🚨 Recent Restaurant Closures 🚨

Ming Kee Poultry

Latest: PASS July 28, 2025

📍 Neighborhood: Leather District

🚇 Nearest Transit: Chinatown (Orange Line)

Address
52 KNEELAND ST
Chinatown, MA 02111
Inspection History
35 inspections
8 failures
License
License #76737
Last inspected: July 28, 2025

Inspection History (35 most recent)

PASS July 28, 2025 at 4:43 PM
3 violations
590.003/3-501.14-P - Cooling (P): Raw chickens in ambient air for unknown time with temperatures ranging from 115F to 100F. Chickens placed in ice bath by PIC. Follow proper time temperature paramaters for cooling. | 590.003/3-501.15-PF - (A )Co...
FAIL July 21, 2025 at 3:00 PM
3 violations
590.003/3-501.14-P - Cooling (P): Raw chickens in ambient air for unknown time with temperatures ranging from 115F to 100F. Chickens placed in ice bath by PIC. Follow proper time temperature paramaters for cooling. | 590.003/3-501.15-PF - (A )Co...
PASS W/ CONDITIONS October 29, 2024 at 3:25 PM
1 violation
590.004/4-602.13-C - Nonfood Contact Surfaces (C): Soils under retail refrigerator. Clean to remove.
PASS March 7, 2024 at 7:07 PM
1 violation
590.003/3-501.15-PF - (A )Cooling Methods (Pf): Packed chicken for wholesale and retail pickup at 75F. Person in charge removed. Ensure chickens are ice down properly prior to packaging.
FAIL February 29, 2024 at 6:58 PM
1 violation
590.003/3-501.15-PF - (A )Cooling Methods (Pf): Packed chicken for wholesale and retail pickup at 75F. Person in charge removed. Ensure chickens are ice down properly prior to packaging.
PASS August 15, 2023 at 4:08 PM
0 violations
PASS June 13, 2023 at 4:22 PM
0 violations
PASS May 9, 2023 at 3:28 PM
2 violations
590.003/3-501.15-PF - (A )Cooling Methods (Pf): Chickens for wholesale pick up between 70-80F in storage cooler. Chickens must be iced and cooled before packing for wholesale pickup. | 590.003/3-602.12-C - Other Forms of Information (C): Consumer ...
FAIL May 2, 2023 at 4:17 PM
2 violations
590.003/3-501.15-PF - (A )Cooling Methods (Pf): Chickens for wholesale pick up between 70-80F in storage cooler. Chickens must be iced and cooled before packing for wholesale pickup. | 590.003/3-602.12-C - Other Forms of Information (C): Consumer ...
PASS November 7, 2022 at 7:21 PM
0 violations
PASS April 5, 2022 at 6:21 PM
0 violations
PASS October 28, 2021 at 5:32 PM
0 violations
PASS May 4, 2021 at 6:33 PM
0 violations
PASS August 3, 2020 at 3:17 PM
0 violations
PASS October 21, 2019 at 3:00 PM
0 violations
PASS May 3, 2019 at 12:00 PM
0 violations
PASS August 16, 2018 at 4:24 PM
3 violations
23-4-602.13 - Non-Food Contact Surfaces Clean: Heavy buildup of soils on chicken cages observed at the upstairs production area. Clean all cages remove soilsm from the exterior of the cages. | 35-6-501.111/.115 - Insects Rodents Animals: Fly ac...
FAIL August 9, 2018 at 4:11 PM
3 violations
23-4-602.13 - Non-Food Contact Surfaces Clean: Heavy buildup of soils on chicken cages observed at the upstairs production area. Clean all cages remove soilsm from the exterior of the cages. | 35-6-501.111/.115 - Insects Rodents Animals: Fly ac...
PASS April 20, 2018 at 3:34 PM
6 violations
15-4-202.16 - Non-Food Contact Surfaces: Gasket @ wall between sink and wall missing replace | 17-4-302.14 - Test Kit Provided: Test strips wet & worn not able to test Quats in 3 bay supply new test kit | 20-4-703.11 - Food Contact Surfaces ...
FAIL April 10, 2018 at 1:18 PM
6 violations
15-4-202.16 - Non-Food Contact Surfaces: Gasket @ wall between sink and wall missing replace | 17-4-302.14 - Test Kit Provided: Test strips wet & worn not able to test Quats in 3 bay supply new test kit | 20-4-703.11 - Food Contact Surfaces ...
PASS May 16, 2017 at 3:37 PM
1 violation
02-3-201.11F - Safe Food Handeling Instructions: Safe food handling instructions not being palced on bags of raw chicken for customers supply on all bags of raw chicken (labels at establishment in managers office but not put on bags of raw poultr...
FAIL May 2, 2017 at 2:51 PM
1 violation
02-3-201.11F - Safe Food Handeling Instructions: Safe food handling instructions not being palced on bags of raw chicken for customers supply on all bags of raw chicken (labels at establishment in managers office but not put on bags of raw poultr...
PASS December 22, 2016 at 5:58 PM
0 violations
PASS September 6, 2016 at 4:06 PM
2 violations
29-5-201/02.11 - Installed and Maintained: drain at cleaning area leaking repair | 33-5-501.116 - Improper Cleaning of Receptacles: Trash barrels being washed on side walk after the trash is picked up discontinue and wash in basement cleanign area
FAIL August 29, 2016 at 4:15 PM
2 violations
29-5-201/02.11 - Installed and Maintained: drain at cleaning area leaking repair | 33-5-501.116 - Improper Cleaning of Receptacles: Trash barrels being washed on side walk after the trash is picked up discontinue and wash in basement cleanign area
PASS February 1, 2016 at 3:21 PM
0 violations
PASS July 27, 2015 at 2:59 PM
2 violations
05-4-302.12 - Food Thermometers Provided: provide thermometer to reach in | 35-6-501.111/.115 - Insects Rodents Animals: Live chickens must be properly shielded from retail area / provide proper shield
FAIL July 13, 2015 at 2:51 PM
2 violations
05-4-302.12 - Food Thermometers Provided: provide thermometer to reach in | 35-6-501.111/.115 - Insects Rodents Animals: Live chickens must be properly shielded from retail area / provide proper shield
PASS W/ CONDITIONS December 10, 2014 at 9:04 PM
1 violation
17-4-204.112/.115 - Equipment Thermometers: Provide thermometer to reach in refrigerator
PASS W/ CONDITIONS December 30, 2013 at 5:00 AM
0 violations
PASS March 18, 2013 at 3:05 PM
0 violations
PASS W/ CONDITIONS December 30, 2012 at 5:00 AM
0 violations
PASS August 17, 2012 at 6:23 PM
0 violations
PASS December 2, 2011 at 7:11 PM
0 violations
PASS August 24, 2011 at 6:33 PM
0 violations
Data sourced directly from Boston Inspectional Services Department