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SMFA Cafe

Latest: PASS September 23, 2025

🍽️ Cuisine: Cafe

📍 Neighborhood: Longwood

🚇 Nearest Transit: Ruggles (Orange Line)

Address
230 FENWAY
Fenway, MA 02115
Inspection History
22 inspections
8 failures
License
License #341773
Last inspected: September 23, 2025

Inspection History (22 most recent)

PASS September 23, 2025 at 2:33 PM
5 violations
590.002(D)/2-103.11-PF - (A)-(P) Person-In-Charge-Duties (Pf): Certified food protection manager must be on premises full time | 590.003/3-304.15-P - (A) Gloves Use Limitation (P): Food handlers leaving/returning to work stations wearing disposab...
FAIL September 10, 2025 at 5:20 PM
5 violations
590.002(D)/2-103.11-PF - (A)-(P) Person-In-Charge-Duties (Pf): Certified food protection manager must be on premises full time | 590.003/3-304.15-P - (A) Gloves Use Limitation (P): Food handlers leaving/returning to work stations wearing disposab...
PASS February 24, 2025 at 6:07 PM
0 violations
PASS October 21, 2024 at 3:49 PM
6 violations
590.003/3-304.14-C - Wiping Cloths Use Limitation (C): Wiping cloths not stored in a sanitizing solution - Food prep areas | 590.003/3-501.16-P - (A)(2) and (B) Time/Temperature Control for Safety Food Hot and Cold Holding (P): Potato salad on S...
FAIL October 7, 2024 at 5:57 PM
6 violations
590.003/3-304.14-C - Wiping Cloths Use Limitation (C): Wiping cloths not stored in a sanitizing solution - Food prep areas | 590.003/3-501.16-P - (A)(2) and (B) Time/Temperature Control for Safety Food Hot and Cold Holding (P): Potato salad on S...
PASS March 6, 2024 at 5:06 PM
4 violations
590.002/2-301.14-P - When to Wash (P): Observed multiple employees not washing hands prior to donning on clean gloves | 590.003/3-304.12-C - In-Use Utensils Between-Use Storage (C): Scoop for Acai stored in water - PIC took corrective action duri...
FAIL February 28, 2024 at 6:14 PM
4 violations
590.002/2-301.14-P - When to Wash (P): Observed multiple employees not washing hands prior to donning on clean gloves | 590.003/3-304.12-C - In-Use Utensils Between-Use Storage (C): Scoop for Acai stored in water - PIC took corrective action duri...
PASS November 3, 2023 at 3:16 PM
0 violations
PASS March 14, 2023 at 2:43 PM
0 violations
PASS December 5, 2022 at 12:53 PM
1 violation
590.002(D)/2-103.11-PF - (A)-(P) Person-In-Charge-Duties (Pf): Location is now selling packaged ice cream.Provide additional frozen desserts license on the current Health Permit.
FAIL December 1, 2022 at 4:34 PM
1 violation
590.002(D)/2-103.11-PF - (A)-(P) Person-In-Charge-Duties (Pf): Location is now selling packaged ice cream.Provide additional frozen desserts license on the current Health Permit.
PASS March 4, 2022 at 5:48 PM
2 violations
590.006/6-501.14-C - Cleaning Ventilation Systems Nuisance and Discharge Prohibition (C): Hood sticker observed expired on 1.27.22.Provide proper cleaning from a licensed company.Post new sticker. | 590.007/7-102.11-PF - Common Name-Working Conta...
FAIL February 24, 2022 at 7:02 PM
2 violations
590.006/6-501.14-C - Cleaning Ventilation Systems Nuisance and Discharge Prohibition (C): Hood sticker observed expired on 1.27.22.Provide proper cleaning from a licensed company.Post new sticker. | 590.007/7-102.11-PF - Common Name-Working Conta...
PASS October 28, 2021 at 3:33 PM
7 violations
590.003/3-302.11-P - Packaged and Unpackaged Food-Separation Packaging and Segregation (P): Raw hamburgers stored above ready to eat avocados at grill reach-in cooler. Corrected on site. Store all raw meats below ready to eat foods. | 590.003/3-...
FAIL October 20, 2021 at 3:56 PM
7 violations
590.003/3-302.11-P - Packaged and Unpackaged Food-Separation Packaging and Segregation (P): Raw hamburgers stored above ready to eat avocados at grill reach-in cooler. Corrected on site. Store all raw meats below ready to eat foods. | 590.003/3-...
PASS October 1, 2019 at 6:21 PM
1 violation
590.006/6-201.12-C - Floors Walls and Ceilings Utility Lines (C): Pipe located above coffee station of unknown origin exposed below ceiling tiles-
FAIL September 24, 2019 at 2:55 PM
1 violation
590.006/6-201.12-C - Floors Walls and Ceilings Utility Lines (C): Pipe located above coffee station of unknown origin exposed below ceiling tiles-
PASS February 19, 2019 at 7:36 PM
1 violation
08-3-305-307.11 - Food Protection: Observed multiple customers handling multiple apples and pears available in self service refrigeration and put products back. Provide protection for Ready to Eat foods or provide only fruit with removable outer peel
FAIL February 13, 2019 at 1:59 PM
1 violation
08-3-305-307.11 - Food Protection: Observed multiple customers handling multiple apples and pears available in self service refrigeration and put products back. Provide protection for Ready to Eat foods or provide only fruit with removable outer peel
PASS W/ CONDITIONS September 24, 2018 at 6:54 PM
1 violation
15-4-202.16 - Non-Food Contact Surfaces: Gasket on left door of under counter refrigeration damaged- Replace Refrigerator at 38F
PASS March 26, 2018 at 12:29 PM
0 violations
PASS November 13, 2017 at 3:37 PM
0 violations
Data sourced directly from Boston Inspectional Services Department