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Shawarma Falafel
- resultPass
- critical violations0
- last inspectedMay 3, 2023
- address26 Province St, Boston 02108
Is Shawarma Falafel clean?
Shawarma Falafel is currently Pass from Boston Inspectional Services, Health Division, from an inspection on May 3, 2023. No critical violations were recorded at that visit. On Cooked's ladder that reads clean 😇.
What did inspectors find at Shawarma Falafel?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on May 3, 2023, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.
- ⚠️Food Storage Containers Identified with Common Name of Food (C) • Multiple squeeze bottles observed without labels. Provide.Food Storage Containers Identified with Common Name of Food (C) • Multiple squeeze bottles observed without labels. Provide.
- ⚠️Food Storage-Preventing Contamination from the Premises (C) • Multiple items stored on ground of walk in cooler. Elevate to prevent potential contamination.Food Storage-Preventing Contamination from the Premises (C) • Multiple items stored on ground of walk in cooler. Elevate to prevent potential contamination.
- ⚠️Nonfood Contact Surfaces (C) • Wire shelfing in stand up cooler is soiled Bottom of refrigeration units are soiled. Clean to remove.Nonfood Contact Surfaces (C) • Wire shelfing in stand up cooler is soiled Bottom of refrigeration units are soiled. Clean to remove.
- ⚠️System Maintained in Good Repair (C) • Prep sink in basement area observed leaking. Repair as necessary.System Maintained in Good Repair (C) • Prep sink in basement area observed leaking. Repair as necessary.
- ⚠️Handwashing Signage (C) • Provide hand was only signage on service line hand sink.Handwashing Signage (C) • Provide hand was only signage on service line hand sink.
- ⚠️Removing Dead or Trapped Birds Insects Rodents and other Pest (C) • Observe dead roach in dry storage area. Remove soiled traps clean and sanitize area.Removing Dead or Trapped Birds Insects Rodents and other Pest (C) • Observe dead roach in dry storage area. Remove soiled traps clean and sanitize area.
When was Shawarma Falafel last inspected?
Shawarma Falafel has 43 inspections on record going back to December 11, 2013. The 12 most recent are shown below.
| date | result | score |
|---|---|---|
| October 31, 2024 | — | |
| January 3, 2024 | — | |
| May 3, 2023 | Pass | |
| April 26, 2023 | Fail | |
| January 18, 2023 | — | |
| September 30, 2022 | Pass | |
| September 22, 2022 | Fail | |
| May 4, 2022 | Pass | |
| April 27, 2022 | Fail | |
| March 15, 2022 | — | |
| January 27, 2022 | Pass | |
| January 19, 2022 | Fail |
Shawarma Falafel vs Downtown
Downtown runs 89% clean across 1,016 tracked restaurants — 851 clean, 49 mid, 61 cooked.
Against the 1,016 spots Cooked tracks in Downtown, this one comes out cleaner than 11% 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 May 3, 2023. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.