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Freetown African Market
- resultPass
- critical violations0
- last inspectedAugust 8, 2022
- address173 Dudley St, Roxbury 02119
Is Freetown African Market clean?
Freetown African Market is currently Pass from Boston Inspectional Services, Health Division, from an inspection on August 8, 2022. No critical violations were recorded at that visit. On Cooked's ladder that reads clean 😇.
What did inspectors find at Freetown African Market?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on August 8, 2022, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.
- ⚠️(B) and (C) Equipment Food-Contact Surfaces Nonfood-Contact Surfaces and Utensils (C) • Clean interior of freezers to remove visible soil.(B) and (C) Equipment Food-Contact Surfaces Nonfood-Contact Surfaces and Utensils (C) • Clean interior of freezers to remove visible soil.
- ⚠️Outer Openings Protected (C) • Pest proof front and rear exit doors.Outer Openings Protected (C) • Pest proof front and rear exit doors.
- ⚠️Handwashing Signage (C) • No hand wash signage inside restroom provide.Handwashing Signage (C) • No hand wash signage inside restroom provide.
- ⚠️Controlling Pests (Pf) • Evidence of mice droppings observed on dry storage shelving provide current pest control service and current report.Controlling Pests (Pf) • Evidence of mice droppings observed on dry storage shelving provide current pest control service and current report.
- ⚠️Maintaining Premises Unnecessary Items and Litter (C) • Remove clutter of tools and left over tiles from floor repair and organize.Maintaining Premises Unnecessary Items and Litter (C) • Remove clutter of tools and left over tiles from floor repair and organize.
When was Freetown African Market last inspected?
Freetown African Market has 8 inspections on record going back to January 16, 2020.
| date | result | score |
|---|---|---|
| January 3, 2024 | — | |
| August 8, 2022 | Pass | |
| August 1, 2022 | Fail | |
| March 15, 2022 | — | |
| July 7, 2021 | Pass | |
| June 24, 2021 | Fail | |
| February 24, 2020 | Pass | |
| January 16, 2020 | Fail |
Freetown African Market vs Roxbury
Roxbury runs 83% clean across 708 tracked restaurants — 559 clean, 69 mid, 49 cooked.
Against the 708 spots Cooked tracks in Roxbury, this one comes out cleaner than 19% 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 August 8, 2022. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.