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The Junction
- resultPass
- critical violations0
- last inspectedNovember 1, 2018
- address110 Dorchester St, South Boston 02127
Is The Junction clean?
The Junction is currently Pass from Boston Inspectional Services, Health Division, from an inspection on November 1, 2018. No critical violations were recorded at that visit. On Cooked's ladder that reads clean 😇.
What did inspectors find at The Junction?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on November 1, 2018, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.
- ⚠️Food Container Labels • Label conatiners of dry food goods on shelf near back door.Food Container Labels • Label conatiners of dry food goods on shelf near back door.
- ⚠️Food Protection • Cases of citrus fruit stored on floor in basement walkin cooler. Elevate 6".Food Protection • Cases of citrus fruit stored on floor in basement walkin cooler. Elevate 6".
- ⚠️Food Utensil Storage • Ice scoop stored in dirty bucket on floor in basement. Store properly.Food Utensil Storage • Ice scoop stored in dirty bucket on floor in basement. Store properly.
- ⚠️Dishwashng Facilities • No data plate on front of dish machine. Provide. Rinse temperature gauge not registering 180F. Repair. Machine in reaching 180F needs new gauge.Dishwashng Facilities • No data plate on front of dish machine. Provide. Rinse temperature gauge not registering 180F. Repair. Machine in reaching 180F needs new gauge.
- ⚠️Food Contact Surfaces Clean • Inside basement & bar ice machine with visible soils. Wash/rinse/sanitize/air dry. Discard all ice in both units and use bagged ice until units can be cleaned and sanitized.Food Contact Surfaces Clean • Inside basement & bar ice machine with visible soils. Wash/rinse/sanitize/air dry. Discard all ice in both units and use bagged ice until units can be cleaned and sanitized.
- ⚠️Outside Storage Improperly Maintained • Old window and debri in outside trash storage area. Remove .Outside Storage Improperly Maintained • Old window and debri in outside trash storage area. Remove .
- ⚠️Insects Rodents Animals • Evidence of rodent activity in kitchen with droppings near water heater. Evidence of rodent activity in basement with droppings near where stack of wrapped plates are stored on shelving. Provide updated pest control IPM report upon reinspection clean and sanitize all areas where droppings are evident. Heavy presence of fruit flies behind bar. Provide treatments and pest control report . Provide pest proof door sweep on rear door.Insects Rodents Animals • Evidence of rodent activity in kitchen with droppings near water heater. Evidence of rodent activity in basement with droppings near where stack of wrapped plates are stored on shelving. Provide updated pest control IPM report upon reinspection clean and sanitize all areas where droppings are evident. Heavy presence of fruit flies behind bar. Provide treatments and pest control report . Provide pest proof door sweep on rear door.
- ⚠️Improper Maintenance of Floors • Floors with black buildup under shelving dish washer and equipment. Thoroughly clean floors under around & behind in place equipment throughout. Glue trap with dead flies on it on floor in walkin cooler. Remove. Thoroughly clean and sanitize entire interior of walkin cooler.Improper Maintenance of Floors • Floors with black buildup under shelving dish washer and equipment. Thoroughly clean floors under around & behind in place equipment throughout. Glue trap with dead flies on it on floor in walkin cooler. Remove. Thoroughly clean and sanitize entire interior of walkin cooler.
- ⚠️Improper Maintenance of Walls/Ceilings • Hole in wall in kitchen above flip top refrigerated unit and wall opposite water heater in kitchen close to baseboard. Repair/seal all holes with smooth durable cleanable non porous materials. Open celing above ice machine in basement. Provide sealed smooth durable cleanable non porous easily cleanable ceiling above ice machine.Improper Maintenance of Walls/Ceilings • Hole in wall in kitchen above flip top refrigerated unit and wall opposite water heater in kitchen close to baseboard. Repair/seal all holes with smooth durable cleanable non porous materials. Open celing above ice machine in basement. Provide sealed smooth durable cleanable non porous easily cleanable ceiling above ice machine.
- ⚠️Anti-Choking • No choke save certificate on site. Provide.Anti-Choking • No choke save certificate on site. Provide.
- ⚠️PIC Performing Duties • The certified food protection manager is not monitoring pest control dishwashing facilities cleaning and sanitizing of food & non food contact surfaces food protection outside area & general facility maintenance. Provide active managerial control as it relates to manager duties as it is defined in the 2013 food code.criticalPIC Performing Duties • The certified food protection manager is not monitoring pest control dishwashing facilities cleaning and sanitizing of food & non food contact surfaces food protection outside area & general facility maintenance. Provide active managerial control as it relates to manager duties as it is defined in the 2013 food code.
When was The Junction last inspected?
The Junction has 26 inspections on record going back to May 9, 2008. The 12 most recent are shown below.
| date | result | score |
|---|---|---|
| March 15, 2022 | — | |
| November 1, 2018 | Pass | |
| October 24, 2018 | Fail | |
| August 3, 2017 | — | |
| December 13, 2016 | Pass | |
| December 6, 2016 | Fail | |
| May 7, 2015 | Pass | |
| April 23, 2015 | Fail | |
| April 24, 2014 | Pass | |
| April 10, 2014 | Fail | |
| December 30, 2013 | — | |
| February 27, 2013 | Pass |
The Junction vs South Boston
South Boston runs 88% clean across 192 tracked restaurants — 159 clean, 8 mid, 13 cooked.
Against the 192 spots Cooked tracks in South Boston, this one comes out cleaner than 12% 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 November 1, 2018. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.