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Rox Diner
- resultFail
- critical violations1
- last inspectedMarch 3, 2026
- address1881 Centre St, West Roxbury 02132
Is Rox Diner clean?
Rox Diner is currently Fail from Boston Inspectional Services, Health Division, from an inspection on March 3, 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 Rox Diner?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on March 3, 2026, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.
- ⚠️Food Storage Containers Identified with Common Name of Food (C) • Squeez bottles filled with dressings/sauces have no labels. Provide.Food Storage Containers Identified with Common Name of Food (C) • Squeez bottles filled with dressings/sauces have no labels. Provide.
- ⚠️Wiping Cloths Use Limitation (C) • Soiled wiping cloths observed being left out on counter tops. Discontinu and provide a proper sanitizing solution.Wiping Cloths Use Limitation (C) • Soiled wiping cloths observed being left out on counter tops. Discontinu and provide a proper sanitizing solution.
- ⚠️(A)(2) and (B) Time/Temperature Control for Safety Food Hot and Cold Holding (P) • Sliced cheese inside of the flip top cooler with elevated temperatures between 50-55F possibly due to being stacked above the pinch line. All other foods isnide of the unit were at below 41F. Address and ensure all TCS foods are being maintained at below 41F.critical(A)(2) and (B) Time/Temperature Control for Safety Food Hot and Cold Holding (P) • Sliced cheese inside of the flip top cooler with elevated temperatures between 50-55F possibly due to being stacked above the pinch line. All other foods isnide of the unit were at below 41F. Address and ensure all TCS foods are being maintained at below 41F.
- ⚠️(A) Equipment Food-Contact Surfaces Nonfood-Contact Surfaces and Utensils (Pf) • Fryer oil very dark and murky. Address and ensure fryer oil is being chanegd with the proper frequency.(A) Equipment Food-Contact Surfaces Nonfood-Contact Surfaces and Utensils (Pf) • Fryer oil very dark and murky. Address and ensure fryer oil is being chanegd with the proper frequency.
- ⚠️System Maintained in Good Repair (C) • Drainage pipe to the single bay sink located next to the hand washing station with a slow leak. Address and make any necessary repairs.System Maintained in Good Repair (C) • Drainage pipe to the single bay sink located next to the hand washing station with a slow leak. Address and make any necessary repairs.
- ⚠️Controlling Pests (Pf) • Evidence of what appears to be rodent droppings located in the basement storage area. Address clean to remove and provide an up to date pest control reprot for the re-inspection.Controlling Pests (Pf) • Evidence of what appears to be rodent droppings located in the basement storage area. Address clean to remove and provide an up to date pest control reprot for the re-inspection.
- ⚠️Maintaining Premises Unnecessary Items and Litter (C) • Excess boxes/paperwork in the basement storage area. Address and remove all unecessary items not being used for the business to help minimize any rodent activity.Maintaining Premises Unnecessary Items and Litter (C) • Excess boxes/paperwork in the basement storage area. Address and remove all unecessary items not being used for the business to help minimize any rodent activity.
When was Rox Diner last inspected?
Rox Diner has 103 inspections on record going back to July 26, 2007. The 12 most recent are shown below.
| date | result | score |
|---|---|---|
| March 13, 2026 | — | |
| March 3, 2026 | Fail | |
| November 25, 2025 | Pass | |
| November 12, 2025 | Fail | |
| October 29, 2025 | Fail | |
| October 15, 2025 | Fail | |
| September 29, 2025 | Fail | |
| April 14, 2025 | Pass | |
| April 3, 2025 | Fail | |
| March 26, 2025 | Fail | |
| January 23, 2025 | Pass | |
| January 16, 2025 | Fail |
Rox Diner vs West Roxbury
West Roxbury runs 86% clean across 201 tracked restaurants — 165 clean, 15 mid, 12 cooked.
Against the 201 spots Cooked tracks in West Roxbury, this one comes out cleaner than 3% 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 3, 2026. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.