Puritan Beef

• resultPass
• critical violations0
• last inspectedJanuary 15, 2026
• address88 Blackstone St, Boston 02108

Is Puritan Beef clean?

Puritan Beef is currently Pass from Boston Inspectional Services, Health Division, from an inspection on January 15, 2026. No critical violations were recorded at that visit. On Cooked's ladder that reads clean 😇.

What did inspectors find at Puritan Beef?

These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on January 15, 2026, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.

• ⚠️Where to Wash (Pf) • Meatroom handsink observed not operating. Per PIC staff use 3 bay sink to wash hands while repair is in order. Discontinue
  Where to Wash (Pf) • Meatroom handsink observed not operating. Per PIC staff use 3 bay sink to wash hands while repair is in order. Discontinue
• ⚠️Clean-up of Vomiting and Diarrheal Events (Pf) • PIC unable to provide kit and procedure for vomit and diarrheal events clean up. Provide Inspector will provide procedure
  Clean-up of Vomiting and Diarrheal Events (Pf) • PIC unable to provide kit and procedure for vomit and diarrheal events clean up. Provide Inspector will provide procedure
• ⚠️(A)-(P) Person-In-Charge-Duties (Pf) • PIC to train staff on violation noted on the inspection report.
  (A)-(P) Person-In-Charge-Duties (Pf) • PIC to train staff on violation noted on the inspection report.
• ⚠️Cutting Surfaces (C) • Several Cutting boards observed heavily scored. Resurface/Replace
  Cutting Surfaces (C) • Several Cutting boards observed heavily scored. Resurface/Replace
• ⚠️System Maintained in Good Repair (P) • Meat room handsink observed not operating/ not dispensing water. Repaircritical
  System Maintained in Good Repair (P) • Meat room handsink observed not operating/ not dispensing water. Repair
• ⚠️Handwashing Signage (C) • Meatroom handsink obsereved without employee must wash hands sign. Provide
  Handwashing Signage (C) • Meatroom handsink obsereved without employee must wash hands sign. Provide
• ⚠️Maintaining Premises Unnecessary Items and Litter (C) • Walking not operating/ not in use observed heavily clutter. Clean to remove to prevent pest harborage/ entryway/nesting
  Maintaining Premises Unnecessary Items and Litter (C) • Walking not operating/ not in use observed heavily clutter. Clean to remove to prevent pest harborage/ entryway/nesting
• ⚠️Sanitizers Criteria-Chemicals (P) • Sanitzer observed reading over 500ppm chlorine. Use according to law. Corrected on sitecritical
  Sanitizers Criteria-Chemicals (P) • Sanitzer observed reading over 500ppm chlorine. Use according to law. Corrected on site
• ⚠️***2026 Health Permit is outstanding . Please contact [email protected] via email and provide the proper permit# to request the link for applicable payments. *** PIC to post current Site Cleanliness License Post Current Certificate of Inspection Post Current Common Victuller License
  ***2026 Health Permit is outstanding . Please contact [email protected] via email and provide the proper permit# to request the link for applicable payments. *** PIC to post current Site Cleanliness License Post Current Certificate of Inspection Post Current Common Victuller License

When was Puritan Beef last inspected?

Puritan Beef has 61 inspections on record going back to September 18, 2007. The 12 most recent are shown below.

Puritan Beef 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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  clean · March 6, 2013
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  clean · July 16, 2026
• ✓ Four Winds
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• ✓ Davide's
  clean · October 3, 2013
• ✓ Gloria Food Store
  clean · March 9, 2012
• ? Martignetti's
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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 January 15, 2026. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.