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MACUMBA LATINA
477 RIVER ST, MATTAPAN, MA 02126
Last inspected Sep 24, 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 24 inspections on record for MACUMBA LATINA, spanning March 2014 to September 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
Sep 24, 2026
✓4 violations
- Nonfood Contact Surfaces (C)
- Walls and Ceilings Attachments (C)
- Cleaning Floors Dustless Methods (C)
- Cleaning Ventilation Systems Nuisance and Discharge Prohibition (C)
Sep 12, 2026
✕4 violations
- Nonfood Contact Surfaces (C)
- Walls and Ceilings Attachments (C)
- Cleaning Floors Dustless Methods (C)
- Cleaning Ventilation Systems Nuisance and Discharge Prohibition (C)
Jan 29, 2026
✓Jan 13, 2026
–8 violations
- (A) Certified Food Protection Manager (C)
- Nonfood-Contact Surfaces (C)
- (A) Equipment Food-Contact Surfaces Nonfood-Contact Surfaces and Utensils (Pf)
- System Maintained in Good Repair (C)
- Floors Walls and Ceilings-Cleanability (C)
- Handwashing Cleanser Availability (Pf)
- Hand Drying Provision (Pf)
- Maintaining Premises Unnecessary Items and Litter (C)
Dec 28, 2025
✕8 violations
- (A) Certified Food Protection Manager (C)
- Nonfood-Contact Surfaces (C)
- (A) Equipment Food-Contact Surfaces Nonfood-Contact Surfaces and Utensils (Pf)
- System Maintained in Good Repair (C)
- Floors Walls and Ceilings-Cleanability (C)
- Handwashing Cleanser Availability (Pf)
- Hand Drying Provision (Pf)
- Maintaining Premises Unnecessary Items and Litter (C)
Dec 13, 2024
✓Dec 10, 2024
✕5 violations
- (A) Certified Food Protection Manager (C)
- Food Storage-Preventing Contamination from the Premises (C)
- Good Repair and Proper Adjustment-Equipment (C)
- Nonfood Contact Surfaces (C)
- Maintaining Premises Unnecessary Items and Litter (C)
Nov 17, 2024
✕5 violations
- (A) Certified Food Protection Manager (C)
- Food Storage-Preventing Contamination from the Premises (C)
- Good Repair and Proper Adjustment-Equipment (C)
- Nonfood Contact Surfaces (C)
- Maintaining Premises Unnecessary Items and Litter (C)
Oct 31, 2024
–Jan 3, 2024
–Dec 15, 2023
✓14 violations
- (A) Certified Food Protection Manager (C)
- Consumption of Animal Foods that are Raw Undercooked or Not Otherwise Processed to Eliminate Pathogens (Pf)
- Sponges Use Limitation (C)
- Sanitizing Solutions Testing Devices (Pf)
- Nonfood Contact Surfaces (C)
- Grease Trap(C)
- Cleaning Receptacles (C)
- Outside Receptacles (C)
- Surface Characteristics-Indoor Areas (C)
- Wall and Ceiling Coverings and Coatings (C)
- Walls and Ceilings Attachments (C)
- Hand Drying Provision (Pf)
- Controlling Pests (Pf)
- Maintaining Premises Unnecessary Items and Litter (C)
Dec 7, 2023
✕14 violations
- (A) Certified Food Protection Manager (C)
- Consumption of Animal Foods that are Raw Undercooked or Not Otherwise Processed to Eliminate Pathogens (Pf)
- Sponges Use Limitation (C)
- Sanitizing Solutions Testing Devices (Pf)
- Nonfood Contact Surfaces (C)
- Grease Trap(C)
- Cleaning Receptacles (C)
- Outside Receptacles (C)
- Surface Characteristics-Indoor Areas (C)
- Wall and Ceiling Coverings and Coatings (C)
- Walls and Ceilings Attachments (C)
- Hand Drying Provision (Pf)
- Controlling Pests (Pf)
- Maintaining Premises Unnecessary Items and Litter (C)
Jan 18, 2023
–Mar 15, 2022
–Feb 1, 2022
