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MILANO'S DELI

Latest: PASS August 20, 2025

🍽️ Cuisine: Deli

📍 Neighborhood: East Boston

🚇 Nearest Transit: Orient Heights (Blue Line)

Address
978 SARATOGA ST
East Boston, MA 02128
Inspection History
39 inspections
13 failures
License
License #23687
Last inspected: August 20, 2025

Inspection History (39 most recent)

PASS August 20, 2025 at 4:04 PM
1 violation
590.006/6-501.14-C - Cleaning Ventilation Systems Nuisance and Discharge Prohibition (C): Hood vent sticker expired. Provide a current one.
FAIL August 4, 2025 at 3:02 PM
1 violation
590.006/6-501.14-C - Cleaning Ventilation Systems Nuisance and Discharge Prohibition (C): Hood vent sticker expired. Provide a current one.
PASS October 11, 2024 at 2:26 PM
2 violations
590.005/5-205.15-C - System Maintained in Good Repair (C): New refrigerating unit ordered.Provide. | 590.006/6-501.14-C - Cleaning Ventilation Systems Nuisance and Discharge Prohibition (C): Hood Vent Sticker expired. Provide a current one.
FAIL September 23, 2024 at 5:55 PM
3 violations
590.004/4-301.11-PF - Cooling Heating and Holding Capacities-Equipment (Pf): One of refrigerators at cooking line broken no food at this time.Repair properly. | 590.005/5-205.15-C - System Maintained in Good Repair (C): New refrigerating unit o...
FAIL September 9, 2024 at 3:14 PM
2 violations
590.004/4-301.11-PF - Cooling Heating and Holding Capacities-Equipment (Pf): One of refrigerators at cooking line broken no food at this time.Repair properly. | 590.006/6-501.14-C - Cleaning Ventilation Systems Nuisance and Discharge Prohibiti...
PASS August 21, 2023 at 6:24 PM
0 violations
PASS November 14, 2022 at 5:42 PM
1 violation
590.004/4-703.11-P - Hot Water and Chemical-Methods (P): Low temp machine - sanitizer not registering / Repair to provide 50ppm chlorine. 3 bay sink will be used until repairs are made
FAIL November 10, 2022 at 7:35 PM
1 violation
590.004/4-703.11-P - Hot Water and Chemical-Methods (P): Low temp machine - sanitizer not registering / Repair to provide 50ppm chlorine. 3 bay sink will be used until repairs are made
PASS May 11, 2022 at 3:48 PM
0 violations
PASS July 2, 2021 at 4:10 PM
1 violation
590.006/6-501.14-C - Cleaning Ventilation Systems Nuisance and Discharge Prohibition (C): Hood Vent with grease build up and expired cleaning sticker. Provide a current sticker and clean properly.
FAIL June 28, 2021 at 7:28 PM
1 violation
590.006/6-501.14-C - Cleaning Ventilation Systems Nuisance and Discharge Prohibition (C): Hood Vent with grease build up and expired cleaning sticker. Provide a current sticker and clean properly.
PASS W/ CONDITIONS January 20, 2021 at 4:12 PM
1 violation
L1 - : 8-304.11 (A) Post the current permit in a location in the food establishment that is conspicuous to consumers.
PASS July 31, 2020 at 5:45 PM
0 violations
PASS August 29, 2019 at 3:01 PM
0 violations
PASS August 1, 2018 at 12:35 PM
0 violations
PASS July 31, 2018 at 5:58 PM
5 violations
01-3-101/701.11 - Spoilage Unsafe Food: Large amount of food in contact with smoke and fire due to fire at facilty. Contact a commercial waste managment company to set up a condemnation date. Contact Health Dept with time and day to perfororm it. ...
PASS W/ CONDITIONS June 27, 2017 at 2:44 PM
5 violations
01-3-101/701.11 - Spoilage Unsafe Food: Large amount of food in contact with smoke and fire due to fire at facilty. Contact a commercial waste managment company to set up a condemnation date. Contact Health Dept with time and day to perfororm it. ...
PASS October 20, 2016 at 3:27 PM
6 violations
03-3-501.16 - Hot Holding: Hot Holding Line-Rice Balls 120F Chicken Parm Calcone 110F. PIC states they are been out for 30 minutes and turned on heat of the hot holding unit. Maintain at 140F or above. | 17-4-302.14 - Test Kit Provided: No saniti...
FAIL October 13, 2016 at 4:24 PM
6 violations
03-3-501.16 - Hot Holding: Hot Holding Line-Rice Balls 120F Chicken Parm Calcone 110F. PIC states they are been out for 30 minutes and turned on heat of the hot holding unit. Maintain at 140F or above. | 17-4-302.14 - Test Kit Provided: No saniti...
PASS August 25, 2015 at 3:46 PM
6 violations
15-4-202.16 - Non-Food Contact Surfaces: Defrost frozen pasta freezer. | 17-4-204.112/.115 - Equipment Thermometers: Repair thermometer in reach in at window. | 17-4-204.112/.115 - Equipment Thermometers: Replace thermometer to deli case. | 21-3-3...
