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The Market
- resultPass
- critical violations0
- last inspectedNovember 7, 2017
- address21 Broad St, Boston 02109
Is The Market clean?
The Market is currently Pass from Boston Inspectional Services, Health Division, from an inspection on November 7, 2017. No critical violations were recorded at that visit. On Cooked's ladder that reads clean 😇.
What did inspectors find at The Market?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on November 7, 2017, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.
- ⚠️Cold Holding • Chopped garlic 57F at cookline. Maintain at 41F or below. PIC corrective action taken to ice down product out of temperature for one hour.criticalCold Holding • Chopped garlic 57F at cookline. Maintain at 41F or below. PIC corrective action taken to ice down product out of temperature for one hour.
- ⚠️Inadequate Facilities/Cooling Methods • Cookline reach in unit inoperable at the time of inspection. Repair. Provide invoice from refrigeration maintenance company.Inadequate Facilities/Cooling Methods • Cookline reach in unit inoperable at the time of inspection. Repair. Provide invoice from refrigeration maintenance company.
- ⚠️Food Protection • Fruit at bar uncovered. Provide cover for proper food protectionFood Protection • Fruit at bar uncovered. Provide cover for proper food protection
- ⚠️Wiping Cloths Clean Sanitize • Wiping cloths at upstairs cookline not immersed in sanitizer. Provide wiping cloths immersed in sanitizer between uses.Wiping Cloths Clean Sanitize • Wiping cloths at upstairs cookline not immersed in sanitizer. Provide wiping cloths immersed in sanitizer between uses.
- ⚠️Insects Rodents Animals • Door to fire escape with evidence of entry of vermin. Seal all openings with pest proof materials and provide an updated pest control report.Insects Rodents Animals • Door to fire escape with evidence of entry of vermin. Seal all openings with pest proof materials and provide an updated pest control report.
- ⚠️Improper Maintenance of Floors • Broken tiles at threshold to fire escape off cookline. Repair. Broken tile on floor next to downstairs bar. Repair.Improper Maintenance of Floors • Broken tiles at threshold to fire escape off cookline. Repair. Broken tile on floor next to downstairs bar. Repair.
- ⚠️PIC Performing Duties • CFPM not monitoring refrigeration temperatures outer openings use of test kits and general facility maintenance. Provide active managerial control as it is defined in the 1999 food code.criticalPIC Performing Duties • CFPM not monitoring refrigeration temperatures outer openings use of test kits and general facility maintenance. Provide active managerial control as it is defined in the 1999 food code.
When was The Market last inspected?
The Market has 20 inspections on record going back to September 25, 2009. The 12 most recent are shown below.
| date | result | score |
|---|---|---|
| March 15, 2022 | — | |
| November 7, 2017 | Pass | |
| October 25, 2017 | Fail | |
| October 24, 2016 | Pass | |
| October 5, 2016 | Fail | |
| September 30, 2015 | — | |
| October 7, 2014 | Pass | |
| May 30, 2014 | Pass | |
| December 30, 2013 | — | |
| October 8, 2013 | Pass | |
| October 1, 2013 | Fail | |
| December 30, 2012 | — |
The Market 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.
Other spots in Downtown
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 November 7, 2017. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.