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Parish Cafe
- resultPass
- critical violations0
- last inspectedSeptember 19, 2025
- address359 Boylston St, Boston 02116
Is Parish Cafe clean?
Parish Cafe is currently Pass from Boston Inspectional Services, Health Division, from an inspection on September 19, 2025. No critical violations were recorded at that visit. On Cooked's ladder that reads clean 😇.
What did inspectors find at Parish Cafe?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on September 19, 2025, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.
- ⚠️(B) Cooling Methods (C) • Cooked chicken date marked 9.12 observed cooling in covered container in walk in cooler at 102F. Clam chowder observed in deep container in walk in cooler at 113F. Move to shallow pan or uncovered sheet tray to allow product to properly cool.(B) Cooling Methods (C) • Cooked chicken date marked 9.12 observed cooling in covered container in walk in cooler at 102F. Clam chowder observed in deep container in walk in cooler at 113F. Move to shallow pan or uncovered sheet tray to allow product to properly cool.
- ⚠️(A)(2) and (B) Time/Temperature Control for Safety Food Hot and Cold Holding (P) • Black beans in walk in cooler dated 9.6 at 71F. Clam chowder in deep pan at 113F in walk in cooler. Product discarded. Product elevated in temperature due to improper cooling. Spoke to PIC and corrected.critical(A)(2) and (B) Time/Temperature Control for Safety Food Hot and Cold Holding (P) • Black beans in walk in cooler dated 9.6 at 71F. Clam chowder in deep pan at 113F in walk in cooler. Product discarded. Product elevated in temperature due to improper cooling. Spoke to PIC and corrected.
- ⚠️Ready-To-Eat Time/Temperature Control for Safety Food Date Marking (Pf) • Date marked foods observed past date. "Jim Murray" sauce date marked on 9.2.25 in walk in cooler. Discarded. Ensure date marked foods are not kept longer than 7 days or past manufacturers use by date.Ready-To-Eat Time/Temperature Control for Safety Food Date Marking (Pf) • Date marked foods observed past date. "Jim Murray" sauce date marked on 9.2.25 in walk in cooler. Discarded. Ensure date marked foods are not kept longer than 7 days or past manufacturers use by date.
- ⚠️Nonfood-Contact Surfaces (C) • Soiled cardboard observed lining bar refrigeration. Remove. Surfaces must be easily cleanable.Nonfood-Contact Surfaces (C) • Soiled cardboard observed lining bar refrigeration. Remove. Surfaces must be easily cleanable.
- ⚠️Controlling Pests (Pf) • Live mouse observed behind the bar area. Provide an updated pest report.Controlling Pests (Pf) • Live mouse observed behind the bar area. Provide an updated pest report.
- ⚠️Common Name-Working Containers (Pf) • Chemical spray bottles observed wit blue liquid with no label. Provide label for all chemicals.Common Name-Working Containers (Pf) • Chemical spray bottles observed wit blue liquid with no label. Provide label for all chemicals.
When was Parish Cafe last inspected?
Parish Cafe has 61 inspections on record going back to August 8, 2007. The 12 most recent are shown below.
| date | result | score |
|---|---|---|
| September 19, 2025 | Pass | |
| September 12, 2025 | Fail | |
| February 19, 2025 | — | |
| December 23, 2024 | — | |
| December 16, 2024 | Fail | |
| August 13, 2024 | Pass | |
| July 31, 2024 | Fail | |
| July 24, 2024 | Fail | |
| January 3, 2024 | — | |
| May 5, 2023 | Pass | |
| April 28, 2023 | Fail | |
| April 20, 2023 | Fail |
Parish Cafe vs Bay Village
Bay Village runs 88% clean across 350 tracked restaurants — 292 clean, 16 mid, 22 cooked.
Against the 350 spots Cooked tracks in Bay Village, this one comes out cleaner than 12% 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 September 19, 2025. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.