Versus

• resultPass
• critical violations0
• last inspectedNovember 5, 2025
• address42 Province St, Boston 02108

Is Versus clean?

Versus is currently Pass from Boston Inspectional Services, Health Division, from an inspection on November 5, 2025. No critical violations were recorded at that visit. On Cooked's ladder that reads clean 😇.

What did inspectors find at Versus?

These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on November 5, 2025, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.

• ⚠️(A)-(P) Person-In-Charge-Duties (Pf) • PIC to train staff on violations noted in the inspection report.
  (A)-(P) Person-In-Charge-Duties (Pf) • PIC to train staff on violations noted in the inspection report.
• ⚠️Food Storage Containers Identified with Common Name of Food (C) • Multiple squeeze bottles and condiment at the cook station observed without labels. Provide labels when removed from original containers. (COS)
  Food Storage Containers Identified with Common Name of Food (C) • Multiple squeeze bottles and condiment at the cook station observed without labels. Provide labels when removed from original containers. (COS)
• ⚠️Ventilation Hood Systems Filters (C) • Hood vent and attachments observed visible soiled. Clean to remove Hood sticker expires11.19.25
  Ventilation Hood Systems Filters (C) • Hood vent and attachments observed visible soiled. Clean to remove Hood sticker expires11.19.25
• ⚠️Temperature Measuring Devices-Functionality (C) • Multiple refrigeration unit observed without a conspicious themometer.:Provide and keep visible
  Temperature Measuring Devices-Functionality (C) • Multiple refrigeration unit observed without a conspicious themometer.:Provide and keep visible
• ⚠️Warewashing Machines Automatic Dispensing of Detergents and Sanitizers (Pf) • Kitchen low temp dishwasher observed not dispensing sanitizer 00ppm. Repair to dispense automatically
  Warewashing Machines Automatic Dispensing of Detergents and Sanitizers (Pf) • Kitchen low temp dishwasher observed not dispensing sanitizer 00ppm. Repair to dispense automatically
• ⚠️(A) Equipment Food-Contact Surfaces Nonfood-Contact Surfaces and Utensils (Pf) • Interior of kitchen dishwasher observed soiled by black substances and soils accumulutation kitchen diswasher loading trays observed heavily soiled. Clean and sanitize to remove.
  (A) Equipment Food-Contact Surfaces Nonfood-Contact Surfaces and Utensils (Pf) • Interior of kitchen dishwasher observed soiled by black substances and soils accumulutation kitchen diswasher loading trays observed heavily soiled. Clean and sanitize to remove.
• ⚠️Using a Handwashing Sink-Operation and Maintenance (Pf) • Kitchen main handwashing sinks observed blocked by mop bucket/ rug. Discontinue maintain accessible at all time for handwashing only
  Using a Handwashing Sink-Operation and Maintenance (Pf) • Kitchen main handwashing sinks observed blocked by mop bucket/ rug. Discontinue maintain accessible at all time for handwashing only
• ⚠️Handwashing Signage (C) • Bar main handwashing sink observed without signage. Provide
  Handwashing Signage (C) • Bar main handwashing sink observed without signage. Provide
• ⚠️Storing Maintenance Tools (C) • Mop bucket and soiled mop observed stored in kitchen area.Discontinue
  Storing Maintenance Tools (C) • Mop bucket and soiled mop observed stored in kitchen area.Discontinue

When was Versus last inspected?

Versus has 21 inspections on record going back to March 23, 2012. The 12 most recent are shown below.

Versus 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 11% of them.

Other spots in Downtown

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  clean · July 15, 2026
• ✓ Tossed
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• ✓ Thai Kitchen Pizza
  clean · January 3, 2012
• ✕ Fei Fan Caffe
  mid · November 20, 2012
• ✓ Casserole Cafe
  clean · August 7, 2014
• ✓ Barney Fannings
  clean · February 16, 2016

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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 November 5, 2025. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.