• resultPass
• critical violations0
• last inspectedOctober 27, 2008 →
• address162 South St, Jamaica Plain 02130

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Is J.P. Variety clean?

J.P. Variety is currently Pass from Boston Inspectional Services, Health Division, from an inspection on October 27, 2008. No critical violations were recorded at that visit. On Cooked's ladder that reads clean 😇.

What did inspectors find at J.P. Variety?

No failed findings were recorded. Boston Inspectional Services, Health Division marked 5 code checks as passed on October 27, 2008.

J.P. Variety inspection and administrative history

J.P. Variety has 3 inspections on record going back to October 20, 2008.

J.P. Variety vs Jamaica Plain

Jamaica Plain runs 76% clean across 182 tracked restaurants — 133 clean, 22 mid, 19 cooked.

Against the 182 spots Cooked tracks in Jamaica Plain, this one comes out cleaner than 23% of them.

Other spots in Jamaica Plain

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• ✓ Mikes Donut Shop
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• ✓ Same Old Place Inc.
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• ✕ J.P. Spot Variety
  mid · December 7, 2007

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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.

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Inspection findings and available history come from the authority’s published records. Cooked checks daily; publication can lag behind an inspection. Read the date on each result and check the official source for newer information.

Source: Boston Inspectional Services, Health Division via Analyze Boston. Cooked refreshes this data daily — this listing's most recent inspection is dated October 27, 2008. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.

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