• resultFail
• critical violations0
• last inspectedMay 11, 2018 →
• address435 Hyde Park Av, Roslindale 02131

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Is Top Groceries clean?

Top Groceries is currently Fail from Boston Inspectional Services, Health Division, from an inspection on May 11, 2018. No critical violations were recorded at that visit. On Cooked's ladder that reads mid 😬.

What did inspectors find at Top Groceries?

These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on May 11, 2018, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.

• ⚠️Hand Cleaner Drying Tissue Signage
• ⚠️Adequate Number Frequency Vermin Proof
• ⚠️Improper Maintenance of Floors
• 🧹premises not properly maintained or cleaned
  Improper Maintenance of Walls/Ceilings
• ⚠️Inadequate Lighting
• ⚠️Premises Maintained

Top Groceries inspection and administrative history

Top Groceries has 28 inspections on record going back to December 21, 2007. The 12 most recent are shown below.

Top Groceries vs Roslindale

Roslindale runs 80% clean across 237 tracked restaurants — 180 clean, 25 mid, 20 cooked.

Against the 237 spots Cooked tracks in Roslindale, this one comes out cleaner than 12% of them.

Other spots in Roslindale

• ✓ Roslindale Fish Market
  clean · October 1, 2025
• ✓ P.J. Kelleher's
  clean · October 30, 2008
• ✓ Cibao Market
  clean · November 28, 2007
• ? Rusty's Liquor
  not rated · December 30, 2012
• ✓ Sullivan's Pharmacy
  clean · February 23, 2022
• ✕ Nicholas Subs And Pizza
  cooked · May 5, 2008

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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 May 11, 2018. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.

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