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Cuppa Coffee

Latest: PASS September 29, 2025

🍽️ Cuisine: Cafe

📍 Neighborhood: South End

🚇 Nearest Transit: Broadway (Red Line)

Address
275 ALBANY ST
South End, MA 02118
Inspection History
29 inspections
11 failures
License
License #138039
Last inspected: September 29, 2025

Inspection History (29 most recent)

PASS September 29, 2025 at 6:37 PM
2 violations
590.004/4-602.13-C - Nonfood Contact Surfaces (C): Coffee spills and debris on bottom of refrigration unit. Clean to remove. | 590.006/6-501.115-PF - Prohibiting Animals (Pf): Dog observed in store. PIC did not ask if it was a service animal. O...
FAIL September 22, 2025 at 2:48 PM
2 violations
590.004/4-602.13-C - Nonfood Contact Surfaces (C): Coffee spills and debris on bottom of refrigration unit. Clean to remove. | 590.006/6-501.115-PF - Prohibiting Animals (Pf): Dog observed in store. PIC did not ask if it was a service animal. O...
PASS February 26, 2025 at 3:38 PM
5 violations
590.004/4-303.11-PF - Cleaning Agents and Sanitizers Availability (Pf): No sanitizer set up. Ensure sanitizer is available at all hours. | 590.004/4-601.11-PF - (A) Equipment Food-Contact Surfaces Nonfood-Contact Surfaces and Utensils (Pf): I...
FAIL February 19, 2025 at 5:16 PM
5 violations
590.004/4-303.11-PF - Cleaning Agents and Sanitizers Availability (Pf): No sanitizer set up. Ensure sanitizer is available at all hours. | 590.004/4-601.11-PF - (A) Equipment Food-Contact Surfaces Nonfood-Contact Surfaces and Utensils (Pf): I...
PASS October 24, 2024 at 2:41 PM
5 violations
590.004/4-601.11-PF - (A) Equipment Food-Contact Surfaces Nonfood-Contact Surfaces and Utensils (Pf): Ice machine observed with soils. Clean to remove. | 590.004/4-602.13-C - Nonfood Contact Surfaces (C): Back room floor has debris. Clean to ...
FAIL October 17, 2024 at 2:47 PM
5 violations
590.004/4-601.11-PF - (A) Equipment Food-Contact Surfaces Nonfood-Contact Surfaces and Utensils (Pf): Ice machine observed with soils. Clean to remove. | 590.004/4-602.13-C - Nonfood Contact Surfaces (C): Back room floor has debris. Clean to ...
PASS March 4, 2024 at 5:16 PM
6 violations
590.003/3-302.12-C - Food Storage Containers Identified with Common Name of Food (C): Multiple items opened and not labled in back store room. Label bulk items. | 590.003/3-501.17-PF - Ready-To-Eat Time/Temperature Control for Safety Food Date M...
FAIL February 26, 2024 at 3:54 PM
6 violations
590.003/3-302.12-C - Food Storage Containers Identified with Common Name of Food (C): Multiple items opened and not labled in back store room. Label bulk items. | 590.003/3-501.17-PF - Ready-To-Eat Time/Temperature Control for Safety Food Date M...
PASS December 7, 2023 at 4:55 PM
0 violations
PASS June 14, 2023 at 3:38 PM
0 violations
PASS December 9, 2022 at 5:40 PM
3 violations
590.003/3-304.14-C - Wiping Cloths Use Limitation (C): No sanitizer bucket with wiping cloth for sandwich station. Provide sanitation bucket and wiping cloth to prevent cross contamination between sandwich preparations. | 590.003/3-602.11-PF - Fo...
FAIL December 2, 2022 at 4:26 PM
3 violations
590.003/3-304.14-C - Wiping Cloths Use Limitation (C): No sanitizer bucket with wiping cloth for sandwich station. Provide sanitation bucket and wiping cloth to prevent cross contamination between sandwich preparations. | 590.003/3-602.11-PF - Fo...
PASS June 29, 2022 at 2:19 PM
6 violations
