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Sam's Market
500 RIVER ST, MATTAPAN, MA 02126
Last inspected Apr 9, 2026
Official source: Boston Public Health Commission (boston.gov) · All data sources
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The record, in plain English
CleanPlate holds 25 inspections on record for Sam's Market, spanning October 2017 to April 2026 — every one straight from Boston Public Health Commission.
The most recent inspection noted 1 violation, none of them critical.
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Inspection history
Apr 9, 2026
✓1 violation
- Controlling Pests (Pf)
Mar 31, 2026
–4 violations
- (B) and (C) Equipment Food-Contact Surfaces Nonfood-Contact Surfaces and Utensils (C)
- Toilet Tissue Availability (Pf)
- Controlling Pests (Pf)
- Prohibiting Animals (Pf)
Mar 24, 2026
✕4 violations
- (B) and (C) Equipment Food-Contact Surfaces Nonfood-Contact Surfaces and Utensils (C)
- Toilet Tissue Availability (Pf)
- Controlling Pests (Pf)
- Prohibiting Animals (Pf)
May 14, 2025
✓2 violations
- Discarding or Reconditioning Unsafe Adulterated or Contaminated Food (P)
- Outer Openings Protected (C)
May 7, 2025
✕2 violations
- Discarding or Reconditioning Unsafe Adulterated or Contaminated Food (P)
- Outer Openings Protected (C)
Aug 22, 2024
✓3 violations
- Discarding or Reconditioning Unsafe Adulterated or Contaminated Food (P)
- Floors Walls and Ceilings-Cleanability (C)
- Prohibiting Animals (Pf)
Aug 15, 2024
✕3 violations
- Discarding or Reconditioning Unsafe Adulterated or Contaminated Food (P)
- Floors Walls and Ceilings-Cleanability (C)
- Prohibiting Animals (Pf)
May 23, 2024
✓4 violations
- Food Storage-Preventing Contamination from the Premises (C)
- Using a Handwashing Sink-Operation and Maintenance (Pf)
- Floors Walls and Ceilings-Cleanability (C)
- Hand Drying Provision (Pf)
May 14, 2024
✕4 violations
- Food Storage-Preventing Contamination from the Premises (C)
- Using a Handwashing Sink-Operation and Maintenance (Pf)
- Floors Walls and Ceilings-Cleanability (C)
- Hand Drying Provision (Pf)
Jan 12, 2023
✓5 violations
- Food Storage Containers Identified with Common Name of Food (C)
- Nonfood Contact Surfaces (C)
- Maintaining Premises Unnecessary Items and Litter (C)
- Prohibiting Animals (Pf)
- Repairing-Premises Structures Attachments and Fixtures-Methods (C)
Jan 5, 2023
✕5 violations
- Food Storage Containers Identified with Common Name of Food (C)
- Nonfood Contact Surfaces (C)
- Maintaining Premises Unnecessary Items and Litter (C)
- Prohibiting Animals (Pf)
- Repairing-Premises Structures Attachments and Fixtures-Methods (C)
Jun 13, 2022
–Jun 2, 2022
✓12 violations
- Food Storage Containers Identified with Common Name of Food (C)
- Food Storage-Preventing Contamination from the Premises (C)
- Good Repair and Proper Adjustment-Equipment (C)
- Pressure (Pf)
- Receptacles (C)
- Toilet Room Receptacle Covered (C)
- Toilet Rooms Enclosed (C)
- Hand Drying Provision (Pf)
- Intensity-Lighting (C)
- Maintaining Premises Unnecessary Items and Litter (C)
- Prohibiting Animals (Pf)
- Repairing-Premises Structures Attachments and Fixtures-Methods (C)
May 19, 2022
✕12 violations
- Food Storage Containers Identified with Common Name of Food (C)
- Food Storage-Preventing Contamination from the Premises (C)
- Good Repair and Proper Adjustment-Equipment (C)
- Pressure (Pf)
- Receptacles (C)
- Toilet Room Receptacle Covered (C)
- Toilet Rooms Enclosed (C)
- Hand Drying Provision (Pf)
- Intensity-Lighting (C)
- Maintaining Premises Unnecessary Items and Litter (C)
- Prohibiting Animals (Pf)
- Repairing-Premises Structures Attachments and Fixtures-Methods (C)
Mar 15, 2022
–May 25, 2021
✓4 violations
- Characteristics-Materials for Construction and Repair (C)
- Hand Drying Provision (Pf)
- Maintaining Premises Unnecessary Items and Litter (C)
- Prohibiting Animals (Pf)
May 11, 2021
✕4 violations
- Characteristics-Materials for Construction and Repair (C)
- Hand Drying Provision (Pf)
- Maintaining Premises Unnecessary Items and Litter (C)
- Prohibiting Animals (Pf)
Sep 9, 2020
✓5 violations
- (B) and (C) Equipment Food-Contact Surfaces Nonfood-Contact Surfaces and Utensils (C)
- Floors Walls and Ceilings-Cleanability (C)
- Outer Openings Protected (C)
- Handwashing Cleanser Availability (Pf)
- Prohibiting Animals (Pf)
Sep 1, 2020
✕5 violations
- (B) and (C) Equipment Food-Contact Surfaces Nonfood-Contact Surfaces and Utensils (C)
- Floors Walls and Ceilings-Cleanability (C)
- Outer Openings Protected (C)
- Handwashing Cleanser Availability (Pf)
- Prohibiting Animals (Pf)
Apr 30, 2019
✕10 violations
- Spoilage Unsafe Food
- Labeling of Ingredients
- Non-Food Contact Surfaces
- Three Compartment Sink
- Non-Food Contact Surfaces Clean
- Single Service Articles Stored Dispensed
- Hand Cleaner Drying Tissue Signage
- Adequate Number Frequency Vermin Proof
- Insects Rodents Animals
- Floors Designed Constructed Installed
Jan 25, 2018
✓8 violations
- Food Protection
- Non-Food Contact Surfaces
- Three Compartment Sink
- Food Contact Surfaces Clean
- Non-Food Contact Surfaces Clean
- Floors Designed Constructed Installed
- Rooms and Equipment Vented
- Premises Maintained
Jan 17, 2018
–13 violations
- Approved Source
- Labeling of Ingredients
- Hot Holding
- Food Protection
- Non-Food Contact Surfaces
- Three Compartment Sink
- Equipment Thermometers
- Food Contact Surfaces Clean
- Non-Food Contact Surfaces Clean
- Hand Cleaner Drying Tissue Signage
- Floors Designed Constructed Installed
- Rooms and Equipment Vented
- Premises Maintained
Jan 9, 2018
✕13 violations
- Approved Source
- Labeling of Ingredients
- Hot Holding
- Food Protection
- Non-Food Contact Surfaces
- Three Compartment Sink
- Equipment Thermometers
- Food Contact Surfaces Clean
- Non-Food Contact Surfaces Clean
- Hand Cleaner Drying Tissue Signage
- Floors Designed Constructed Installed
- Rooms and Equipment Vented
- Premises Maintained
Oct 19, 2017
✓5 violations
- Cold Holding
- Separation Segregation Cross Contamination
- Food Protection
- Food Contact Surfaces Clean
- Non-Food Contact Surfaces Clean
Oct 11, 2017
✕5 violations
- Cold Holding
- Separation Segregation Cross Contamination
- Food Protection
- Food Contact Surfaces Clean
- Non-Food Contact Surfaces Clean
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