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Cvs Pharmacy
- resultPass
- critical violations0
- last inspectedMay 8, 2026
- address214 Harvard Av, Allston 02134
Is Cvs Pharmacy clean?
Cvs Pharmacy is currently Pass from Boston Inspectional Services, Health Division, from an inspection on May 8, 2026. No critical violations were recorded at that visit. On Cooked's ladder that reads clean 😇.
What did inspectors find at Cvs Pharmacy?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on May 8, 2026, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.
- ⚠️(A)-(P) Person-In-Charge-Duties (Pf) • Fire in the establishment Packaged food items affected by fire extinguisher discharge(powder). No power loss Assistant Commissioner Dan Prendergast notified. Voluntary closure issued. PIC Instructed to provide all necessary repairs clean/sanitize/disinfect using a professional licensed restoration company provide all documentation be re-inspected by building & health for approval to re-open.(A)-(P) Person-In-Charge-Duties (Pf) • Fire in the establishment Packaged food items affected by fire extinguisher discharge(powder). No power loss Assistant Commissioner Dan Prendergast notified. Voluntary closure issued. PIC Instructed to provide all necessary repairs clean/sanitize/disinfect using a professional licensed restoration company provide all documentation be re-inspected by building & health for approval to re-open.
- ⚠️Discarding or Reconditioning Unsafe Adulterated or Contaminated Food (P) • Multiple packaged food items exposed to fire extinguisher discharge(powder)from the resulting fire.(aisles 1 2 3) Manager stating items will be discarded Manager instructed to contact ISD Health the next business day to discuss possible disposalcriticalDiscarding or Reconditioning Unsafe Adulterated or Contaminated Food (P) • Multiple packaged food items exposed to fire extinguisher discharge(powder)from the resulting fire.(aisles 1 2 3) Manager stating items will be discarded Manager instructed to contact ISD Health the next business day to discuss possible disposal
- ⚠️Nonfood Contact Surfaces (C) • Clean/sanitize/disinfect all exposed equipment & shelving units to remove evidence of fire extinguisher discharge Provide all cleaning documents be re-inspected for approval to re-open.Nonfood Contact Surfaces (C) • Clean/sanitize/disinfect all exposed equipment & shelving units to remove evidence of fire extinguisher discharge Provide all cleaning documents be re-inspected for approval to re-open.
- ⚠️Floors Walls and Ceilings-Cleanability (C) • Clean/sanitize/disinfect the location throughout(fire in aisle #1 & fire extinguisher discharge) Provide all cleaning documentation to the Health Department. Remove all smoke odorsFloors Walls and Ceilings-Cleanability (C) • Clean/sanitize/disinfect the location throughout(fire in aisle #1 & fire extinguisher discharge) Provide all cleaning documentation to the Health Department. Remove all smoke odors
- ⚠️Repairing-Premises Structures Attachments and Fixtures-Methods (C) • Repair damaged shelving units in aisle #1 Replace/recharge used fire extinguishersRepairing-Premises Structures Attachments and Fixtures-Methods (C) • Repair damaged shelving units in aisle #1 Replace/recharge used fire extinguishers
When was Cvs Pharmacy last inspected?
Cvs Pharmacy has 17 inspections on record going back to October 22, 2020. The 12 most recent are shown below.
| date | result | score |
|---|---|---|
| May 8, 2026 | Pass | |
| May 5, 2026 | closed by the city | |
| January 16, 2025 | Pass | |
| January 7, 2025 | Fail | |
| January 6, 2025 | Fail | |
| August 23, 2024 | Pass | |
| August 14, 2024 | Fail | |
| June 8, 2023 | — | |
| May 31, 2023 | Pass | |
| May 22, 2023 | Fail | |
| April 12, 2023 | Pass | |
| March 16, 2023 | Pass |
Cvs Pharmacy vs Allston
Allston runs 88% clean across 493 tracked restaurants — 415 clean, 35 mid, 23 cooked.
Against the 493 spots Cooked tracks in Allston, this one comes out cleaner than 12% 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 May 8, 2026. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.