Happy Lemon
417 WASHINGTON ST, BOSTON, MA 02108
Last inspected Apr 9, 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 Happy Lemon, spanning September 2021 to April 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 4 violations, none of them critical.
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Inspection history
Apr 9, 2026
✓4 violations
- Nonfood Contact Surfaces (C)
- System Maintained in Good Repair (C)
- Floor and Wall Junctures Coved and Enclosed or Sealed (C)
- Hand Drying Provision (Pf)
Apr 2, 2026
✕4 violations
- Nonfood Contact Surfaces (C)
- System Maintained in Good Repair (C)
- Floor and Wall Junctures Coved and Enclosed or Sealed (C)
- Hand Drying Provision (Pf)
Nov 14, 2025
✓2 violations
- Floors Walls and Ceilings-Cleanability (C)
- Controlling Pests (Pf)
Nov 6, 2025
–2 violations
- Floors Walls and Ceilings-Cleanability (C)
- Controlling Pests (Pf)
Oct 30, 2025
✕13 violations
- Effectiveness-Hair Restraints (C)
- Clean-up of Vomiting and Diarrheal Events (Pf)
- (A)-(P) Person-In-Charge-Duties (Pf)
- Packaged and Unpackaged Food-Separation Packaging and Segregation (P)
- Sponges Use Limitation (C)
- (B) and (C) Equipment Food-Contact Surfaces Nonfood-Contact Surfaces and Utensils (C)
- Handwashing Sinks-Location and Placement (Pf)
- System Maintained in Good Repair (C)
- Floors Walls and Ceilings-Cleanability (C)
- Handwashing Cleanser Availability (Pf)
- Hand Drying Provision (Pf)
- Controlling Pests (Pf)
- Drying Mops (C)
Oct 23, 2025
✕13 violations
- Effectiveness-Hair Restraints (C)
- Clean-up of Vomiting and Diarrheal Events (Pf)
- (A)-(P) Person-In-Charge-Duties (Pf)
- Packaged and Unpackaged Food-Separation Packaging and Segregation (P)
- Sponges Use Limitation (C)
- (B) and (C) Equipment Food-Contact Surfaces Nonfood-Contact Surfaces and Utensils (C)
- Handwashing Sinks-Location and Placement (Pf)
- System Maintained in Good Repair (C)
- Floors Walls and Ceilings-Cleanability (C)
- Handwashing Cleanser Availability (Pf)
- Hand Drying Provision (Pf)
- Controlling Pests (Pf)
- Drying Mops (C)
Nov 2, 2024
✓1 violation
- (A) Ceasing Operations and Reporting (Pf)
Nov 1, 2024
–1 violation
- (A) Ceasing Operations and Reporting (Pf)
Aug 27, 2024
✓2 violations
- Food Contact with Equipment Utensils and Linens (P)
- Cleaning Frequency and Restrictions (C)
Aug 12, 2024
✕2 violations
- Food Contact with Equipment Utensils and Linens (P)
- Cleaning Frequency and Restrictions (C)
Jan 9, 2024
✓2 violations
- Controlling Pests (Pf)
- Maintaining Premises Unnecessary Items and Litter (C)
Jan 3, 2024
–Jan 2, 2024
✕2 violations
- Controlling Pests (Pf)
- Maintaining Premises Unnecessary Items and Litter (C)
Aug 18, 2023
✓1 violation
- Using a Handwashing Sink-Operation and Maintenance (Pf)
Aug 11, 2023
✕1 violation
- Using a Handwashing Sink-Operation and Maintenance (Pf)
Mar 10, 2023
✓3 violations
- Cleaning Procedure (P)
- Sanitizing Solutions Testing Devices (Pf)
- Floors Walls and Ceilings-Cleanability (C)
Mar 8, 2023
✕3 violations
- Cleaning Procedure (P)
- Sanitizing Solutions Testing Devices (Pf)
- Floors Walls and Ceilings-Cleanability (C)
Jan 18, 2023
–Jun 13, 2022
–Apr 27, 2022
✓3 violations
- Wiping Cloths Use Limitation (C)
- Food Storage-Preventing Contamination from the Premises (C)
- Floors Walls and Ceilings-Cleanability (C)
Mar 15, 2022
–Jan 21, 2022
✓2 violations
- (A)-(P) Person-In-Charge-Duties (Pf)
- Repairing-Premises Structures Attachments and Fixtures-Methods (C)
Jan 19, 2022
✕5 violations
- (A)-(P) Person-In-Charge-Duties (Pf)
- Using a Handwashing Sink-Operation and Maintenance (Pf)
- Floors Walls and Ceilings-Cleanability (C)
- Hand Drying Provision (Pf)
- Repairing-Premises Structures Attachments and Fixtures-Methods (C)
Jan 10, 2022
✕4 violations
- Using a Handwashing Sink-Operation and Maintenance (Pf)
- Floors Walls and Ceilings-Cleanability (C)
- Hand Drying Provision (Pf)
- Repairing-Premises Structures Attachments and Fixtures-Methods (C)
Sep 21, 2021
✓2 violations
- Hand Drying Provision (Pf)
- Controlling Pests (Pf)
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