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Charlies Sandwich Shoppe
- resultPass
- critical violations0
- last inspectedJuly 6, 2026
- address429 Columbus Av, Boston 02116
Is Charlies Sandwich Shoppe clean?
Charlies Sandwich Shoppe is currently Pass from Boston Inspectional Services, Health Division, from an inspection on July 6, 2026. No critical violations were recorded at that visit. On Cooked's ladder that reads clean 😇.
What did inspectors find at Charlies Sandwich Shoppe?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on July 6, 2026, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.
- ⚠️(A)-(P) Person-In-Charge-Duties (Pf) • No allergen statement on specials menu. Provide. Notice on printed menus and menu boards. Such food establishments shall include on all printed menus and menu boards a clear and conspicuous notice requesting a customer to inform the server before placing an order about the customer's allergy to a major food allergen. The notice shall state: Before placing your order please inform your server if a person in your party has a food allergy.(A)-(P) Person-In-Charge-Duties (Pf) • No allergen statement on specials menu. Provide. Notice on printed menus and menu boards. Such food establishments shall include on all printed menus and menu boards a clear and conspicuous notice requesting a customer to inform the server before placing an order about the customer's allergy to a major food allergen. The notice shall state: Before placing your order please inform your server if a person in your party has a food allergy.
- ⚠️Packaged and Unpackaged Food-Separation Packaging and Segregation (P) • Raw ground beef stored above container of soup at cookline. Raw beef stored above butter chips in basement walkin cooler. Corrected on site. Retrain staff.criticalPackaged and Unpackaged Food-Separation Packaging and Segregation (P) • Raw ground beef stored above container of soup at cookline. Raw beef stored above butter chips in basement walkin cooler. Corrected on site. Retrain staff.
- ⚠️(A) (B) and (D) Equipment Utensils Linens and Single-Service and Single-Use Articles Storing (C) • Numerous steel mixing bowls plastic cambro containers utensils not stored inverted stored on floor in areas behind cookline and in basement. Wash/rinse/sanitize/air dry/ store inverted and in protected areas.(A) (B) and (D) Equipment Utensils Linens and Single-Service and Single-Use Articles Storing (C) • Numerous steel mixing bowls plastic cambro containers utensils not stored inverted stored on floor in areas behind cookline and in basement. Wash/rinse/sanitize/air dry/ store inverted and in protected areas.
- ⚠️Floors Walls and Ceilings-Cleanability (C) • Storage area behind cookline with walls constructed of spray in foam insulation ceiling is unfinished wall board. Seal all surfaces in the area with smooth durable cleanable materials.Floors Walls and Ceilings-Cleanability (C) • Storage area behind cookline with walls constructed of spray in foam insulation ceiling is unfinished wall board. Seal all surfaces in the area with smooth durable cleanable materials.
- ⚠️Controlling Pests (Pf) • Numerous small flies observed in basement prep area. Clean and sanitize all affected areas. Provide an updated IPM pest control report post date after today's visit upon reinspection.Controlling Pests (Pf) • Numerous small flies observed in basement prep area. Clean and sanitize all affected areas. Provide an updated IPM pest control report post date after today's visit upon reinspection.
- ⚠️Maintaining Premises Unnecessary Items and Litter (C) • Out of use fryer other equipment in basement that appears to be out of use. Remove equipment not in use.Maintaining Premises Unnecessary Items and Litter (C) • Out of use fryer other equipment in basement that appears to be out of use. Remove equipment not in use.
When was Charlies Sandwich Shoppe last inspected?
Charlies Sandwich Shoppe has 44 inspections on record going back to July 21, 2017. The 12 most recent are shown below.
| date | result | score |
|---|---|---|
| July 6, 2026 | Pass | |
| June 29, 2026 | Fail | |
| August 8, 2025 | Pass | |
| July 28, 2025 | Fail | |
| February 14, 2025 | Pass | |
| February 5, 2025 | Fail | |
| July 11, 2024 | Pass | |
| January 12, 2024 | Pass | |
| January 4, 2024 | Fail | |
| August 17, 2023 | Pass | |
| August 10, 2023 | Fail | |
| February 23, 2023 | Pass |
Charlies Sandwich Shoppe 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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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 July 6, 2026. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.