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Kimchipapi Kitchen

Latest: PASS May 28, 2025

🍽️ Cuisine: Korean

📍 Neighborhood: Allston

🚇 Nearest Transit: Beaconsfield (Green Line)

Address
81 HARVARD AV
Allston, MA 02134
Inspection History
27 inspections
13 failures
License
License #351778
Last inspected: May 28, 2025

Inspection History (27 most recent)

PASS May 28, 2025 at 6:18 PM
4 violations
590.002(D)/2-103.11-PF - (A)-(P) Person-In-Charge-Duties (Pf): Retrain staff to properly acidify rice test every batch of rice and log the pH. | 590.003/3-302.11-P - Packaged and Unpackaged Food-Separation Packaging and Segregation (P): Raw ch...
FAIL May 21, 2025 at 5:51 PM
4 violations
590.002(D)/2-103.11-PF - (A)-(P) Person-In-Charge-Duties (Pf): Retrain staff to properly acidify rice test every batch of rice and log the pH. | 590.003/3-302.11-P - Packaged and Unpackaged Food-Separation Packaging and Segregation (P): Raw ch...
PASS October 16, 2024 at 5:28 PM
9 violations
590.002/2-301.11-P - Clean condition-Hands and Arms (P): Observed prep employee not wash hands while changing task from prepping to cooking raw chicken. Clean hand properly before changing tasks. Reviewed with PIC and employees were instructed to...
FAIL October 7, 2024 at 4:35 PM
9 violations
590.002/2-301.11-P - Clean condition-Hands and Arms (P): Observed prep employee not wash hands while changing task from prepping to cooking raw chicken. Clean hand properly before changing tasks. Reviewed with PIC and employees were instructed to...
PASS September 6, 2024 at 7:36 PM
1 violation
590.003/3-501.14-P - Cooling (P): Products heavily wrapped in plastic in the refrigerator at 47F. Reviewed cooling process with the PIC and product was placed in the freezer to cool to 41F or below
FAIL August 30, 2024 at 4:08 PM
1 violation
590.003/3-501.14-P - Cooling (P): Products heavily wrapped in plastic in the refrigerator at 47F. Reviewed cooling process with the PIC and product was placed in the freezer to cool to 41F or below
PASS October 12, 2023 at 4:06 PM
7 violations
590.002(C)/2-102.12-C - (A) Certified Food Protection Manager (C): Current CFPM certificate employee no longer works at this establishment. Provide 1 full time or two part time employees with CFPM certificate (example- Serve Safe) and Allergen Aw...
FAIL October 2, 2023 at 6:12 PM
7 violations
590.002(C)/2-102.12-C - (A) Certified Food Protection Manager (C): Current CFPM certificate employee no longer works at this establishment. Provide 1 full time or two part time employees with CFPM certificate (example- Serve Safe) and Allergen Aw...
PASS October 21, 2022 at 6:28 PM
1 violation
590.006/6-202.12-C - Heating Ventilation Air Conditioning System Vents (C): Hood Vent sticker expired. Provide a current one.
FAIL October 12, 2022 at 4:31 PM
3 violations
590.003/3-302.12-C - Food Storage Containers Identified with Common Name of Food (C): Some bulk food containers without labels. Provide. | 590.006/6-202.12-C - Heating Ventilation Air Conditioning System Vents (C): Hood Vent sticker expired. Pro...
FAIL October 4, 2022 at 3:25 PM
3 violations
590.003/3-302.12-C - Food Storage Containers Identified with Common Name of Food (C): Some bulk food containers without labels. Provide. | 590.006/6-202.12-C - Heating Ventilation Air Conditioning System Vents (C): Hood Vent sticker expired. Pro...
PASS June 28, 2022 at 5:58 PM
7 violations
590.002(C)/2-102.12-C - (A) Certified Food Protection Manager (C): Both CFPM and Allergen Awarness Certificates are on the name of an employee that no longer works at the establishment (per PIC). Provide one full time employee or two part time emp...
FAIL June 21, 2022 at 4:13 PM
7 violations
590.002(C)/2-102.12-C - (A) Certified Food Protection Manager (C): Both CFPM and Allergen Awarness Certificates are on the name of an employee that no longer works at the establishment (per PIC). Provide one full time employee or two part time emp...
PASS June 29, 2021 at 4:37 PM
15 violations
