Wonder Spice Cafe

• resultFail
• critical violations5
• last inspectedFebruary 22, 2018
• address695 Centre St, Jamaica Plain 02130

Is Wonder Spice Cafe clean?

Wonder Spice Cafe is currently Fail from Boston Inspectional Services, Health Division, from an inspection on February 22, 2018. Inspectors wrote up 5 critical violations — the kind most directly linked to foodborne illness. On Cooked's ladder that reads cooked 🪳.

What did inspectors find at Wonder Spice Cafe?

These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on February 22, 2018, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.

• ⚠️Cooling • PIC discarded 20 lbs of chicken partially cooked and cooled in deep pans.critical
  Cooling • PIC discarded 20 lbs of chicken partially cooked and cooled in deep pans.
• ⚠️Hot Holding • Brown rice 132F - 147F Several spots below 140F. Held overnight in cooker. Discontinue if unable to maintain entire pot at or below 140F.critical
  Hot Holding • Brown rice 132F - 147F Several spots below 140F. Held overnight in cooker. Discontinue if unable to maintain entire pot at or below 140F.
• ⚠️Cold Holding • Cooked noodles at 60F & 65F - Sun Hing noodles -PIC staes delivered previous day not refrigerated. Rice noodles require proper temperature control. Cooked chicken cold holding in deep pan 52F.critical
  Cold Holding • Cooked noodles at 60F & 65F - Sun Hing noodles -PIC staes delivered previous day not refrigerated. Rice noodles require proper temperature control. Cooked chicken cold holding in deep pan 52F.
• ⚠️Separation Segregation Cross Contamination • Walkin -Several pans of raw chicken stored next to produce. PIC removed and placed on lower shelving.critical
  Separation Segregation Cross Contamination • Walkin -Several pans of raw chicken stored next to produce. PIC removed and placed on lower shelving.
• ⚠️Food Protection • Remove towels covering food containers. Cover properly. Scallops stored in water. Discontinue. Discontinue storing rice unit in sanitizer bay. Store food equipment protected.
  Food Protection • Remove towels covering food containers. Cover properly. Scallops stored in water. Discontinue. Discontinue storing rice unit in sanitizer bay. Store food equipment protected.
• ⚠️Food Utensil Storage • Knives stored on soiled towel. Utensils stored in stagnant water and on equipment handles. Remove and store properly on clean dry surface.
  Food Utensil Storage • Knives stored on soiled towel. Utensils stored in stagnant water and on equipment handles. Remove and store properly on clean dry surface.
• ⚠️Food Contact Surfaces Clean • Remove soiled strainer and containers from 3 bay sink used for food prep. Label "food prep only". Clean interior bays to remove food soils. Sanitize. Stored pans not clean to sight and touch. Remove and place in dishwasher to properly clean and sanitize.
  Food Contact Surfaces Clean • Remove soiled strainer and containers from 3 bay sink used for food prep. Label "food prep only". Clean interior bays to remove food soils. Sanitize. Stored pans not clean to sight and touch. Remove and place in dishwasher to properly clean and sanitize.
• ⚠️Non-Food Contact Surfaces Clean • Cookline- Heavy carbon and grease build up on sides backs of equipment. Clean to remove. Clean woks of rust at base. Basement prep- Clean shelving to remove soils. Resurface if necessary. Clean prep tables of food residue.
  Non-Food Contact Surfaces Clean • Cookline- Heavy carbon and grease build up on sides backs of equipment. Clean to remove. Clean woks of rust at base. Basement prep- Clean shelving to remove soils. Resurface if necessary. Clean prep tables of food residue.
• ⚠️Improper Maintenance of Floors • Floor below cook line equipment with greasy soils. Clean to remove.
  Improper Maintenance of Floors • Floor below cook line equipment with greasy soils. Clean to remove.
• ⚠️Improper Maintenance of Walls/Ceilings • Cookline-Hood and walls behind equipment with heavy greasy build up. Clean to remove. Warewash- ceiling has acoustical tiles. Replace.
  Improper Maintenance of Walls/Ceilings • Cookline-Hood and walls behind equipment with heavy greasy build up. Clean to remove. Warewash- ceiling has acoustical tiles. Replace.
• ⚠️Dressing Rooms Clean/Lockers Provided • Coats and shoes placed in storage areas. Store belongings away from food service areas.
  Dressing Rooms Clean/Lockers Provided • Coats and shoes placed in storage areas. Store belongings away from food service areas.
• ⚠️PIC Performing Duties • PIC unable to explain illness policy regarding symptoms and disease. Employees partially cooking cooling and improperly holding cold and hot foods. Corrective actions taken. Train staff in accordance with training information provided. Ensure critical violations addressed immediately. Monitor staff for cooling. Chemicals stored on shelf over bulk food bins. PIC removed and stored properly.critical
  PIC Performing Duties • PIC unable to explain illness policy regarding symptoms and disease. Employees partially cooking cooling and improperly holding cold and hot foods. Corrective actions taken. Train staff in accordance with training information provided. Ensure critical violations addressed immediately. Monitor staff for cooling. Chemicals stored on shelf over bulk food bins. PIC removed and stored properly.

When was Wonder Spice Cafe last inspected?

Wonder Spice Cafe has 37 inspections on record going back to October 14, 2008. The 12 most recent are shown below.

Wonder Spice Cafe vs Jamaica Plain

Jamaica Plain runs 77% clean across 189 tracked restaurants — 139 clean, 22 mid, 20 cooked.

Against the 189 spots Cooked tracks in Jamaica Plain, this one comes out cleaner than 0% of them.

Other spots in Jamaica Plain

• ✓ Corp. Chefs/U. Mass. Med. School
  clean · June 29, 2015
• ✓ Great Wall Restaurant
  clean · June 25, 2010
• ? Gourmet Bean/Faulkner Hosp.
  cooked · May 12, 2008
• ✓ Morgan Variety
  clean · April 6, 2021
• ✓ Forest Hills Liquor Market
  clean · December 12, 2018
• ? Centre St. Citgo
  cooked · September 26, 2007

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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 22, 2018. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.