Cooked?
Zc Boston
- resultFail
- critical violations1
- last inspectedOctober 30, 2019
- address797 Massachusetts Av, Roxbury 02119
Is Zc Boston clean?
Zc Boston is currently Fail from Boston Inspectional Services, Health Division, from an inspection on October 30, 2019. Inspectors wrote up 1 critical violation — the kind most directly linked to foodborne illness. On Cooked's ladder that reads cooked 🪳.
What did inspectors find at Zc Boston?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on October 30, 2019, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.
- ⚠️Clean-up of Vomiting and Diarrheal Events (Pf) • Provide a vomit clean up kit.hand out left at last inspection. Another copy given to PICClean-up of Vomiting and Diarrheal Events (Pf) • Provide a vomit clean up kit.hand out left at last inspection. Another copy given to PIC
- ⚠️Wiping Cloths Use Limitation (C) • Discontiue to store wiping clothes all over the place. Store in bucket with sanitizer.Wiping Cloths Use Limitation (C) • Discontiue to store wiping clothes all over the place. Store in bucket with sanitizer.
- ⚠️Thawing (C) • Discontinue to thaw meats in a five gallon bucket of water on the floor. Must be thawed the day before under running water or cook frozen. Review with staff.Thawing (C) • Discontinue to thaw meats in a five gallon bucket of water on the floor. Must be thawed the day before under running water or cook frozen. Review with staff.
- ⚠️(A)(2) and (B) Time/Temperature Control for Safety Food Hot and Cold Holding (P) • Egg wash on cooking line at 49F. Discontinue and store 41F or below.critical(A)(2) and (B) Time/Temperature Control for Safety Food Hot and Cold Holding (P) • Egg wash on cooking line at 49F. Discontinue and store 41F or below.
- ⚠️Food Labels (C) • Multiple bulk food containers without labels. On cooking line prep and sushi area. Provide labels for all containers.Food Labels (C) • Multiple bulk food containers without labels. On cooking line prep and sushi area. Provide labels for all containers.
- ⚠️Temperature Measuring Devices Manual and Mechanical Warewashing (Pf) • Provide measuring device for high temperature in kitchen at discussed.Temperature Measuring Devices Manual and Mechanical Warewashing (Pf) • Provide measuring device for high temperature in kitchen at discussed.
- ⚠️Nonfood Contact Surfaces (C) • Clean all shelves on cooking line prep areas warewashing and walk in. Visibly soiled with dry food dust and grease. Clean exterior of bulk food containers. Soiled. Clean interior and exterior of refrigeration in kitchen area. Visibly soiled.Nonfood Contact Surfaces (C) • Clean all shelves on cooking line prep areas warewashing and walk in. Visibly soiled with dry food dust and grease. Clean exterior of bulk food containers. Soiled. Clean interior and exterior of refrigeration in kitchen area. Visibly soiled.
- ⚠️Wall and Ceiling Coverings and Coatings (C) • Clean walls around prep areas warewashing and green/blue pole in sushi area. Visibly soiled.Wall and Ceiling Coverings and Coatings (C) • Clean walls around prep areas warewashing and green/blue pole in sushi area. Visibly soiled.
- ⚠️Walls and Ceilings Attachments (C) • Clean curtains going into kitchen visibly soiled.Walls and Ceilings Attachments (C) • Clean curtains going into kitchen visibly soiled.
When was Zc Boston last inspected?
Zc Boston has 31 inspections on record going back to September 24, 2013. The 12 most recent are shown below.
| date | result | score |
|---|---|---|
| March 15, 2022 | — | |
| November 8, 2019 | — | |
| October 30, 2019 | Fail | |
| April 8, 2019 | — | |
| April 1, 2019 | Fail | |
| November 26, 2018 | — | |
| November 16, 2018 | Fail | |
| May 29, 2018 | Pass | |
| May 22, 2018 | Fail | |
| July 20, 2017 | — | |
| July 13, 2017 | Fail | |
| February 2, 2017 | — |
Zc Boston vs South End
South End runs 80% clean across 691 tracked restaurants — 489 clean, 61 mid, 65 cooked.
Against the 691 spots Cooked tracks in South End, this one comes out cleaner than 5% 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 October 30, 2019. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.