New Market Sq. Cafe

• resultFail
• critical violations0
• last inspectedFebruary 12, 2026 →
• address130 Newmarket Sq, Roxbury 02118

Is New Market Sq. Cafe clean?

New Market Sq. Cafe is no longer in business. Boston Inspectional Services, Health Division recorded it as out of business on June 15, 2026, which is an administrative result rather than a health finding — the business closed or moved, it was not shut down over conditions. Its last actual inspection result was Fail on February 12, 2026. The record below is kept for history; it says nothing about whatever occupies the address now.

What did inspectors find at New Market Sq. Cafe?

These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on February 12, 2026, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.

• ⚠️(A)-(P) Person-In-Charge-Duties (Pf)

New Market Sq. Cafe inspection and administrative history

New Market Sq. Cafe has 43 inspections on record going back to September 30, 2016. The 12 most recent are shown below.

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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.

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Source: Boston Inspectional Services, Health Division via Analyze Boston. Cooked refreshes this data daily — this listing's most recent inspection is dated February 12, 2026. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.

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