Twelve Bens
315 ADAMS ST, DORCHESTER, MA 02122
Last inspected Sep 14, 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 Twelve Bens, spanning November 2017 to September 2026 — every one straight from Boston Public Health Commission.
It has held passed across its last two inspections.
No violations were recorded at the most recent inspection.
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Inspection history
Sep 14, 2026
✓Apr 1, 2026
✓Aug 27, 2025
✓Oct 8, 2024
✓Apr 11, 2024
✓Oct 17, 2023
✓Mar 14, 2023
✓1 violation
- Floors Walls and Ceilings-Cleanability (C)
Mar 7, 2023
✕1 violation
- Floors Walls and Ceilings-Cleanability (C)
Jun 28, 2022
✓Mar 15, 2022
–Jan 25, 2022
✓Jul 13, 2021
✓Mar 24, 2021
✓2 violations
- Temperature Measuring Devices Manual and Mechanical Warewashing (Pf)
- Maintaining Premises Unnecessary Items and Litter (C)
Mar 12, 2021
✕2 violations
- Temperature Measuring Devices Manual and Mechanical Warewashing (Pf)
- Maintaining Premises Unnecessary Items and Litter (C)
Jul 20, 2020
✓4 violations
- Clean-up of Vomiting and Diarrheal Events (Pf)
- Ventilation Hood Systems Filters (C)
- Temperature Measuring Devices Manual and Mechanical Warewashing (Pf)
- Floors Walls and Ceilings-Cleanability (C)
Jul 8, 2020
✕4 violations
- Clean-up of Vomiting and Diarrheal Events (Pf)
- Ventilation Hood Systems Filters (C)
- Temperature Measuring Devices Manual and Mechanical Warewashing (Pf)
- Floors Walls and Ceilings-Cleanability (C)
Jun 20, 2019
✓4 violations
- Cold Holding
- Food Protection
- Non-Food Contact Surfaces
- Non-Food Contact Surfaces Clean
Jun 11, 2019
✕4 violations
- Cold Holding
- Food Protection
- Non-Food Contact Surfaces
- Non-Food Contact Surfaces Clean
Jan 17, 2019
✓4 violations
- Separation Segregation Cross Contamination
- Wiping Cloths Clean Sanitize
- Non-Food Contact Surfaces Clean
- Separation/Sanitizer Criteria
Aug 3, 2018
✓6 violations
- Hot Holding
- Food Thermometers Provided
- Food Protection
- Good Hygienic Practices
- Food Contact Surfaces Clean
- Non-Food Contact Surfaces Clean
Jul 27, 2018
✕6 violations
- Hot Holding
- Food Thermometers Provided
- Food Protection
- Good Hygienic Practices
- Food Contact Surfaces Clean
- Non-Food Contact Surfaces Clean
Mar 2, 2018
✕7 violations
- Separation Segregation Cross Contamination
- Food Protection
- Food Contact Surfaces Design
- Wiping Cloths Clean Sanitize
- Non-Food Contact Surfaces Clean
- Improper Maintenance of Floors
- Separation/Sanitizer Criteria
Feb 22, 2018
✕4 violations
- Food Protection
- Food Contact Surfaces Design
- Non-Food Contact Surfaces Clean
- Improper Maintenance of Floors
Nov 17, 2017
✓6 violations
- Separation Segregation Cross Contamination
- Food Protection
- Food Contact Surfaces Design
- Non-Food Contact Surfaces Clean
- Floors Designed Constructed Installed
- Walls/Ceilings Designed Constructed Installed
Nov 3, 2017
✕6 violations
- Separation Segregation Cross Contamination
- Food Protection
- Food Contact Surfaces Design
- Non-Food Contact Surfaces Clean
- Floors Designed Constructed Installed
- Walls/Ceilings Designed Constructed Installed
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