Trader Joe's No. 588

• resultPass
• critical violations0
• last inspectedOctober 29, 2025
• address1999 Centre St, West Roxbury 02132

Is Trader Joe's No. 588 clean?

Trader Joe's No. 588 is currently Pass from Boston Inspectional Services, Health Division, from an inspection on October 29, 2025. No critical violations were recorded at that visit. On Cooked's ladder that reads clean 😇.

What did inspectors find at Trader Joe's No. 588?

These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on October 29, 2025, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.

• ⚠️Nonfood-Contact Surfaces (C) • As discussed the wood around refrigeration equipment and other areas that would be exposed to moisture will need to be sealed. PIC stated that she will look into if this wood is already sealed. If so please provide paperwork from the company that did the work.
  Nonfood-Contact Surfaces (C) • As discussed the wood around refrigeration equipment and other areas that would be exposed to moisture will need to be sealed. PIC stated that she will look into if this wood is already sealed. If so please provide paperwork from the company that did the work.
• ⚠️Surface Characteristics-Indoor Areas (C) • At the loading dock. I found a opening for a trash compactor. The open is blocked with ply wood and a door and dumpster should be installed any day now.
  Surface Characteristics-Indoor Areas (C) • At the loading dock. I found a opening for a trash compactor. The open is blocked with ply wood and a door and dumpster should be installed any day now.
• ⚠️Repairing-Premises Structures Attachments and Fixtures-Methods (C) • Curtains at the walk in doors work working properly. PIC will need to have the adjusted so thay open and close properly.
  Repairing-Premises Structures Attachments and Fixtures-Methods (C) • Curtains at the walk in doors work working properly. PIC will need to have the adjusted so thay open and close properly.

When was Trader Joe's No. 588 last inspected?

Trader Joe's No. 588 has 3 inspections on record going back to October 23, 2025.

Trader Joe's No. 588 vs West Roxbury

West Roxbury runs 86% clean across 201 tracked restaurants — 165 clean, 15 mid, 12 cooked.

Against the 201 spots Cooked tracks in West Roxbury, this one comes out cleaner than 14% 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 October 29, 2025. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.