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Serafina
237 NEWBURY ST, BOSTON, MA 02116
Last inspected Apr 28, 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 23 inspections on record for Serafina, spanning January 2019 to April 2026 — every one straight from Boston Public Health Commission.
It has held passed across its last two inspections.
The most recent inspection noted 3 violations, none of them critical.
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Inspection history
Apr 28, 2026
✓3 violations
- Toilet Room Receptacle Covered (C)
- Handwashing Signage (C)
- Repairing-Premises Structures Attachments and Fixtures-Methods (C)
Oct 14, 2025
✓4 violations
- (A )Cooling Methods (Pf)
- (A) Equipment Food-Contact Surfaces Nonfood-Contact Surfaces and Utensils (Pf)
- Nonfood Contact Surfaces (C)
- Repairing-Premises Structures Attachments and Fixtures-Methods (C)
Oct 7, 2025
✕4 violations
- (A )Cooling Methods (Pf)
- (A) Equipment Food-Contact Surfaces Nonfood-Contact Surfaces and Utensils (Pf)
- Nonfood Contact Surfaces (C)
- Repairing-Premises Structures Attachments and Fixtures-Methods (C)
Apr 23, 2025
✓2 violations
- Sponges Use Limitation (C)
- System Maintained in Good Repair (C)
Oct 18, 2024
✓6 violations
- Shell stock Maintaining Identification (Pf)
- Ready-To-Eat Time/Temperature Control for Safety Food Date Marking (Pf)
- Nonfood Contact Surfaces (C)
- System Maintained in Good Repair (C)
- Repairing-Premises Structures Attachments and Fixtures-Methods (C)
- Common Name-Working Containers (Pf)
Oct 11, 2024
✕6 violations
- Shell stock Maintaining Identification (Pf)
- Ready-To-Eat Time/Temperature Control for Safety Food Date Marking (Pf)
- Nonfood Contact Surfaces (C)
- System Maintained in Good Repair (C)
- Repairing-Premises Structures Attachments and Fixtures-Methods (C)
- Common Name-Working Containers (Pf)
Mar 29, 2024
✓9 violations
- (A)-(P) Person-In-Charge-Duties (Pf)
- Shell stock Maintaining Identification (Pf)
- (A )Cooling Methods (Pf)
- (A)(2) and (B) Time/Temperature Control for Safety Food Hot and Cold Holding (P)
- Preventing Contamination from Hands (P)
- Warewashing Equipment Cleaning Agents (Pf)
- Nonfood Contact Surfaces (C)
- Toilet Room Receptacle Covered (C)
- Handwashing Cleanser Availability (Pf)
Mar 22, 2024
✕9 violations
- (A)-(P) Person-In-Charge-Duties (Pf)
- Shell stock Maintaining Identification (Pf)
- (A )Cooling Methods (Pf)
- (A)(2) and (B) Time/Temperature Control for Safety Food Hot and Cold Holding (P)
- Preventing Contamination from Hands (P)
- Warewashing Equipment Cleaning Agents (Pf)
- Nonfood Contact Surfaces (C)
- Toilet Room Receptacle Covered (C)
- Handwashing Cleanser Availability (Pf)
Jan 3, 2024
–Aug 4, 2023
✓7 violations
- (A) (B) and (C)(1) (4)-(16) Demonstration (Pf)
- Food Preparation (C)
- Thawing (C)
- Manual and Mechanical Warewashing Equipment Chemical Sanitization-Temperature pH Concentration and Hardness (Pf)
- Cutting Surfaces (C)
- Using a Handwashing Sink-Operation and Maintenance (Pf)
- Hand Drying Provision (Pf)
Jul 28, 2023
✕7 violations
- (A) (B) and (C)(1) (4)-(16) Demonstration (Pf)
- Food Preparation (C)
- Thawing (C)
- Manual and Mechanical Warewashing Equipment Chemical Sanitization-Temperature pH Concentration and Hardness (Pf)
- Cutting Surfaces (C)
- Using a Handwashing Sink-Operation and Maintenance (Pf)
