Lucy Ethopian Cafe
334 MASSACHUSETTS AV, BOSTON, MA 02115
Last inspected Jun 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 Lucy Ethopian Cafe, spanning August 2018 to June 2026 — every one straight from Boston Public Health Commission.
It has held passed across its last two inspections.
No violations were recorded at the most recent inspection.
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Inspection history
Jun 9, 2026
✓Dec 10, 2025
✓Oct 9, 2025
✓1 violation
- Backflow Prevention (P)
Jul 28, 2025
✕1 violation
- Backflow Prevention (P)
Jul 11, 2025
✕1 violation
- Backflow Prevention (P)
Jun 16, 2025
✕1 violation
- Backflow Prevention (P)
Sep 4, 2024
✓9 violations
- Clean-up of Vomiting and Diarrheal Events (Pf)
- (A) (B) and (C)(1) (4)-(16) Demonstration (Pf)
- (A)(2) and (B) Time/Temperature Control for Safety Food Hot and Cold Holding (P)
- Food Temperature Measuring Devices (Pf)
- Sanitizing Solutions Testing Devices (Pf)
- (B) and (C) Equipment Food-Contact Surfaces Nonfood-Contact Surfaces and Utensils (C)
- Floors Walls and Ceilings-Cleanability (C)
- Intensity-Lighting (C)
- Repairing-Premises Structures Attachments and Fixtures-Methods (C)
Aug 28, 2024
✕9 violations
- Clean-up of Vomiting and Diarrheal Events (Pf)
- (A) (B) and (C)(1) (4)-(16) Demonstration (Pf)
- (A)(2) and (B) Time/Temperature Control for Safety Food Hot and Cold Holding (P)
- Food Temperature Measuring Devices (Pf)
- Sanitizing Solutions Testing Devices (Pf)
- (B) and (C) Equipment Food-Contact Surfaces Nonfood-Contact Surfaces and Utensils (C)
- Floors Walls and Ceilings-Cleanability (C)
- Intensity-Lighting (C)
- Repairing-Premises Structures Attachments and Fixtures-Methods (C)
Jul 12, 2024
✓Nov 28, 2023
✓Jan 13, 2023
✓Oct 18, 2022
✓Apr 26, 2022
✓1 violation
- System Maintained in Good Repair (C)
Mar 15, 2022
–Jan 3, 2022
✓Jul 6, 2021
✓2 violations
- (A) Certified Food Protection Manager (C)
- Nonfood Contact Surfaces (C)
Jun 29, 2021
✕2 violations
- (A) Certified Food Protection Manager (C)
- Nonfood Contact Surfaces (C)
Jan 14, 2021
✓Sep 21, 2020
✓1 violation
- Temperature Measuring Devices-Functionality (Pf)
Sep 14, 2020
✕1 violation
- Temperature Measuring Devices-Functionality (Pf)
Jan 28, 2020
✓Jun 20, 2019
✓Feb 12, 2019
✓1 violation
- PIC Performing Duties
Jan 28, 2019
✕1 violation
- PIC Performing Duties
Aug 27, 2018
✓
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