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Marathon Runner Corner Store
- resultPass
- critical violations0
- last inspectedJune 15, 2023
- address140 Norfolk St, Dorchester 02124
Is Marathon Runner Corner Store clean?
Marathon Runner Corner Store is currently listed as closed by Boston Inspectional Services, Health Division, as of its inspection on June 15, 2023. A closure means inspectors found conditions serious enough to stop service — it is not the same as a restaurant choosing to shut down, and the listing can change once the problems are fixed and re-inspected.
What did inspectors find at Marathon Runner Corner Store?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on June 15, 2023, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.
- ⚠️Warewashing Sinks and Drain boards Self-Draining (C) • At the time of the inspection there was no 3 bay sink in order to properly wash rinse and sanitize scoops for Rich's Slush. Provide or discontineu service of Rich's Slush.Warewashing Sinks and Drain boards Self-Draining (C) • At the time of the inspection there was no 3 bay sink in order to properly wash rinse and sanitize scoops for Rich's Slush. Provide or discontineu service of Rich's Slush.
- ⚠️Handwashing Sinks-Numbers and Capacities (Pf) • At the time of the inspection there was no hand sink in close proximity to the Rich's Slush cooler. Provide or Discotinue service of Risch's Slush.Handwashing Sinks-Numbers and Capacities (Pf) • At the time of the inspection there was no hand sink in close proximity to the Rich's Slush cooler. Provide or Discotinue service of Risch's Slush.
- ⚠️Prohibiting Animals (Pf) • Cat living on premises. Remove.Prohibiting Animals (Pf) • Cat living on premises. Remove.
When was Marathon Runner Corner Store last inspected?
Marathon Runner Corner Store has 9 inspections on record going back to December 7, 2021.
| date | result | score |
|---|---|---|
| April 12, 2024 | closed by the city | |
| June 15, 2023 | Pass | |
| June 5, 2023 | Fail | |
| January 5, 2023 | Pass | |
| December 30, 2022 | Fail | |
| May 6, 2022 | Pass | |
| April 26, 2022 | Fail | |
| December 10, 2021 | Pass | |
| December 7, 2021 | Fail |
Marathon Runner Corner Store vs Mattapan
Mattapan runs 76% clean across 299 tracked restaurants — 213 clean, 37 mid, 31 cooked.
Against the 299 spots Cooked tracks in Mattapan, this one comes out cleaner than 0% 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 June 15, 2023. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.