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Pink Carrot
- resultPass
- critical violations0
- last inspectedMay 11, 2026
- address115 Salem St, Boston 02113
Is Pink Carrot clean?
Pink Carrot is currently Pass from Boston Inspectional Services, Health Division, from an inspection on May 11, 2026. No critical violations were recorded at that visit. On Cooked's ladder that reads clean 😇.
What did inspectors find at Pink Carrot?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on May 11, 2026, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.
- ⚠️Miscellaneous Sources of Contamination (C) • Mop sink on site observed without a door open space in the food prep area. Install (5.4.26)Miscellaneous Sources of Contamination (C) • Mop sink on site observed without a door open space in the food prep area. Install (5.4.26)
- ⚠️Consumption of Animal Foods that are Raw Undercooked or Not Otherwise Processed to Eliminate Pathogens (Pf) • Asterisk observed missing from the menu / consumer advisory pertaing to the foods offered. Provide (5.4.26)Consumption of Animal Foods that are Raw Undercooked or Not Otherwise Processed to Eliminate Pathogens (Pf) • Asterisk observed missing from the menu / consumer advisory pertaing to the foods offered. Provide (5.4.26)
- ⚠️Drain boards (C) • Facilty 2 bay sink observed without drain boards. Install (5.4.26)Drain boards (C) • Facilty 2 bay sink observed without drain boards. Install (5.4.26)
- ⚠️Cleaning Agents and Sanitizers Availability (Pf) • PIC unable to provide non rinse detergent for the 2 bay sink on site. Povide & maintain on site Staff advised to use chlorine until detergent becomes available (was order on site 5.4.26) ***Non rinse detergent was order while inspector was on site scheduled to be delivered on 5.7.26Cleaning Agents and Sanitizers Availability (Pf) • PIC unable to provide non rinse detergent for the 2 bay sink on site. Povide & maintain on site Staff advised to use chlorine until detergent becomes available (was order on site 5.4.26) ***Non rinse detergent was order while inspector was on site scheduled to be delivered on 5.7.26
- ⚠️Backflow Prevention Device Location (C) • Per staff fruits/ vegetables gets washed in the middle compartment of the 3 bay sink without an air gap. No food prep sink observed on site. Plumbers report was provided. (5.4.26) PIC to provide SOP for washing vegetable in the 3 bay sink.Backflow Prevention Device Location (C) • Per staff fruits/ vegetables gets washed in the middle compartment of the 3 bay sink without an air gap. No food prep sink observed on site. Plumbers report was provided. (5.4.26) PIC to provide SOP for washing vegetable in the 3 bay sink.
When was Pink Carrot last inspected?
Pink Carrot has 17 inspections on record going back to December 10, 2021. The 12 most recent are shown below.
| date | result | score |
|---|---|---|
| May 11, 2026 | Pass | |
| May 4, 2026 | — | |
| April 15, 2026 | Fail | |
| April 7, 2026 | Fail | |
| October 8, 2025 | Pass | |
| July 17, 2025 | Pass | |
| January 21, 2025 | Pass | |
| October 10, 2024 | Pass | |
| October 4, 2024 | Fail | |
| April 12, 2024 | Pass | |
| April 11, 2024 | Fail | |
| August 18, 2023 | Pass |
Pink Carrot 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 May 11, 2026. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.