Down Home Delivery & Catering
2 BOWDOIN ST, DORCHESTER, MA 02124
Last inspected Sep 11, 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 Down Home Delivery & Catering, spanning August 2023 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 11, 2026
✓1 violation
- Cleaning Ventilation Systems Nuisance and Discharge Prohibition (C)
Sep 3, 2026
✕4 violations
- Thawing (C)
- Nonfood-Contact Surfaces (C)
- Cutting Surfaces (C)
- Cleaning Ventilation Systems Nuisance and Discharge Prohibition (C)
Aug 27, 2026
✕3 violations
- Thawing (C)
- Nonfood-Contact Surfaces (C)
- Cutting Surfaces (C)
May 27, 2026
✓1 violation
- Cleaning Ventilation Systems Nuisance and Discharge Prohibition (C)
May 8, 2026
✕2 violations
- (A)(1) Time/Temperature Control for Safety Food Hot and Cold Holding (P)
- Cleaning Ventilation Systems Nuisance and Discharge Prohibition (C)
Apr 30, 2026
✕2 violations
- (A)(1) Time/Temperature Control for Safety Food Hot and Cold Holding (P)
- Cleaning Ventilation Systems Nuisance and Discharge Prohibition (C)
Dec 5, 2025
✓1 violation
- Nonfood Contact Surfaces (C)
Oct 16, 2025
✓3 violations
- Nonfood-Contact Surfaces (C)
- Nonfood Contact Surfaces (C)
- Floors Walls and Ceilings-Cleanability (C)
Oct 3, 2025
✕6 violations
- Nonfood-Contact Surfaces (C)
- Nonfood Contact Surfaces (C)
- Using a Handwashing Sink-Operation and Maintenance (Pf)
- Floors Walls and Ceilings-Cleanability (C)
- Handwashing Cleanser Availability (Pf)
- Controlling Pests (Pf)
Aug 28, 2025
✕6 violations
- Nonfood-Contact Surfaces (C)
- Nonfood Contact Surfaces (C)
- Using a Handwashing Sink-Operation and Maintenance (Pf)
- Floors Walls and Ceilings-Cleanability (C)
- Handwashing Cleanser Availability (Pf)
- Controlling Pests (Pf)
Jul 11, 2025
✓2 violations
- System Maintained in Good Repair (C)
- Controlling Pests (C)
May 14, 2025
–2 violations
- System Maintained in Good Repair (C)
- Controlling Pests (C)
May 1, 2025
✕3 violations
- System Maintained in Good Repair (C)
- Floors Walls and Ceilings-Cleanability (C)
- Controlling Pests (C)
Apr 18, 2025
✕8 violations
- Thawing (C)
- Nonfood-Contact Surfaces (C)
- Sanitizing Solutions Testing Devices (Pf)
- Nonfood Contact Surfaces (C)
- System Maintained in Good Repair (C)
- Floors Walls and Ceilings-Cleanability (C)
- Outer Openings Protected (C)
- Controlling Pests (C)
Apr 3, 2025
✕8 violations
- Thawing (C)
- Nonfood-Contact Surfaces (C)
- Sanitizing Solutions Testing Devices (Pf)
- Nonfood Contact Surfaces (C)
- System Maintained in Good Repair (C)
- Floors Walls and Ceilings-Cleanability (C)
- Outer Openings Protected (C)
- Controlling Pests (Pf)
Oct 25, 2024
✓3 violations
- Nonfood-Contact Surfaces (C)
- Nonfood Contact Surfaces (C)
- Floors Walls and Ceilings-Cleanability (C)
Oct 4, 2024
✕3 violations
- Nonfood-Contact Surfaces (C)
- Nonfood Contact Surfaces (C)
- Floors Walls and Ceilings-Cleanability (C)
Sep 20, 2024
✕6 violations
- Wiping Cloths Use Limitation (C)
- Thawing (C)
- (A)(1) Time/Temperature Control for Safety Food Hot and Cold Holding (P)
- Nonfood-Contact Surfaces (C)
- Nonfood Contact Surfaces (C)
- Floors Walls and Ceilings-Cleanability (C)
Sep 12, 2024
✕6 violations
- Wiping Cloths Use Limitation (C)
- Thawing (C)
- (A)(1) Time/Temperature Control for Safety Food Hot and Cold Holding (P)
- Nonfood-Contact Surfaces (C)
- Nonfood Contact Surfaces (C)
- Floors Walls and Ceilings-Cleanability (C)
May 10, 2024
✓2 violations
- System Maintained in Good Repair (C)
- Floors Walls and Ceilings-Cleanability (C)
Apr 26, 2024
✕7 violations
- Wiping Cloths Use Limitation (C)
- Thawing (C)
- Nonfood-Contact Surfaces (C)
- Nonfood Contact Surfaces (C)
- System Maintained in Good Repair (C)
- Floors Walls and Ceilings-Cleanability (C)
- Controlling Pests (Pf)
Apr 11, 2024
✕7 violations
- Wiping Cloths Use Limitation (C)
- Thawing (C)
- Nonfood-Contact Surfaces (C)
- Nonfood Contact Surfaces (C)
- System Maintained in Good Repair (C)
- Floors Walls and Ceilings-Cleanability (C)
- Controlling Pests (Pf)
Jan 3, 2024
–Sep 15, 2023
✓9 violations
- Food Contact with Equipment Utensils and Linens (P)
- Wiping Cloths Use Limitation (C)
- Food Storage Prohibited Areas (C)
- Sanitizing Solutions Testing Devices (Pf)
- Nonfood Contact Surfaces (C)
- System Maintained in Good Repair (C)
- Covering Receptacles (C)
- Floors Walls and Ceilings-Cleanability (C)
- Controlling Pests (Pf)
Aug 30, 2023
✕9 violations
- Food Contact with Equipment Utensils and Linens (P)
- Wiping Cloths Use Limitation (C)
- Food Storage Prohibited Areas (C)
- Sanitizing Solutions Testing Devices (Pf)
- Nonfood Contact Surfaces (C)
- System Maintained in Good Repair (C)
- Covering Receptacles (C)
- Floors Walls and Ceilings-Cleanability (C)
- Controlling Pests (Pf)
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