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Scali Deli Cafe
- resultPass
- critical violations0
- last inspectedFebruary 5, 2026
- address147 Pearl St, Boston 02110
Is Scali Deli Cafe clean?
Scali Deli Cafe is currently Pass from Boston Inspectional Services, Health Division, from an inspection on February 5, 2026. No critical violations were recorded at that visit. On Cooked's ladder that reads clean 😇.
What did inspectors find at Scali Deli Cafe?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on February 5, 2026, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.
- ⚠️(A) Certified Food Protection Manager (C) • Certified food manager certificate observed expired. Update.(A) Certified Food Protection Manager (C) • Certified food manager certificate observed expired. Update.
- ⚠️In-Use Utensils Between-Use Storage (C) • Ice scoop at coffee station obsevred stored on counter. Discontinue.In-Use Utensils Between-Use Storage (C) • Ice scoop at coffee station obsevred stored on counter. Discontinue.
- ⚠️(B) Cooling Methods (C) • Cooked potatoes in walk in cooler observed in deep covered container with condensation inside the container. Spread out and allow product to cool prior to covering.(B) Cooling Methods (C) • Cooked potatoes in walk in cooler observed in deep covered container with condensation inside the container. Spread out and allow product to cool prior to covering.
- ⚠️Cleaning Agents and Sanitizers Availability (Pf) • No sanitizer set up during time of inspection. Ensure sanitizer is available at all hours.Cleaning Agents and Sanitizers Availability (Pf) • No sanitizer set up during time of inspection. Ensure sanitizer is available at all hours.
- ⚠️Nonfood Contact Surfaces (C) • Walk in floor and shelfing observed with soils. Clean to remove.Nonfood Contact Surfaces (C) • Walk in floor and shelfing observed with soils. Clean to remove.
- ⚠️Removing Dead or Trapped Birds Insects Rodents and other Pest (C) • Soiled glue trap in basement. Remove.Removing Dead or Trapped Birds Insects Rodents and other Pest (C) • Soiled glue trap in basement. Remove.
- ⚠️Common Name-Working Containers (Pf) • Chemical spray bottle observed without label. Provide.Common Name-Working Containers (Pf) • Chemical spray bottle observed without label. Provide.
When was Scali Deli Cafe last inspected?
Scali Deli Cafe has 73 inspections on record going back to April 6, 2007. The 12 most recent are shown below.
| date | result | score |
|---|---|---|
| February 5, 2026 | Pass | |
| January 28, 2026 | Fail | |
| October 21, 2025 | Pass | |
| October 14, 2025 | Fail | |
| October 6, 2025 | Fail | |
| November 1, 2024 | Pass | |
| October 31, 2024 | — | |
| October 16, 2024 | Fail | |
| December 27, 2023 | Pass | |
| March 22, 2023 | Pass | |
| March 14, 2023 | Fail | |
| January 18, 2023 | — |
Scali Deli Cafe vs Downtown
Downtown runs 90% clean across 1,016 tracked restaurants — 866 clean, 53 mid, 42 cooked.
Against the 1,016 spots Cooked tracks in Downtown, this one comes out cleaner than 10% 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 February 5, 2026. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.