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The Joint
- resultPass
- critical violations0
- last inspectedFebruary 18, 2026
- address605 Centre St, Jamaica Plain 02130
Is The Joint clean?
The Joint is currently Pass from Boston Inspectional Services, Health Division, from an inspection on February 18, 2026. No critical violations were recorded at that visit. On Cooked's ladder that reads clean 😇.
What did inspectors find at The Joint?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on February 18, 2026, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.
- ⚠️(A) Certified Food Protection Manager (C) • No one on site with a current Food Safety Certification. Address and provide documentation of at least one full time employee who has been enrolled in some form of Food Safety course prior to the re-inspection being conducted.(A) Certified Food Protection Manager (C) • No one on site with a current Food Safety Certification. Address and provide documentation of at least one full time employee who has been enrolled in some form of Food Safety course prior to the re-inspection being conducted.
- ⚠️Food Storage Containers Identified with Common Name of Food (C) • Several squeeze bottles filled with dressings/sauces have no labels. Provide.Food Storage Containers Identified with Common Name of Food (C) • Several squeeze bottles filled with dressings/sauces have no labels. Provide.
- ⚠️Non-Continuous Cooking of Raw Animal Foods (Pf) • Cooked chicken tenders being only partially cooked then cooled. Address and ensure all TCS foods are being cooked to the appropriate final cooking temperature.Non-Continuous Cooking of Raw Animal Foods (Pf) • Cooked chicken tenders being only partially cooked then cooled. Address and ensure all TCS foods are being cooked to the appropriate final cooking temperature.
- ⚠️Sanitizing Solutions Testing Devices (Pf) • Sanitizer in buckets registering well over the required 200-400ppm. Address and ensure all staff have been proeprly traied on how to set up and test the sanitizer.Sanitizing Solutions Testing Devices (Pf) • Sanitizer in buckets registering well over the required 200-400ppm. Address and ensure all staff have been proeprly traied on how to set up and test the sanitizer.
- ⚠️Using a Handwashing Sink-Operation and Maintenance (Pf) • Basement hand sink observed being blocked by Wooden pizza trays. Duiscontinue and ensure all hand sinks remain accessible during all operational hours.Using a Handwashing Sink-Operation and Maintenance (Pf) • Basement hand sink observed being blocked by Wooden pizza trays. Duiscontinue and ensure all hand sinks remain accessible during all operational hours.
- ⚠️System Maintained in Good Repair (C) • Automatic soap/sanitizing dispensor is leaking. Address and make any necessary repairs. Water filter near the mop sink is leaking. Address and make any necessary repairs.System Maintained in Good Repair (C) • Automatic soap/sanitizing dispensor is leaking. Address and make any necessary repairs. Water filter near the mop sink is leaking. Address and make any necessary repairs.
- ⚠️Controlling Pests (C) • Evidence of what appears to be rodent droppings on the ground near the soda boxes. Address clean to remove and provide an up to date pest control report for the re-inspection.Controlling Pests (C) • Evidence of what appears to be rodent droppings on the ground near the soda boxes. Address clean to remove and provide an up to date pest control report for the re-inspection.
When was The Joint last inspected?
The Joint has 32 inspections on record going back to March 6, 2019. The 12 most recent are shown below.
| date | result | score |
|---|---|---|
| February 18, 2026 | Pass | |
| February 9, 2026 | Fail | |
| August 26, 2025 | — | |
| August 12, 2025 | Fail | |
| April 14, 2025 | Pass | |
| April 4, 2025 | Fail | |
| March 27, 2025 | Fail | |
| December 16, 2024 | — | |
| December 9, 2024 | Fail | |
| March 1, 2024 | Pass | |
| February 20, 2024 | Fail | |
| January 24, 2024 | Fail |
The Joint vs Jamaica Plain
Jamaica Plain runs 77% clean across 189 tracked restaurants — 139 clean, 22 mid, 20 cooked.
Against the 189 spots Cooked tracks in Jamaica Plain, this one comes out cleaner than 23% 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 18, 2026. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.