UNIVERSITY GRILL & PIZZA
712 COMMONWEALTH AV, BOSTON, MA 02215
Last inspected May 27, 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 UNIVERSITY GRILL & PIZZA, spanning May 2017 to May 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 9 violations, none of them critical.
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Inspection history
May 27, 2026
✓9 violations
- (A) Certified Food Protection Manager (C)
- Wiping Cloths Use Limitation (C)
- Ready-To-Eat Time/Temperature Control for Safety Food Date Marking (Pf)
- Cutting Surfaces (C)
- (A) Equipment Food-Contact Surfaces Nonfood-Contact Surfaces and Utensils (Pf)
- Nonfood Contact Surfaces (C)
- Using a Handwashing Sink-Operation and Maintenance (Pf)
- Handwashing Cleanser Availability (Pf)
- Cleaning Ventilation Systems Nuisance and Discharge Prohibition (C)
May 20, 2026
✕9 violations
- (A) Certified Food Protection Manager (C)
- Wiping Cloths Use Limitation (C)
- Ready-To-Eat Time/Temperature Control for Safety Food Date Marking (Pf)
- Cutting Surfaces (C)
- (A) Equipment Food-Contact Surfaces Nonfood-Contact Surfaces and Utensils (Pf)
- Nonfood Contact Surfaces (C)
- Using a Handwashing Sink-Operation and Maintenance (Pf)
- Handwashing Cleanser Availability (Pf)
- Cleaning Ventilation Systems Nuisance and Discharge Prohibition (C)
Dec 2, 2025
✓Jan 17, 2025
✓2 violations
- Nonfood Contact Surfaces (C)
- Cleaning Ventilation Systems Nuisance and Discharge Prohibition (C)
Jan 8, 2025
✕2 violations
- Nonfood Contact Surfaces (C)
- Cleaning Ventilation Systems Nuisance and Discharge Prohibition (C)
May 28, 2024
✓2 violations
- Preventing Contamination from Hands (P)
- Cleaning Ventilation Systems Nuisance and Discharge Prohibition (C)
May 15, 2024
✕2 violations
- Preventing Contamination from Hands (P)
- Cleaning Ventilation Systems Nuisance and Discharge Prohibition (C)
Jan 3, 2024
–Jan 18, 2023
–Jan 11, 2023
✓5 violations
- Wiping Cloths Use Limitation (C)
- Food Storage-Preventing Contamination from the Premises (C)
- Cutting Surfaces (C)
- (A) Equipment Food-Contact Surfaces Nonfood-Contact Surfaces and Utensils (Pf)
- Nonfood Contact Surfaces (C)
Jan 4, 2023
✕5 violations
- Wiping Cloths Use Limitation (C)
- Food Storage-Preventing Contamination from the Premises (C)
- Cutting Surfaces (C)
- (A) Equipment Food-Contact Surfaces Nonfood-Contact Surfaces and Utensils (Pf)
- Nonfood Contact Surfaces (C)
Mar 15, 2022
–Jan 20, 2022
✓1 violation
- Cleaning Ventilation Systems Nuisance and Discharge Prohibition (C)
Jan 13, 2022
✕4 violations
- (B) and (C) Equipment Food-Contact Surfaces Nonfood-Contact Surfaces and Utensils (C)
- (A) Equipment Food-Contact Surfaces Nonfood-Contact Surfaces and Utensils (Pf)
- Nonfood Contact Surfaces (C)
- Cleaning Ventilation Systems Nuisance and Discharge Prohibition (C)
Jan 6, 2022
✕4 violations
- (B) and (C) Equipment Food-Contact Surfaces Nonfood-Contact Surfaces and Utensils (C)
- (A) Equipment Food-Contact Surfaces Nonfood-Contact Surfaces and Utensils (Pf)
- Nonfood Contact Surfaces (C)
- Cleaning Ventilation Systems Nuisance and Discharge Prohibition (C)
Jun 23, 2021
✓2 violations
- Wiping Cloths Use Limitation (C)
- Floors Walls and Ceilings-Cleanability (C)
Jan 27, 2021
✓1 violation
- Wiping Cloths Use Limitation (C)
Oct 5, 2020
✓9 violations
- Separation Segregation Cross Contamination
- Food Protection
- Food Contact Surfaces Design
- Non-Food Contact Surfaces
- Wiping Cloths Clean Sanitize
- Food Contact Surfaces Clean
- Non-Food Contact Surfaces Clean
- Hand Cleaner Drying Tissue Signage
- Improper Maintenance of Walls/Ceilings
Feb 18, 2020
✓8 violations
- Clean-up of Vomiting and Diarrheal Events (Pf)
- (A)-(P) Person-In-Charge-Duties (Pf)
- Wiping Cloths Use Limitation (C)
- Reheating for Hot Holding (P)
- (A)(2) and (B) Time/Temperature Control for Safety Food Hot and Cold Holding (P)
- Nonfood Contact Surfaces (C)
- (A) (B) and (D) Equipment Utensils Linens and Single-Service and Single-Use Articles Storing (C)
- Floors Walls and Ceilings-Cleanability (C)
Feb 10, 2020
✕8 violations
- Clean-up of Vomiting and Diarrheal Events (Pf)
- (A)-(P) Person-In-Charge-Duties (Pf)
- Wiping Cloths Use Limitation (C)
- Reheating for Hot Holding (P)
- (A)(2) and (B) Time/Temperature Control for Safety Food Hot and Cold Holding (P)
- Nonfood Contact Surfaces (C)
- (A) (B) and (D) Equipment Utensils Linens and Single-Service and Single-Use Articles Storing (C)
- Floors Walls and Ceilings-Cleanability (C)
May 6, 2019
✓4 violations
- Reheating
- Food Contact Surfaces Clean
- Wiping Cloths Clean Sanitize
- Location Accessible
Apr 29, 2019
✕4 violations
- Reheating
- Food Contact Surfaces Clean
- Wiping Cloths Clean Sanitize
- Location Accessible
Sep 5, 2018
✓6 violations
- Food Contact Surfaces Design
- Food Contact Surfaces Clean
- Wiping Cloths Clean Sanitize
- Non-Food Contact Surfaces Clean
- Toilet Enclosed Clean
- PIC Performing Duties
Aug 29, 2018
✕6 violations
- Food Contact Surfaces Design
- Food Contact Surfaces Clean
- Wiping Cloths Clean Sanitize
- Non-Food Contact Surfaces Clean
- Toilet Enclosed Clean
- PIC Performing Duties
May 11, 2017
✓3 violations
- Wiping Cloths Clean Sanitize
- Non-Food Contact Surfaces Clean
- Floors Designed Constructed Installed
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