Da Long Yi Hot Pot
Last inspected: Oct 20, 2025
33
Score
The most recent inspection for Da Long Yi Hot Pot, located at 137 Brighton Av in Allston, MA, was conducted on October 20, 2025, and resulted in a high-risk score of 33. This inspection identified 2 critical, 4 major, and 8 minor violations, including issues with lighting, food-contact surfaces, and handwashing signage. While this inspection indicated a high-risk status, Da Long Yi Hot Pot has historically maintained mostly low-risk scores across its 11 inspections.
11
Inspections
2
Critical latest
4
Major latest
8
Minor latest
Inspection History
Oct 20, 2025
Routine
2 critical violations. 4 major violations. 8 minor violations.
33
Oct 9, 2025
Routine
2 critical violations. 4 major violations. 8 minor violations.
33
Oct 30, 2024
Routine
1 major violation. 3 minor violations.
78
Oct 23, 2024
Routine
1 major violation. 3 minor violations.
78
Dec 20, 2023
Routine
1 critical violation. 1 major violation. 3 minor violations.
67
Dec 13, 2023
Routine
1 critical violation. 6 major violations. 7 minor violations.
33
Dec 6, 2023
Routine
1 critical violation. 6 major violations. 7 minor violations.
33
Feb 7, 2023
Routine
2 critical violations. 2 major violations.
61
Jan 27, 2023
Routine
2 critical violations. 2 major violations.
61
Apr 29, 2022
Routine
1 critical violation. 1 minor violation.
82
Apr 25, 2022
Routine
1 critical violation. 1 minor violation.
82
Violations — Oct 20, 2025 Inspection
Intensity-lighting (c)
Inspector notes: On the cookline three light bulbs are burned out or not working; repair or replace.
590.006/6-303.11-C
(b) and (c) equipment food-contact surfaces nonfood-contact surfaces and utensils (c)
Inspector notes: Floors walls and ceiling in the kitchen are heavily encrusted with soils and grease; clean and sanitize to remove soils.
590.004/4-601.11-C
Handwashing signage (c)
Inspector notes: In the basement the hand sink has no hand washing signage; provide employees must wash hands signage.
590.006/6-301.14-C
Common name-working containers (pf)
Inspector notes: Observed multiple in use spray bottles with per PIC contained alcohol for the tables without name labels. Chemicals removed from bulk containers into working containers must have name labels.
590.007/7-102.11-PF
Packaged and unpackaged food-separation packaging and segregation (p)
Inspector notes: In the basement walkin refigerator there was raw pork stored directly above watermelons mushrooms and radishes / in the single door cooler in the kitchen raw beef was stored directly above seafood. Store raw proteins according to their proper hierarchy and below RTE foods; the person in charge had employees correct the hierarchy in the refigerators.
590.003/3-302.11-P
Food storage containers identified with common name of food (c)
Inspector notes: In kitchen observed multiple containers of foods and sauce bottles removed from bulk without name labels; provide name labels for all food containers with foods removed from bulk.
590.003/3-302.12-C
In-use utensils between-use storage (c)
Inspector notes: Observed tongs and spoons stored on oven handle that is visibly soiled; store utensils on clean and sanitized surfaces.
590.003/3-304.12-C
Food storage-preventing contamination from the premises (c)
Inspector notes: In the walkin refigerator in the basement foods are stored on the floors; foods must be stored at least six inches off the ground.
590.003/3-305.11-C
Characteristics-materials for construction and repair (c)
Inspector notes: Observed multiple deli containers used to store foods in kitchen; discontinue using deli containers and use cleanable durable nonporous containers.
590.004/4-101.11-C
Temperature measuring devices-functionality (c)
Inspector notes: There are multiple refigerators in the kitchen and basement without internal thermometers; provide for all refigerators in a conspicuous location.
590.004/4-204.112-C
Using a handwashing sink-operation and maintenance (pf)
Inspector notes: Multiple hand sinks observed blocked used for filling water containers used to wet wash cloths and used to store dishes There are hoses leading into the hand sinks dripping water in the kitchen; remove hoses from the hand sinks. Hand sinks must be used only for hand washing and nothing else.
590.005/5-205.11-PF
Hand drying provision (pf)
Inspector notes: At the server station facing the kitchen the hand sink to the right had no hand towels the person in charge corrected on site by supplying hand towels. Hand sinks must always be stocked with hand towels.
590.006/6-301.12-PF
Controlling pests (pf)
Inspector notes: There are small rodent droppings in the dining area; throughout the kitchen and in the basement. Clean and sanitize all surfaces with droppings; provide IPM pest control report; suggest increasing PCO visits to effectivly treat for mice.
590.006/6-501.111-PF
Restricted use pesticides criteria (p)
Inspector notes: In a closet next to the restrooms observed several cans of consumer grade Raid pesticides; only pesticides applied by a licensed pest control operator may be used in a food establishment.
590.007/7-206.11-P
Priority (Critical)
Priority Foundation (Major)
Core (Minor)
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