Essential Herb & Juice Cafe
Latest: PASS
August 6, 2025
Address
501B WASHINGTON ST
Dorchester, MA 02124
Inspection History
24 inspections
7 failures
License
License #435990
Last inspected: August 6, 2025
Inspection History (24 most recent)
PASS
August 6, 2025
at 6:04 PM
0 violations
PASS
March 7, 2025
at 6:56 PM
0 violations
PASS W/ CONDITIONS
October 31, 2024
at 7:15 PM
0 violations
PASS
August 2, 2024
at 2:51 PM
0 violations
PASS
February 26, 2024
at 1:36 PM
2 violations
590.004/4-302.14-PF - Sanitizing Solutions Testing Devices (Pf): Provide test kits for the chlorine used in the 3 bay sink | L1 - : 2024 health permit has not been paid for / Please make payment ASAP
PASS W/ CONDITIONS
February 21, 2024
at 5:29 PM
2 violations
590.004/4-302.14-PF - Sanitizing Solutions Testing Devices (Pf): Provide test kits for the chlorine used in the 3 bay sink | L1 - : 2024 health permit has not been paid for / Please make payment ASAP
FAIL
February 14, 2024
at 5:04 PM
2 violations
590.004/4-302.14-PF - Sanitizing Solutions Testing Devices (Pf): Provide test kits for the chlorine used in the 3 bay sink | L1 - : 2024 health permit has not been paid for / Please make payment ASAP
PASS
December 20, 2023
at 4:55 PM
3 violations
590.004/4-202.16-C - Nonfood-Contact Surfaces (C): Door to the first basement coffin style freezer is damaged. Repair or replace. | 590.004/4-302.14-PF - Sanitizing Solutions Testing Devices (Pf): No test strips available at the time of the inspe...
FAIL
December 8, 2023
at 6:47 PM
3 violations
590.004/4-202.16-C - Nonfood-Contact Surfaces (C): Door to the first basement coffin style freezer is damaged. Repair or replace. | 590.004/4-302.14-PF - Sanitizing Solutions Testing Devices (Pf): No test strips available at the time of the inspe...
PASS
February 9, 2023
at 5:07 PM
0 violations
PASS W/ CONDITIONS
January 18, 2023
at 3:24 PM
0 violations
PASS
December 1, 2022
at 4:20 PM
2 violations
590.002(C)/2-102.12-C - (A) Certified Food Protection Manager (C): No one on site with a current Food Safety Certification. Provide documentation of at least oone full time employee who has been enrolled in some form fo Food Safety course for the ...
FAIL
November 21, 2022
at 4:58 PM
2 violations
590.002(C)/2-102.12-C - (A) Certified Food Protection Manager (C): No one on site with a current Food Safety Certification. Provide documentation of at least oone full time employee who has been enrolled in some form fo Food Safety course for the ...
PASS
May 18, 2022
at 2:28 PM
1 violation
590.002(D)/2-103.11-PF - (A)-(P) Person-In-Charge-Duties (Pf):
PASS
March 28, 2022
at 5:03 PM
3 violations
590.002(D)/2-103.11-PF - (A)-(P) Person-In-Charge-Duties (Pf): At the time of the inspeciton the 2022 Health Permit had not been paid. Address and ensure payment has been made with any additional fees that have accrued. | 590.004/4-202.16-C - Nonf...
FAIL
March 17, 2022
at 3:07 PM
3 violations
590.002(D)/2-103.11-PF - (A)-(P) Person-In-Charge-Duties (Pf): At the time of the inspeciton the 2022 Health Permit had not been paid. Address and ensure payment has been made with any additional fees that have accrued. | 590.004/4-202.16-C - Nonf...
PASS W/ CONDITIONS
March 15, 2022
at 7:22 PM
0 violations
PASS
January 3, 2022
at 4:35 PM
5 violations
590.002(D)/2-103.11-PF - (A)-(P) Person-In-Charge-Duties (Pf): PIC (owner) will discontinue to have allow anyone to use the kitchen for any other reason than to cook foof for this location. | 590.003/3-501.13-C - Thawing (C): Raw fish thawing at r...
FAIL
December 20, 2021
at 4:58 PM
5 violations
590.002(D)/2-103.11-PF - (A)-(P) Person-In-Charge-Duties (Pf): PIC (owner) will discontinue to have allow anyone to use the kitchen for any other reason than to cook foof for this location. | 590.003/3-501.13-C - Thawing (C): Raw fish thawing at r...
PASS
August 17, 2021
at 3:06 PM
4 violations
590.003/3-501.16-P1 - (A)(1) Time/Temperature Control for Safety Food Hot and Cold Holding (P): Salt fish in hot holding unit at 69F. Please reheat to 165F before putting in hot holding unit. | 590.004/4-202.13-C - "V" Threads Use Limi...
FAIL
July 29, 2021
at 3:37 PM
4 violations
590.003/3-501.16-P1 - (A)(1) Time/Temperature Control for Safety Food Hot and Cold Holding (P): Salt fish in hot holding unit at 69F. Please reheat to 165F before putting in hot holding unit. | 590.004/4-202.13-C - "V" Threads Use Limi...
PASS W/ CONDITIONS
January 13, 2021
at 3:23 PM
3 violations
590.002/2-501.11-PF - Clean-up of Vomiting and Diarrheal Events (Pf): PIC will need to provide a vomit clean up kit for the location. It is also called a blood pathogen clean up kit. Hand out will be attached to emailed inspection. | 590.003/3-302...
FAIL
January 5, 2021
at 6:32 PM
3 violations
590.002/2-501.11-PF - Clean-up of Vomiting and Diarrheal Events (Pf): PIC will need to provide a vomit clean up kit for the location. It is also called a blood pathogen clean up kit. Hand out will be attached to emailed inspection. | 590.003/3-302...
PASS
October 9, 2020
at 3:26 PM
0 violations