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Dillon's
- resultPass
- critical violations0
- last inspectedMay 13, 2026
- address955 Boylston St, Boston 02115
Is Dillon's clean?
Dillon's is currently Pass from Boston Inspectional Services, Health Division, from an inspection on May 13, 2026. No critical violations were recorded at that visit. On Cooked's ladder that reads clean 😇.
What did inspectors find at Dillon's?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on May 13, 2026, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.
- ⚠️Clean-up of Vomiting and Diarrheal Events (Pf) • Please provide vomit & diarrhea kit. Procedures will be sent over with this report.Clean-up of Vomiting and Diarrheal Events (Pf) • Please provide vomit & diarrhea kit. Procedures will be sent over with this report.
- ⚠️Manual and Mechanical Warewashing Equipment Chemical Sanitization-Temperature pH Concentration and Hardness (P) • Low temp dishmachine had no sanitizer. PIC tried priming the machine and was not able to get the sanitizer to go through. Contact licensed company to repair. Discontinue using the machine until it has been repaired. Please use 3 bay sink.criticalManual and Mechanical Warewashing Equipment Chemical Sanitization-Temperature pH Concentration and Hardness (P) • Low temp dishmachine had no sanitizer. PIC tried priming the machine and was not able to get the sanitizer to go through. Contact licensed company to repair. Discontinue using the machine until it has been repaired. Please use 3 bay sink.
- ⚠️Cutting Surfaces (C) • Observed scored cutting boards. Resurface/ replace cutting boards. Ensure staff is wiping down the cutting boards to remove debris.Cutting Surfaces (C) • Observed scored cutting boards. Resurface/ replace cutting boards. Ensure staff is wiping down the cutting boards to remove debris.
- ⚠️Floors Walls and Ceilings-Cleanability (C) • Observed soil and debris under the 3 door refrigeration unit in the prep area. Pull (its on wheels) the refrigeration unit and clean behind and under the refrigeration unit.Floors Walls and Ceilings-Cleanability (C) • Observed soil and debris under the 3 door refrigeration unit in the prep area. Pull (its on wheels) the refrigeration unit and clean behind and under the refrigeration unit.
- ⚠️Maintaining Premises Unnecessary Items and Litter (C) • Observed a hot holding cabinet in the hallway. Remove/Repair. Remove any unnessary items not being used or repair if not working.Maintaining Premises Unnecessary Items and Litter (C) • Observed a hot holding cabinet in the hallway. Remove/Repair. Remove any unnessary items not being used or repair if not working.
- ⚠️Repairing-Premises Structures Attachments and Fixtures-Methods (C) • Observed worn grout lines and stagnant water on the floor in the prep area. Regrout to prevent water and food debris from accumulating and stagnating.Repairing-Premises Structures Attachments and Fixtures-Methods (C) • Observed worn grout lines and stagnant water on the floor in the prep area. Regrout to prevent water and food debris from accumulating and stagnating.
When was Dillon's last inspected?
Dillon's has 65 inspections on record going back to July 18, 2007. The 12 most recent are shown below.
| date | result | score |
|---|---|---|
| May 13, 2026 | Pass | |
| May 6, 2026 | Fail | |
| January 16, 2026 | Pass | |
| September 19, 2025 | Pass | |
| September 5, 2025 | Fail | |
| August 29, 2025 | Fail | |
| November 20, 2024 | Fail | |
| May 29, 2024 | Pass | |
| May 21, 2024 | Fail | |
| May 14, 2024 | Fail | |
| January 3, 2024 | — | |
| July 13, 2023 | Pass |
Dillon's 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 May 13, 2026. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.