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J.P. Licks @ Boylston St.
- resultPass
- critical violations0
- last inspectedMay 7, 2026
- address1106 Boylston St, Boston 02115
Is J.P. Licks @ Boylston St. clean?
J.P. Licks @ Boylston St. is currently Pass from Boston Inspectional Services, Health Division, from an inspection on May 7, 2026. No critical violations were recorded at that visit. On Cooked's ladder that reads clean 😇.
What did inspectors find at J.P. Licks @ Boylston St.?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on May 7, 2026, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.
- ⚠️Nonfood Contact Surfaces (C) • Food soils and debris on walk in freezer floor. Clean to remove.Nonfood Contact Surfaces (C) • Food soils and debris on walk in freezer floor. Clean to remove.
- ⚠️Controlling Pests (Pf) • Mice droppings on floor under shelving in dry storage area behind walk in cooled. Clean and sanitize all affected areas. Provide updated IPM pest control report upon reinspection.Controlling Pests (Pf) • Mice droppings on floor under shelving in dry storage area behind walk in cooled. Clean and sanitize all affected areas. Provide updated IPM pest control report upon reinspection.
When was J.P. Licks @ Boylston St. last inspected?
J.P. Licks @ Boylston St. has 44 inspections on record going back to February 14, 2013. The 12 most recent are shown below.
| date | result | score |
|---|---|---|
| May 7, 2026 | Pass | |
| April 29, 2026 | Fail | |
| November 4, 2025 | Pass | |
| October 24, 2025 | Fail | |
| April 30, 2025 | — | |
| December 6, 2024 | Pass | |
| November 21, 2024 | Fail | |
| April 26, 2024 | Pass | |
| April 19, 2024 | Fail | |
| May 17, 2023 | — | |
| January 18, 2023 | — | |
| January 12, 2023 | Pass |
J.P. Licks @ Boylston St. vs Back Bay
Back Bay runs 81% clean across 519 tracked restaurants — 417 clean, 46 mid, 50 cooked.
Against the 519 spots Cooked tracks in Back Bay, 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 May 7, 2026. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.