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M.J. O'connor's
- resultPass
- critical violations0
- last inspectedDecember 19, 2025
- address27 Columbus Av, Boston 02116
Is M.J. O'connor's clean?
M.J. O'connor's is currently Pass from Boston Inspectional Services, Health Division, from an inspection on December 19, 2025. No critical violations were recorded at that visit. On Cooked's ladder that reads clean 😇.
What did inspectors find at M.J. O'connor's?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on December 19, 2025, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.
- ⚠️Warewashing Machines Temperature Measuring Devices (Pf) • Lens broken on rinse gauge. Replace.Warewashing Machines Temperature Measuring Devices (Pf) • Lens broken on rinse gauge. Replace.
- ⚠️Mechanical Warewashing Equipment Hot Water Sanitization Temperatures (Pf) • High temp dish machine 146F at plate. Repair. Alternative means to sanitize equipment at low temp bar dish washer @ 50PPM & three bay sink with quats @ 200PPM.Mechanical Warewashing Equipment Hot Water Sanitization Temperatures (Pf) • High temp dish machine 146F at plate. Repair. Alternative means to sanitize equipment at low temp bar dish washer @ 50PPM & three bay sink with quats @ 200PPM.
- ⚠️Warewashing Machines Manufacturers’ Operating Instructions (C) • High temp dish machine does not close. Repair.Warewashing Machines Manufacturers’ Operating Instructions (C) • High temp dish machine does not close. Repair.
- ⚠️Cleaning Ventilation Systems Nuisance and Discharge Prohibition (C) • Duct above dish machine with grease laden soils. Clean to remove.Cleaning Ventilation Systems Nuisance and Discharge Prohibition (C) • Duct above dish machine with grease laden soils. Clean to remove.
When was M.J. O'connor's last inspected?
M.J. O'connor's has 55 inspections on record going back to December 6, 2007. The 12 most recent are shown below.
| date | result | score |
|---|---|---|
| December 19, 2025 | Pass | |
| December 5, 2025 | Fail | |
| March 4, 2025 | Pass | |
| February 25, 2025 | Fail | |
| August 29, 2024 | Pass | |
| August 22, 2024 | Fail | |
| October 26, 2023 | Pass | |
| October 13, 2023 | Fail | |
| June 20, 2023 | — | |
| January 18, 2023 | — | |
| August 5, 2022 | Pass | |
| July 28, 2022 | Fail |
M.J. O'connor's vs Bay Village
Bay Village runs 88% clean across 350 tracked restaurants — 292 clean, 16 mid, 22 cooked.
Against the 350 spots Cooked tracks in Bay Village, this one comes out cleaner than 12% 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 December 19, 2025. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.