Dolce

• resultFail
• critical violations1
• last inspectedJuly 17, 2026
• address270 Hanover St, Boston 02113

Is Dolce clean?

Dolce is currently Fail from Boston Inspectional Services, Health Division, from an inspection on July 17, 2026. Inspectors wrote up 1 critical violation — the kind most directly linked to foodborne illness. On Cooked's ladder that reads cooked 🪳.

What did inspectors find at Dolce?

These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on July 17, 2026, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.

• ⚠️Food Storage Containers Identified with Common Name of Food (C) • Multiple storage bins observed missing labels. Provide when removed from original containers.
  Food Storage Containers Identified with Common Name of Food (C) • Multiple storage bins observed missing labels. Provide when removed from original containers.
• ⚠️(A) Gloves Use Limitation (P) • Raw shelled eggs and liquid eggs observed stored above RTE ice cream. Discontinue to prevent contamination . (cos)critical
  (A) Gloves Use Limitation (P) • Raw shelled eggs and liquid eggs observed stored above RTE ice cream. Discontinue to prevent contamination . (cos)
• ⚠️Temperature Measuring Devices-Functionality (C) • Multiple cold units observed missing a conspiciuous thermometer. Provide and maintain visible
  Temperature Measuring Devices-Functionality (C) • Multiple cold units observed missing a conspiciuous thermometer. Provide and maintain visible
• ⚠️Handwashing Signage (C) • Staff restroom observed missing employee must wash signage. Provide to encourage contaminations by hands.
  Handwashing Signage (C) • Staff restroom observed missing employee must wash signage. Provide to encourage contaminations by hands.
• ⚠️Repairing-Premises Structures Attachments and Fixtures-Methods (C) • 2 ceiling tiles observed missing in the mechanical room/ storage room. Repair
  Repairing-Premises Structures Attachments and Fixtures-Methods (C) • 2 ceiling tiles observed missing in the mechanical room/ storage room. Repair

When was Dolce last inspected?

Dolce has 59 inspections on record going back to August 27, 2007. The 12 most recent are shown below.

Dolce vs North End

North End runs 88% clean across 717 tracked restaurants — 579 clean, 37 mid, 40 cooked.

Against the 717 spots Cooked tracks in North End, this one comes out cleaner than 4% of them.

Other spots in North End

• ✓ 303 Cafe
  clean · November 28, 2011
• ✓ El Consumo Market
  clean · July 6, 2009
• ✓ Caffe Lil Italy
  clean · July 18, 2011
• ✓ Cibao Grocery
  clean · May 27, 2008
• ? Hong Kong Harbor
  not rated · December 30, 2012
• ✓ Style Cafe
  clean · July 8, 2009

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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 17, 2026. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.