Tropical Foods International

• resultPass
• critical violations0
• last inspectedMay 28, 2026
• address450 Melnea Cass Bl, Roxbury 02119

Is Tropical Foods International clean?

Tropical Foods International is currently Pass from Boston Inspectional Services, Health Division, from an inspection on May 28, 2026. No critical violations were recorded at that visit. On Cooked's ladder that reads clean 😇.

What did inspectors find at Tropical Foods International?

These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on May 28, 2026, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.

• ⚠️Frozen Food (C) • Discontinue to sell frozen foods inside the open air refrigeration unit [ imitation crab meat is completley thawed ] sell frozen as recommended by purveyor
  Frozen Food (C) • Discontinue to sell frozen foods inside the open air refrigeration unit [ imitation crab meat is completley thawed ] sell frozen as recommended by purveyor
• ⚠️Time/Temperature Control for Safety Food Slacking (C) • Several meats [ offals - cow feet - tails - liver- kydney ] available for retail sale should be sold frozen and not inside the refrigeration units - sell frozen as discussed
  Time/Temperature Control for Safety Food Slacking (C) • Several meats [ offals - cow feet - tails - liver- kydney ] available for retail sale should be sold frozen and not inside the refrigeration units - sell frozen as discussed
• ⚠️Characteristics-Materials for Construction and Repair (C) • Resurface all wooden shelves of the produce section where needed from visible soils and stubborn stains
  Characteristics-Materials for Construction and Repair (C) • Resurface all wooden shelves of the produce section where needed from visible soils and stubborn stains
• ⚠️Food-Contact Surfaces-Cleanability (Pf) • Replace all cutting boards with deep lacerations where needed in ech seperate departments [ meats - dairy - seafood - bakery ]
  Food-Contact Surfaces-Cleanability (Pf) • Replace all cutting boards with deep lacerations where needed in ech seperate departments [ meats - dairy - seafood - bakery ]
• ⚠️Wall and Ceiling Coverings and Coatings (C) • Clean the wall directly above the produce section where bananas and Plantains are beimng stored from visible soils
  Wall and Ceiling Coverings and Coatings (C) • Clean the wall directly above the produce section where bananas and Plantains are beimng stored from visible soils
• ⚠️Identifying Information Prominence-Original Containers (Pf) • Frozen spanish foods available for retail sale are being stored in " Non - commercial grade " ziplock bags do not have a list of ingredients nor is the product identied - contact your wholesaler and ask them for proper identifying labels as we discussed
  Identifying Information Prominence-Original Containers (Pf) • Frozen spanish foods available for retail sale are being stored in " Non - commercial grade " ziplock bags do not have a list of ingredients nor is the product identied - contact your wholesaler and ask them for proper identifying labels as we discussed

When was Tropical Foods International last inspected?

Tropical Foods International has 50 inspections on record going back to January 14, 2015. The 12 most recent are shown below.

Tropical Foods International 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 19% 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 May 28, 2026. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.