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Marabou Cafe
- resultPass
- critical violations0
- last inspectedJuly 1, 2026
- address1592 Blue Hill Av, Mattapan 02126
Is Marabou Cafe clean?
Marabou Cafe is currently Pass from Boston Inspectional Services, Health Division, from an inspection on July 1, 2026. No critical violations were recorded at that visit. On Cooked's ladder that reads clean 😇.
What did inspectors find at Marabou Cafe?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on July 1, 2026, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.
- ⚠️Food Storage Containers Identified with Common Name of Food (C) • No labels on the bulk food containers provide.Food Storage Containers Identified with Common Name of Food (C) • No labels on the bulk food containers provide.
- ⚠️Characteristics-Materials for Construction and Repair (C) • Remove recycled can and provide utensil must be stored in food with handle above food .Characteristics-Materials for Construction and Repair (C) • Remove recycled can and provide utensil must be stored in food with handle above food .
- ⚠️(B) and (C) Equipment Food-Contact Surfaces Nonfood-Contact Surfaces and Utensils (C) • Clean interior of walk in cooler walls and shelving to remove visible soil.(B) and (C) Equipment Food-Contact Surfaces Nonfood-Contact Surfaces and Utensils (C) • Clean interior of walk in cooler walls and shelving to remove visible soil.
- ⚠️Floors Walls and Ceilings-Cleanability (C) • Clean floor below storage shelving inside walk in cooler and freezer.Floors Walls and Ceilings-Cleanability (C) • Clean floor below storage shelving inside walk in cooler and freezer.
- ⚠️Intensity-Lighting (C) • 2 light bulbs under the exhausthood not operating replace.Intensity-Lighting (C) • 2 light bulbs under the exhausthood not operating replace.
- ⚠️Repairing-Premises Structures Attachments and Fixtures-Methods (C) • Replace stained and missing tiles inside kitchen area.Repairing-Premises Structures Attachments and Fixtures-Methods (C) • Replace stained and missing tiles inside kitchen area.
When was Marabou Cafe last inspected?
Marabou Cafe has 10 inspections on record going back to August 5, 2025.
| date | result | score |
|---|---|---|
| July 1, 2026 | Pass | |
| June 22, 2026 | Fail | |
| December 11, 2025 | Pass | |
| November 25, 2025 | Fail | |
| November 21, 2025 | Fail | |
| November 19, 2025 | Fail | |
| November 17, 2025 | Fail | |
| September 15, 2025 | Fail | |
| August 12, 2025 | Fail | |
| August 5, 2025 | Fail |
Marabou Cafe vs Mattapan
Mattapan runs 77% clean across 299 tracked restaurants — 217 clean, 38 mid, 26 cooked.
Against the 299 spots Cooked tracks in Mattapan, this one comes out cleaner than 22% 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 July 1, 2026. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.