• resultFail
• critical violations1
• last inspectedOctober 19, 2026 →
• address30 Batterymarch, Boston 02109

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Is Max's Deli Cafe clean?

Max's Deli Cafe is currently Fail from Boston Inspectional Services, Health Division, from an inspection on October 19, 2026. Inspectors wrote up 1 critical violation — the kind most directly linked to foodborne illness. On Cooked's ladder that reads cooked 🚩.

What did inspectors find at Max's Deli Cafe?

These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on October 19, 2026, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.

• ⚠️(A)(1) Time/Temperature Control for Safety Food Hot and Cold Holding (P)critical
• ⚠️Ventilation Hood Systems Filters (C)
• ⚠️Temperature Measuring Devices-Functionality (C)
• ⚠️Nonfood Contact Surfaces (C)
• ⚠️Wall and Ceiling Coverings and Coatings (C)
• ⚠️Segregation and Location-Distressed Merchandise (Pf)
• ⚠️Cleaning Ventilation Systems Nuisance and Discharge Prohibition (C)
• ⚠️Common Name-Working Containers (Pf)

Max's Deli Cafe inspection and administrative history

Max's Deli Cafe has 57 inspections on record going back to November 5, 2007. The 12 most recent are shown below.

Graded visits shown below · newest first · tap a date for the record

History worth a look: 3 of these 10 displayed graded visits read cooked. The current result above stands on its own.

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.

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Inspection findings and available history come from the authority’s published records. Cooked checks daily; publication can lag behind an inspection. Read the date on each result and check the official source for newer information.

Source: Boston Inspectional Services, Health Division via Analyze Boston. Cooked refreshes this data daily — this listing's most recent inspection is dated October 19, 2026. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.

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