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Golden Chef

Latest: PASS January 16, 2025

📍 Neighborhood: Dorchester

🚇 Nearest Transit: Fields Corner (Red Line)

Address
1495 DORCHESTER AV
Dorchester, MA 02122
Inspection History
27 inspections
13 failures
License
License #424206
Last inspected: January 16, 2025

Inspection History (27 most recent)

PASS January 16, 2025 at 5:35 PM
2 violations
590.004/4-302.14-PF - Sanitizing Solutions Testing Devices (Pf): Povide test kits for the sanitizer in 3 bay sink | 590.006/6-501.12-C - Cleaning Frequency and Restrictions (C): Ceiling vent with visible dust build up / Clean to remove
FAIL January 15, 2025 at 6:57 PM
6 violations
590.003/3-305.11-C - Food Storage-Preventing Contamination from the Premises (C): Buckets of food on floor of walk in / Elevate at least 6" off of floor | 590.004/4-302.14-PF - Sanitizing Solutions Testing Devices (Pf): Povide test kits for ...
FAIL January 6, 2025 at 5:48 PM
5 violations
590.003/3-305.11-C - Food Storage-Preventing Contamination from the Premises (C): Buckets of food on floor of walk in / Elevate at least 6" off of floor | 590.004/4-302.14-PF - Sanitizing Solutions Testing Devices (Pf): Povide test kits for ...
PASS May 20, 2024 at 3:34 PM
4 violations
590.003/3-501.16-P - (A)(2) and (B) Time/Temperature Control for Safety Food Hot and Cold Holding (P): Garlic in oil mixture sitting out at 66F. Mung beans sitting out at 60F / Items moved to refrigeration after being out for 1 hour during lunch...
FAIL May 9, 2024 at 6:21 PM
4 violations
590.003/3-501.16-P - (A)(2) and (B) Time/Temperature Control for Safety Food Hot and Cold Holding (P): Garlic in oil mixture sitting out at 66F. Mung beans sitting out at 60F / Items moved to refrigeration after being out for 1 hour during lunch...
PASS January 12, 2024 at 6:47 PM
5 violations
590.003/3-501.16-P - (A)(2) and (B) Time/Temperature Control for Safety Food Hot and Cold Holding (P): Garlic in oil mixture 50F Mung beans 49F Cooked chicken 49F out on counters / All were moved back to refrigeration to cool down and will remai...
FAIL January 2, 2024 at 4:47 PM
5 violations
590.003/3-501.16-P - (A)(2) and (B) Time/Temperature Control for Safety Food Hot and Cold Holding (P): Garlic in oil mixture 50F Mung beans 49F Cooked chicken 49F out on counters / All were moved back to refrigeration to cool down and will remai...
PASS July 21, 2023 at 6:37 PM
5 violations
590.003/3-304.14-C - Wiping Cloths Use Limitation (C): Soiled wiping cloths observed being left oout on counter tops. Discontinue and provide a proper sanitizing solution. | 590.003/3-305.12-C - Food Storage Prohibited Areas (C): Bag of raw onio...
FAIL July 14, 2023 at 5:57 PM
5 violations
590.003/3-304.14-C - Wiping Cloths Use Limitation (C): Soiled wiping cloths observed being left oout on counter tops. Discontinue and provide a proper sanitizing solution. | 590.003/3-305.12-C - Food Storage Prohibited Areas (C): Bag of raw onio...
PASS W/ CONDITIONS January 17, 2023 at 7:30 PM
6 violations
590.003/3-304.14-C - Wiping Cloths Use Limitation (C): Soiled wiping cloths observed being left out on counter tops. Discontinue and provide a proper sanitizing solution. | 590.003/3-305.12-C - Food Storage Prohibited Areas (C): Large bag of oni...
PASS July 25, 2022 at 6:38 PM
8 violations
590.003/3-302.11-P - Packaged and Unpackaged Food-Separation Packaging and Segregation (P): Boxes delivered with fresh meats being re-used to store cooked chicken. Discontinue to help reduce the possablility of cross contamination from raw meats...
FAIL July 14, 2022 at 3:53 PM
8 violations
590.003/3-302.11-P - Packaged and Unpackaged Food-Separation Packaging and Segregation (P): Boxes delivered with fresh meats being re-used to store cooked chicken. Discontinue to help reduce the possablility of cross contamination from raw meats...
PASS March 17, 2022 at 6:27 PM
4 violations
590.003/3-302.11-P - Packaged and Unpackaged Food-Separation Packaging and Segregation (P): Cooked chicken fingers observed being stored in a box that raw chicken was originally being stored. Discontinue and store all cooked products in a safe m...
PASS W/ CONDITIONS March 10, 2022 at 7:21 PM
