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Dig Inn
- resultPass
- critical violations0
- last inspectedJune 12, 2026
- address557 Boylston St, Boston 02116
Is Dig Inn clean?
Dig Inn is currently Pass from Boston Inspectional Services, Health Division, from an inspection on June 12, 2026. No critical violations were recorded at that visit. On Cooked's ladder that reads clean 😇.
What did inspectors find at Dig Inn?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on June 12, 2026, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.
- ⚠️(A) Equipment Food-Contact Surfaces Nonfood-Contact Surfaces and Utensils (Pf) • Observed soil on the combi oven in the basement. Clean and sanitize the oven to remove soil.(A) Equipment Food-Contact Surfaces Nonfood-Contact Surfaces and Utensils (Pf) • Observed soil on the combi oven in the basement. Clean and sanitize the oven to remove soil.
- ⚠️Outdoor Storage Surface (C) • Observed mud on the ground under the dumpster. Clean to remove. PIC stated they have a powerwasher. Ensure staff is cleaning around the trash area on a daily basis to prevent rodent activity.Outdoor Storage Surface (C) • Observed mud on the ground under the dumpster. Clean to remove. PIC stated they have a powerwasher. Ensure staff is cleaning around the trash area on a daily basis to prevent rodent activity.
- ⚠️Floors Walls and Ceilings-Cleanability (C) • Observed grease on the hood vent and on the light sheilds. Clean to remove grease.Floors Walls and Ceilings-Cleanability (C) • Observed grease on the hood vent and on the light sheilds. Clean to remove grease.
- ⚠️Controlling Pests (Pf) • Outside the back door at the trash area I noticed the mesh that covers the vent was torn. (photo taken). Noticed a void on the side of the building. (photo taken) and grease running down the side of the building coming out of another vent. Clean the outside wall to remove the grease please have the exterminator look at the vent with the mesh missing and the void above the door to the left hand side to ensure this is not an entry point. Also inside I noticed a hole in the ceiling over the stairway but was unable to get a closer look. (photo taken) Please have exterminator look at this to ensure it is not an entry point. Please consult with a licensed pest control/extermination company and obtain a detailed report confirming that there are no pest captures no signs of activity and no sanitation concerns. All identified or potential entry points and structural voids must be properly treated and sealed prior to the next inspection. Pest control service frequency should be increased as needed until the issue has been fully resolved and verified.Controlling Pests (Pf) • Outside the back door at the trash area I noticed the mesh that covers the vent was torn. (photo taken). Noticed a void on the side of the building. (photo taken) and grease running down the side of the building coming out of another vent. Clean the outside wall to remove the grease please have the exterminator look at the vent with the mesh missing and the void above the door to the left hand side to ensure this is not an entry point. Also inside I noticed a hole in the ceiling over the stairway but was unable to get a closer look. (photo taken) Please have exterminator look at this to ensure it is not an entry point. Please consult with a licensed pest control/extermination company and obtain a detailed report confirming that there are no pest captures no signs of activity and no sanitation concerns. All identified or potential entry points and structural voids must be properly treated and sealed prior to the next inspection. Pest control service frequency should be increased as needed until the issue has been fully resolved and verified.
When was Dig Inn last inspected?
Dig Inn has 72 inspections on record going back to July 6, 2016. The 12 most recent are shown below.
| date | result | score |
|---|---|---|
| June 12, 2026 | Pass | |
| June 8, 2026 | Fail | |
| June 4, 2026 | Fail | |
| April 9, 2026 | Pass | |
| April 3, 2026 | Fail | |
| March 31, 2026 | closed by the city | |
| March 25, 2026 | closed by the city | |
| May 15, 2025 | Pass | |
| May 14, 2025 | Fail | |
| March 19, 2025 | Pass | |
| March 12, 2025 | Fail | |
| December 9, 2024 | Pass |
Dig Inn vs Back Bay
Back Bay runs 81% clean across 519 tracked restaurants — 417 clean, 46 mid, 50 cooked.
Against the 519 spots Cooked tracks in Back Bay, 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 June 12, 2026. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.