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Puritan Restaurant
- resultFail
- critical violations1
- last inspectedJuly 24, 2026
- address735 William T Morrissey Bl, Dorchester 02122
Is Puritan Restaurant clean?
Puritan Restaurant is currently Fail from Boston Inspectional Services, Health Division, from an inspection on July 24, 2026. Inspectors wrote up 1 critical violation — the kind most directly linked to foodborne illness. On Cooked's ladder that reads cooked 🪳.
What did inspectors find at Puritan Restaurant?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on July 24, 2026, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.
- ⚠️(A)(2) and (B) Time/Temperature Control for Safety Food Hot and Cold Holding (P) • Observed raw chicken cold holding at 48-52f. PIC removed and placed in the walk in unit without covers to cool properly.critical(A)(2) and (B) Time/Temperature Control for Safety Food Hot and Cold Holding (P) • Observed raw chicken cold holding at 48-52f. PIC removed and placed in the walk in unit without covers to cool properly.
- ⚠️Sanitizing Solutions Testing Devices (Pf) • Missing testing device for 3 compartment sink. Provide at all times.Sanitizing Solutions Testing Devices (Pf) • Missing testing device for 3 compartment sink. Provide at all times.
- ⚠️(B) and (C) Equipment Food-Contact Surfaces Nonfood-Contact Surfaces and Utensils (C) • Heavy food soils observed inside all refrigeration units. Clean to remove. Heavy food soils observed on window ledge next to the pizza station. Clean to remove. Heavy food soils and grease build up observed under the frying and pizza oven. Clean to remove(B) and (C) Equipment Food-Contact Surfaces Nonfood-Contact Surfaces and Utensils (C) • Heavy food soils observed inside all refrigeration units. Clean to remove. Heavy food soils observed on window ledge next to the pizza station. Clean to remove. Heavy food soils and grease build up observed under the frying and pizza oven. Clean to remove
- ⚠️Using a Handwashing Sink-Operation and Maintenance (Pf) • Handsink observed block by equipment on cookline. PIC removed. Assure all handsinks are accesible at all times.Using a Handwashing Sink-Operation and Maintenance (Pf) • Handsink observed block by equipment on cookline. PIC removed. Assure all handsinks are accesible at all times.
- ⚠️Maintaining Premises Unnecessary Items and Litter (C) • Observed heavy debris under multiple shelving units and refrigeration units. Clean to removeMaintaining Premises Unnecessary Items and Litter (C) • Observed heavy debris under multiple shelving units and refrigeration units. Clean to remove
- ⚠️Cleaning of Plumbing Fixtures (C) • Multiple handsinks observed with food soils and debris on the fixtures. Clean to removeCleaning of Plumbing Fixtures (C) • Multiple handsinks observed with food soils and debris on the fixtures. Clean to remove
When was Puritan Restaurant last inspected?
Puritan Restaurant has 19 inspections on record going back to May 16, 2022. The 12 most recent are shown below.
| date | result | score |
|---|---|---|
| July 24, 2026 | Fail | |
| April 7, 2026 | Pass | |
| March 31, 2026 | Fail | |
| June 23, 2025 | Pass | |
| June 12, 2025 | Fail | |
| February 7, 2025 | Pass | |
| January 30, 2025 | Fail | |
| July 8, 2024 | — | |
| February 6, 2024 | Pass | |
| January 29, 2024 | Fail | |
| May 30, 2023 | Pass | |
| May 23, 2023 | Fail |
Puritan Restaurant vs Dorchester
Dorchester runs 85% clean across 542 tracked restaurants — 445 clean, 31 mid, 47 cooked.
Against the 542 spots Cooked tracks in Dorchester, this one comes out cleaner than 5% 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 July 24, 2026. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.