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Cactus Grill
- resultPass
- critical violations0
- last inspectedJune 10, 2026
- address42 Maverick Sq, East Boston 02128
Is Cactus Grill clean?
Cactus Grill is currently Pass from Boston Inspectional Services, Health Division, from an inspection on June 10, 2026. No critical violations were recorded at that visit. On Cooked's ladder that reads clean 😇.
What did inspectors find at Cactus Grill?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on June 10, 2026, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.
- ⚠️Effectiveness-Hair Restraints (C) • Several employees observed prepping food in the kitchen without proper hair restraint. Provide proper hair restraint.Effectiveness-Hair Restraints (C) • Several employees observed prepping food in the kitchen without proper hair restraint. Provide proper hair restraint.
- ⚠️Wiping Cloths Use Limitation (C) • Soiled wiping cloths observed bein left out on counter tops. Discontinue and provide a proper sanitizing solutionWiping Cloths Use Limitation (C) • Soiled wiping cloths observed bein left out on counter tops. Discontinue and provide a proper sanitizing solution
- ⚠️Food Storage-Preventing Contamination from the Premises (C) • Multiples containers with food items observed stored on the ground in the walk-in refrigerator and walk-in freezer unit. Discontinue/ elevate 6 inch of the ground Bucket with plantain observed stored on the ground under the cold holding unit. Elevate 6 inch of the ground Bag of carrots observed stored on the ground in the basement. Evelate 6 inch of the groundFood Storage-Preventing Contamination from the Premises (C) • Multiples containers with food items observed stored on the ground in the walk-in refrigerator and walk-in freezer unit. Discontinue/ elevate 6 inch of the ground Bucket with plantain observed stored on the ground under the cold holding unit. Elevate 6 inch of the ground Bag of carrots observed stored on the ground in the basement. Evelate 6 inch of the ground
- ⚠️(A)(2) and (B) Time/Temperature Control for Safety Food Hot and Cold Holding (P) • Observed several product in the cold holding service line with elevate temperature between at 45F and 48 F(pico de galo potato salad sour cream jalapeno lettuce).provide proper cold holding temperature at 41f or belowcritical(A)(2) and (B) Time/Temperature Control for Safety Food Hot and Cold Holding (P) • Observed several product in the cold holding service line with elevate temperature between at 45F and 48 F(pico de galo potato salad sour cream jalapeno lettuce).provide proper cold holding temperature at 41f or below
- ⚠️(A)(1) Time/Temperature Control for Safety Food Hot and Cold Holding (P) • Observed mixed vegetables 107F beef stew 99F stored inside the oven .Provide proper hot holding of 135F or above (the manager reheated the itmes) Train staff on monitoring temperaturecritical(A)(1) Time/Temperature Control for Safety Food Hot and Cold Holding (P) • Observed mixed vegetables 107F beef stew 99F stored inside the oven .Provide proper hot holding of 135F or above (the manager reheated the itmes) Train staff on monitoring temperature
- ⚠️Using a Handwashing Sink-Operation and Maintenance (Pf) • Spoon observed stored inside the handwashing sink located in the basement. Discontinue and use for handwashing only to prevent contamination by hands.Using a Handwashing Sink-Operation and Maintenance (Pf) • Spoon observed stored inside the handwashing sink located in the basement. Discontinue and use for handwashing only to prevent contamination by hands.
- ⚠️Floors Walls and Ceilings-Cleanability (C) • Basement floor observed with stagnant water in front of the walk-in unit. cleanFloors Walls and Ceilings-Cleanability (C) • Basement floor observed with stagnant water in front of the walk-in unit. clean
- ⚠️Toilet Rooms Enclosed (C) • The bathroom door is not self-closing/ provide a self-closing doorToilet Rooms Enclosed (C) • The bathroom door is not self-closing/ provide a self-closing door
When was Cactus Grill last inspected?
Cactus Grill has 63 inspections on record going back to September 24, 2007. The 12 most recent are shown below.
| date | result | score |
|---|---|---|
| June 10, 2026 | Pass | |
| June 3, 2026 | Fail | |
| December 1, 2025 | Pass | |
| November 21, 2025 | Fail | |
| March 14, 2025 | Pass | |
| March 6, 2025 | Fail | |
| April 12, 2024 | Pass | |
| April 5, 2024 | Fail | |
| January 3, 2024 | — | |
| June 21, 2023 | Pass | |
| June 12, 2023 | Fail | |
| January 18, 2023 | — |
Cactus Grill vs North End
North End runs 88% clean across 717 tracked restaurants — 579 clean, 37 mid, 40 cooked.
Against the 717 spots Cooked tracks in North End, this one comes out cleaner than 11% of them.
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How Boston grades restaurants
Boston reports inspections as a pass or a fail, with no score and no letter. What separates a bad fail from a trivial one is the violation severity ladder: a single star is a minor issue, two stars is more serious, and three stars marks a critical foodborne-illness risk factor — temperature abuse, bad handwashing, cross-contamination. A restaurant can fail on paperwork alone, which is not the same as failing on food safety. Cooked splits Boston fails accordingly: a fail with a three-star violation reads cooked, a fail on minor items only reads mid.
Source: Boston Inspectional Services, Health Division via Analyze Boston. Cooked refreshes this data daily — this listing's most recent inspection is dated June 10, 2026. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.