cooked tracks in Allston, this one comes out cleaner than 12% 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 December 23, 2020. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.