Mangia Mangia is currently Fail from Boston Inspectional Services, Health Division, from an inspection on July 21, 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 Mangia Mangia?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on July 21, 2026, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.
⚠️(A)-(P) Person-In-Charge-Duties (Pf) • P's & PF's violations noted on the inspection report. PIC to provide active managerial control and train staff on violations noted on the inspection report
(A)-(P) Person-In-Charge-Duties (Pf) • P's & PF's violations noted on the inspection report. PIC to provide active managerial control and train staff on violations noted on the inspection report
⚠️Miscellaneous Sources of Contamination (C) • Restroom door observed kept open into the kitchen . Discontinue & maintain close at all time to prevent contamination
Miscellaneous Sources of Contamination (C) • Restroom door observed kept open into the kitchen . Discontinue & maintain close at all time to prevent contamination
⚠️Ready-To-Eat Time/Temperature Control for Safety Food Date Marking (Pf) • Containers of prep foods stored in cold unit observed missing date marking. Provide made /discard date prior to storing.
Ready-To-Eat Time/Temperature Control for Safety Food Date Marking (Pf) • Containers of prep foods stored in cold unit observed missing date marking. Provide made /discard date prior to storing.
⚠️Ventilation Hood Systems Filters (C) • Hood filters/ attachments observed heavily soiled. Clean to remove
Ventilation Hood Systems Filters (C) • Hood filters/ attachments observed heavily soiled. Clean to remove
⚠️Drain boards (C) • 3 bay sink on site observed missing drain boards. Provide to stored soiled dishes and to stored clean and sanitized dishes.
Drain boards (C) • 3 bay sink on site observed missing drain boards. Provide to stored soiled dishes and to stored clean and sanitized dishes.
⚠️(A) Equipment Food-Contact Surfaces Nonfood-Contact Surfaces and Utensils (Pf) • Multiple food contact surfaces observed in need of deep cleaning (stove backsplash interior/ exterior of multiple cold units interior/ exterior microwave/exterior of bulk bins and food storage bins/ kitchen shelvings interior/ exterior freezer unit excess ice .Clean and sanitize.
(A) Equipment Food-Contact Surfaces Nonfood-Contact Surfaces and Utensils (Pf) • Multiple food contact surfaces observed in need of deep cleaning (stove backsplash interior/ exterior of multiple cold units interior/ exterior microwave/exterior of bulk bins and food storage bins/ kitchen shelvings interior/ exterior freezer unit excess ice .Clean and sanitize.
⚠️Service Sink (C) • Facility observed without a service sink. PIC to provide detailed plumbers report on the cost of install of a service sink to: [email protected]
Service Sink (C) • Facility observed without a service sink. PIC to provide detailed plumbers report on the cost of install of a service sink to: [email protected]
⚠️Backflow Prevention (P) • Facility observed without a food prep sink. Fruits/vegetable/produce gets washed in the middle compartment of the 3 bay sink. PIC to provide detailed plumbers report on the cost of install of a food prep sink to: [email protected] *** If food prep sink is installed prior to the compliance inspection: A Permit must be secured from Inspectional Services Plumbing Division prior to Commencement of any Plumbing work. Additionally a final approval from the plumbing inspector is required before a reinspection may be scheduledcritical
Backflow Prevention (P) • Facility observed without a food prep sink. Fruits/vegetable/produce gets washed in the middle compartment of the 3 bay sink. PIC to provide detailed plumbers report on the cost of install of a food prep sink to: [email protected] *** If food prep sink is installed prior to the compliance inspection: A Permit must be secured from Inspectional Services Plumbing Division prior to Commencement of any Plumbing work. Additionally a final approval from the plumbing inspector is required before a reinspection may be scheduled
⚠️Floors Walls and Ceilings-Cleanability (C) • Floor throughout the kitchen area/ under equipments observed in need of deep cleaning due to visible food spills and dirty accumulation. Clean to remove
Floors Walls and Ceilings-Cleanability (C) • Floor throughout the kitchen area/ under equipments observed in need of deep cleaning due to visible food spills and dirty accumulation. Clean to remove
⚠️Handwashing Signage (C) • Establishment main hand washing sink observed missing handwashing signage. Provide
Handwashing Signage (C) • Establishment main hand washing sink observed missing handwashing signage. Provide
⚠️Storing Maintenance Tools (C) • Mop bucket (soiled water) and soiled mop observed stored in kitchen floor. Discontinue
Storing Maintenance Tools (C) • Mop bucket (soiled water) and soiled mop observed stored in kitchen floor. Discontinue
⚠️Cleaning Ventilation Systems Nuisance and Discharge Prohibition (C) • Hood sticker observed expired: 2.23.26. PIC to provide updated hood sticker from a licensed hood cleaning company.
Cleaning Ventilation Systems Nuisance and Discharge Prohibition (C) • Hood sticker observed expired: 2.23.26. PIC to provide updated hood sticker from a licensed hood cleaning company.
When was Mangia Mangia last inspected?
Mangia Mangia has 16 inspections on record going back to March 4, 2021. The 12 most recent are shown below.
date
result
score
July 21, 2026
Fail
June 17, 2025
Pass
January 9, 2025
Pass
September 3, 2024
Pass
August 26, 2024
Fail
March 14, 2024
Pass
March 6, 2024
Fail
September 27, 2023
Pass
January 23, 2023
Pass
October 6, 2022
Pass
May 2, 2022
Pass
December 21, 2021
Pass
Mangia Mangia 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 2% of them.
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 21, 2026. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.