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Sip Of Joy Cafe & Bakery
- resultPass
- critical violations0
- last inspectedFebruary 12, 2026
- address661 Tremont St, Roxbury 02118
Is Sip Of Joy Cafe & Bakery clean?
Sip Of Joy Cafe & Bakery is currently Pass from Boston Inspectional Services, Health Division, from an inspection on February 12, 2026. No critical violations were recorded at that visit. On Cooked's ladder that reads clean 😇.
What did inspectors find at Sip Of Joy Cafe & Bakery?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on February 12, 2026, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.
- ⚠️Temperature Measuring Devices-Functionality (Pf) • No food thermometer on site. Provide. PIC ordered on Amazon at the time of inspection.Temperature Measuring Devices-Functionality (Pf) • No food thermometer on site. Provide. PIC ordered on Amazon at the time of inspection.
- ⚠️Handwashing Signage (C) • Basement restroom handsink no signage. Provide.Handwashing Signage (C) • Basement restroom handsink no signage. Provide.
- ⚠️The establishment has outstanding fees for 2026 Health Permit. Contact [email protected] to arrange for payment.The establishment has outstanding fees for 2026 Health Permit. Contact [email protected] to arrange for payment.
When was Sip Of Joy Cafe & Bakery last inspected?
Sip Of Joy Cafe & Bakery has 10 inspections on record going back to July 11, 2023.
| date | result | score |
|---|---|---|
| February 12, 2026 | Pass | |
| February 5, 2026 | Fail | |
| September 3, 2025 | Pass | |
| January 15, 2025 | Pass | |
| July 9, 2024 | Pass | |
| January 4, 2024 | Pass | |
| January 3, 2024 | — | |
| September 29, 2023 | Pass | |
| July 17, 2023 | Pass | |
| July 11, 2023 | Fail |
Sip Of Joy Cafe & Bakery vs South End
South End runs 81% clean across 691 tracked restaurants — 498 clean, 63 mid, 54 cooked.
Against the 691 spots Cooked tracks in South End, this one comes out cleaner than 19% 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 12, 2026. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.