Primo Mini Mart

• resultFail
• critical violations1
• last inspectedMarch 10, 2021
• address186 Heath St, Jamaica Plain 02130

Is Primo Mini Mart clean?

Primo Mini Mart is currently Fail from Boston Inspectional Services, Health Division, from an inspection on March 10, 2021. 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 Primo Mini Mart?

These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on March 10, 2021, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.

• ⚠️Miscellaneous Sources of Contamination (C) • Cardboard boxes holding chips displayed Rodent dropping inside of cardboard boxes- Discontinue the use of cardboard boxes to store chips.
  Miscellaneous Sources of Contamination (C) • Cardboard boxes holding chips displayed Rodent dropping inside of cardboard boxes- Discontinue the use of cardboard boxes to store chips.
• ⚠️Discarding or Reconditioning Unsafe Adulterated or Contaminated Food (P) • 2 Gallons of 2% Milk expired 36 bags of Doritos chips ate by rodents 13 pkgs expired gordita's expired- Discarded and denatured.critical
  Discarding or Reconditioning Unsafe Adulterated or Contaminated Food (P) • 2 Gallons of 2% Milk expired 36 bags of Doritos chips ate by rodents 13 pkgs expired gordita's expired- Discarded and denatured.
• ⚠️Temperature Measuring Devices-Functionality (C) • No Thermometers in the reach-in cold holding units- this is repeated Provide thermometers for all reach in cold holding units.
  Temperature Measuring Devices-Functionality (C) • No Thermometers in the reach-in cold holding units- this is repeated Provide thermometers for all reach in cold holding units.
• ⚠️Nonfood Contact Surfaces (C) • Clean all in use reach-in's and non use reachin's clean all shelving top to bottoms through-out store. Clean restroom through-out floors walls ceiling of bathroom clean sink and toilet inside and out. Clean the floors through-out the establishment.
  Nonfood Contact Surfaces (C) • Clean all in use reach-in's and non use reachin's clean all shelving top to bottoms through-out store. Clean restroom through-out floors walls ceiling of bathroom clean sink and toilet inside and out. Clean the floors through-out the establishment.
• ⚠️Segregation and Location-Distressed Merchandise (Pf) • Observed Food Items on shelves with disinfectant spray PIC stated it was all returned items- Store returned items away from products sold and mark items as returns.
  Segregation and Location-Distressed Merchandise (Pf) • Observed Food Items on shelves with disinfectant spray PIC stated it was all returned items- Store returned items away from products sold and mark items as returns.
• ⚠️Controlling Pests (Pf) • Evidence of recent activity of rodents- Provide current inspection report.
  Controlling Pests (Pf) • Evidence of recent activity of rodents- Provide current inspection report.
• ⚠️Repairing-Premises Structures Attachments and Fixtures-Methods (C) • Repair Ceiling Fan in front of Milk Reach in Wires hanging- Repair. Repair Faucet in bathroom-Leaking and drips -Repair
  Repairing-Premises Structures Attachments and Fixtures-Methods (C) • Repair Ceiling Fan in front of Milk Reach in Wires hanging- Repair. Repair Faucet in bathroom-Leaking and drips -Repair

When was Primo Mini Mart last inspected?

Primo Mini Mart has 13 inspections on record going back to November 8, 2016. The 12 most recent are shown below.

Primo Mini Mart vs Mission Hill

Mission Hill runs 77% clean across 251 tracked restaurants — 186 clean, 24 mid, 31 cooked.

Against the 251 spots Cooked tracks in Mission Hill, this one comes out cleaner than 6% of them.

Other spots in Mission Hill

• ✕ Anshur Restauruant
  cooked · July 2, 2026
• ✕ Laughing Monk Cafe
  cooked · July 24, 2026
• ✓ Northeastern Univ./International Village
  clean · February 26, 2026
• ✕ Melo's Market
  cooked · December 5, 2008
• ✓ Stop & Shop Supermarket No. 075
  clean · September 19, 2023
• ? Stop & Shop No. 412
  not rated · December 30, 2012

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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 March 10, 2021. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.