Rootz

• resultFail
• critical violations3
• last inspectedNovember 24, 2008
• address166 South St, Jamaica Plain 02130

Is Rootz clean?

Rootz is currently Fail from Boston Inspectional Services, Health Division, from an inspection on November 24, 2008. Inspectors wrote up 3 critical violations — the kind most directly linked to foodborne illness. On Cooked's ladder that reads cooked 🪳.

What did inspectors find at Rootz?

These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on November 24, 2008, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.

• ⚠️Food Thermometers Provided • No food thermometer
  Food Thermometers Provided • No food thermometer
• ⚠️Test Kit Provided • No test kit
  Test Kit Provided • No test kit
• ⚠️Hand Cleaner Drying Tissue Signage • No cleaner & drying device • No hand soap & signage
  Hand Cleaner Drying Tissue Signage • No cleaner & drying device • No hand soap & signage
• ⚠️Toilet Enclosed Clean • No self closing device
  Toilet Enclosed Clean • No self closing device
• ⚠️Adequate Number Frequency Vermin Proof • No covered waste receptacle.
  Adequate Number Frequency Vermin Proof • No covered waste receptacle.
• ⚠️Improper Maintenance of Floors • Replace broken tiles.
  Improper Maintenance of Floors • Replace broken tiles.
• ⚠️Improper Maintenance of Walls/Ceilings • ceiling tiles not vinal coated. • Stained ceiling tiles.
  Improper Maintenance of Walls/Ceilings • ceiling tiles not vinal coated. • Stained ceiling tiles.
• ⚠️Inadequate Lighting • Light not working
  Inadequate Lighting • Light not working
• ⚠️Premises Maintained • Remove tools paints & repair instruments
  Premises Maintained • Remove tools paints & repair instruments
• ⚠️PIC Knowledge • Provide full time Certified food protection managercritical
  PIC Knowledge • Provide full time Certified food protection manager
• ⚠️PIC Performing Duties • Train employees in food safely & sanitationcritical
  PIC Performing Duties • Train employees in food safely & sanitation
• ⚠️Non-Compliance w/Employee Health Policycritical
  Non-Compliance w/Employee Health Policy

When was Rootz last inspected?

Rootz has 5 inspections on record going back to November 24, 2008.

Rootz vs Jamaica Plain

Jamaica Plain runs 77% clean across 189 tracked restaurants — 139 clean, 22 mid, 20 cooked.

Against the 189 spots Cooked tracks in Jamaica Plain, this one comes out cleaner than 0% of them.

Other spots in Jamaica Plain

• ✕ J.P. House Of Pizza
  cooked · June 12, 2012
• ✕ Doyles Cafe
  mid · May 1, 2019
• ✓ J.P. Variety
  clean · October 27, 2008
• ? Cafe D
  not rated · June 13, 2022
• ✓ Canto 6 Bakery And Cafe Inc.
  clean · October 15, 2009
• ✓ Centre Street Cafe
  clean · February 12, 2014

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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 November 24, 2008. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.