590.002/2-301.14-P - When to Wash (P): Food employees observed not to be washing hands with the proper frequency between changing gloves and tasks. COS. Retrain staff. | 590.002(A)/2-101.11-PF - Assignment (Pf): No assigned knowledgeable PIC on si...
FAIL June 24, 2021 at 3:13 PM
15 violations
590.002/2-301.14-P - When to Wash (P): Food employees observed not to be washing hands with the proper frequency between changing gloves and tasks. COS. Retrain staff. | 590.002(A)/2-101.11-PF - Assignment (Pf): No assigned knowledgeable PIC on si...
PASS March 29, 2021 at 7:43 PM
3 violations
590.003/3-304.14-C - Wiping Cloths Use Limitation (C): keep wiping cloths in a sanitizing solution when not in use. | 590.005/5-205.11-PF - Using a Handwashing Sink-Operation and Maintenance (Pf): Hand sink in kitchen blocked by prep table on whe...
FAIL March 22, 2021 at 7:11 PM
3 violations
590.003/3-304.14-C - Wiping Cloths Use Limitation (C): keep wiping cloths in a sanitizing solution when not in use. | 590.005/5-205.11-PF - Using a Handwashing Sink-Operation and Maintenance (Pf): Hand sink in kitchen blocked by prep table on whe...
PASS October 1, 2020 at 4:53 PM
5 violations
590.002(D)/2-103.11-PF - (A)-(P) Person-In-Charge-Duties (Pf): Two addtional Priority violatons noted on inspection providing proof that the PIC is not preforming duties as required | 590.003/3-501.16-P - (A)(2) and (B) Time/Temperature Control fo...
PASS W/ CONDITIONS September 24, 2020 at 3:42 PM
5 violations
590.002(D)/2-103.11-PF - (A)-(P) Person-In-Charge-Duties (Pf): Two addtional Priority violatons noted on inspection providing proof that the PIC is not preforming duties as required | 590.003/3-501.16-P - (A)(2) and (B) Time/Temperature Control fo...
PASS W/ CONDITIONS September 17, 2020 at 6:05 PM
6 violations
590.003/3-305.11-C - Food Storage-Preventing Contamination from the Premises (C): Remove case of corn stored on the floor area. Keep food items on tables or counter tops. | 590.004/4-302.14-PF - Sanitizing Solutions Testing Devices (Pf): Provide...
FAIL September 10, 2020 at 4:39 PM
6 violations
590.003/3-305.11-C - Food Storage-Preventing Contamination from the Premises (C): Remove case of corn stored on the floor area. Keep food items on tables or counter tops. | 590.004/4-302.14-PF - Sanitizing Solutions Testing Devices (Pf): Provide...
PASS July 23, 2019 at 6:13 PM
7 violations
590.002(D)/2-103.11-PF - (A)-(P) Person-In-Charge-Duties (Pf): Retrain staff with regard to following HACCP plan approved by Health Division. | 590.003/3-305.11-C - Food Storage-Preventing Contamination from the Premises (C): Several boxes with fo...
FAIL July 15, 2019 at 6:51 PM
7 violations
590.002(D)/2-103.11-PF - (A)-(P) Person-In-Charge-Duties (Pf): Retrain staff with regard to following HACCP plan approved by Health Division. | 590.003/3-305.11-C - Food Storage-Preventing Contamination from the Premises (C): Several boxes with fo...
PASS January 4, 2019 at 4:07 PM
5 violations
02-3-602.11-.12/3-302.12 - Food Container Labels: Container with rice without proper label. Provide all bulk food containers with labels. | 08-3-305-307.11 - Food Protection: Take out plastic containers/boxes stored on the floor (inside boxes) ...
FAIL December 27, 2018 at 5:11 PM
5 violations
02-3-602.11-.12/3-302.12 - Food Container Labels: Container with rice without proper label. Provide all bulk food containers with labels. | 08-3-305-307.11 - Food Protection: Take out plastic containers/boxes stored on the floor (inside boxes) ...
PASS May 16, 2018 at 4:56 PM
4 violations
15-4-202.16 - Non-Food Contact Surfaces: No splash guard between food prep sink and 3 bay sink - Kitchen/prep/ware washing | 21-3-304.14 - Wiping Cloths Clean Sanitize: Using sponges - Ware washing | 32-6-501.11-.12/6-202.14 - Toilet Enclosed Cl...
FAIL May 7, 2018 at 2:18 PM
4 violations
15-4-202.16 - Non-Food Contact Surfaces: No splash guard between food prep sink and 3 bay sink - Kitchen/prep/ware washing | 21-3-304.14 - Wiping Cloths Clean Sanitize: Using sponges - Ware washing | 32-6-501.11-.12/6-202.14 - Toilet Enclosed Cl...
Data sourced directly from Boston Inspectional Services Department