FLAMES RESTAURANT
1 PEABODY SQ, DORCHESTER, MA 02124
Last inspected Nov 6, 2026
Official source: Boston Public Health Commission (boston.gov) · All data sources
Failed. Did not meet health requirements at the latest inspection. Many failures are fixed and re-inspected within days — check the inspection date.
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CleanPlate holds 25 inspections on record for FLAMES RESTAURANT, spanning October 2021 to November 2026 — every one straight from Boston Public Health Commission.
Its standing slipped since the previous visit — from passed to failed. A follow-up inspection usually rechecks the issues found.
The most recent inspection noted 5 violations, none of them critical.
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Inspection history
Nov 6, 2026
✕5 violations
- In-Use Utensils Between-Use Storage (C)
- Backflow Prevention (P)
- Maintaining Refuse Areas and Enclosures (C)
- Walls and Ceilings Attachments (C)
- Handwashing Cleanser Availability (Pf)
Aug 19, 2026
✓Jun 10, 2026
✓Jan 14, 2026
✓3 violations
- Food Temperature Measuring Devices (Pf)
- Sanitizing Solutions Testing Devices (Pf)
- Cleaning Ventilation Systems Nuisance and Discharge Prohibition (C)
Jan 8, 2026
✕3 violations
- Food Temperature Measuring Devices (Pf)
- Sanitizing Solutions Testing Devices (Pf)
- Cleaning Ventilation Systems Nuisance and Discharge Prohibition (C)
Jul 30, 2025
✓2 violations
- Food Storage-Preventing Contamination from the Premises (C)
- Using a Handwashing Sink-Operation and Maintenance (Pf)
Jul 17, 2025
✕2 violations
- Food Storage-Preventing Contamination from the Premises (C)
- Using a Handwashing Sink-Operation and Maintenance (Pf)
Feb 24, 2025
✓4 violations
- (A)(1) Time/Temperature Control for Safety Food Hot and Cold Holding (P)
- Using a Handwashing Sink-Operation and Maintenance (Pf)
- Walls and Ceilings Attachments (C)
- Handwashing Cleanser Availability (Pf)
Feb 6, 2025
✕4 violations
- (A)(1) Time/Temperature Control for Safety Food Hot and Cold Holding (P)
- Using a Handwashing Sink-Operation and Maintenance (Pf)
- Walls and Ceilings Attachments (C)
- Handwashing Cleanser Availability (Pf)
Aug 26, 2024
✓Mar 20, 2024
✓2 violations
- Using a Handwashing Sink-Operation and Maintenance (Pf)
- System Maintained in Good Repair (C)
Mar 7, 2024
✕2 violations
- Using a Handwashing Sink-Operation and Maintenance (Pf)
- System Maintained in Good Repair (C)
Nov 2, 2023
✓1 violation
- Controlling Pests (C)
Oct 24, 2023
✕5 violations
- (A)(1) Time/Temperature Control for Safety Food Hot and Cold Holding (P)
- Nonfood-Contact Surfaces (C)
- Sanitizing Solutions Testing Devices (Pf)
- Cutting Surfaces (C)
- Controlling Pests (C)
Oct 17, 2023
✕5 violations
- (A)(1) Time/Temperature Control for Safety Food Hot and Cold Holding (P)
- Nonfood-Contact Surfaces (C)
- Sanitizing Solutions Testing Devices (Pf)
- Cutting Surfaces (C)
- Controlling Pests (Pf)
Mar 16, 2023
✓1 violation
- (A)(1) Time/Temperature Control for Safety Food Hot and Cold Holding (P)
Mar 9, 2023
–8 violations
- Wiping Cloths Use Limitation (C)
- Food Storage Prohibited Areas (C)
- (A)(2) and (B) Time/Temperature Control for Safety Food Hot and Cold Holding (P)
- (A)(1) Time/Temperature Control for Safety Food Hot and Cold Holding (P)
- Nonfood-Contact Surfaces (C)
- Sanitizing Solutions Testing Devices (Pf)
- Designation-Dressing Areas and Lockers (C)
- Controlling Pests (Pf)
Feb 23, 2023
✕8 violations
- Wiping Cloths Use Limitation (C)
- Food Storage Prohibited Areas (C)
- (A)(2) and (B) Time/Temperature Control for Safety Food Hot and Cold Holding (P)
- (A)(1) Time/Temperature Control for Safety Food Hot and Cold Holding (P)
- Nonfood-Contact Surfaces (C)
- Sanitizing Solutions Testing Devices (Pf)
- Designation-Dressing Areas and Lockers (C)
- Controlling Pests (Pf)
Jan 18, 2023
–Jun 15, 2022
✓4 violations
- Wiping Cloths Use Limitation (C)
- (A)(1) Time/Temperature Control for Safety Food Hot and Cold Holding (P)
- Nonfood-Contact Surfaces (C)
- Nonfood Contact Surfaces (C)
Jun 6, 2022
✕4 violations
- Wiping Cloths Use Limitation (C)
- (A)(1) Time/Temperature Control for Safety Food Hot and Cold Holding (P)
- Nonfood-Contact Surfaces (C)
- Nonfood Contact Surfaces (C)
Mar 15, 2022
–Jan 24, 2022
✓4 violations
- (A) Certified Food Protection Manager (C)
- Wiping Cloths Use Limitation (C)
- Food Storage Prohibited Areas (C)
- Floors Walls and Ceilings-Cleanability (C)
Jan 14, 2022
✕4 violations
- (A) Certified Food Protection Manager (C)
- Wiping Cloths Use Limitation (C)
- Food Storage Prohibited Areas (C)
- Floors Walls and Ceilings-Cleanability (C)
Oct 13, 2021
✓11 violations
- (A) Certified Food Protection Manager (C)
- (A)-(P) Person-In-Charge-Duties (Pf)
- Food Contact with Equipment Utensils and Linens (P)
- Food Storage-Preventing Contamination from the Premises (C)
- (A)(1) Time/Temperature Control for Safety Food Hot and Cold Holding (P)
- Nonfood-Contact Surfaces (C)
- Ventilation Hood Systems Filters (C)
- Sanitizing Solutions Testing Devices (Pf)
- Floors Walls and Ceilings-Cleanability (C)
- Hand Drying Provision (Pf)
- Repairing-Premises Structures Attachments and Fixtures-Methods (C)
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