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PHU CUONG MARKET(1188 Dor. Ave.)
1188 DORCHESTER AV, MA 02125
Last inspected Sep 9, 2026
Official source: Boston Public Health Commission (boston.gov) · All data sources
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The record, in plain English
CleanPlate holds 25 inspections on record for PHU CUONG MARKET(1188 Dor. Ave.), spanning April 2021 to September 2026 — every one straight from Boston Public Health Commission.
Its standing slipped since the previous visit — from passed to failed. A follow-up inspection usually rechecks the issues found.
The most recent inspection noted 5 violations, none of them critical.
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Inspection history
Sep 9, 2026
✕5 violations
- (A)-(P) Person-In-Charge-Duties (Pf)
- Food Display-Preventing Contamination by Consumers (P)
- Nonfood-Contact Surfaces (C)
- Maintaining Refuse Areas and Enclosures (C)
- Controlling Pests (Pf)
Mar 31, 2026
✓2 violations
- Nonfood-Contact Surfaces (C)
- System Maintained in Good Repair (C)
Sep 29, 2025
✕2 violations
- Raw Animal Foods-Cooking (Pf)
- Compliance with Food Law (P)
Jul 3, 2025
✕5 violations
- (A)-(P) Person-In-Charge-Duties (Pf)
- (B) and (C) Equipment Food-Contact Surfaces Nonfood-Contact Surfaces and Utensils (C)
- Backflow Prevention Air Gap (P)
- Floors Walls and Ceilings-Cleanability (C)
- Controlling Pests (Pf)
Jun 23, 2025
✕5 violations
- (A)-(P) Person-In-Charge-Duties (Pf)
- (B) and (C) Equipment Food-Contact Surfaces Nonfood-Contact Surfaces and Utensils (C)
- Backflow Prevention Air Gap (P)
- Floors Walls and Ceilings-Cleanability (C)
- Controlling Pests (Pf)
Mar 11, 2025
✕3 violations
- Characteristics-Materials for Construction and Repair (C)
- (B) and (C) Equipment Food-Contact Surfaces Nonfood-Contact Surfaces and Utensils (C)
- Prohibitions (C)
Sep 12, 2024
✕1 violation
- Controlling Pests (Pf)
Aug 29, 2024
✕6 violations
- Shell stock Maintaining Identification (Pf)
- Characteristics-Materials for Construction and Repair (C)
- (B) and (C) Equipment Food-Contact Surfaces Nonfood-Contact Surfaces and Utensils (C)
- System Maintained in Good Repair (C)
- Handwashing Signage (C)
- Controlling Pests (Pf)
Aug 22, 2024
✕6 violations
- Shell stock Maintaining Identification (Pf)
- Characteristics-Materials for Construction and Repair (C)
- (B) and (C) Equipment Food-Contact Surfaces Nonfood-Contact Surfaces and Utensils (C)
- System Maintained in Good Repair (C)
- Handwashing Signage (C)
- Controlling Pests (Pf)
Jan 4, 2024
✕5 violations
- (A) Certified Food Protection Manager (C)
- Nonfood-Contact Surfaces (C)
- Sanitizing Solutions Testing Devices (Pf)
- System Maintained in Good Repair (C)
- Handwashing Signage (C)
Sep 18, 2023
✓2 violations
- (A)-(P) Person-In-Charge-Duties (Pf)
- (B) and (C) Consumer Self-Service Operations (Pf)
Sep 11, 2023
✕9 violations
- (A)-(P) Person-In-Charge-Duties (Pf)
- (B) and (C) Consumer Self-Service Operations (Pf)
- Miscellaneous Sources of Contamination (C)
- Nonfood-Contact Surfaces (C)
- Temperature Measuring Devices-Functionality (C)
- Good Repair and Proper Adjustment-Equipment (C)
- Floors Walls and Ceilings-Cleanability (C)
- Walls and Ceilings Attachments (C)
- Controlling Pests (Pf)
Aug 29, 2023
✓4 violations
- Packaged and Unpackaged Food-Separation Packaging and Segregation (C)
- Ready-To-Eat Time/Temperature Control for Safety Food Disposition (P)
- Food Labels (Pf)
- Cutting Surfaces (C)
Aug 18, 2023
✕4 violations
- Packaged and Unpackaged Food-Separation Packaging and Segregation (C)
- Ready-To-Eat Time/Temperature Control for Safety Food Disposition (P)
- Food Labels (Pf)
- Cutting Surfaces (C)
Mar 31, 2023
✓9 violations
- Where to Wash (Pf)
- Ready-To-Eat Time/Temperature Control for Safety Food Date Marking (Pf)
- Standards of Identity (C)
- Compliance with Food Law (P)
- Nonfood-Contact Surfaces (C)
