Dans Mini Dogs

• resultFail
• critical violations0
• last inspectedNovember 12, 2025
• address1010 Massachusetts Av, Roxbury 02118

Is Dans Mini Dogs clean?

Dans Mini Dogs is currently Fail from Boston Inspectional Services, Health Division, from an inspection on November 12, 2025. No critical violations were recorded at that visit. On Cooked's ladder that reads mid 😬.

What did inspectors find at Dans Mini Dogs?

These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on November 12, 2025, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.

• ⚠️(A) Certified Food Protection Manager (C) • provide up to date CFPM expired in 2024 provide up to date allergen certificate for certified food manager expired in 2024
  (A) Certified Food Protection Manager (C) • provide up to date CFPM expired in 2024 provide up to date allergen certificate for certified food manager expired in 2024
• ⚠️In-Use Utensils Between-Use Storage (C) • Provide proper scoop with handle for all bulk food bins.
  In-Use Utensils Between-Use Storage (C) • Provide proper scoop with handle for all bulk food bins.
• ⚠️Temperature Measuring Devices-Functionality (C) • Multiple refrigeration units and walking unit observed without a conspicious thermometer. Provide internal thermometer to measure 41F or below
  Temperature Measuring Devices-Functionality (C) • Multiple refrigeration units and walking unit observed without a conspicious thermometer. Provide internal thermometer to measure 41F or below
• ⚠️Using a Handwashing Sink-Operation and Maintenance (Pf) • Kitchen main handsink observed blocked by multiple squeeze bottles. Discontinue and maintain accessible for handwash only and to prevent contamination. Corrected on site by PIC. Observed multiple handwashing by staff during inspection.
  Using a Handwashing Sink-Operation and Maintenance (Pf) • Kitchen main handsink observed blocked by multiple squeeze bottles. Discontinue and maintain accessible for handwash only and to prevent contamination. Corrected on site by PIC. Observed multiple handwashing by staff during inspection.
• ⚠️Toilet Room Receptacle Covered (C) • Women restroom/ provide covered waste receptacle
  Toilet Room Receptacle Covered (C) • Women restroom/ provide covered waste receptacle

When was Dans Mini Dogs last inspected?

Dans Mini Dogs has 34 inspections on record going back to August 9, 2024. The 12 most recent are shown below.

Dans Mini Dogs 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 11% 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 November 12, 2025. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.