Hemenway Variety
91 WESTLAND AV, BOSTON, MA 02115
Last inspected Nov 9, 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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The record, in plain English
CleanPlate holds 25 inspections on record for Hemenway Variety, spanning February 2020 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 4 violations, none of them critical.
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Inspection history
Nov 9, 2026
✕4 violations
- Safe Unadulterated and Honestly Presented (P)
- Nonfood Contact Surfaces (C)
- Floor Covering Mats and Duckboards (C)
- Controlling Pests (Pf)
Aug 5, 2025
✓2 violations
- Service Sink (C)
- Controlling Pests (Pf)
Jul 23, 2025
✕3 violations
- Service Sink (C)
- Handwashing Signage (C)
- Controlling Pests (Pf)
Jul 16, 2025
✕7 violations
- Where to Wash (Pf)
- Safe Unadulterated and Honestly Presented (P)
- Service Sink (C)
- Hand Drying Provision (Pf)
- Handwashing Signage (C)
- Controlling Pests (Pf)
- Repairing-Premises Structures Attachments and Fixtures-Methods (C)
Jul 9, 2025
✕6 violations
- Where to Wash (Pf)
- Safe Unadulterated and Honestly Presented (P)
- Hand Drying Provision (Pf)
- Handwashing Signage (C)
- Controlling Pests (Pf)
- Repairing-Premises Structures Attachments and Fixtures-Methods (C)
Jul 22, 2024
✓6 violations
- Clean-up of Vomiting and Diarrheal Events (Pf)
- Miscellaneous Sources of Contamination (C)
- Handwashing Sinks Installation (Pf)
- Intensity-Lighting (C)
- Maintaining Premises Unnecessary Items and Litter (C)
- Repairing-Premises Structures Attachments and Fixtures-Methods (C)
Jul 8, 2024
✕6 violations
- Clean-up of Vomiting and Diarrheal Events (Pf)
- Miscellaneous Sources of Contamination (C)
- Handwashing Sinks Installation (Pf)
- Intensity-Lighting (C)
- Maintaining Premises Unnecessary Items and Litter (C)
- Repairing-Premises Structures Attachments and Fixtures-Methods (C)
Jan 3, 2024
–Apr 11, 2023
✓Sep 2, 2022
✓1 violation
- Controlling Pests (Pf)
Aug 24, 2022
–5 violations
- Single-Service and Single-Use Articles-Use Limitations (C)
- (B) and (C) Equipment Food-Contact Surfaces Nonfood-Contact Surfaces and Utensils (C)
- Segregation and Location-Distressed Merchandise (Pf)
- Controlling Pests (Pf)
- Cleaning Frequency and Restrictions (C)
Aug 16, 2022
✕5 violations
- Single-Service and Single-Use Articles-Use Limitations (C)
- (B) and (C) Equipment Food-Contact Surfaces Nonfood-Contact Surfaces and Utensils (C)
- Segregation and Location-Distressed Merchandise (Pf)
- Controlling Pests (Pf)
- Cleaning Frequency and Restrictions (C)
Jul 22, 2022
✓2 violations
- (B) and (C) Equipment Food-Contact Surfaces Nonfood-Contact Surfaces and Utensils (C)
- Controlling Pests (Pf)
Jul 12, 2022
✕2 violations
- (B) and (C) Equipment Food-Contact Surfaces Nonfood-Contact Surfaces and Utensils (C)
- Controlling Pests (Pf)
Mar 15, 2022
–Jan 18, 2022
✓2 violations
- (B) and (C) Equipment Food-Contact Surfaces Nonfood-Contact Surfaces and Utensils (C)
- Controlling Pests (Pf)
Jan 5, 2022
✕2 violations
- (B) and (C) Equipment Food-Contact Surfaces Nonfood-Contact Surfaces and Utensils (C)
- Controlling Pests (Pf)
Oct 5, 2021
✓4 violations
- Additives (P)
- Nonfood Contact Surfaces (C)
- Segregation and Location-Distressed Merchandise (Pf)
- Controlling Pests (Pf)
Sep 28, 2021
✕4 violations
- Additives (P)
- Nonfood Contact Surfaces (C)
- Segregation and Location-Distressed Merchandise (Pf)
- Controlling Pests (Pf)
Mar 2, 2021
✓5 violations
- Clean-up of Vomiting and Diarrheal Events (Pf)
- Nonfood-Contact Surfaces (C)
- (A) Equipment Food-Contact Surfaces Nonfood-Contact Surfaces and Utensils (Pf)
- Service Sink (C)
- Removing Dead or Trapped Birds Insects Rodents and other Pest (C)
Feb 22, 2021
✕5 violations
- Clean-up of Vomiting and Diarrheal Events (Pf)
- Nonfood-Contact Surfaces (C)
- (A) Equipment Food-Contact Surfaces Nonfood-Contact Surfaces and Utensils (Pf)
- Service Sink (C)
- Removing Dead or Trapped Birds Insects Rodents and other Pest (C)
Jun 25, 2020
✓3 violations
- Clean-up of Vomiting and Diarrheal Events (Pf)
- Single-Service and Single-Use Articles-Use Limitations (C)
- Removing Dead or Trapped Birds Insects Rodents and other Pest (C)
Jun 17, 2020
✕3 violations
- Clean-up of Vomiting and Diarrheal Events (Pf)
- Single-Service and Single-Use Articles-Use Limitations (C)
- Removing Dead or Trapped Birds Insects Rodents and other Pest (C)
Mar 6, 2020
✓4 violations
- Food Storage-Preventing Contamination from the Premises (C)
- Floors Walls and Ceilings-Cleanability (C)
- Controlling Pests (Pf)
- Removing Dead or Trapped Birds Insects Rodents and other Pest (C)
Feb 27, 2020
✕4 violations
- Food Storage-Preventing Contamination from the Premises (C)
- Floors Walls and Ceilings-Cleanability (C)
- Controlling Pests (Pf)
- Removing Dead or Trapped Birds Insects Rodents and other Pest (C)
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Source: Boston Public Health Commission (boston.gov). Data shown unmodified from the official government record. CleanPlate is an independent service, not affiliated with any government agency. See something wrong? Report a data issue.