Joshua Tree

• resultFail
• critical violations1
• last inspectedSeptember 27, 2013
• address1316 Commonwealth Av, Allston 02134

Is Joshua Tree clean?

Joshua Tree is currently Fail from Boston Inspectional Services, Health Division, from an inspection on September 27, 2013. Inspectors wrote up 1 critical violation — the kind most directly linked to foodborne illness. On Cooked's ladder that reads cooked 🪳.

What did inspectors find at Joshua Tree?

These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on September 27, 2013, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.

• ⚠️Food Contact Surfaces Design • resurface worn white cuttings boards
  Food Contact Surfaces Design • resurface worn white cuttings boards
• ⚠️Non-Food Contact Surfaces • kitchen/remove foil from shelving
  Non-Food Contact Surfaces • kitchen/remove foil from shelving
• ⚠️Equipment Thermometers • kitchen/provide internal thermometer to reach in unit
  Equipment Thermometers • kitchen/provide internal thermometer to reach in unit
• ⚠️Food Contact Surfaces Clean • repair dishmachine at kitchen and lower bar/tested at 0ppm/provide reading between 50-200ppmcritical
  Food Contact Surfaces Clean • repair dishmachine at kitchen and lower bar/tested at 0ppm/provide reading between 50-200ppm
• ⚠️Food Contact Surfaces Clean • bar/clean interior if glass chiller kitchen/clean all utensil bins ice machine/sanitize interior of unit
  Food Contact Surfaces Clean • bar/clean interior if glass chiller kitchen/clean all utensil bins ice machine/sanitize interior of unit
• ⚠️Non-Food Contact Surfaces Clean • lower bar/clean all black cabinets and shelving
  Non-Food Contact Surfaces Clean • lower bar/clean all black cabinets and shelving
• ⚠️Improper Storage of Re-usable Utensils • bar and lower bar/provide proper soda gun holders and drain hoses provide ice scoop holder at ice machine
  Improper Storage of Re-usable Utensils • bar and lower bar/provide proper soda gun holders and drain hoses provide ice scoop holder at ice machine
• ⚠️Installed and Maintained • 1 door beverage air/remove stagnate water prep sink/repair leak to pipe under sink repair leak from grease trap dishmachine/replace damaged faucet
  Installed and Maintained • 1 door beverage air/remove stagnate water prep sink/repair leak to pipe under sink repair leak from grease trap dishmachine/replace damaged faucet
• ⚠️Hand Cleaner Drying Tissue Signage • bar and lower bar handsinks/provide proper soap dispenser/paper towels in dispenser and employee must wash hands signage
  Hand Cleaner Drying Tissue Signage • bar and lower bar handsinks/provide proper soap dispenser/paper towels in dispenser and employee must wash hands signage
• ⚠️Adequate Number Frequency Vermin Proof • trash area/provide proper covers
  Adequate Number Frequency Vermin Proof • trash area/provide proper covers
• ⚠️Outside Storage Improperly Maintained • clean rear outside grounds/remove weeds
  Outside Storage Improperly Maintained • clean rear outside grounds/remove weeds
• ⚠️Improper Maintenance of Floors • bar/clean floor area under all shelving hot line/clean floor area under cooking equipment
  Improper Maintenance of Floors • bar/clean floor area under all shelving hot line/clean floor area under cooking equipment
• ⚠️Improper Maintenance of Walls/Ceilings • mop closet/repair damaged wall
  Improper Maintenance of Walls/Ceilings • mop closet/repair damaged wall
• ⚠️Inadequate Lighting • hot line/replace burnt out lights kitchen/replace burnt out lights
  Inadequate Lighting • hot line/replace burnt out lights kitchen/replace burnt out lights
• ⚠️Premises Maintained • clean/organize mop closet basement/clean/organize all rooms and hallway
  Premises Maintained • clean/organize mop closet basement/clean/organize all rooms and hallway

When was Joshua Tree last inspected?

Joshua Tree has 21 inspections on record going back to November 2, 2007. The 12 most recent are shown below.

Joshua Tree vs Allston

Allston runs 88% clean across 493 tracked restaurants — 415 clean, 35 mid, 23 cooked.

Against the 493 spots Cooked tracks in Allston, this one comes out cleaner than 1% of them.

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• ✓ Indian Dhaba
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• ✓ Between Hours
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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 September 27, 2013. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.