7 violations
590.002(D)/2-103.11-PF - (A)-(P) Person-In-Charge-Duties (Pf): At the time of the inspection the 2022 Health Permit had not been paid for. Ownership/management is to pay for the Health Permit and any additional fees prior to the re-inspection bein...
FAIL February 24, 2022 at 7:19 PM
7 violations
590.002(D)/2-103.11-PF - (A)-(P) Person-In-Charge-Duties (Pf): At the time of the inspection the 2022 Health Permit had not been paid for. Ownership/management is to pay for the Health Permit and any additional fees prior to the re-inspection bein...
PASS November 1, 2021 at 6:14 PM
9 violations
590.002(D)/2-103.11-PF - (A)-(P) Person-In-Charge-Duties (Pf): PIC will need to review with staff to proper cold hold storage of raw to ready to eat foods general cleaning and repaires of location. Multiple repeat violations from last inspection...
FAIL October 19, 2021 at 3:57 PM
9 violations
590.002(D)/2-103.11-PF - (A)-(P) Person-In-Charge-Duties (Pf): PIC will need to review with staff to proper cold hold storage of raw to ready to eat foods general cleaning and repaires of location. Multiple repeat violations from last inspection...
PASS June 1, 2021 at 3:44 PM
10 violations
590.003/3-302.12-C - Food Storage Containers Identified with Common Name of Food (C): Provide labels for bulk food containers that do not have them. | 590.003/3-304.12-C - In-Use Utensils Between-Use Storage (C): Discontinue to store knife betwee...
FAIL May 17, 2021 at 6:43 PM
10 violations
590.003/3-302.12-C - Food Storage Containers Identified with Common Name of Food (C): Provide labels for bulk food containers that do not have them. | 590.003/3-304.12-C - In-Use Utensils Between-Use Storage (C): Discontinue to store knife betwee...
PASS W/ CONDITIONS January 19, 2021 at 6:06 PM
12 violations
590.003/3-302.11-C - Packaged and Unpackaged Food-Separation Packaging and Segregation (C): Multiple foods in walk in not properly covered. Provide covers for food in storage. Spices on small shelve by stairs not covered provide covers. | 590....
FAIL January 11, 2021 at 5:57 PM
12 violations
590.003/3-302.11-C - Packaged and Unpackaged Food-Separation Packaging and Segregation (C): Multiple foods in walk in not properly covered. Provide covers for food in storage. Spices on small shelve by stairs not covered provide covers. | 590....
PASS November 9, 2020 at 7:54 PM
9 violations
590.003/3-302.12-C - Food Storage Containers Identified with Common Name of Food (C): Bulk food containers on cooking line (MSG etc) not labels. Besure all food containers are properly labeled if not in original packaged. | 590.003/3-305.11-C - F...
FAIL November 2, 2020 at 4:24 PM
9 violations
590.003/3-302.12-C - Food Storage Containers Identified with Common Name of Food (C): Bulk food containers on cooking line (MSG etc) not labels. Besure all food containers are properly labeled if not in original packaged. | 590.003/3-305.11-C - F...
PASS August 19, 2020 at 5:53 PM
11 violations
590.002(D)/2-103.11-PF - (A)-(P) Person-In-Charge-Duties (Pf): PIC will need to review with staff proper locations to wash hands proper food storage and general cleaning of location | 590.003/3-302.11-P - Packaged and Unpackaged Food-Separation ...
FAIL August 6, 2020 at 5:14 PM
11 violations
590.002(D)/2-103.11-PF - (A)-(P) Person-In-Charge-Duties (Pf): PIC will need to review with staff proper locations to wash hands proper food storage and general cleaning of location | 590.003/3-302.11-P - Packaged and Unpackaged Food-Separation ...
PASS March 6, 2020 at 3:19 PM
9 violations
590.002/2-501.11-PF - Clean-up of Vomiting and Diarrheal Events (Pf): PIC will need to provide a vomit kit for location. Hand out was given to PIC and discussed. | 590.002(B)/2-102.11-PF - (A) (B) and (C)(1) (4)-(16) Demonstration (Pf): PIC will...
FAIL March 4, 2020 at 4:38 PM
9 violations
590.002/2-501.11-PF - Clean-up of Vomiting and Diarrheal Events (Pf): PIC will need to provide a vomit kit for location. Hand out was given to PIC and discussed. | 590.002(B)/2-102.11-PF - (A) (B) and (C)(1) (4)-(16) Demonstration (Pf): PIC will...
Data sourced directly from Boston Inspectional Services Department