South Ocean Chinese Restaurant

• resultFail
• critical violations3
• last inspectedFebruary 11, 2016 →
• address720 E Broadway, South Boston 02127

Is South Ocean Chinese Restaurant clean?

South Ocean Chinese Restaurant is no longer in business. Boston Inspectional Services, Health Division recorded it as out of business on February 22, 2016, which is an administrative result rather than a health finding — the business closed or moved, it was not shut down over conditions. Its last actual inspection result was Fail on February 11, 2016. The record below is kept for history; it says nothing about whatever occupies the address now.

What did inspectors find at South Ocean Chinese Restaurant?

These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on February 11, 2016, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.

• ⚠️Wiping Cloths Clean Sanitize
• ⚠️Food Container Labels
• ⚠️PHF's Properly Thawed
• ⚠️Food Utensil Storage
• ⚠️Good Hygienic Practicescritical
• ⚠️Non-Food Contact Surfaces Clean
• ⚠️Toilet Enclosed Clean
• ⚠️Outside Storage Improperly Maintained
• ⚠️Improper Maintenance of Floors
• 🧹premises not properly maintained or cleaned
  Improper Maintenance of Walls/Ceilings
• ⚠️PIC Knowledgecritical
• ⚠️Consumer Advisoriescritical

When was South Ocean Chinese Restaurant last inspected?

South Ocean Chinese Restaurant has 10 inspections on record going back to March 3, 2014.

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South Boston runs 91% clean across 185 tracked restaurants — 157 clean, 8 mid, 8 cooked.

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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.

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Inspection findings and available history come from the authority’s published records. Cooked checks daily; publication can lag behind an inspection. Read the date on each result and check the official source for newer information.

Source: Boston Inspectional Services, Health Division via Analyze Boston. Cooked refreshes this data daily — this listing's most recent inspection is dated February 11, 2016. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.

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