FAIL August 20, 2015 at 2:56 PM
6 violations
15-4-202.16 - Non-Food Contact Surfaces: Defrost frozen pasta freezer. | 17-4-204.112/.115 - Equipment Thermometers: Repair thermometer in reach in at window. | 17-4-204.112/.115 - Equipment Thermometers: Replace thermometer to deli case. | 21-3-3...
PASS February 23, 2015 at 3:55 PM
4 violations
17-4-204.112/.115 - Equipment Thermometers: Provide visible thermometers where necessary. | 17-4-302.14 - Test Kit Provided: Replace test kit for sanitizer. | 32-6-301.11-02.11 - Hand Cleaner Drying Tissue Signage: Refill soap dispenser at hand ...
FAIL February 6, 2015 at 4:04 PM
4 violations
17-4-204.112/.115 - Equipment Thermometers: Provide visible thermometers where necessary. | 17-4-302.14 - Test Kit Provided: Replace test kit for sanitizer. | 32-6-301.11-02.11 - Hand Cleaner Drying Tissue Signage: Refill soap dispenser at hand ...
PASS June 11, 2014 at 2:09 PM
5 violations
15-4-202.16 - Non-Food Contact Surfaces: Defrost white freezer in rear storage room. | 17-4-204.112/.115 - Equipment Thermometers: Repair thermometer in 2 door glass reach in in dining area.Provide thermometers where necessary. | 21-3-304.14 - Wip...
FAIL June 3, 2014 at 3:08 PM
5 violations
15-4-202.16 - Non-Food Contact Surfaces: Defrost white freezer in rear storage room. | 17-4-204.112/.115 - Equipment Thermometers: Repair thermometer in 2 door glass reach in in dining area.Provide thermometers where necessary. | 21-3-304.14 - Wip...
PASS W/ CONDITIONS December 30, 2013 at 5:00 AM
0 violations
PASS October 4, 2013 at 2:23 PM
0 violations
PASS W/ CONDITIONS December 30, 2012 at 5:00 AM
0 violations
PASS October 15, 2012 at 2:47 PM
0 violations
PASS October 28, 2011 at 5:34 PM
0 violations
PASS May 27, 2010 at 2:56 PM
2 violations
03-3-501.16 - Hot Holding: Calzones pizza are out at room temperature from 95F to 105F. No varience available. Need to have a one hour time/temperature relationship | 13-2-304/402.11 - Clean Cloths Hair Restraint: No hair restraint worn by staff
FAIL May 20, 2010 at 6:29 PM
2 violations
03-3-501.16 - Hot Holding: Calzones pizza are out at room temperature from 95F to 105F. No varience available. Need to have a one hour time/temperature relationship | 13-2-304/402.11 - Clean Cloths Hair Restraint: No hair restraint worn by staff
PASS December 9, 2009 at 3:45 PM
6 violations
10-3-304.12 - Food Utensil Storage: In use spatulas stored under dirty dish tray.Store in a clean and segragated area | 13-2-304/402.11 - Clean Cloths Hair Restraint: Some staff not wearing hair restraints-corrected during interview | 23-4-602.13...
FAIL December 2, 2009 at 5:50 PM
6 violations
10-3-304.12 - Food Utensil Storage: In use spatulas stored under dirty dish tray.Store in a clean and segragated area | 13-2-304/402.11 - Clean Cloths Hair Restraint: Some staff not wearing hair restraints-corrected during interview | 23-4-602.13...
PASS April 15, 2009 at 5:37 PM
6 violations
02-3-602.11-.12/3-302.12 - Food Container Labels: Label all bulk food containers to identify product properly. | 08-3-302.11/3-304.11 - Separation Segregation Cross Contamination: Eggs stored over sliced tomatoes. Corrected during interview. | 23...
FAIL April 8, 2009 at 2:20 PM
6 violations
02-3-602.11-.12/3-302.12 - Food Container Labels: Label all bulk food containers to identify product properly. | 08-3-302.11/3-304.11 - Separation Segregation Cross Contamination: Eggs stored over sliced tomatoes. Corrected during interview. | 23...
PASS W/ CONDITIONS November 4, 2008 at 4:37 PM
2 violations
17-4-204.112/.115 - Equipment Thermometers: Provide thermometers where necessary. | 21-3-304.14 - Wiping Cloths Clean Sanitize: Keep wiping cloths in sanitizer
PASS October 15, 2007 at 3:07 PM
8 violations
02-3-602.11-.12/3-302.12 - Food Container Labels: Label bulk food containers | 08-3-305-307.11 - Food Protection: Cover all open foods in reach ins | 15-4-202.16 - Non-Food Contact Surfaces: Defrost Pasta freezer | 15-4-202.16 - Non-Food Contact S...
FAIL October 2, 2007 at 3:14 PM
8 violations
02-3-602.11-.12/3-302.12 - Food Container Labels: Label bulk food containers | 08-3-305-307.11 - Food Protection: Cover all open foods in reach ins | 15-4-202.16 - Non-Food Contact Surfaces: Defrost Pasta freezer | 15-4-202.16 - Non-Food Contact S...
Data sourced directly from Boston Inspectional Services Department