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Sun-Ah's Cafe
- resultFail
- critical violations1
- last inspectedMarch 12, 2015
- address501B Washington St, Dorchester 02124
Is Sun-Ah's Cafe clean?
Sun-Ah's Cafe is currently Fail from Boston Inspectional Services, Health Division, from an inspection on March 12, 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 Sun-Ah's Cafe?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on March 12, 2015, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.
- ⚠️Equipment ThermometersEquipment Thermometers
- ⚠️Food Contact Surfaces Clean • Blender observed being rinsed in the 2 bay sink and not properly washed and sanitized. Address and properly trai staff setting up and using 3 bay sink.criticalFood Contact Surfaces Clean • Blender observed being rinsed in the 2 bay sink and not properly washed and sanitized. Address and properly trai staff setting up and using 3 bay sink.
- ⚠️Food Contact Surfaces Clean • Interior of the upright smoker visibly soiled and with carbon build-up. Clean to remove.Food Contact Surfaces Clean • Interior of the upright smoker visibly soiled and with carbon build-up. Clean to remove.
- ⚠️Non-Food Contact Surfaces Clean • Lower shelf of the upright silver refrigerator is visibly soiled. Clean to remove.Non-Food Contact Surfaces Clean • Lower shelf of the upright silver refrigerator is visibly soiled. Clean to remove.
- ⚠️Installed and Maintained • Cold water faucet at the hand sink continuosly runs. Address and make all of the necessary repairs. Faucet at the 3 bay sink not operating. Make all of the necessary repairs.Installed and Maintained • Cold water faucet at the hand sink continuosly runs. Address and make all of the necessary repairs. Faucet at the 3 bay sink not operating. Make all of the necessary repairs.
- ⚠️Outside Storage Improperly Maintained • Outside dumpster with excess trash and debris. Clean to remove.Outside Storage Improperly Maintained • Outside dumpster with excess trash and debris. Clean to remove.
- ⚠️Premises Maintained • Excess trash and debris in the basement storage area. Clean to remove.Premises Maintained • Excess trash and debris in the basement storage area. Clean to remove.
When was Sun-Ah's Cafe last inspected?
Sun-Ah's Cafe has 14 inspections on record going back to August 24, 2010. The 12 most recent are shown below.
| date | result | score |
|---|---|---|
| March 15, 2022 | — | |
| March 20, 2015 | — | |
| March 12, 2015 | Fail | |
| October 17, 2014 | — | |
| October 6, 2014 | Fail | |
| April 25, 2014 | Pass | |
| April 18, 2014 | Fail | |
| May 6, 2013 | — | |
| January 17, 2013 | — | |
| December 30, 2012 | — | |
| August 15, 2012 | — | |
| February 17, 2012 | Pass |
Sun-Ah's Cafe 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 6% 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, 2015. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.