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Shanti Taste Of India
- resultPass
- critical violations0
- last inspectedMarch 12, 2026
- address1111 Dorchester Av, Dorchester 02125
Is Shanti Taste Of India clean?
Shanti Taste Of India is currently Pass from Boston Inspectional Services, Health Division, from an inspection on March 12, 2026. No critical violations were recorded at that visit. On Cooked's ladder that reads clean 😇.
What did inspectors find at Shanti Taste Of India?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on March 12, 2026, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.
- ⚠️(A) Certified Food Protection Manager (C) • PIC could not find a up to date Food Safety. Please provide and also an up to date Allergen certificate.(A) Certified Food Protection Manager (C) • PIC could not find a up to date Food Safety. Please provide and also an up to date Allergen certificate.
- ⚠️Food Storage Containers Identified with Common Name of Food (C) • Small and large bulk food containers will need to have labels. Not all had them. Please provide.Food Storage Containers Identified with Common Name of Food (C) • Small and large bulk food containers will need to have labels. Not all had them. Please provide.
- ⚠️Food Storage-Preventing Contamination from the Premises (C) • As discussed food in storage will need to be covered unless in a cooking stage.Food Storage-Preventing Contamination from the Premises (C) • As discussed food in storage will need to be covered unless in a cooking stage.
- ⚠️Thawing (C) • In basement found chicken thawing at room temperature. Discontinue.Thaw foods the day before or under running water.Thawing (C) • In basement found chicken thawing at room temperature. Discontinue.Thaw foods the day before or under running water.
- ⚠️Nonfood-Contact Surfaces (C) • PIC will need to clean... Interior and exterior of the refrigerators. Shelves in kitchen. Bulk food containers. Defrost white freezers in basment with ice build up.Nonfood-Contact Surfaces (C) • PIC will need to clean... Interior and exterior of the refrigerators. Shelves in kitchen. Bulk food containers. Defrost white freezers in basment with ice build up.
- ⚠️Ventilation Hood Systems Filters (C) • PIC will need to clean the hood filters and also have the hood cleaned and new sticker posted. Hood sticker expired in Feb 2026Ventilation Hood Systems Filters (C) • PIC will need to clean the hood filters and also have the hood cleaned and new sticker posted. Hood sticker expired in Feb 2026
- ⚠️Cutting Surfaces (C) • PIC will need to replace any small cutting boards with deep dark stains and scores.Cutting Surfaces (C) • PIC will need to replace any small cutting boards with deep dark stains and scores.
- ⚠️Using a Handwashing Sink-Operation and Maintenance (Pf) • Hand sink in small prep area blocked equipment. Discontinue.Using a Handwashing Sink-Operation and Maintenance (Pf) • Hand sink in small prep area blocked equipment. Discontinue.
- ⚠️Floors Walls and Ceilings-Cleanability (C) • PIC will need to clean the floor under and behind the cooking line. Cooking line did have some water build up. Please keep clean and dry. This will help with any roch issues noted on the pest control report.Floors Walls and Ceilings-Cleanability (C) • PIC will need to clean the floor under and behind the cooking line. Cooking line did have some water build up. Please keep clean and dry. This will help with any roch issues noted on the pest control report.
- ⚠️PIC will need to post an up to date Allergen Certificate.PIC will need to post an up to date Allergen Certificate.
When was Shanti Taste Of India last inspected?
Shanti Taste Of India has 90 inspections on record going back to July 29, 2008. The 12 most recent are shown below.
| date | result | score |
|---|---|---|
| March 12, 2026 | Pass | |
| March 2, 2026 | Fail | |
| August 14, 2025 | Pass | |
| August 5, 2025 | Fail | |
| April 3, 2025 | Pass | |
| March 26, 2025 | Fail | |
| December 12, 2024 | Pass | |
| December 4, 2024 | Fail | |
| November 20, 2024 | Fail | |
| November 13, 2024 | Fail | |
| June 17, 2024 | Pass | |
| June 5, 2024 | Fail |
Shanti Taste Of India vs Dorchester
Dorchester runs 83% clean across 542 tracked restaurants — 432 clean, 30 mid, 61 cooked.
Against the 542 spots Cooked tracks in Dorchester, this one comes out cleaner than 17% 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 March 12, 2026. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.