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Latest: PASS July 7, 2025

📍 Neighborhood: Leather District

🚇 Nearest Transit: Chinatown (Orange Line)

Address
81 ESSEX ST
Chinatown, MA 02111
Inspection History
18 inspections
9 failures
License
License #355388
Last inspected: July 7, 2025

Inspection History (18 most recent)

PASS July 7, 2025 at 4:01 PM
7 violations
590.003/3-305.12-C - Food Storage Prohibited Areas (C): Containers of frozen meats and other foods observed being stored on the ground of the walk-in freezer. Discontinue and store all foods elevated a minimum of 6 inches off the ground. | 590.00...
FAIL June 13, 2025 at 2:35 PM
7 violations
590.003/3-305.12-C - Food Storage Prohibited Areas (C): Containers of frozen meats and other foods observed being stored on the ground of the walk-in freezer. Discontinue and store all foods elevated a minimum of 6 inches off the ground. | 590.00...
PASS July 19, 2024 at 12:48 PM
8 violations
590.003/3-304.12-C - In-Use Utensils Between-Use Storage (C): Knives observed being stored in between coolers in the main kitchen area. Discontinue and store all knives in a clean and protected manner. | 590.003/3-304.14-C - Wiping Cloths Use Li...
FAIL July 11, 2024 at 2:18 PM
8 violations
590.003/3-304.12-C - In-Use Utensils Between-Use Storage (C): Knives observed being stored in between coolers in the main kitchen area. Discontinue and store all knives in a clean and protected manner. | 590.003/3-304.14-C - Wiping Cloths Use Li...
PASS W/ CONDITIONS July 26, 2023 at 2:55 PM
1 violation
590.005/5-205.15-C - System Maintained in Good Repair (C): Pipe under hand sink at dimsum station leaks. Repair as needed and keep floor clean and dry
PASS W/ CONDITIONS June 15, 2023 at 6:22 PM
6 violations
590.003/3-302.11-P - Packaged and Unpackaged Food-Separation Packaging and Segregation (P): Containers of raw meat stored over prepped vegetables in dry storage cooler. Store raw meat below all prepped and raw produce or ready to eat foods to pr...
FAIL June 9, 2023 at 6:04 PM
6 violations
590.003/3-302.11-P - Packaged and Unpackaged Food-Separation Packaging and Segregation (P): Containers of raw meat stored over prepped vegetables in dry storage cooler. Store raw meat below all prepped and raw produce or ready to eat foods to pr...
PASS February 23, 2023 at 4:20 PM
1 violation
590.005/5-205.15-C - System Maintained in Good Repair (C): Sprinkler pipe broke in dining room morning of 2/5. Repaired and reset same day and establishement was closed. Invoice for repair provided at time of inspection. Need confirmation from Bui...
FAIL February 16, 2023 at 3:24 PM
3 violations
590.003/3-302.11-P - Packaged and Unpackaged Food-Separation Packaging and Segregation (P): Raw meat stored over produce in walk-in cooler. Ensure all raw meat is stored below produce and ready to eat foods. Corrected on site. | 590.004/4-602.13...
FAIL February 9, 2023 at 4:54 PM
3 violations
590.003/3-302.11-P - Packaged and Unpackaged Food-Separation Packaging and Segregation (P): Raw meat stored over produce in walk-in cooler. Ensure all raw meat is stored below produce and ready to eat foods. Corrected on site. | 590.004/4-602.13...
PASS October 26, 2022 at 3:48 PM
5 violations
590.003/3-302.11-P - Packaged and Unpackaged Food-Separation Packaging and Segregation (P): Raw pork and duck stored above raw produce in walk-in cooler. Store raw meat below produce and ready to eat foods to prevent contamination. Corrected on ...
FAIL October 19, 2022 at 4:25 PM
5 violations
590.003/3-302.11-P - Packaged and Unpackaged Food-Separation Packaging and Segregation (P): Raw pork and duck stored above raw produce in walk-in cooler. Store raw meat below produce and ready to eat foods to prevent contamination. Corrected on ...
PASS September 20, 2022 at 6:26 PM
7 violations
590.003/3-302.11-P - Packaged and Unpackaged Food-Separation Packaging and Segregation (P): Raw meats stored above cooked meats and produce in cookline cooler and under counter reach-in. Raw meats stored above cooked meats in basement walk-in co...
FAIL September 13, 2022 at 4:04 PM
7 violations
590.003/3-302.11-P - Packaged and Unpackaged Food-Separation Packaging and Segregation (P): Raw meats stored above cooked meats and produce in cookline cooler and under counter reach-in. Raw meats stored above cooked meats in basement walk-in co...
PASS April 6, 2022 at 6:11 PM
2 violations
590.003/3-501.16-P1 - (A)(1) Time/Temperature Control for Safety Food Hot and Cold Holding (P): Rice at service line holding at 110F. Reheated to 170F. Use hot holding equipment to maintain hot food at 135F and above. | 590.004/4-501.114-PF - Man...
FAIL March 30, 2022 at 3:52 PM
2 violations
590.003/3-501.16-P1 - (A)(1) Time/Temperature Control for Safety Food Hot and Cold Holding (P): Rice at service line holding at 110F. Reheated to 170F. Use hot holding equipment to maintain hot food at 135F and above. | 590.004/4-501.114-PF - Man...
PASS November 15, 2021 at 3:19 PM
4 violations
590.004/4-302.12-PF - Food Temperature Measuring Devices (Pf): No food thermometers available at the time of the inspection. Provide. | 590.004/4-302.14-PF - Sanitizing Solutions Testing Devices (Pf): No test strips available at the time of the i...
FAIL November 8, 2021 at 3:19 PM
4 violations
590.004/4-302.12-PF - Food Temperature Measuring Devices (Pf): No food thermometers available at the time of the inspection. Provide. | 590.004/4-302.14-PF - Sanitizing Solutions Testing Devices (Pf): No test strips available at the time of the i...
Data sourced directly from Boston Inspectional Services Department