Caffe Nero

• resultPass
• critical violations0
• last inspectedJanuary 20, 2026
• address53 Union Pk, Roxbury 02118

Is Caffe Nero clean?

Caffe Nero is currently Pass from Boston Inspectional Services, Health Division, from an inspection on January 20, 2026. No critical violations were recorded at that visit. On Cooked's ladder that reads clean 😇.

What did inspectors find at Caffe Nero?

These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on January 20, 2026, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.

• ⚠️(A) Certified Food Protection Manager (C) • Provide & post a current certified food managers choke safe & allergen awareness certificates from a full time employee
  (A) Certified Food Protection Manager (C) • Provide & post a current certified food managers choke safe & allergen awareness certificates from a full time employee
• ⚠️Good Repair and Proper Adjustment-Equipment (C) • Repair/replace the paper towel dispenser
  Good Repair and Proper Adjustment-Equipment (C) • Repair/replace the paper towel dispenser
• ⚠️Walls and Ceilings Attachments (C) • Clean the interiors of the overhead light shields to remove evidence of dead insects.
  Walls and Ceilings Attachments (C) • Clean the interiors of the overhead light shields to remove evidence of dead insects.
• ⚠️Controlling Pests (Pf) • There was evidence observed of rodent activity at the outside trash patio & the interior chemical closet. Provide a full pest report upon re-inspection. Upon re-inspection Rodent activity/captures were noted on the pest report provide additional pest service.
  Controlling Pests (Pf) • There was evidence observed of rodent activity at the outside trash patio & the interior chemical closet. Provide a full pest report upon re-inspection. Upon re-inspection Rodent activity/captures were noted on the pest report provide additional pest service.
• ⚠️Cleaning Floors Dustless Methods (C) • Clean the interior floor of the chemical closet to remove evidence of mouse droppings.
  Cleaning Floors Dustless Methods (C) • Clean the interior floor of the chemical closet to remove evidence of mouse droppings.

When was Caffe Nero last inspected?

Caffe Nero has 43 inspections on record going back to July 16, 2015. The 12 most recent are shown below.

Caffe Nero vs South End

South End runs 81% clean across 691 tracked restaurants — 498 clean, 63 mid, 54 cooked.

Against the 691 spots Cooked tracks in South End, this one comes out cleaner than 19% of them.

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• ✕ Roxbury Pizza And Sub Shop
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• ✓ The Wine Emporium
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How Boston grades restaurants

Boston reports inspections as a pass or a fail, with no score and no letter. What separates a bad fail from a trivial one is the violation severity ladder: a single star is a minor issue, two stars is more serious, and three stars marks a critical foodborne-illness risk factor — temperature abuse, bad handwashing, cross-contamination. A restaurant can fail on paperwork alone, which is not the same as failing on food safety. Cooked splits Boston fails accordingly: a fail with a three-star violation reads cooked, a fail on minor items only reads mid.

Source: Boston Inspectional Services, Health Division via Analyze Boston. Cooked refreshes this data daily — this listing's most recent inspection is dated January 20, 2026. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.