- Hand Drying Provision (Pf)
Jul 29, 2022
✓9 violations
- When to Wash (P)
- (A)-(P) Person-In-Charge-Duties (Pf)
- Food Preparation (C)
- (A)(2) and (B) Time/Temperature Control for Safety Food Hot and Cold Holding (P)
- Consumption of Animal Foods that are Raw Undercooked or Not Otherwise Processed to Eliminate Pathogens (Pf)
- Preventing Contamination from Hands (P)
- Manual and Mechanical Warewashing Equipment Chemical Sanitization-Temperature pH Concentration and Hardness (P)
- Cutting Surfaces (C)
- Repairing-Premises Structures Attachments and Fixtures-Methods (C)
Jul 22, 2022
✕9 violations
- When to Wash (P)
- (A)-(P) Person-In-Charge-Duties (Pf)
- Food Preparation (C)
- (A)(2) and (B) Time/Temperature Control for Safety Food Hot and Cold Holding (P)
- Consumption of Animal Foods that are Raw Undercooked or Not Otherwise Processed to Eliminate Pathogens (Pf)
- Preventing Contamination from Hands (P)
- Manual and Mechanical Warewashing Equipment Chemical Sanitization-Temperature pH Concentration and Hardness (P)
- Cutting Surfaces (C)
- Repairing-Premises Structures Attachments and Fixtures-Methods (C)
May 31, 2022
✓9 violations
- (A) (B) and (C)(1) (4)-(16) Demonstration (Pf)
- Ice Used as Exterior Coolant Prohibited as Ingredient (P)
- Food Preparation (C)
- (A)(2) and (B) Time/Temperature Control for Safety Food Hot and Cold Holding (P)
- Cooling Heating and Holding Capacities-Equipment (Pf)
- Sanitizing Solutions Testing Devices (Pf)
- Cutting Surfaces (C)
- (A) Equipment Food-Contact Surfaces Nonfood-Contact Surfaces and Utensils (Pf)
- Handwashing Cleanser Availability (Pf)
May 20, 2022
✕9 violations
- (A) (B) and (C)(1) (4)-(16) Demonstration (Pf)
- Ice Used as Exterior Coolant Prohibited as Ingredient (P)
- Food Preparation (C)
- (A)(2) and (B) Time/Temperature Control for Safety Food Hot and Cold Holding (P)
- Cooling Heating and Holding Capacities-Equipment (Pf)
- Sanitizing Solutions Testing Devices (Pf)
- Cutting Surfaces (C)
- (A) Equipment Food-Contact Surfaces Nonfood-Contact Surfaces and Utensils (Pf)
- Handwashing Cleanser Availability (Pf)
Mar 15, 2022
–Dec 29, 2021
✓6 violations
- Food Storage Containers Identified with Common Name of Food (C)
- In-Use Utensils Between-Use Storage (C)
- Cutting Surfaces (C)
- Nonfood Contact Surfaces (C)
- Surface Characteristics-Indoor Areas (C)
- Cleaning Ventilation Systems Nuisance and Discharge Prohibition (C)
Dec 20, 2021
✕6 violations
- Food Storage Containers Identified with Common Name of Food (C)
- In-Use Utensils Between-Use Storage (C)
- Cutting Surfaces (C)
- Nonfood Contact Surfaces (C)
- Surface Characteristics-Indoor Areas (C)
- Cleaning Ventilation Systems Nuisance and Discharge Prohibition (C)
Feb 19, 2021
✓2 violations
- Nonfood Contact Surfaces (C)
- System Maintained in Good Repair (C)
Feb 12, 2021
✕2 violations
- Nonfood Contact Surfaces (C)
- System Maintained in Good Repair (C)
Sep 14, 2020
✓4 violations
- Clean-up of Vomiting and Diarrheal Events (Pf)
- (A) Certified Food Protection Manager (C)
- Surface Characteristics-Indoor Areas (C)
- Anti-Choking
Sep 3, 2020
✕4 violations
- Clean-up of Vomiting and Diarrheal Events (Pf)
- (A) Certified Food Protection Manager (C)
- Surface Characteristics-Indoor Areas (C)
- Anti-Choking
Jan 31, 2019
✓
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