Super 88 Supermarket

• resultFail
• critical violations1
• last inspectedMay 31, 2011
• address101 Allstate Rd, Dorchester 02125

Is Super 88 Supermarket clean?

Super 88 Supermarket is currently Fail from Boston Inspectional Services, Health Division, from an inspection on May 31, 2011. 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 Super 88 Supermarket?

These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on May 31, 2011, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.

• ⚠️Food Contact Surfaces Design • resuface replace worn white cutting boardsbin seafood area
  Food Contact Surfaces Design • resuface replace worn white cutting boardsbin seafood area
• ⚠️Non-Food Contact Surfaces • resurface rusted shelving in walk-in
  Non-Food Contact Surfaces • resurface rusted shelving in walk-in
• ⚠️Spoilage Unsafe Food • remove outdated produce/mushroom • remove evidence of dead crabs from tankscritical
  Spoilage Unsafe Food • remove outdated produce/mushroom • remove evidence of dead crabs from tanks
• ⚠️Food Protection • retail aisle/clean dust from all food cans remove dead lobsters from tank do not allow self service of lobsters/crabs clean all lobster tanks provide sneeze gaurd at fish display provide window at meat room meat room/provide proper food service containers for storage of raw chicken • keep food off freezer floor
  Food Protection • retail aisle/clean dust from all food cans remove dead lobsters from tank do not allow self service of lobsters/crabs clean all lobster tanks provide sneeze gaurd at fish display provide window at meat room meat room/provide proper food service containers for storage of raw chicken • keep food off freezer floor
• ⚠️Food Utensil Storage • ice scoop
  Food Utensil Storage • ice scoop
• ⚠️Adequate Handwashing/Where/When/How • handsinks turned off - handsinks need to be on for proper handwashingcritical
  Adequate Handwashing/Where/When/How • handsinks turned off - handsinks need to be on for proper handwashing
• ⚠️Equipment Thermometers • produce display cases/provide accurate internal thermometer to register 41 degrees or below provide internal thermometer to seafood display cases
  Equipment Thermometers • produce display cases/provide accurate internal thermometer to register 41 degrees or below provide internal thermometer to seafood display cases
• ⚠️Wiping Cloths Clean Sanitize • meat room/provide proper storage of all wiping cloths
  Wiping Cloths Clean Sanitize • meat room/provide proper storage of all wiping cloths
• ⚠️Food Contact Surfaces Clean • clean interior of ice machine
  Food Contact Surfaces Clean • clean interior of ice machine
• ⚠️Non-Food Contact Surfaces Clean • clean all front bread shelving at front entrance clean lower shelving to fruit display
  Non-Food Contact Surfaces Clean • clean all front bread shelving at front entrance clean lower shelving to fruit display
• ⚠️Installed and Maintained • repair broken handsink and urinal in mens restroom
  Installed and Maintained • repair broken handsink and urinal in mens restroom
• ⚠️Hand Cleaner Drying Tissue Signage • provide toilet paper in restroom stalls
  Hand Cleaner Drying Tissue Signage • provide toilet paper in restroom stalls
• ⚠️Outside Storage Improperly Maintained • clean outside grounds at dumpster
  Outside Storage Improperly Maintained • clean outside grounds at dumpster
• ⚠️Insects Rodents Animals • aisle 5 aisle6 aisle7/remove evidence of rodent droppings from corn flour pasta candy shelving remove glue traps from retail shelving during operational hours in aisle 8 meat room/remove spider and webb meat room/remove evidence of flies
  Insects Rodents Animals • aisle 5 aisle6 aisle7/remove evidence of rodent droppings from corn flour pasta candy shelving remove glue traps from retail shelving during operational hours in aisle 8 meat room/remove spider and webb meat room/remove evidence of flies
• ⚠️Floors Designed Constructed Installed • repair tile floor in up stairs hallway
  Floors Designed Constructed Installed • repair tile floor in up stairs hallway
• ⚠️Improper Maintenance of Floors • provide cover to floor drain in front of meat room retail aisles/clean floor area under all shelving resurface rusted grates on seafood area floor retail areas/repair all floor holes
  Improper Maintenance of Floors • provide cover to floor drain in front of meat room retail aisles/clean floor area under all shelving resurface rusted grates on seafood area floor retail areas/repair all floor holes
• ⚠️Improper Maintenance of Walls/Ceilings • retail areas/replace stained/missing ceiling tiles clean walls behind lobster tanks repair light shield in seafood area repair loose wall tile at seafood 3 bay sink(rear) repair rear door to close properly/no daylight replace missing window at meat room ladies restroom/replace stained ceiling tiles and repair loose light shield
  Improper Maintenance of Walls/Ceilings • retail areas/replace stained/missing ceiling tiles clean walls behind lobster tanks repair light shield in seafood area repair loose wall tile at seafood 3 bay sink(rear) repair rear door to close properly/no daylight replace missing window at meat room ladies restroom/replace stained ceiling tiles and repair loose light shield
• ⚠️Fixture's not properly shielded • produce display/provide proper light shields salad prep/provide proper light shields
  Fixture's not properly shielded • produce display/provide proper light shields salad prep/provide proper light shields
• ⚠️Inadequate Lighting • provide proper lighting in freezer ladies restroom/replace burnt out light
  Inadequate Lighting • provide proper lighting in freezer ladies restroom/replace burnt out light
• ⚠️Premises Maintained • clean/organize old bakery and bbq area • clean & organize side room and all other storage rooms
  Premises Maintained • clean/organize old bakery and bbq area • clean & organize side room and all other storage rooms

When was Super 88 Supermarket last inspected?

Super 88 Supermarket has 42 inspections on record going back to April 6, 2007. The 12 most recent are shown below.

Super 88 Supermarket vs South End

South End runs 81% clean across 691 tracked restaurants — 498 clean, 63 mid, 54 cooked.

Against the 691 spots Cooked tracks in South End, this one comes out cleaner than 2% 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 May 31, 2011. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.