Showa Womens Institution
414 POND ST, JAMAICA PLAIN, MA 02130
Last inspected Aug 26, 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 Showa Womens Institution, spanning March 2019 to August 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 2 violations, none of them critical.
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Inspection history
Aug 26, 2026
✓2 violations
- Nonfood Contact Surfaces (C)
- System Maintained in Good Repair (C)
Aug 19, 2026
✕2 violations
- Nonfood Contact Surfaces (C)
- System Maintained in Good Repair (C)
Oct 9, 2025
✓3 violations
- Ventilation Hood Systems Filters (C)
- Mechanical Warewashing Equipment Hot Water Sanitization Temperatures (Pf)
- Good Repair and Proper Adjustment-Equipment (C)
Oct 1, 2025
✕2 violations
- Ventilation Hood Systems Filters (C)
- Mechanical Warewashing Equipment Hot Water Sanitization Temperatures (Pf)
Jun 17, 2025
✓2 violations
- Mechanical Warewashing Equipment Hot Water Sanitization Temperatures (Pf)
- (A) and (C) Good Repair and Calibration-Utensils and Temperature and Pressure Measuring Devices (C)
Jun 13, 2025
✕1 violation
- Mechanical Warewashing Equipment Hot Water Sanitization Temperatures (Pf)
Jun 2, 2025
✕1 violation
- Mechanical Warewashing Equipment Hot Water Sanitization Temperatures (Pf)
Nov 19, 2024
✓1 violation
- Nonfood-Contact Surfaces (C)
Jun 13, 2024
✓Jan 3, 2024
–Sep 13, 2023
✓3 violations
- (A)(2) and (B) Time/Temperature Control for Safety Food Hot and Cold Holding (P)
- Good Repair and Proper Adjustment-Equipment (C)
- (A) and (C) Good Repair and Calibration-Utensils and Temperature and Pressure Measuring Devices (C)
Aug 30, 2023
✕3 violations
- (A)(2) and (B) Time/Temperature Control for Safety Food Hot and Cold Holding (P)
- Good Repair and Proper Adjustment-Equipment (C)
- (A) and (C) Good Repair and Calibration-Utensils and Temperature and Pressure Measuring Devices (C)
Oct 20, 2022
✓3 violations
- (A) and (C) Good Repair and Calibration-Utensils and Temperature and Pressure Measuring Devices (C)
- System Maintained in Good Repair (C)
- Repairing-Premises Structures Attachments and Fixtures-Methods (C)
Oct 11, 2022
✕9 violations
- (A) Gloves Use Limitation (P)
- (B) Cooling Methods (C)
- (A)(2) and (B) Time/Temperature Control for Safety Food Hot and Cold Holding (P)
- Temperature Measuring Devices-Functionality (Pf)
- (A) and (C) Good Repair and Calibration-Utensils and Temperature and Pressure Measuring Devices (C)
- Nonfood Contact Surfaces (C)
- Handwashing Sinks-Location and Placement (Pf)
- System Maintained in Good Repair (C)
- Repairing-Premises Structures Attachments and Fixtures-Methods (C)
Oct 4, 2022
✕8 violations
- (A) Gloves Use Limitation (P)
- (B) Cooling Methods (C)
- (A)(2) and (B) Time/Temperature Control for Safety Food Hot and Cold Holding (P)
- Temperature Measuring Devices-Functionality (Pf)
- Nonfood Contact Surfaces (C)
- Handwashing Sinks-Location and Placement (Pf)
- System Maintained in Good Repair (C)
- Repairing-Premises Structures Attachments and Fixtures-Methods (C)
Mar 15, 2022
–Feb 24, 2022
✓Dec 8, 2021
✓3 violations
- Food Storage Containers Identified with Common Name of Food (C)
- System Maintained in Good Repair (C)
- Drying Mops (C)
Dec 1, 2021
✕3 violations
- Food Storage Containers Identified with Common Name of Food (C)
- System Maintained in Good Repair (C)
- Drying Mops (C)
Sep 24, 2021
✓2 violations
- Temperature Measuring Devices Manual and Mechanical Warewashing (Pf)
- Hand Drying Provision (Pf)
Sep 17, 2021
✕2 violations
- Temperature Measuring Devices Manual and Mechanical Warewashing (Pf)
- Hand Drying Provision (Pf)
Sep 28, 2020
–Jan 29, 2020
✓2 violations
- Good Repair and Proper Adjustment-Equipment (C)
- Floors Walls and Ceilings-Cleanability (C)
Sep 24, 2019
✓1 violation
- Repairing-Premises Structures Attachments and Fixtures-Methods (C)
Mar 28, 2019
✓2 violations
- Improper Maintenance of Walls/Ceilings
- Inadequate Lighting
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