Tropical Food Mart
4545 WASHINGTON ST, ROSLINDALE, MA 02131
Last inspected Oct 30, 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 Tropical Food Mart, spanning July 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 2 violations, none of them critical.
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Inspection history
Oct 30, 2026
✓2 violations
- Floors Walls and Ceilings-Cleanability (C)
- Prohibiting Animals (Pf)
Oct 22, 2026
✕2 violations
- Floors Walls and Ceilings-Cleanability (C)
- Prohibiting Animals (Pf)
Jan 20, 2026
✓3 violations
- Nonfood-Contact Surfaces (C)
- Nonfood Contact Surfaces (C)
- Prohibiting Animals (Pf)
Jan 12, 2026
✕3 violations
- Nonfood-Contact Surfaces (C)
- Nonfood Contact Surfaces (C)
- Prohibiting Animals (Pf)
Sep 26, 2025
✓3 violations
- Nonfood-Contact Surfaces (C)
- Surface Characteristics-Indoor Areas (C)
- Prohibiting Animals (Pf)
Sep 19, 2025
✕3 violations
- Nonfood-Contact Surfaces (C)
- Surface Characteristics-Indoor Areas (C)
- Prohibiting Animals (Pf)
Jan 31, 2025
✓4 violations
- Food Storage-Preventing Contamination from the Premises (C)
- Surface Characteristics-Indoor Areas (C)
- Maintaining Premises Unnecessary Items and Litter (C)
- Prohibiting Animals (Pf)
Jan 24, 2025
✕4 violations
- Food Storage-Preventing Contamination from the Premises (C)
- Surface Characteristics-Indoor Areas (C)
- Maintaining Premises Unnecessary Items and Litter (C)
- Prohibiting Animals (Pf)
Oct 31, 2024
–Jul 8, 2024
✓2 violations
- Nonfood-Contact Surfaces (C)
- Surface Characteristics-Indoor Areas (C)
Mar 15, 2024
✓1 violation
- Nonfood-Contact Surfaces (C)
Jan 3, 2024
–Apr 25, 2023
✓Nov 4, 2022
✓3 violations
- Nonfood-Contact Surfaces (C)
- Surface Characteristics-Indoor Areas (C)
- Conditions of Use (Pf)
Oct 26, 2022
✕3 violations
- Nonfood-Contact Surfaces (C)
- Surface Characteristics-Indoor Areas (C)
- Conditions of Use (Pf)
Mar 15, 2022
–Jan 26, 2022
✓Nov 2, 2021
✓3 violations
- Nonfood Contact Surfaces (C)
- Surface Characteristics-Indoor Areas (C)
- Separation-Storage and Display Stock and Retail Sale (P)
Oct 26, 2021
✕3 violations
- Nonfood Contact Surfaces (C)
- Surface Characteristics-Indoor Areas (C)
- Separation-Storage and Display Stock and Retail Sale (P)
Jul 2, 2021
✓5 violations
- (A)-(P) Person-In-Charge-Duties (Pf)
- Package Integrity (Pf)
- Nonfood Contact Surfaces (C)
- System Maintained in Good Repair (C)
- Sanitizers Criteria-Chemicals (P)
Jun 30, 2021
✕5 violations
- (A)-(P) Person-In-Charge-Duties (Pf)
- Package Integrity (Pf)
- Nonfood Contact Surfaces (C)
- System Maintained in Good Repair (C)
- Sanitizers Criteria-Chemicals (P)
Feb 12, 2021
✓3 violations
- Sanitizing Solutions Testing Devices (Pf)
- Walls and Ceilings Attachments (C)
- Hand Drying Provision (Pf)
Feb 5, 2021
✕3 violations
- Sanitizing Solutions Testing Devices (Pf)
- Walls and Ceilings Attachments (C)
- Hand Drying Provision (Pf)
Jul 24, 2020
✓10 violations
- Clean-up of Vomiting and Diarrheal Events (Pf)
- Sanitizing Solutions Testing Devices (Pf)
- System Maintained in Good Repair (C)
- Surface Characteristics-Indoor Areas (C)
- Toilet Rooms Enclosed (C)
- Handwashing Cleanser Availability (Pf)
- Hand Drying Provision (Pf)
- Handwashing Signage (C)
- Intensity-Lighting (C)
- Maintaining Premises Unnecessary Items and Litter (C)
Jul 10, 2020
✕10 violations
- Clean-up of Vomiting and Diarrheal Events (Pf)
- Sanitizing Solutions Testing Devices (Pf)
- System Maintained in Good Repair (C)
- Surface Characteristics-Indoor Areas (C)
- Toilet Rooms Enclosed (C)
- Handwashing Cleanser Availability (Pf)
- Hand Drying Provision (Pf)
- Handwashing Signage (C)
- Intensity-Lighting (C)
- Maintaining Premises Unnecessary Items and Litter (C)
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