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Perkin's Sq Deli
- resultPass
- critical violations0
- last inspectedMarch 20, 2026
- address106 Dorchester St, South Boston 02127
Is Perkin's Sq Deli clean?
Perkin's Sq Deli is currently Pass from Boston Inspectional Services, Health Division, from an inspection on March 20, 2026. No critical violations were recorded at that visit. On Cooked's ladder that reads clean 😇.
What did inspectors find at Perkin's Sq Deli?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on March 20, 2026, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.
- ⚠️Temperature Measuring Devices-Functionality (Pf) • Observed broken food thermometer. Provide and maintain in good conditionTemperature Measuring Devices-Functionality (Pf) • Observed broken food thermometer. Provide and maintain in good condition
- ⚠️(A) Equipment Food-Contact Surfaces Nonfood-Contact Surfaces and Utensils (Pf) • Observed mold-like substance inside ice machine. Frequently clean to remove all mold-like substances and maintain(A) Equipment Food-Contact Surfaces Nonfood-Contact Surfaces and Utensils (Pf) • Observed mold-like substance inside ice machine. Frequently clean to remove all mold-like substances and maintain
- ⚠️Using a Handwashing Sink-Operation and Maintenance (Pf) • Observed handsink blocked with take out bags in kitchen area. Discussed with PIC to remove and maintain clear and accessible for handwashing only. COSUsing a Handwashing Sink-Operation and Maintenance (Pf) • Observed handsink blocked with take out bags in kitchen area. Discussed with PIC to remove and maintain clear and accessible for handwashing only. COS
When was Perkin's Sq Deli last inspected?
Perkin's Sq Deli has 52 inspections on record going back to September 17, 2007. The 12 most recent are shown below.
| date | result | score |
|---|---|---|
| March 20, 2026 | Pass | |
| March 13, 2026 | Fail | |
| August 25, 2025 | Pass | |
| August 18, 2025 | Fail | |
| March 14, 2025 | Pass | |
| July 18, 2024 | Pass | |
| January 9, 2024 | Pass | |
| November 27, 2023 | — | |
| November 17, 2023 | Fail | |
| May 18, 2023 | Pass | |
| May 11, 2023 | Fail | |
| January 18, 2023 | — |
Perkin's Sq Deli vs South Boston
South Boston runs 91% clean across 192 tracked restaurants — 163 clean, 9 mid, 8 cooked.
Against the 192 spots Cooked tracks in South Boston, this one comes out cleaner than 9% 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 20, 2026. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.