Xiong Ginseng Root

• resultPass
• critical violations0
• last inspectedMarch 11, 2020 →
• address5 Knapp St, Boston 02111

Is Xiong Ginseng Root clean?

Xiong Ginseng Root is no longer in business. Boston Inspectional Services, Health Division recorded it as out of business on June 16, 2021, which is an administrative result rather than a health finding — the business closed or moved, it was not shut down over conditions. Its last actual inspection result was Pass on March 11, 2020. The record below is kept for history; it says nothing about whatever occupies the address now.

What did inspectors find at Xiong Ginseng Root?

No failed findings were recorded. Boston Inspectional Services, Health Division marked 2 code checks as passed on March 11, 2020.

When was Xiong Ginseng Root last inspected?

Xiong Ginseng Root has 10 inspections on record going back to April 20, 2017.

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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.

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Source: Boston Inspectional Services, Health Division via Analyze Boston. Cooked refreshes this data daily — this listing's most recent inspection is dated March 11, 2020. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.

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