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FRANKLIN CAFE
278 SHAWMUT AV, ROXBURY, MA 02118
Last inspected Jul 8, 2026
Passed. Met health requirements at the latest inspection. Some health departments report pass/fail instead of letter grades.
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Inspection history
Jul 8, 2026
✓Dec 1, 2025
✓1 violation
- Service Sink (C)
Oct 8, 2025
✕2 violations
- Service Sink (C)
- Backflow Prevention (P)
Oct 1, 2025
✕10 violations
- Clean-up of Vomiting and Diarrheal Events (Pf)
- Shell stock Maintaining Identification (Pf)
- In-Use Utensils Between-Use Storage (C)
- (A) Gloves Use Limitation (P)
- Cooling (P)
- (A)(2) and (B) Time/Temperature Control for Safety Food Hot and Cold Holding (P)
- Nonfood Contact Surfaces (C)
- Service Sink (C)
- Backflow Prevention (P)
- Anti-Choking
Sep 24, 2025
✕10 violations
- Clean-up of Vomiting and Diarrheal Events (Pf)
- Shell stock Maintaining Identification (Pf)
- In-Use Utensils Between-Use Storage (C)
- (A) Gloves Use Limitation (P)
- Cooling (P)
- (A)(2) and (B) Time/Temperature Control for Safety Food Hot and Cold Holding (P)
- Nonfood Contact Surfaces (C)
- Service Sink (C)
- Backflow Prevention (P)
- Anti-Choking
Oct 15, 2024
✓5 violations
- In-Use Utensils Between-Use Storage (C)
- Cooling Heating and Holding Capacities-Equipment (Pf)
- Manual Warewashing Equipment Chemical Sanitization Using Detergent-Sanitizers (C)
- Handwashing Cleanser Availability (Pf)
- Handwashing Signage (C)
Oct 3, 2024
✕5 violations
- In-Use Utensils Between-Use Storage (C)
- Cooling Heating and Holding Capacities-Equipment (Pf)
- Manual Warewashing Equipment Chemical Sanitization Using Detergent-Sanitizers (C)
- Handwashing Cleanser Availability (Pf)
- Handwashing Signage (C)
Jan 3, 2024
–Dec 1, 2023
✓Jan 18, 2023
–Nov 3, 2022
✓Mar 15, 2022
–Sep 30, 2021
✓1 violation
- (B) and (C) Equipment Food-Contact Surfaces Nonfood-Contact Surfaces and Utensils (C)
Nov 14, 2020
–Oct 17, 2019
✓Oct 23, 2018
✓11 violations
- Food Protection
- Clean Cloths Hair Restraint
- Dishwashng Facilities
- Equipment Thermometers
- Non-Food Contact Surfaces Clean
- Location Accessible
- Hand Cleaner Drying Tissue Signage
- Insects Rodents Animals
- Improper Maintenance of Floors
- Improper Maintenance of Walls/Ceilings
- PIC Performing Duties
Oct 16, 2018
✕11 violations
- Food Protection
- Clean Cloths Hair Restraint
- Dishwashng Facilities
- Equipment Thermometers
- Non-Food Contact Surfaces Clean
- Location Accessible
- Hand Cleaner Drying Tissue Signage
- Insects Rodents Animals
- Improper Maintenance of Floors
- Improper Maintenance of Walls/Ceilings
- PIC Performing Duties
Nov 8, 2017
✓Jun 29, 2017
✓9 violations
- Food Container Labels
- Separation Segregation Cross Contamination
- Food Protection
- Improper Storage of Re-usable Utensils
- Insects Rodents Animals
- Improper Maintenance of Floors
- Improper Maintenance of Walls/Ceilings
- PIC Knowledge
- PIC Performing Duties
Jun 22, 2017
✕9 violations
- Food Container Labels
- Separation Segregation Cross Contamination
- Food Protection
- Improper Storage of Re-usable Utensils
- Insects Rodents Animals
- Improper Maintenance of Floors
- Improper Maintenance of Walls/Ceilings
- PIC Knowledge
- PIC Performing Duties
Oct 5, 2016
✓Oct 19, 2015
✓18 violations
- Cold Holding
- Inadequate Facilities/Cooling Methods
- Food Thermometers Provided
- Food Protection
- Prevention of Contamination from Hands
- Clean Cloths Hair Restraint
- Food Contact Surfaces Design
- Dishwashng Facilities
- Equipment Thermometers
- Wiping Cloths Clean Sanitize
- Food Contact Surfaces Clean
- Non-Food Contact Surfaces Clean
- Installed and Maintained
- Hand Cleaner Drying Tissue Signage
- Improper Maintenance of Floors
- Improper Maintenance of Walls/Ceilings
- Fixture's not properly shielded
- Premises Maintained
Oct 1, 2015
✕18 violations
- Cold Holding
- Inadequate Facilities/Cooling Methods
- Food Thermometers Provided
- Food Protection
- Prevention of Contamination from Hands
- Clean Cloths Hair Restraint
- Food Contact Surfaces Design
- Dishwashng Facilities
- Equipment Thermometers
- Wiping Cloths Clean Sanitize
- Food Contact Surfaces Clean
- Non-Food Contact Surfaces Clean
- Installed and Maintained
- Hand Cleaner Drying Tissue Signage
- Improper Maintenance of Floors
- Improper Maintenance of Walls/Ceilings
- Fixture's not properly shielded
- Premises Maintained
Oct 16, 2014
✓9 violations
- Food Protection
- Non-Food Contact Surfaces
- Equipment Thermometers
- Wiping Cloths Clean Sanitize
- Food Contact Surfaces Clean
- Non-Food Contact Surfaces Clean
- Improper Maintenance of Walls/Ceilings
- Inadequate Lighting
- Soiled Linen Storage
Oct 9, 2014
✕9 violations
- Food Protection
- Non-Food Contact Surfaces
- Equipment Thermometers
- Wiping Cloths Clean Sanitize
- Food Contact Surfaces Clean
- Non-Food Contact Surfaces Clean
- Improper Maintenance of Walls/Ceilings
- Inadequate Lighting
- Soiled Linen Storage
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