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Sonny's Restaurant
- resultFail
- critical violations1
- last inspectedDecember 2, 2015
- address750 Adams St, Dorchester 02122
Is Sonny's Restaurant clean?
Sonny's Restaurant is currently Fail from Boston Inspectional Services, Health Division, from an inspection on December 2, 2015. 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 Sonny's Restaurant?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on December 2, 2015, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.
- ⚠️Hand Cleaner Drying Tissue Signage • No soap at hand sink near the 2 compartment sink. Provide.Hand Cleaner Drying Tissue Signage • No soap at hand sink near the 2 compartment sink. Provide.
- ⚠️Hot Holding • Cooked chili and mashed potatoes inside of the steam cabinet with temperatures between 97-115F. Discontinue and ensure all potentially hazardous foods are being maintained at 140F and above.criticalHot Holding • Cooked chili and mashed potatoes inside of the steam cabinet with temperatures between 97-115F. Discontinue and ensure all potentially hazardous foods are being maintained at 140F and above.
- ⚠️Food Protection • Box of meats observed being stored on the ground of the walk-in freezer. Discontinue and store all foods elevated at loeast 6 inches off the ground.Food Protection • Box of meats observed being stored on the ground of the walk-in freezer. Discontinue and store all foods elevated at loeast 6 inches off the ground.
- ⚠️Non-Food Contact Surfaces • Tin foil observed being used to line shelves storing to go containers and dishes. Disctontinue and ensure all surfaces remain cleanable durable and smooth.Non-Food Contact Surfaces • Tin foil observed being used to line shelves storing to go containers and dishes. Disctontinue and ensure all surfaces remain cleanable durable and smooth.
- ⚠️Wiping Cloths Clean Sanitize • Soiled wiping cloths observed being left out on counter tops. Discotninue and provide a proper sanitizing solution.Wiping Cloths Clean Sanitize • Soiled wiping cloths observed being left out on counter tops. Discotninue and provide a proper sanitizing solution.
- ⚠️Non-Food Contact Surfaces Clean • Storage shelves in the basement area with visible debris. Clean to remove.Non-Food Contact Surfaces Clean • Storage shelves in the basement area with visible debris. Clean to remove.
- ⚠️Insects Rodents Animals • Open containers of poison observed being stored on the ground of the basement storage room. Discontinue and ensure proper pest control methods are in place.Insects Rodents Animals • Open containers of poison observed being stored on the ground of the basement storage room. Discontinue and ensure proper pest control methods are in place.
- ⚠️Fixture's not properly shielded • Light inside of the upright cooler holding salad dressings with no shield. Provide.Fixture's not properly shielded • Light inside of the upright cooler holding salad dressings with no shield. Provide.
When was Sonny's Restaurant last inspected?
Sonny's Restaurant has 25 inspections on record going back to April 16, 2008. The 12 most recent are shown below.
| date | result | score |
|---|---|---|
| June 13, 2022 | — | |
| March 15, 2022 | — | |
| December 2, 2015 | Fail | |
| April 24, 2015 | — | |
| April 16, 2015 | Fail | |
| October 7, 2014 | — | |
| January 22, 2014 | Pass | |
| January 15, 2014 | Fail | |
| July 18, 2013 | Pass | |
| February 7, 2013 | — | |
| December 30, 2012 | — | |
| July 11, 2012 | Pass |
Sonny's Restaurant 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 7% 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 2, 2015. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.