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Tropical Island Restaurant
- resultFail
- critical violations0
- last inspectedNovember 19, 2009
- address149 Stoughton St, Dorchester 02125
Is Tropical Island Restaurant clean?
Tropical Island Restaurant is currently Fail from Boston Inspectional Services, Health Division, from an inspection on November 19, 2009. No critical violations were recorded at that visit. On Cooked's ladder that reads mid 😬.
What did inspectors find at Tropical Island Restaurant?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on November 19, 2009, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.
- ⚠️Food Thermometers Provided • No food thermometers on site. Provide.Food Thermometers Provided • No food thermometers on site. Provide.
- ⚠️Food Protection • Bag of potatoes stored on ground in basement. Discontinue and store elevated at least 6 inches off the ground.Food Protection • Bag of potatoes stored on ground in basement. Discontinue and store elevated at least 6 inches off the ground.
- ⚠️Food Contact Surfaces Design • Large cutting board in kitchen heavily scoared and soiled. Repair or replace. Smaller white square cutting board heavily scoared. Repair or replace.Food Contact Surfaces Design • Large cutting board in kitchen heavily scoared and soiled. Repair or replace. Smaller white square cutting board heavily scoared. Repair or replace.
- ⚠️Equipment Thermometers • Equipment thermometer in upright refrigerator not operating. Provide.Equipment Thermometers • Equipment thermometer in upright refrigerator not operating. Provide.
- ⚠️Test Kit Provided • No test kit for 3 bay sink. Provide.Test Kit Provided • No test kit for 3 bay sink. Provide.
- ⚠️Food Contact Surfaces Clean • Interior of food containers in basement visibly soiled. Clean to remove.Food Contact Surfaces Clean • Interior of food containers in basement visibly soiled. Clean to remove.
- ⚠️Non-Food Contact Surfaces Clean • Interior of upright Kol-Guard refrigerator visibly soiled. Clean to remove. Exterior of all food containers in basement visibly soiled. Clean to remove.Non-Food Contact Surfaces Clean • Interior of upright Kol-Guard refrigerator visibly soiled. Clean to remove. Exterior of all food containers in basement visibly soiled. Clean to remove.
- ⚠️Installed and Maintained • Pipe under 3 bay sink leaking. Repair. Faucet at 3 bay sink leaking. Repair.Installed and Maintained • Pipe under 3 bay sink leaking. Repair. Faucet at 3 bay sink leaking. Repair.
- ⚠️Hand Cleaner Drying Tissue Signage • No soap or paper towels at hand wash sink in kitchen. Provide. No paper towels in restroom. Provide.Hand Cleaner Drying Tissue Signage • No soap or paper towels at hand wash sink in kitchen. Provide. No paper towels in restroom. Provide.
- ⚠️Outside Storage Improperly Maintained • Outsise dumpster area with excess card board and debris. Clean to remove.Outside Storage Improperly Maintained • Outsise dumpster area with excess card board and debris. Clean to remove.
- ⚠️Improper Maintenance of Floors • Floor of basement walk-in visibly soiled with food debris. Clean to remove.Improper Maintenance of Floors • Floor of basement walk-in visibly soiled with food debris. Clean to remove.
- ⚠️Fixture's not properly shielded • Light above stove top not shield. Provide.Fixture's not properly shielded • Light above stove top not shield. Provide.
- ⚠️Inadequate Lighting • Light out above stove top. Provide.Inadequate Lighting • Light out above stove top. Provide.
When was Tropical Island Restaurant last inspected?
Tropical Island Restaurant has 12 inspections on record going back to April 19, 2007.
| date | result | score |
|---|---|---|
| November 24, 2009 | — | |
| November 19, 2009 | Fail | |
| July 2, 2009 | Pass | |
| June 10, 2009 | Fail | |
| January 9, 2009 | Pass | |
| January 2, 2009 | Fail | |
| August 11, 2008 | — | |
| March 5, 2008 | Pass | |
| February 25, 2008 | — | |
| February 25, 2008 | — | |
| February 25, 2008 | — | |
| April 19, 2007 | Fail |
Tropical Island Restaurant vs Roxbury
Roxbury runs 83% clean across 708 tracked restaurants — 559 clean, 69 mid, 49 cooked.
Against the 708 spots Cooked tracks in Roxbury, 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 November 19, 2009. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.