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Sophia's Grotto
- resultPass
- critical violations0
- last inspectedOctober 28, 2025
- address18 Corinth St, Roslindale 02131
Is Sophia's Grotto clean?
Sophia's Grotto is currently Pass from Boston Inspectional Services, Health Division, from an inspection on October 28, 2025. No critical violations were recorded at that visit. On Cooked's ladder that reads clean 😇.
What did inspectors find at Sophia's Grotto?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on October 28, 2025, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.
- ⚠️Food Storage Containers Identified with Common Name of Food (C) • Observed multiple plastic squeeze bottles on the cookline without labels. ProvideFood Storage Containers Identified with Common Name of Food (C) • Observed multiple plastic squeeze bottles on the cookline without labels. Provide
- ⚠️(B) and (C) Equipment Food-Contact Surfaces Nonfood-Contact Surfaces and Utensils (C) • Observed black mold substance inside the ice machine. Clean to remove. Basement Food soils and spills on the interior and exterior of the stand up refrigerator. Basement Meat slicer on metal counter observed with crusted food soils. Clean to remove Food soils observed on top of the dishmachine Clean to remove(B) and (C) Equipment Food-Contact Surfaces Nonfood-Contact Surfaces and Utensils (C) • Observed black mold substance inside the ice machine. Clean to remove. Basement Food soils and spills on the interior and exterior of the stand up refrigerator. Basement Meat slicer on metal counter observed with crusted food soils. Clean to remove Food soils observed on top of the dishmachine Clean to remove
- ⚠️Using a Handwashing Sink-Operation and Maintenance (Pf) • Observed the handsink blocked by a stand up fan. Remove Observed soiled utensils stored in the handsink on at the cookline. Remove and discontinue utilizing the handsink for any purpose other hand proper handwashingUsing a Handwashing Sink-Operation and Maintenance (Pf) • Observed the handsink blocked by a stand up fan. Remove Observed soiled utensils stored in the handsink on at the cookline. Remove and discontinue utilizing the handsink for any purpose other hand proper handwashing
- ⚠️Repairing-Premises Structures Attachments and Fixtures-Methods (C) • Heavy water leaking from the faucet. Repair. Basement prep area Observed tubing for draining inside the handsink at the cookline. Remove and discontinueRepairing-Premises Structures Attachments and Fixtures-Methods (C) • Heavy water leaking from the faucet. Repair. Basement prep area Observed tubing for draining inside the handsink at the cookline. Remove and discontinue
- ⚠️Cleaning Ventilation Systems Nuisance and Discharge Prohibition (C) • Hood sticker exps 5/25. Provide proof of scheduled required maintenance prior to the reinspection date.Cleaning Ventilation Systems Nuisance and Discharge Prohibition (C) • Hood sticker exps 5/25. Provide proof of scheduled required maintenance prior to the reinspection date.
When was Sophia's Grotto last inspected?
Sophia's Grotto has 41 inspections on record going back to June 15, 2007. The 12 most recent are shown below.
| date | result | score |
|---|---|---|
| October 28, 2025 | Pass | |
| October 21, 2025 | Fail | |
| April 25, 2024 | Pass | |
| March 1, 2024 | Fail | |
| February 23, 2024 | Fail | |
| January 3, 2024 | — | |
| November 30, 2023 | Pass | |
| November 21, 2023 | Fail | |
| January 18, 2023 | — | |
| November 4, 2022 | Pass | |
| October 28, 2022 | Fail | |
| March 15, 2022 | — |
Sophia's Grotto vs Roslindale
Roslindale runs 80% clean across 244 tracked restaurants — 186 clean, 28 mid, 18 cooked.
Against the 244 spots Cooked tracks in Roslindale, this one comes out cleaner than 18% 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 October 28, 2025. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.