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The Little Kitchen
- resultPass
- critical violations0
- last inspectedFebruary 20, 2018
- address20 Kneeland St, Boston 02111
Is The Little Kitchen clean?
The Little Kitchen is currently Pass from Boston Inspectional Services, Health Division, from an inspection on February 20, 2018. No critical violations were recorded at that visit. On Cooked's ladder that reads clean 😇.
What did inspectors find at The Little Kitchen?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on February 20, 2018, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.
- ⚠️Food Contact Surfaces Clean • Interior of microwave with old soils clean to removeFood Contact Surfaces Clean • Interior of microwave with old soils clean to remove
- ⚠️Non-Food Contact Surfaces Clean • 1) Top and front of 2 drawer cooler with grease build up at cooking line clean to remove 2) Front of 2 draw cooler with grease build up at front counter clean to removeNon-Food Contact Surfaces Clean • 1) Top and front of 2 drawer cooler with grease build up at cooking line clean to remove 2) Front of 2 draw cooler with grease build up at front counter clean to remove
- ⚠️Hand Cleaner Drying Tissue Signage • no paper towels at hand sink supplyHand Cleaner Drying Tissue Signage • no paper towels at hand sink supply
- ⚠️Improper Maintenance of Walls/Ceilings • Hood and back wall at cooking line with grease build up clean to removeImproper Maintenance of Walls/Ceilings • Hood and back wall at cooking line with grease build up clean to remove
When was The Little Kitchen last inspected?
The Little Kitchen has 10 inspections on record going back to September 26, 2016.
| date | result | score |
|---|---|---|
| March 15, 2022 | — | |
| February 20, 2018 | Pass | |
| February 8, 2018 | Fail | |
| October 10, 2017 | Pass | |
| October 3, 2017 | Fail | |
| April 4, 2017 | Pass | |
| March 31, 2017 | — | |
| March 17, 2017 | Fail | |
| September 30, 2016 | Pass | |
| September 26, 2016 | Fail |
The Little Kitchen vs Chinatown
Chinatown runs 85% clean across 307 tracked restaurants — 252 clean, 22 mid, 22 cooked.
Against the 307 spots Cooked tracks in Chinatown, this one comes out cleaner than 15% 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 February 20, 2018. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.