Kneeland Cafe
75 KNEELAND ST, BOSTON, MA 02111
Last inspected Jul 7, 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 Kneeland Cafe, spanning March 2021 to July 2026 — every one straight from Boston Public Health Commission.
It has held failed across its last two inspections.
The most recent inspection noted 2 violations, none of them critical.
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Inspection history
Jul 7, 2026
✕2 violations
- Ventilation Hood Systems Adequacy (C)
- Backflow Prevention (P)
Jun 18, 2026
✕5 violations
- Ventilation Hood Systems Adequacy (C)
- Backflow Prevention (P)
- Controlling Pests (Pf)
- Removing Dead or Trapped Birds Insects Rodents and other Pest (C)
- Cleaning Floors Dustless Methods (C)
Jun 10, 2026
✕5 violations
- Ventilation Hood Systems Adequacy (C)
- Backflow Prevention (P)
- Controlling Pests (Pf)
- Removing Dead or Trapped Birds Insects Rodents and other Pest (C)
- Cleaning Floors Dustless Methods (C)
Nov 25, 2025
✓5 violations
- Ready-To-Eat Time/Temperature Control for Safety Food Date Marking (Pf)
- Nonfood Contact Surfaces (C)
- Covering Receptacles (C)
- Wall and Ceiling Coverings and Coatings (C)
- Common Name-Working Containers (Pf)
Nov 18, 2025
✕5 violations
- Ready-To-Eat Time/Temperature Control for Safety Food Date Marking (Pf)
- Nonfood Contact Surfaces (C)
- Covering Receptacles (C)
- Wall and Ceiling Coverings and Coatings (C)
- Common Name-Working Containers (Pf)
Jan 24, 2025
✓3 violations
- Ready-To-Eat Time/Temperature Control for Safety Food Date Marking (Pf)
- Handwashing Sinks Installation (Pf)
- Grease Trap(C)
Jan 13, 2025
✕3 violations
- Ready-To-Eat Time/Temperature Control for Safety Food Date Marking (Pf)
- Handwashing Sinks Installation (Pf)
- Grease Trap(C)
Oct 31, 2024
–Oct 7, 2024
✓1 violation
- (A) Certified Food Protection Manager (C)
Sep 23, 2024
✕7 violations
- (A) Certified Food Protection Manager (C)
- Frozen Food (C)
- Thawing (C)
- Ready-To-Eat Time/Temperature Control for Safety Food Date Marking (Pf)
- Ventilation Hood Systems Adequacy (C)
- Hand Drying Provision (Pf)
- Handwashing Signage (C)
Sep 16, 2024
✕7 violations
- (A) Certified Food Protection Manager (C)
- Frozen Food (C)
- Thawing (C)
- Ready-To-Eat Time/Temperature Control for Safety Food Date Marking (Pf)
- Ventilation Hood Systems Adequacy (C)
- Hand Drying Provision (Pf)
- Handwashing Signage (C)
Jan 18, 2024
✓Jan 16, 2024
–4 violations
- Packaged and Unpackaged Food-Separation Packaging and Segregation (C)
- Miscellaneous Sources of Contamination (C)
- Cleaning Agents and Sanitizers Availability (Pf)
- Hand Drying Provision (Pf)
Jan 4, 2024
✕4 violations
- Packaged and Unpackaged Food-Separation Packaging and Segregation (C)
- Miscellaneous Sources of Contamination (C)
- Cleaning Agents and Sanitizers Availability (Pf)
- Hand Drying Provision (Pf)
Jan 3, 2024
–Jul 7, 2023
✓Feb 16, 2023
✓Feb 14, 2023
✕Dec 1, 2022
✓Aug 29, 2022
✓3 violations
- Sponges Use Limitation (C)
- System Maintained in Good Repair (C)
- Repairing-Premises Structures Attachments and Fixtures-Methods (C)
Aug 1, 2022
✕3 violations
- Sponges Use Limitation (C)
- System Maintained in Good Repair (C)
- Repairing-Premises Structures Attachments and Fixtures-Methods (C)
Mar 15, 2022
–Sep 17, 2021
✓6 violations
- (A)(2) and (B) Time/Temperature Control for Safety Food Hot and Cold Holding (P)
- Discarding or Reconditioning Unsafe Adulterated or Contaminated Food (P)
- Compliance with Food Law (P)
- Nonfood-Contact Surfaces (C)
- Food Temperature Measuring Devices (Pf)
- Nonfood Contact Surfaces (C)
Sep 10, 2021
✕6 violations
- (A)(2) and (B) Time/Temperature Control for Safety Food Hot and Cold Holding (P)
- Discarding or Reconditioning Unsafe Adulterated or Contaminated Food (P)
- Compliance with Food Law (P)
- Nonfood-Contact Surfaces (C)
- Food Temperature Measuring Devices (Pf)
- Nonfood Contact Surfaces (C)
Mar 16, 2021
✓5 violations
- (A) Certified Food Protection Manager (C)
- Wiping Cloths Use Limitation (C)
- Food Storage Prohibited Areas (C)
- (A )Cooling Methods (Pf)
- (A)(2) and (B) Time/Temperature Control for Safety Food Hot and Cold Holding (P)
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