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Xi Cha
- resultPass
- critical violations0
- last inspectedApril 10, 2026
- address350 Longwood Av, Boston 02115
Is Xi Cha clean?
Xi Cha is currently Pass from Boston Inspectional Services, Health Division, from an inspection on April 10, 2026. No critical violations were recorded at that visit. On Cooked's ladder that reads clean 😇.
What did inspectors find at Xi Cha?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on April 10, 2026, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.
- ⚠️In-Use Utensils Between-Use Storage (C) • Inuse utensils are stored in stagnant waterIn-Use Utensils Between-Use Storage (C) • Inuse utensils are stored in stagnant water
- ⚠️Wiping Cloths Use Limitation (C) • Wiping cloths not stored in a sanitizing solution between usesWiping Cloths Use Limitation (C) • Wiping cloths not stored in a sanitizing solution between uses
- ⚠️Nonfood Contact Surfaces (C) • Heavy build up of dust on portable fan on refrigeration unit Build up of soils on interior of cabinetsNonfood Contact Surfaces (C) • Heavy build up of dust on portable fan on refrigeration unit Build up of soils on interior of cabinets
- ⚠️Using a Handwashing Sink-Operation and Maintenance (Pf) • Items in hand sink basin in back area Items blocking hand sink acccess in back area PIC/CFPM took corrective action during inspectionUsing a Handwashing Sink-Operation and Maintenance (Pf) • Items in hand sink basin in back area Items blocking hand sink acccess in back area PIC/CFPM took corrective action during inspection
- ⚠️Maintaining Premises Unnecessary Items and Litter (C) • Remove all unused equipment - DeclutterMaintaining Premises Unnecessary Items and Litter (C) • Remove all unused equipment - Declutter
When was Xi Cha last inspected?
Xi Cha has 19 inspections on record going back to February 22, 2022. The 12 most recent are shown below.
| date | result | score |
|---|---|---|
| April 10, 2026 | Pass | |
| March 26, 2026 | Fail | |
| December 3, 2025 | Pass | |
| May 23, 2025 | Pass | |
| May 22, 2025 | closed by the city | |
| May 14, 2025 | Pass | |
| May 7, 2025 | Fail | |
| August 26, 2024 | Pass | |
| August 15, 2024 | Fail | |
| February 14, 2024 | Pass | |
| February 12, 2024 | Fail | |
| February 5, 2024 | Fail |
Xi Cha vs Longwood
Longwood runs 78% clean across 203 tracked restaurants — 153 clean, 19 mid, 23 cooked.
Against the 203 spots Cooked tracks in Longwood, this one comes out cleaner than 22% 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 April 10, 2026. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.