CARVER DEN
80 TALBOT AV, DORCHESTER, MA 02124
Last inspected Aug 28, 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 CARVER DEN, spanning June 2012 to August 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 4 violations, none of them critical.
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Inspection history
Aug 28, 2026
✓4 violations
- (A)-(P) Person-In-Charge-Duties (Pf)
- Sanitizing Solutions Testing Devices (Pf)
- Capacity-Quantity and Availability (Pf)
- System Maintained in Good Repair (C)
Aug 22, 2026
✕4 violations
- (A)-(P) Person-In-Charge-Duties (Pf)
- Sanitizing Solutions Testing Devices (Pf)
- Capacity-Quantity and Availability (Pf)
- System Maintained in Good Repair (C)
Jul 30, 2025
✓7 violations
- Clean-up of Vomiting and Diarrheal Events (Pf)
- Food Storage Containers Identified with Common Name of Food (C)
- Sanitizing Solutions Testing Devices (Pf)
- Hand Drying Provision (Pf)
- Intensity-Lighting (C)
- Cleaning Ventilation Systems Nuisance and Discharge Prohibition (C)
- Common Name-Working Containers (Pf)
Jul 16, 2025
✕7 violations
- Clean-up of Vomiting and Diarrheal Events (Pf)
- Food Storage Containers Identified with Common Name of Food (C)
- Sanitizing Solutions Testing Devices (Pf)
- Hand Drying Provision (Pf)
- Intensity-Lighting (C)
- Cleaning Ventilation Systems Nuisance and Discharge Prohibition (C)
- Common Name-Working Containers (Pf)
Oct 18, 2024
✓Oct 11, 2024
✓6 violations
- (A) Certified Food Protection Manager (C)
- Temperature Measuring Devices-Functionality (C)
- Manual Warewashing Sink Compartment Requirements (C)
- Food Temperature Measuring Devices (Pf)
- Sanitizing Solutions Testing Devices (Pf)
- Floors Walls and Ceilings-Cleanability (C)
Sep 20, 2024
✕7 violations
- Clean-up of Vomiting and Diarrheal Events (Pf)
- (A) Certified Food Protection Manager (C)
- Temperature Measuring Devices-Functionality (C)
- Manual Warewashing Sink Compartment Requirements (C)
- Food Temperature Measuring Devices (Pf)
- Sanitizing Solutions Testing Devices (Pf)
- Floors Walls and Ceilings-Cleanability (C)
Jan 3, 2024
–Jan 18, 2023
–Dec 30, 2022
✓11 violations
- (A) Certified Food Protection Manager (C)
- Characteristics-Materials for Construction and Repair (C)
- Characteristics-Materials for Construction and Repair (P)
- Sanitizing Solutions Testing Devices (Pf)
- Handwashing Sinks-Numbers and Capacities (Pf)
- Handwashing Sinks-Location and Placement (Pf)
- System Maintained in Good Repair (C)
- Wall and Ceiling Coverings and Coatings (C)
- Handwashing Aids and Devices Use Restrictions (C)
- Handwashing Signage (C)
- Controlling Pests (Pf)
Dec 14, 2022
✕11 violations
- (A) Certified Food Protection Manager (C)
- Characteristics-Materials for Construction and Repair (C)
- Characteristics-Materials for Construction and Repair (P)
- Sanitizing Solutions Testing Devices (Pf)
- Handwashing Sinks-Numbers and Capacities (Pf)
- Handwashing Sinks-Location and Placement (Pf)
- System Maintained in Good Repair (C)
- Wall and Ceiling Coverings and Coatings (C)
- Handwashing Aids and Devices Use Restrictions (C)
- Handwashing Signage (C)
- Controlling Pests (Pf)
Mar 15, 2022
–Dec 3, 2021
✓Dec 18, 2020
–Feb 9, 2018
✓Oct 20, 2017
✓Apr 28, 2017
✓4 violations
- Food Contact Surfaces Clean
- Hand Cleaner Drying Tissue Signage
- Improper Maintenance of Floors
- Rooms and Equipment Vented
Apr 13, 2017
✕4 violations
- Food Contact Surfaces Clean
- Hand Cleaner Drying Tissue Signage
- Improper Maintenance of Floors
- Rooms and Equipment Vented
May 26, 2016
✓Oct 29, 2015
✓1 violation
- Improper Maintenance of Walls/Ceilings
Nov 21, 2013
✓Apr 11, 2013
✓4 violations
- Installed and Maintained
- Hand Cleaner Drying Tissue Signage
- Rooms and Equipment Vented
- PIC Performing Duties
Mar 27, 2013
✕4 violations
- Installed and Maintained
- Hand Cleaner Drying Tissue Signage
- Rooms and Equipment Vented
- PIC Performing Duties
Dec 30, 2012
–Jun 20, 2012
✓4 violations
- Food Contact Surfaces Clean
- Toilet Enclosed Clean
- Rooms and Equipment Vented
- PIC Knowledge
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