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Nick Varano's Famous Deli
- resultPass
- critical violations0
- last inspectedAugust 17, 2012
- address64 Cross St, Boston 02113
Is Nick Varano's Famous Deli clean?
Nick Varano's Famous Deli is currently Pass from Boston Inspectional Services, Health Division, from an inspection on August 17, 2012. No critical violations were recorded at that visit. On Cooked's ladder that reads clean 😇.
What did inspectors find at Nick Varano's Famous Deli?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on August 17, 2012, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.
- ⚠️Food Protection • Cover all open foods in reach ins.Food Protection • Cover all open foods in reach ins.
- ⚠️Wiping Cloths Clean Sanitize • keep wiping cloths in sanitizer.Wiping Cloths Clean Sanitize • keep wiping cloths in sanitizer.
- ⚠️Clean Equipment & Utensils Storage • Do not store clean knives in equipment crevicesClean Equipment & Utensils Storage • Do not store clean knives in equipment crevices
- ⚠️Hand Cleaner Drying Tissue Signage • Provide paper towels for hand sink.Hand Cleaner Drying Tissue Signage • Provide paper towels for hand sink.
- ⚠️PIC Performing Duties • Provideallergy warning labels to menus and menu board.criticalPIC Performing Duties • Provideallergy warning labels to menus and menu board.
When was Nick Varano's Famous Deli last inspected?
Nick Varano's Famous Deli has 18 inspections on record going back to July 10, 2009. The 12 most recent are shown below.
| date | result | score |
|---|---|---|
| June 13, 2022 | — | |
| December 30, 2013 | — | |
| June 20, 2013 | closed by the city | |
| December 30, 2012 | — | |
| August 17, 2012 | Pass | |
| August 10, 2012 | Fail | |
| March 23, 2012 | Pass | |
| March 13, 2012 | Fail | |
| August 17, 2011 | Pass | |
| August 10, 2011 | Fail | |
| June 9, 2011 | Pass | |
| June 2, 2011 | Fail |
Nick Varano's Famous Deli vs North End
North End runs 88% clean across 717 tracked restaurants — 579 clean, 37 mid, 40 cooked.
Against the 717 spots Cooked tracks in North End, this one comes out cleaner than 11% 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 August 17, 2012. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.