CVS/PHARMACY No. 979
423 W BROADWAY, SOUTH BOSTON, MA 02127
Last inspected Aug 18, 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 CVS/PHARMACY No. 979, spanning March 2022 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 1 violation, none of them critical.
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Inspection history
Aug 18, 2026
✓1 violation
- Controlling Pests (C)
Aug 10, 2026
✕2 violations
- Controlling Pests (C)
- Controlling Pests (Pf)
Aug 3, 2026
–3 violations
- Floors Walls and Ceilings-Cleanability (C)
- Outer Openings Protected (C)
- Controlling Pests (Pf)
Jul 27, 2026
✕3 violations
- Floors Walls and Ceilings-Cleanability (C)
- Outer Openings Protected (C)
- Controlling Pests (Pf)
Jan 20, 2026
✓4 violations
- (A) Equipment Food-Contact Surfaces Nonfood-Contact Surfaces and Utensils (Pf)
- Segregation and Location-Distressed Merchandise (Pf)
- Maintaining Premises Unnecessary Items and Litter (C)
- Prohibiting Animals (Pf)
Jan 12, 2026
✕4 violations
- (A) Equipment Food-Contact Surfaces Nonfood-Contact Surfaces and Utensils (Pf)
- Segregation and Location-Distressed Merchandise (Pf)
- Maintaining Premises Unnecessary Items and Litter (C)
- Prohibiting Animals (Pf)
Oct 21, 2025
✓Sep 4, 2025
✓2 violations
- Controlling Pests (Pf)
- Maintaining Premises Unnecessary Items and Litter (C)
Sep 2, 2025
✕2 violations
- Controlling Pests (Pf)
- Maintaining Premises Unnecessary Items and Litter (C)
Aug 26, 2025
✓Aug 21, 2025
✓1 violation
- (B) and (C) Equipment Food-Contact Surfaces Nonfood-Contact Surfaces and Utensils (C)
Aug 14, 2025
✕1 violation
- (B) and (C) Equipment Food-Contact Surfaces Nonfood-Contact Surfaces and Utensils (C)
Mar 20, 2025
✓2 violations
- (B) and (C) Equipment Food-Contact Surfaces Nonfood-Contact Surfaces and Utensils (C)
- Maintaining Premises Unnecessary Items and Litter (C)
Mar 14, 2025
✕2 violations
- (B) and (C) Equipment Food-Contact Surfaces Nonfood-Contact Surfaces and Utensils (C)
- Maintaining Premises Unnecessary Items and Litter (C)
Mar 6, 2025
✕1 violation
- Maintaining Premises Unnecessary Items and Litter (C)
Jan 30, 2024
✓Aug 7, 2023
✓6 violations
- (A)-(P) Person-In-Charge-Duties (Pf)
- Safe Unadulterated and Honestly Presented (P)
- Nonfood Contact Surfaces (C)
- Outer Openings Protected (C)
- Controlling Pests (Pf)
- Maintaining Premises Unnecessary Items and Litter (C)
Jul 31, 2023
–7 violations
- (A)-(P) Person-In-Charge-Duties (Pf)
- Safe Unadulterated and Honestly Presented (P)
- Food Storage-Preventing Contamination from the Premises (C)
- Nonfood Contact Surfaces (C)
- Outer Openings Protected (C)
- Controlling Pests (Pf)
- Maintaining Premises Unnecessary Items and Litter (C)
Jul 24, 2023
✕4 violations
- Safe Unadulterated and Honestly Presented (P)
- Food Storage-Preventing Contamination from the Premises (C)
- Outer Openings Protected (C)
- Controlling Pests (Pf)
Jan 4, 2023
✓1 violation
- (A) Equipment Food-Contact Surfaces Nonfood-Contact Surfaces and Utensils (Pf)
Dec 31, 2022
✕1 violation
- (A) Equipment Food-Contact Surfaces Nonfood-Contact Surfaces and Utensils (Pf)
Apr 15, 2022
✓9 violations
- (A)-(P) Person-In-Charge-Duties (Pf)
- Safe Unadulterated and Honestly Presented (P)
- Good Repair and Proper Adjustment-Equipment (C)
- Nonfood Contact Surfaces (C)
- Toilet Room Receptacle Covered (C)
- Outer Openings Protected (C)
- Controlling Pests (Pf)
- Prohibiting Animals (Pf)
- Cleaning of Plumbing Fixtures (C)
Apr 13, 2022
–9 violations
- (A)-(P) Person-In-Charge-Duties (Pf)
- Safe Unadulterated and Honestly Presented (P)
- Good Repair and Proper Adjustment-Equipment (C)
- Nonfood Contact Surfaces (C)
- Toilet Room Receptacle Covered (C)
- Outer Openings Protected (C)
- Controlling Pests (Pf)
- Prohibiting Animals (Pf)
- Cleaning of Plumbing Fixtures (C)
Mar 15, 2022
–Mar 7, 2022
✓1 violation
- Controlling Pests (Pf)
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