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Joshua's Deli
- resultFail
- critical violations0
- last inspectedMay 12, 2021
- address42 Batterymarch St, Boston 02109
Is Joshua's Deli clean?
Joshua's Deli is currently Fail from Boston Inspectional Services, Health Division, from an inspection on May 12, 2021. No critical violations were recorded at that visit. On Cooked's ladder that reads mid 😬.
What did inspectors find at Joshua's Deli?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on May 12, 2021, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.
- ⚠️Nonfood Contact Surfaces (C) • There is buildup on the equipment and along the floors. Clean to remove. The hood vent was due for a cleaning in April. Have the hood cleaned by a licensed companyNonfood Contact Surfaces (C) • There is buildup on the equipment and along the floors. Clean to remove. The hood vent was due for a cleaning in April. Have the hood cleaned by a licensed company
- ⚠️Controlling Pests (Pf) • There is evidence of rodent activity along the floors of the kitchen. Provide ipm reports to show treatment of pests.Controlling Pests (Pf) • There is evidence of rodent activity along the floors of the kitchen. Provide ipm reports to show treatment of pests.
When was Joshua's Deli last inspected?
Joshua's Deli has 39 inspections on record going back to May 15, 2013. The 12 most recent are shown below.
| date | result | score |
|---|---|---|
| March 15, 2022 | — | |
| May 24, 2021 | closed by the city | |
| May 12, 2021 | Fail | |
| February 1, 2021 | — | |
| January 14, 2021 | Fail | |
| January 6, 2021 | Fail | |
| August 11, 2020 | Pass | |
| July 29, 2020 | Fail | |
| July 21, 2020 | Fail | |
| September 6, 2019 | Pass | |
| August 30, 2019 | Fail | |
| June 13, 2019 | Pass |
Joshua's Deli vs Downtown
Downtown runs 90% clean across 1,016 tracked restaurants — 866 clean, 53 mid, 42 cooked.
Against the 1,016 spots Cooked tracks in Downtown, this one comes out cleaner than 6% 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 12, 2021. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.