CAFE PORTO BELLO
672 E BROADWAY, SOUTH BOSTON, MA 02127
Last inspected Sep 22, 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 25 inspections on record for CAFE PORTO BELLO, spanning May 2022 to September 2026 — every one straight from Boston Public Health Commission.
The trend is positive: it improved from failed at the previous visit to passed now.
The most recent inspection noted 1 violation, none of them critical.
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Inspection history
Sep 22, 2026
✓1 violation
- Intensity-Lighting (C)
Sep 15, 2026
✕6 violations
- Effectiveness-Hair Restraints (C)
- Thawing (C)
- Ready-To-Eat Time/Temperature Control for Safety Food Date Marking (Pf)
- Temperature Measuring Devices-Functionality (C)
- Sanitizing Solutions Testing Devices (Pf)
- Intensity-Lighting (C)
Sep 2, 2026
✕6 violations
- Effectiveness-Hair Restraints (C)
- Thawing (C)
- Ready-To-Eat Time/Temperature Control for Safety Food Date Marking (Pf)
- Temperature Measuring Devices-Functionality (C)
- Sanitizing Solutions Testing Devices (Pf)
- Intensity-Lighting (C)
May 28, 2026
✓2 violations
- Ventilation Hood Systems Filters (C)
- Backflow Prevention Air Gap (P)
Apr 28, 2026
✕2 violations
- Ventilation Hood Systems Filters (C)
- Backflow Prevention Air Gap (P)
Apr 13, 2026
✕2 violations
- Ventilation Hood Systems Filters (C)
- Backflow Prevention Air Gap (P)
Aug 11, 2025
✓2 violations
- Food Labels (C)
- Preventing Contamination from Hands (P)
Aug 4, 2025
✕2 violations
- Food Labels (C)
- Preventing Contamination from Hands (P)
Feb 28, 2025
✓Oct 31, 2024
–Sep 12, 2024
✓Feb 8, 2024
✓2 violations
- (B) and (C) Equipment Food-Contact Surfaces Nonfood-Contact Surfaces and Utensils (C)
- Using a Handwashing Sink-Operation and Maintenance (Pf)
Jan 30, 2024
✕2 violations
- (B) and (C) Equipment Food-Contact Surfaces Nonfood-Contact Surfaces and Utensils (C)
- Using a Handwashing Sink-Operation and Maintenance (Pf)
Jan 3, 2024
–Jul 20, 2023
✓3 violations
- Food Display-Preventing Contamination by Consumers (P)
- Sponges Use Limitation (C)
- Using a Handwashing Sink-Operation and Maintenance (Pf)
Jul 13, 2023
✕3 violations
- Food Display-Preventing Contamination by Consumers (P)
- Sponges Use Limitation (C)
- Using a Handwashing Sink-Operation and Maintenance (Pf)
Apr 12, 2023
✓1 violation
- (A) Certified Food Protection Manager (C)
Jan 25, 2023
✕2 violations
- (A) Certified Food Protection Manager (C)
- Variances (C)
Jan 18, 2023
✕2 violations
- (A) Certified Food Protection Manager (C)
- Variances (C)
Jan 9, 2023
✕2 violations
- (A) Certified Food Protection Manager (C)
- Variances (C)
Dec 29, 2022
✕3 violations
- (A) Certified Food Protection Manager (C)
- Controlling Pests (C)
- Variances (C)
Dec 22, 2022
✕8 violations
- (A) Certified Food Protection Manager (C)
- Packaged and Unpackaged Food-Separation Packaging and Segregation (P)
- Wiping Cloths Use Limitation (C)
- Ready-To-Eat Time/Temperature Control for Safety Food Date Marking (Pf)
- Equipment Food-Contact Surfaces and Utensils-Frequency (P)
- Using a Handwashing Sink-Operation and Maintenance (Pf)
- Controlling Pests (C)
- Variances (C)
Dec 15, 2022
✕8 violations
- (A) Certified Food Protection Manager (C)
- Packaged and Unpackaged Food-Separation Packaging and Segregation (P)
- Wiping Cloths Use Limitation (C)
- Ready-To-Eat Time/Temperature Control for Safety Food Date Marking (Pf)
- Equipment Food-Contact Surfaces and Utensils-Frequency (P)
- Using a Handwashing Sink-Operation and Maintenance (Pf)
- Controlling Pests (C)
- Variances (C)
Jun 13, 2022
–May 20, 2022
✓
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