Cantina Italiana

• resultFail
• critical violations0
• last inspectedOctober 7, 2025
• address346 Hanover St, Boston 02113

Is Cantina Italiana clean?

Cantina Italiana is currently Fail from Boston Inspectional Services, Health Division, from an inspection on October 7, 2025. No critical violations were recorded at that visit. On Cooked's ladder that reads mid 😬.

What did inspectors find at Cantina Italiana?

These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on October 7, 2025, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.

• ⚠️(A) Certified Food Protection Manager (C) • Post copies of all food safety certificates on site as we discussed
  (A) Certified Food Protection Manager (C) • Post copies of all food safety certificates on site as we discussed
• ⚠️Cleaning Receptacles (C) • Address
  Cleaning Receptacles (C) • Address
• ⚠️Outdoor Storage Surface (C) • Plug all burrows holes and openings of the pavement / driveway section of the alleyway
  Outdoor Storage Surface (C) • Plug all burrows holes and openings of the pavement / driveway section of the alleyway
• ⚠️Outside Receptacles (C) • Maintain clean after use to reduce rodent activity
  Outside Receptacles (C) • Maintain clean after use to reduce rodent activity
• ⚠️Walls and Ceilings Attachments (C) • Metal door leading to the rear allyway where the trash storage is located is badly compromised from rodent activity - REPLACE the door as it appears to be compromised beyond repair
  Walls and Ceilings Attachments (C) • Metal door leading to the rear allyway where the trash storage is located is badly compromised from rodent activity - REPLACE the door as it appears to be compromised beyond repair
• ⚠️Controlling Pests (Pf) • Evidence of rodent activity in the trear of the building / by the kitchen rear door - Address immediately
  Controlling Pests (Pf) • Evidence of rodent activity in the trear of the building / by the kitchen rear door - Address immediately

When was Cantina Italiana last inspected?

Cantina Italiana has 24 inspections on record going back to October 23, 2019. The 12 most recent are shown below.

Cantina Italiana vs North End

North End runs 88% clean across 717 tracked restaurants — 579 clean, 37 mid, 40 cooked.

Against the 717 spots Cooked tracks in North End, this one comes out cleaner than 6% of them.

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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 October 7, 2025. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.