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Maria's Kitchen
- resultPass
- critical violations0
- last inspectedMarch 12, 2026
- address1819 Centre St, West Roxbury 02132
Is Maria's Kitchen clean?
Maria's Kitchen is currently Pass from Boston Inspectional Services, Health Division, from an inspection on March 12, 2026. No critical violations were recorded at that visit. On Cooked's ladder that reads clean 😇.
What did inspectors find at Maria's Kitchen?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on March 12, 2026, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.
- ⚠️(A) Certified Food Protection Manager (C) • Current Food Allergen Certification is expired asof 2/28/2026. Address and provide an up to date Allergen Certification for the re-inspection.(A) Certified Food Protection Manager (C) • Current Food Allergen Certification is expired asof 2/28/2026. Address and provide an up to date Allergen Certification for the re-inspection.
- ⚠️Food Storage Containers Identified with Common Name of Food (C) • Grab and go deserts with no labels. Provide. Squeeze bottles filled with dressings /sauces have no labels.Provide.Food Storage Containers Identified with Common Name of Food (C) • Grab and go deserts with no labels. Provide. Squeeze bottles filled with dressings /sauces have no labels.Provide.
- ⚠️In-Use Utensils Between-Use Storage (C) • Knives observed being stored in between coolers. Discontinue and store all knives in a clean and protected manner.In-Use Utensils Between-Use Storage (C) • Knives observed being stored in between coolers. Discontinue and store all knives in a clean and protected manner.
- ⚠️Nonfood-Contact Surfaces (C) • Light out above stove top. Replace.Nonfood-Contact Surfaces (C) • Light out above stove top. Replace.
- ⚠️Warewashing Machines Temperature Measuring Devices (Pf) • No dish puck available at the time of the inspection. Provide.Warewashing Machines Temperature Measuring Devices (Pf) • No dish puck available at the time of the inspection. Provide.
- ⚠️Controlling Pests (C) • Evidence of what appears to be rodent droppings behind the Hobart stand mixer on the first floor. Clean to remove and provide an up to dates pest control report for the re-inspection date.Controlling Pests (C) • Evidence of what appears to be rodent droppings behind the Hobart stand mixer on the first floor. Clean to remove and provide an up to dates pest control report for the re-inspection date.
- ⚠️Remainder of the 2026 Health Permit is to be paid in full prior to the re-inspection being conducted. Management/owner should email [email protected] to receive a link to pay the remaining balance.Remainder of the 2026 Health Permit is to be paid in full prior to the re-inspection being conducted. Management/owner should email [email protected] to receive a link to pay the remaining balance.
When was Maria's Kitchen last inspected?
Maria's Kitchen has 30 inspections on record going back to June 16, 2020. The 12 most recent are shown below.
| date | result | score |
|---|---|---|
| March 12, 2026 | Pass | |
| March 2, 2026 | Fail | |
| December 15, 2025 | Pass | |
| December 3, 2025 | Fail | |
| May 16, 2025 | Pass | |
| May 7, 2025 | Fail | |
| January 9, 2025 | Pass | |
| January 2, 2025 | Fail | |
| December 18, 2024 | Fail | |
| April 22, 2024 | Pass | |
| April 5, 2024 | Fail | |
| January 3, 2024 | — |
Maria's Kitchen vs West Roxbury
West Roxbury runs 85% clean across 201 tracked restaurants — 163 clean, 13 mid, 16 cooked.
Against the 201 spots Cooked tracks in West Roxbury, this one comes out cleaner than 15% 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 March 12, 2026. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.