• resultPass
• critical violations0
• last inspectedApril 1, 2026 →
• address471 W Broadway, South Boston 02127

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Is Playa Bowls clean?

Playa Bowls is currently Pass from Boston Inspectional Services, Health Division, from an inspection on April 1, 2026. No critical violations were recorded at that visit. On Cooked's ladder that reads clean 😇.

What did inspectors find at Playa Bowls?

Nothing was written up at the most recent inspection on April 1, 2026. A clean sheet like this is the best possible result — no violations of any severity were recorded.

When was Playa Bowls last inspected?

Playa Bowls has 3 inspections on record going back to March 28, 2025.

Playa Bowls vs South Boston

South Boston runs 91% clean across 185 tracked restaurants — 157 clean, 8 mid, 8 cooked.

Against the 185 spots Cooked tracks in South Boston, this one comes out cleaner than 9% of them.

Other spots in South Boston

• ✓ Mother's East Tavern
  clean · May 22, 2026
• ✕ 7Th Street Burger
  mid · June 11, 2026
• ✓ Land Of Pizza
  clean · August 14, 2026
• ✓ Anna's Taqueria
  clean · May 22, 2026
• ✓ Llanera Supermarket
  clean · August 7, 2026
• ✓ L Street Diner & Pizzeria
  clean · July 13, 2026

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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.

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Inspection findings and available history come from the authority’s published records. Cooked checks daily; publication can lag behind an inspection. Read the date on each result and check the official source for newer information.

Source: Boston Inspectional Services, Health Division via Analyze Boston. Cooked refreshes this data daily — this listing's most recent inspection is dated April 1, 2026. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.

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