590.003/3-302.11-P - Packaged and Unpackaged Food-Separation Packaging and Segregation (P): Eggs in sandwich cooler stored over feta cheese and ready to eat foods. Store eggs on bootm shelf of coolers to prevent possible contamination. | 590.004...
FAIL June 22, 2022 at 2:49 PM
6 violations
590.003/3-302.11-P - Packaged and Unpackaged Food-Separation Packaging and Segregation (P): Eggs in sandwich cooler stored over feta cheese and ready to eat foods. Store eggs on bootm shelf of coolers to prevent possible contamination. | 590.004...
PASS December 1, 2021 at 5:42 PM
0 violations
PASS August 23, 2021 at 2:01 PM
2 violations
590.003/3-501.16-P1 - (A)(1) Time/Temperature Control for Safety Food Hot and Cold Holding (P): Small meat filled pies inside of the hot holding unit at 125F. Discontinue and ensure all TCS foods are being maintained at 135F and above. Small meat...
FAIL August 16, 2021 at 5:59 PM
2 violations
590.003/3-501.16-P1 - (A)(1) Time/Temperature Control for Safety Food Hot and Cold Holding (P): Small meat filled pies inside of the hot holding unit at 125F. Discontinue and ensure all TCS foods are being maintained at 135F and above. Small meat...
PASS W/ CONDITIONS January 13, 2021 at 4:40 PM
1 violation
L1 - : Post 2021 Health Permit
PASS November 25, 2020 at 3:46 PM
1 violation
590.005/5-205.15-C - System Maintained in Good Repair (C): AT the time of the re-inspection dish machine was in operation but not reaching the minimum requirement of 180F for the final rinse. Phone call was made at the time of the inspection for r...
FAIL November 19, 2020 at 4:28 PM
3 violations
590.003/3-501.16-P - (A)(2) and (B) Time/Temperature Control for Safety Food Hot and Cold Holding (P): Butter inside of the 2 door refrigeration unit with an elevated temperature 48F. Discontinue and ensure all TCS foods are being maintained at b...
FAIL October 29, 2020 at 1:55 PM
3 violations
590.003/3-501.16-P - (A)(2) and (B) Time/Temperature Control for Safety Food Hot and Cold Holding (P): Butter inside of the 2 door refrigeration unit with an elevated temperature 48F. Discontinue and ensure all TCS foods are being maintained at b...
PASS March 12, 2020 at 5:54 PM
5 violations
590.003/3-305.11-C - Food Storage-Preventing Contamination from the Premises (C): Clean bowls and pans on top of oven being stored improperly. Address and ensure pans and pots are being stored inverted to prevent contamination to the inside of bot...
FAIL March 4, 2020 at 3:12 PM
5 violations
590.003/3-305.11-C - Food Storage-Preventing Contamination from the Premises (C): Clean bowls and pans on top of oven being stored improperly. Address and ensure pans and pots are being stored inverted to prevent contamination to the inside of bot...
PASS June 27, 2019 at 3:45 PM
0 violations
PASS February 27, 2018 at 8:37 PM
0 violations
PASS August 21, 2017 at 6:14 PM
3 violations
17-4-302.14 - Test Kit Provided: No test strips to emasure sanitizer supply | 22-4-601/602.11 - Food Contact Surfaces Clean: Interior of ice machine with mold-like suibstance clean to remove | 29-5-201/02.11 - Installed and Maintained: Drain at ...
FAIL August 14, 2017 at 3:24 PM
3 violations
17-4-302.14 - Test Kit Provided: No test strips to emasure sanitizer supply | 22-4-601/602.11 - Food Contact Surfaces Clean: Interior of ice machine with mold-like suibstance clean to remove | 29-5-201/02.11 - Installed and Maintained: Drain at ...
PASS March 1, 2016 at 7:40 PM
0 violations
PASS September 10, 2015 at 6:15 PM
0 violations
Data sourced directly from Boston Inspectional Services Department