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Richdale Food Shops 110/City Conveince
- resultFail
- critical violations1
- last inspectedJanuary 21, 2026
- address345 Columbus Av, Boston 02116
Is Richdale Food Shops 110/City Conveince clean?
Richdale Food Shops 110/City Conveince is currently Fail from Boston Inspectional Services, Health Division, from an inspection on January 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 Richdale Food Shops 110/City Conveince?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on January 21, 2026, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.
- ⚠️Safe Unadulterated and Honestly Presented (P) • Expired salami on shelf. Removed from service.criticalSafe Unadulterated and Honestly Presented (P) • Expired salami on shelf. Removed from service.
- ⚠️Nonfood Contact Surfaces (C) • Dust and debris on floors under and around shelving. Clean to remove.Nonfood Contact Surfaces (C) • Dust and debris on floors under and around shelving. Clean to remove.
- ⚠️Floors Walls and Ceilings-Cleanability (C) • Damaged and exposed drywall surfaces at baseboard below beer coolers. Repair.Floors Walls and Ceilings-Cleanability (C) • Damaged and exposed drywall surfaces at baseboard below beer coolers. Repair.
- ⚠️Controlling Pests (Pf) • Evidence of roach acivity in back area opposite walk in cooler. Clean and sanitize all affected areas. Provide updated IPM pest control report upon re inspection.Controlling Pests (Pf) • Evidence of roach acivity in back area opposite walk in cooler. Clean and sanitize all affected areas. Provide updated IPM pest control report upon re inspection.
When was Richdale Food Shops 110/City Conveince last inspected?
Richdale Food Shops 110/City Conveince has 26 inspections on record going back to August 15, 2017. The 12 most recent are shown below.
| date | result | score |
|---|---|---|
| February 11, 2026 | — | |
| February 4, 2026 | — | |
| January 28, 2026 | — | |
| January 21, 2026 | Fail | |
| December 1, 2025 | — | |
| November 18, 2025 | Fail | |
| August 2, 2024 | Pass | |
| July 25, 2024 | Fail | |
| January 5, 2024 | Pass | |
| December 29, 2023 | Fail | |
| January 27, 2023 | Pass | |
| January 19, 2023 | Fail |
Richdale Food Shops 110/City Conveince vs South End
South End runs 81% clean across 691 tracked restaurants — 498 clean, 63 mid, 54 cooked.
Against the 691 spots Cooked tracks in South End, this one comes out cleaner than 7% 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 January 21, 2026. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.