- Cutting Surfaces (C)
- Using a Handwashing Sink-Operation and Maintenance (Pf)
- Surface Characteristics-Indoor Areas (C)
- Hand Drying Provision (Pf)
Mar 24, 2023
✕9 violations
- Where to Wash (Pf)
- Ready-To-Eat Time/Temperature Control for Safety Food Date Marking (Pf)
- Standards of Identity (C)
- Compliance with Food Law (P)
- Nonfood-Contact Surfaces (C)
- Cutting Surfaces (C)
- Using a Handwashing Sink-Operation and Maintenance (Pf)
- Surface Characteristics-Indoor Areas (C)
- Hand Drying Provision (Pf)
Aug 4, 2022
✓6 violations
- Food Storage-Preventing Contamination from the Premises (C)
- (A)(2) and (B) Time/Temperature Control for Safety Food Hot and Cold Holding (P)
- Food Labels (Pf)
- Compliance with Food Law (P)
- Cutting Surfaces (C)
- Wall and Ceiling Coverings and Coatings (C)
Jul 28, 2022
✕6 violations
- Food Storage-Preventing Contamination from the Premises (C)
- (A)(2) and (B) Time/Temperature Control for Safety Food Hot and Cold Holding (P)
- Food Labels (Pf)
- Compliance with Food Law (P)
- Cutting Surfaces (C)
- Wall and Ceiling Coverings and Coatings (C)
Mar 15, 2022
–Feb 3, 2022
✓11 violations
- Where to Wash (Pf)
- Packaged and Unpackaged Food-Separation Packaging and Segregation (P)
- Storage or Display of Food in Contact with Water or Ice (C)
- Thawing (C)
- (A)(2) and (B) Time/Temperature Control for Safety Food Hot and Cold Holding (P)
- Food Labels (Pf)
- Cutting Surfaces (C)
- Using a Handwashing Sink-Operation and Maintenance (Pf)
- Cleaning Receptacles (C)
- Floors Walls and Ceilings-Cleanability (C)
- Hand Drying Provision (Pf)
Jan 26, 2022
✕11 violations
- Where to Wash (Pf)
- Packaged and Unpackaged Food-Separation Packaging and Segregation (P)
- Storage or Display of Food in Contact with Water or Ice (C)
- Thawing (C)
- (A)(2) and (B) Time/Temperature Control for Safety Food Hot and Cold Holding (P)
- Food Labels (Pf)
- Cutting Surfaces (C)
- Using a Handwashing Sink-Operation and Maintenance (Pf)
- Cleaning Receptacles (C)
- Floors Walls and Ceilings-Cleanability (C)
- Hand Drying Provision (Pf)
Oct 18, 2021
✓8 violations
- Cleaning Procedure (P)
- Packaged and Unpackaged Food-Separation Packaging and Segregation (P)
- Washing Fruits and Vegetables (Pf)
- Miscellaneous Sources of Contamination (C)
- Cutting Surfaces (C)
- System Maintained in Good Repair (C)
- Wall and Ceiling Coverings and Coatings (C)
- Controlling Pests (Pf)
Oct 6, 2021
✕8 violations
- Cleaning Procedure (P)
- Packaged and Unpackaged Food-Separation Packaging and Segregation (P)
- Washing Fruits and Vegetables (Pf)
- Miscellaneous Sources of Contamination (C)
- Cutting Surfaces (C)
- System Maintained in Good Repair (C)
- Wall and Ceiling Coverings and Coatings (C)
- Controlling Pests (Pf)
May 5, 2021
✓2 violations
- (A)-(P) Person-In-Charge-Duties (Pf)
- Food Storage Prohibited Areas (C)
Apr 28, 2021
✕21 violations
- When to Wash (P)
- (A)-(P) Person-In-Charge-Duties (Pf)
- Shell stock Maintaining Identification (Pf)
- Packaged and Unpackaged Food-Separation Packaging and Segregation (P)
- Food Storage Prohibited Areas (C)
- Food Labels (Pf)
- Discarding or Reconditioning Unsafe Adulterated or Contaminated Food (P)
- Preventing Contamination from Hands (Pf)
- Nonfood-Contact Surfaces (C)
- Equipment and Utensils-Durability and Strength (C)
- Manual and Mechanical Warewashing Equipment Chemical Sanitization-Temperature pH Concentration and Hardness (Pf)
- Cutting Surfaces (C)
- (A) Equipment Food-Contact Surfaces Nonfood-Contact Surfaces and Utensils (Pf)
- Equipment Food-Contact Surfaces and Utensils-Frequency (P)
- Nonfood Contact Surfaces (C)
- System Maintained in Good Repair (P)
- Backflow Prevention (P)
- Hand Drying Provision (Pf)
- Maintaining Premises Unnecessary Items and Litter (C)
- Repairing-Premises Structures Attachments and Fixtures-Methods (C)
- Restriction and Storage-Medicines (P)
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