Monica's Mercato
500 TERMINAL RD, EAST BOSTON, MA 02128
Last inspected Apr 27, 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 21 inspections on record for Monica's Mercato, spanning October 2019 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 1 violation, none of them critical.
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Inspection history
Apr 27, 2026
✓1 violation
- Manual and Mechanical Warewashing Equipment Chemical Sanitization-Temperature pH Concentration and Hardness (Pf)
Apr 10, 2026
✕1 violation
- Manual and Mechanical Warewashing Equipment Chemical Sanitization-Temperature pH Concentration and Hardness (Pf)
Sep 18, 2025
✓1 violation
- In-Use Utensils Between-Use Storage (C)
Oct 16, 2024
✓1 violation
- System Maintained in Good Repair (C)
Oct 4, 2024
✕2 violations
- (A) Equipment Food-Contact Surfaces Nonfood-Contact Surfaces and Utensils (Pf)
- System Maintained in Good Repair (C)
Sep 27, 2024
✕2 violations
- (A) Equipment Food-Contact Surfaces Nonfood-Contact Surfaces and Utensils (Pf)
- System Maintained in Good Repair (C)
May 3, 2024
–Jan 2, 2024
✓2 violations
- (A) Equipment Food-Contact Surfaces Nonfood-Contact Surfaces and Utensils (Pf)
- Controlling Pests (Pf)
Dec 18, 2023
✕2 violations
- (A) Equipment Food-Contact Surfaces Nonfood-Contact Surfaces and Utensils (Pf)
- Controlling Pests (Pf)
Apr 10, 2023
✓1 violation
- (A)(1) Time/Temperature Control for Safety Food Hot and Cold Holding (P)
Apr 3, 2023
✕1 violation
- (A)(1) Time/Temperature Control for Safety Food Hot and Cold Holding (P)
Jan 18, 2023
–Dec 8, 2022
✓1 violation
- Controlling Pests (Pf)
Nov 29, 2022
✕1 violation
- Controlling Pests (Pf)
Mar 15, 2022
–Feb 8, 2022
✓1 violation
- Manual and Mechanical Warewashing Equipment Chemical Sanitization-Temperature pH Concentration and Hardness (Pf)
Jan 26, 2022
✕1 violation
- Manual and Mechanical Warewashing Equipment Chemical Sanitization-Temperature pH Concentration and Hardness (Pf)
May 18, 2021
✓2 violations
- Warewashing Machines Flow Pressure Device (C)
- Cutting Surfaces (C)
May 11, 2021
✕10 violations
- Clean-up of Vomiting and Diarrheal Events (Pf)
- (A)-(P) Person-In-Charge-Duties (Pf)
- Wiping Cloths Use Limitation (C)
- Warewashing Machines Flow Pressure Device (C)
- Manual Warewashing Sink Compartment Requirements (Pf)
- Food Temperature Measuring Devices (Pf)
- Cutting Surfaces (C)
- (A) Equipment Food-Contact Surfaces Nonfood-Contact Surfaces and Utensils (Pf)
- Nonfood Contact Surfaces (C)
- Hand Drying Provision (Pf)
May 4, 2021
✕9 violations
- Clean-up of Vomiting and Diarrheal Events (Pf)
- (A)-(P) Person-In-Charge-Duties (Pf)
- Wiping Cloths Use Limitation (C)
- Manual Warewashing Sink Compartment Requirements (Pf)
- Food Temperature Measuring Devices (Pf)
- Cutting Surfaces (C)
- (A) Equipment Food-Contact Surfaces Nonfood-Contact Surfaces and Utensils (Pf)
- Nonfood Contact Surfaces (C)
- Hand Drying Provision (Pf)
Oct 4, 2019
✓
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