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Sodexomagic @ Merck Boston Cafe
- resultFail
- critical violations0
- last inspectedJuly 21, 2026
- address33 Avenue Louis Pasteur, Boston 02115
Is Sodexomagic @ Merck Boston Cafe clean?
Sodexomagic @ Merck Boston Cafe is currently Fail from Boston Inspectional Services, Health Division, from an inspection on July 21, 2026. No critical violations were recorded at that visit. On Cooked's ladder that reads mid 😬.
What did inspectors find at Sodexomagic @ Merck Boston Cafe?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on July 21, 2026, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.
- ⚠️Mechanical Warewashing Equipment Hot Water Sanitization Temperatures (Pf) • High temp dishmachine- 158F. Staff ran the machine w/irreversible thermometer and 160 thermal strips a few times. Discontinue using the dishmachine until it has been repaired. Use 3 bay sink (200ppm).Mechanical Warewashing Equipment Hot Water Sanitization Temperatures (Pf) • High temp dishmachine- 158F. Staff ran the machine w/irreversible thermometer and 160 thermal strips a few times. Discontinue using the dishmachine until it has been repaired. Use 3 bay sink (200ppm).
When was Sodexomagic @ Merck Boston Cafe last inspected?
Sodexomagic @ Merck Boston Cafe has 5 inspections on record going back to May 22, 2026.
| date | result | score |
|---|---|---|
| July 21, 2026 | Fail | |
| July 13, 2026 | Fail | |
| June 26, 2026 | Pass | |
| May 28, 2026 | Fail | |
| May 22, 2026 | Fail |
Sodexomagic @ Merck Boston Cafe vs Longwood
Longwood runs 78% clean across 203 tracked restaurants — 153 clean, 19 mid, 23 cooked.
Against the 203 spots Cooked tracks in Longwood, 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 July 21, 2026. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.