Dug Out Cafe Inc
722 COMMONWEALTH AV, BOSTON, MA 02115
Last inspected Oct 21, 2025
Passed. Met health requirements at the latest inspection. Some health departments report pass/fail instead of letter grades.
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Inspection history
Oct 21, 2025
✓5 violations
- Manual Warewashing Equipment Hot Water Sanitization Temperatures (P)
- Cutting Surfaces (C)
- Nonfood Contact Surfaces (C)
- Maintaining Premises Unnecessary Items and Litter (C)
- Cleaning Floors Dustless Methods (C)
Oct 9, 2025
✕5 violations
- Manual Warewashing Equipment Hot Water Sanitization Temperatures (P)
- Cutting Surfaces (C)
- Nonfood Contact Surfaces (C)
- Maintaining Premises Unnecessary Items and Litter (C)
- Cleaning Floors Dustless Methods (C)
Oct 10, 2024
✓1 violation
- Nonfood Contact Surfaces (C)
Jan 17, 2024
✓2 violations
- System Maintained in Good Repair (C)
- Floor and Wall Junctures Coved and Enclosed or Sealed (C)
Jan 3, 2024
–Dec 5, 2023
✕9 violations
- Warewashing Machines Flow Pressure Device (C)
- Manual and Mechanical Warewashing Equipment Chemical Sanitization-Temperature pH Concentration and Hardness (P)
- Nonfood Contact Surfaces (C)
- System Maintained in Good Repair (C)
- Floor and Wall Junctures Coved and Enclosed or Sealed (C)
- Handwashing Cleanser Availability (Pf)
- Hand Drying Provision (Pf)
- Controlling Pests (Pf)
- Cleaning Floors Dustless Methods (C)
Nov 27, 2023
✕9 violations
- Warewashing Machines Flow Pressure Device (C)
- Manual and Mechanical Warewashing Equipment Chemical Sanitization-Temperature pH Concentration and Hardness (P)
- Nonfood Contact Surfaces (C)
- System Maintained in Good Repair (C)
- Floor and Wall Junctures Coved and Enclosed or Sealed (C)
- Handwashing Cleanser Availability (Pf)
- Hand Drying Provision (Pf)
- Controlling Pests (Pf)
- Cleaning Floors Dustless Methods (C)
Jan 18, 2023
–Oct 14, 2022
✓5 violations
- (A) Certified Food Protection Manager (C)
- Manual and Mechanical Warewashing Equipment Chemical Sanitization-Temperature pH Concentration and Hardness (P)
- Nonfood Contact Surfaces (C)
- Handwashing Signage (C)
- Cleaning Floors Dustless Methods (C)
Oct 6, 2022
✕5 violations
- (A) Certified Food Protection Manager (C)
- Manual and Mechanical Warewashing Equipment Chemical Sanitization-Temperature pH Concentration and Hardness (P)
- Nonfood Contact Surfaces (C)
- Handwashing Signage (C)
- Cleaning Floors Dustless Methods (C)
Mar 15, 2022
–Sep 8, 2021
✓2 violations
- Nonfood Contact Surfaces (C)
- Floors Walls and Ceilings-Cleanability (C)
Dec 9, 2020
–Oct 16, 2019
✓8 violations
- (A) Certified Food Protection Manager (C)
- Wiping Cloths Use Limitation (C)
- Food Storage-Preventing Contamination from the Premises (C)
- Sanitizing Solutions Testing Devices (Pf)
- (B) and (C) Equipment Food-Contact Surfaces Nonfood-Contact Surfaces and Utensils (C)
- Nonfood Contact Surfaces (C)
- Outer Openings Protected (C)
- Handwashing Signage (C)
Oct 3, 2019
✕8 violations
- (A) Certified Food Protection Manager (C)
- Wiping Cloths Use Limitation (C)
- Food Storage-Preventing Contamination from the Premises (C)
- Sanitizing Solutions Testing Devices (Pf)
- (B) and (C) Equipment Food-Contact Surfaces Nonfood-Contact Surfaces and Utensils (C)
- Nonfood Contact Surfaces (C)
- Outer Openings Protected (C)
- Handwashing Signage (C)
Sep 27, 2018
✓2 violations
- Non-Food Contact Surfaces
- Hand Cleaner Drying Tissue Signage
Jun 2, 2017
✓2 violations
- Insects Rodents Animals
- Floors Designed Constructed Installed
May 11, 2017
✕2 violations
- Insects Rodents Animals
- Floors Designed Constructed Installed
Nov 16, 2016
✓2 violations
- Floors Designed Constructed Installed
- Premises Maintained
Oct 16, 2015
✓4 violations
- Installed and Maintained
- Insects Rodents Animals
- Improper Maintenance of Floors
- Improper Maintenance of Walls/Ceilings
Aug 25, 2015
✕4 violations
- Installed and Maintained
- Insects Rodents Animals
- Improper Maintenance of Floors
- Improper Maintenance of Walls/Ceilings
Oct 7, 2014
✓2 violations
- Food Protection
- Insects Rodents Animals
Sep 23, 2014
✕2 violations
- Food Protection
- Insects Rodents Animals
Dec 30, 2013
–Oct 24, 2013
✓2 violations
- Non-Food Contact Surfaces Clean
- Improper Maintenance of Floors
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