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Ali Baba

99A CAMBRIDGE ST, CHARLESTOWN, MA 02129

Last inspected Aug 10, 2026

Official source: Boston Public Health Commission (boston.gov) · All data sources

Passed. Met health requirements at the latest inspection. Some health departments report pass/fail instead of letter grades.

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The record, in plain English

CleanPlate holds 21 inspections on record for Ali Baba, spanning February 2020 to August 2026 — every one straight from Boston Public Health Commission.

The most recent inspection noted 1 violation, none of them critical.

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Inspection history

  1. Aug 10, 2026

    ✓
    1 violation
    • Backflow Prevention Device Location (C)
  2. Jul 17, 2026

    –
    1 violation
    • Backflow Prevention Device Location (C)
  3. Jun 1, 2026

    ✕
    1 violation
    • Backflow Prevention Device Location (C)
  4. May 15, 2026

    ✕
    14 violations
    • Effectiveness-Hair Restraints (C)
    • (A)-(P) Person-In-Charge-Duties (Pf)
    • Packaged and Unpackaged Food-Separation Packaging and Segregation (P)
    • Food Storage Containers Identified with Common Name of Food (C)
    • Food Storage-Preventing Contamination from the Premises (C)
    • Miscellaneous Sources of Contamination (C)
    • Ready-To-Eat Time/Temperature Control for Safety Food Date Marking (Pf)
    • Food Temperature Measuring Devices (Pf)
    • Backflow Prevention Device Location (C)
    • Using a Handwashing Sink-Operation and Maintenance (Pf)
    • System Maintained in Good Repair (C)
    • Backflow Prevention (P)
    • Outer Openings Protected (C)
    • Hand Drying Provision (Pf)
  5. May 7, 2026

    ✕
    13 violations
    • Effectiveness-Hair Restraints (C)
    • (A)-(P) Person-In-Charge-Duties (Pf)
    • Packaged and Unpackaged Food-Separation Packaging and Segregation (P)
    • Food Storage Containers Identified with Common Name of Food (C)
    • Food Storage-Preventing Contamination from the Premises (C)
    • Miscellaneous Sources of Contamination (C)
    • Ready-To-Eat Time/Temperature Control for Safety Food Date Marking (Pf)
    • Food Temperature Measuring Devices (Pf)
    • Using a Handwashing Sink-Operation and Maintenance (Pf)
    • System Maintained in Good Repair (C)
    • Backflow Prevention (P)
    • Outer Openings Protected (C)
    • Hand Drying Provision (Pf)
  6. Nov 5, 2025

    ✓
    2 violations
    • Effectiveness-Hair Restraints (C)
    • Packaged and Unpackaged Food-Separation Packaging and Segregation (C)
  7. Jul 31, 2025

    ✓
  8. Feb 12, 2025

    ✓
  9. Oct 31, 2024

    –
  10. Sep 13, 2023

    ✓
  11. Apr 11, 2023

    ✓
  12. Sep 30, 2022

    ✓
  13. May 13, 2022

    ✓
    2 violations
    • Packaged and Unpackaged Food-Separation Packaging and Segregation (P)
    • Food Labels (Pf)
  14. May 4, 2022

    ✕
    2 violations
    • Packaged and Unpackaged Food-Separation Packaging and Segregation (P)
    • Food Labels (Pf)
  15. Mar 15, 2022

    –
  16. Sep 13, 2021

    ✓
    3 violations
    • Ready-To-Eat Time/Temperature Control for Safety Food Date Marking (Pf)
    • Cooling Heating and Holding Capacities-Equipment (Pf)
    • Mechanical Warewashing Equipment Hot Water Sanitization Temperatures (Pf)
  17. Aug 24, 2021

    ✕
    3 violations
    • Ready-To-Eat Time/Temperature Control for Safety Food Date Marking (Pf)
    • Cooling Heating and Holding Capacities-Equipment (Pf)
    • Mechanical Warewashing Equipment Hot Water Sanitization Temperatures (Pf)
  18. Mar 1, 2021

    ✓
    8 violations
    • Effectiveness-Hair Restraints (C)
    • Clean-up of Vomiting and Diarrheal Events (Pf)
    • Food Storage-Preventing Contamination from the Premises (C)
    • Time/Temperature Control for Safety Food Slacking (C)
    • Ready-To-Eat Time/Temperature Control for Safety Food Date Marking (Pf)
    • Food Labels (C)
    • Temperature Measuring Devices Manual and Mechanical Warewashing (Pf)
    • Cleaning Floors Dustless Methods (C)
  19. Feb 22, 2021

    ✕
    8 violations
    • Effectiveness-Hair Restraints (C)
    • Clean-up of Vomiting and Diarrheal Events (Pf)
    • Food Storage-Preventing Contamination from the Premises (C)
    • Time/Temperature Control for Safety Food Slacking (C)
    • Ready-To-Eat Time/Temperature Control for Safety Food Date Marking (Pf)
    • Food Labels (C)
    • Temperature Measuring Devices Manual and Mechanical Warewashing (Pf)
    • Cleaning Floors Dustless Methods (C)
  20. Nov 18, 2020

    ✓
  21. Feb 11, 2020

    ✓

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