✓2 violations
- Handwashing Sinks-Location and Placement (Pf)
- Walls and Ceilings Attachments (C)
Dec 13, 2021
✕20 violations
- (O) Person in Charge-Duties (Pf)
- Clean-up of Vomiting and Diarrheal Events (Pf)
- (A) Certified Food Protection Manager (C)
- In-Use Utensils Between-Use Storage (C)
- Consumption of Animal Foods that are Raw Undercooked or Not Otherwise Processed to Eliminate Pathogens (Pf)
- Food Temperature Measuring Devices (Pf)
- Sanitizing Solutions Testing Devices (Pf)
- (A) Equipment Food-Contact Surfaces Nonfood-Contact Surfaces and Utensils (Pf)
- Nonfood Contact Surfaces (C)
- Handwashing Sinks Installation (C)
- Handwashing Sinks-Location and Placement (Pf)
- System Maintained in Good Repair (C)
- Conveying Sewage (P)
- Walls and Ceilings Attachments (C)
- Light Bulbs Protective Shielding (C)
- Handwashing Signage (C)
- Controlling Pests (Pf)
- Maintaining Premises Unnecessary Items and Litter (C)
- Repairing-Premises Structures Attachments and Fixtures-Methods (C)
- Drying Mops (C)
Dec 7, 2021
✕20 violations
- (O) Person in Charge-Duties (Pf)
- Clean-up of Vomiting and Diarrheal Events (Pf)
- (A) Certified Food Protection Manager (C)
- In-Use Utensils Between-Use Storage (C)
- Consumption of Animal Foods that are Raw Undercooked or Not Otherwise Processed to Eliminate Pathogens (Pf)
- Food Temperature Measuring Devices (Pf)
- Sanitizing Solutions Testing Devices (Pf)
- (A) Equipment Food-Contact Surfaces Nonfood-Contact Surfaces and Utensils (Pf)
- Nonfood Contact Surfaces (C)
- Handwashing Sinks Installation (C)
- Handwashing Sinks-Location and Placement (Pf)
- System Maintained in Good Repair (C)
- Conveying Sewage (P)
- Walls and Ceilings Attachments (C)
- Light Bulbs Protective Shielding (C)
- Handwashing Signage (C)
- Controlling Pests (Pf)
- Maintaining Premises Unnecessary Items and Litter (C)
- Repairing-Premises Structures Attachments and Fixtures-Methods (C)
- Drying Mops (C)
Jan 10, 2020
✓2 violations
- Where to Wash (Pf)
- (A)-(P) Person-In-Charge-Duties (Pf)
Dec 20, 2019
–9 violations
- Where to Wash (Pf)
- (A)-(P) Person-In-Charge-Duties (Pf)
- Ventilation Hood Systems Filters (C)
- Temperature Measuring Devices-Functionality (Pf)
- Sanitizing Solutions Testing Devices (Pf)
- Good Repair and Proper Adjustment-Equipment (C)
- Equipment Food-Contact Surfaces and Utensils-Frequency (P)
- Nonfood Contact Surfaces (C)
- Floors Walls and Ceilings-Cleanability (C)
Nov 23, 2019
✕9 violations
- Where to Wash (Pf)
- (A)-(P) Person-In-Charge-Duties (Pf)
- Ventilation Hood Systems Filters (C)
- Temperature Measuring Devices-Functionality (Pf)
- Sanitizing Solutions Testing Devices (Pf)
- Good Repair and Proper Adjustment-Equipment (C)
- Equipment Food-Contact Surfaces and Utensils-Frequency (P)
- Nonfood Contact Surfaces (C)
- Floors Walls and Ceilings-Cleanability (C)
Nov 3, 2016
✓5 violations
- Test Kit Provided
- Wiping Cloths Clean Sanitize
- Non-Food Contact Surfaces Clean
- Insects Rodents Animals
- Premises Maintained
Oct 19, 2016
✕5 violations
- Test Kit Provided
- Wiping Cloths Clean Sanitize
- Non-Food Contact Surfaces Clean
- Insects Rodents Animals
- Premises Maintained
Nov 21, 2015
✓2 violations
- Non-Food Contact Surfaces Clean
- Improper Maintenance of Floors
Mar 12, 2014
✓
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