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Next Step Soul Food Cafe

Latest: PASS W/ CONDITIONS January 3, 2024

🍽️ Cuisine: Cafe

📍 Neighborhood: Dorchester

🚇 Nearest Transit: Shawmut (Red Line)

Address
657 WASHINGTON ST
Dorchester, MA 02124
Inspection History
16 inspections
6 failures
License
License #201796
Last inspected: January 3, 2024

Inspection History (16 most recent)

PASS W/ CONDITIONS January 3, 2024 at 8:23 PM
0 violations
PASS June 23, 2023 at 3:36 PM
0 violations
PASS September 22, 2022 at 6:11 PM
2 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. Address and ensure the Permit has been paid in full along with any additiotal late fees that have been accru...
FAIL March 30, 2022 at 5:11 PM
2 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. Address and ensure the Permit has been paid in full along with any additiotal late fees that have been accru...
PASS W/ CONDITIONS November 3, 2020 at 8:27 PM
0 violations
PASS W/ CONDITIONS March 12, 2020 at 2:31 PM
2 violations
590.003/3-302.12-C - Food Storage Containers Identified with Common Name of Food (C): Label any bulk food containers that do not have lables on them. | 590.004/4-101.19-C - Nonfood-Contact Surfaces (C): Clean exterior of bulk food containers in ki...
PASS September 3, 2019 at 5:09 PM
0 violations
PASS March 28, 2019 at 3:42 PM
4 violations
06-3-501.13 - PHF's Properly Thawed: Frozen fish fillet observed being defrosted at room temperature. Discontinue and ensure proper thawing methods are in place. | 08-3-302.11/3-304.11 - Separation Segregation Cross Contamination: Container ...
FAIL March 18, 2019 at 5:49 PM
4 violations
06-3-501.13 - PHF's Properly Thawed: Frozen fish fillet observed being defrosted at room temperature. Discontinue and ensure proper thawing methods are in place. | 08-3-302.11/3-304.11 - Separation Segregation Cross Contamination: Container ...
PASS August 1, 2018 at 3:13 PM
5 violations
03-3-501.16 - Hot Holding: Several cookied chicken wings under heat lamp at 115F. Disocntinue and ensure all potentially hazardous foods are being maintained at 140F and above. Chicken wings to be reheated to 165F in order prevent any bacterial gr...
FAIL July 24, 2018 at 5:33 PM
5 violations
03-3-501.16 - Hot Holding: Several cookied chicken wings under heat lamp at 115F. Disocntinue and ensure all potentially hazardous foods are being maintained at 140F and above. Chicken wings to be reheated to 165F in order prevent any bacterial gr...
PASS January 31, 2018 at 6:43 PM
2 violations
03-3-501.16 - Hot Holding: Cooked chicken wings in the steam table at 123F. Discontinue and ensure all potentially hazardous foods are being maintained at 140F and above. | 04-3-501.15/4-301.11 - Inadequate Facilities/Cooling Methods: Deep dishes ...
FAIL January 24, 2018 at 12:57 PM
8 violations
03-3-501.16 - Hot Holding: Cooked chicken wings in the steam table at 123F. Discontinue and ensure all potentially hazardous foods are being maintained at 140F and above. | 04-3-501.15/4-301.11 - Inadequate Facilities/Cooling Methods: Deep dishes ...
FAIL March 9, 2017 at 7:04 PM
6 violations
08-3-305-307.11 - Food Protection: relocate all veges from unit defective unit at 55F. | 15-4-202.16 - Non-Food Contact Surfaces: repair unit in cellar temp. was 55F..shall be maintained at 41F or below.. | 17-4-302.14 - Test Kit Provided: provide...
PASS September 26, 2016 at 12:44 PM
4 violations
15-4-202.16 - Non-Food Contact Surfaces: SEAL ALL BAREWOOD THROUGHOUT.. | 16-4-301.12 - Three Compartment Sink: PROVIDE DRAIN BOARDS AT 3 COMP. SINK. | 36-6-501.11-.12 - Improper Maintenance of Floors: REPAIR FLOOR TILES AS NEEDED.. | 37-6-501.11-...
FAIL September 20, 2016 at 1:03 PM
4 violations
15-4-202.16 - Non-Food Contact Surfaces: SEAL ALL BAREWOOD THROUGHOUT.. | 16-4-301.12 - Three Compartment Sink: PROVIDE DRAIN BOARDS AT 3 COMP. SINK. | 36-6-501.11-.12 - Improper Maintenance of Floors: REPAIR FLOOR TILES AS NEEDED.. | 37-6-501.11-...
Data sourced directly from Boston Inspectional Services Department