The Shames Cafe
100 E NEWTON ST, ROXBURY, MA 02118
Last inspected Oct 20, 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 The Shames Cafe, spanning June 2020 to October 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.
Every sentence above is computed directly from the official record — CleanPlate adds no opinions. How our grading works →
Inspection history
Oct 20, 2026
✓1 violation
- Ventilation Hood Systems Adequacy (C)
Oct 9, 2026
✕3 violations
- Standards of Identity (C)
- Food Labels (Pf)
- Ventilation Hood Systems Adequacy (C)
Oct 2, 2026
✕3 violations
- Standards of Identity (C)
- Food Labels (Pf)
- Ventilation Hood Systems Adequacy (C)
Sep 1, 2026
✓Mar 2, 2026
✓1 violation
- (A) Certified Food Protection Manager (C)
Feb 20, 2026
–1 violation
- (A) Certified Food Protection Manager (C)
Feb 18, 2026
✕4 violations
- (A) Certified Food Protection Manager (C)
- Standards of Identity (C)
- Honestly Presented (C)
- Ventilation Hood Systems Filters (C)
Feb 11, 2026
✕4 violations
- (A) Certified Food Protection Manager (C)
- Standards of Identity (C)
- Honestly Presented (C)
- Ventilation Hood Systems Filters (C)
Dec 2, 2025
✓1 violation
- (A) Equipment Food-Contact Surfaces Nonfood-Contact Surfaces and Utensils (Pf)
Nov 17, 2025
✕1 violation
- (A) Equipment Food-Contact Surfaces Nonfood-Contact Surfaces and Utensils (Pf)
May 21, 2025
✓3 violations
- (A) Certified Food Protection Manager (C)
- Food Labels (Pf)
- Temperature Measuring Devices-Functionality (C)
May 13, 2025
✕3 violations
- (A) Certified Food Protection Manager (C)
- Food Labels (Pf)
- Temperature Measuring Devices-Functionality (C)
Dec 18, 2024
✓1 violation
- Food Labels (Pf)
Dec 10, 2024
✕1 violation
- Food Labels (Pf)
May 13, 2024
✓3 violations
- Storage or Display of Food in Contact with Water or Ice (C)
- Food Labels (Pf)
- Sanitizing Solutions Testing Devices (Pf)
May 3, 2024
✕3 violations
- Storage or Display of Food in Contact with Water or Ice (C)
- Food Labels (Pf)
- Sanitizing Solutions Testing Devices (Pf)
Jan 3, 2024
–Apr 24, 2023
✓Jan 18, 2023
–Jul 25, 2022
✓Mar 15, 2022
–Jan 28, 2022
✓Jul 14, 2021
✓Mar 9, 2021
✓Jun 22, 2020
✓2 violations
- Clean-up of Vomiting and Diarrheal Events (Pf)
- (A)-(P) Person-In-Charge-Duties (Pf)
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