More Issues RecentlyThe latest inspection recorded more violations than the one before it. Review the dated records below.
Quick Answers
When was Sal's Pizza/Bakery last inspected?
The most recent inspection on record was on Oct 22, 2026. The result listed by Boston Inspectional Services Department was “Report filed”.
Were any violations recorded at the last inspection?
Yes: 2 violations recorded, none marked critical. Each one is listed below with the official wording.
How many inspections are on record?
14 inspections on record, from Oct 23, 2023 to Oct 22, 2026.
Has Sal's Pizza/Bakery ever been closed by the health department?
No closure appears in the 14 inspection records we hold for this business. The earliest is dated Oct 23, 2023.
The Full Inspection History
14 inspections
Inspection
Oct 22, 2026
Report filed
2 recorded violations
minorCode 590.004/4-602.13-CCleaning and sanitizing
Official Wording
Nonfood Contact Surfaces (C)
Inspector’s Notes
Clean the interior of the trash cabinet to remove debris. PIC correcting
In Plain English
Dishes, equipment, or surfaces that touch food were not properly washed, rinsed, and sanitized, or sanitizer was not at the right strength. Clean surfaces help stop germs from spreading to food.
minorCode 590.006/6-501.13-CCleaning and sanitizing
Official Wording
Cleaning Floors Dustless Methods (C)
Inspector’s Notes
Clean the floor under the 3 bay sink to remove soils.
In Plain English
Dishes, equipment, or surfaces that touch food were not properly washed, rinsed, and sanitized, or sanitizer was not at the right strength. Clean surfaces help stop germs from spreading to food.
Official record from Boston Inspectional Services Department, Oct 22, 2026 · Original Source
Inspection
Jan 12, 2026
Passed
0 recorded violations
No violations recorded in this inspection.
Official record from Boston Inspectional Services Department, Jan 12, 2026 · Original Source
Inspection
Oct 17, 2025
Passed
1 recorded violation
majorCode 590.006/6-501.111-PFPests
Official Wording
Controlling Pests (Pf)
Inspector’s Notes
Mice droppings observed under three bay sink and behind hot water heater. Clean to remove. Provide an updated pest report.
In Plain English
The inspector found mice, rats, cockroaches, flies, or evidence of them (like droppings) inside the business, or conditions that could attract them. Pests can spread bacteria to food and surfaces, so this is treated as one of the more serious findings.
Official record from Boston Inspectional Services Department, Oct 17, 2025 · Original Source
Inspection
Oct 8, 2025
Failed
1 recorded violation
majorCode 590.006/6-501.111-PFPests
Official Wording
Controlling Pests (Pf)
Inspector’s Notes
Mice droppings observed under three bay sink and behind hot water heater. Clean to remove. Provide an updated pest report.
In Plain English
The inspector found mice, rats, cockroaches, flies, or evidence of them (like droppings) inside the business, or conditions that could attract them. Pests can spread bacteria to food and surfaces, so this is treated as one of the more serious findings.
Official record from Boston Inspectional Services Department, Oct 8, 2025 · Original Source
Inspection
May 6, 2025
Passed
3 recorded violations
minorCode 590.006/6-501.112-CPests
Official Wording
Removing Dead or Trapped Birds Insects Rodents and other Pest (C)
Inspector’s Notes
Soiled trap under pizza counter. Remove.
In Plain English
The inspector found mice, rats, cockroaches, flies, or evidence of them (like droppings) inside the business, or conditions that could attract them. Pests can spread bacteria to food and surfaces, so this is treated as one of the more serious findings.
minorCode 590.002(C)/2-102.12-CPermits, training, and postings
Official Wording
(A) Certified Food Protection Manager (C)
Inspector’s Notes
Provide updated certifified food manager certificate and allergy certificate.
In Plain English
A required permit, food safety certificate, trained manager, or posted sign was missing or not current. These show the business is following the rules and has trained staff.
Employee beverages on pizza station and salad unit. Discontinue to prevent potential contamination.
In Plain English
Food was stored or handled in a way that could let germs or other material get into it, such as raw meat stored above ready-to-eat food or uncovered food. Cross-contamination is a common cause of foodborne illness.
Official record from Boston Inspectional Services Department, May 6, 2025 · Original Source
Inspection
Apr 29, 2025
Failed
3 recorded violations
minorCode 590.002(C)/2-102.12-CPermits, training, and postings
Official Wording
(A) Certified Food Protection Manager (C)
Inspector’s Notes
Provide updated certifified food manager certificate and allergy certificate.
In Plain English
A required permit, food safety certificate, trained manager, or posted sign was missing or not current. These show the business is following the rules and has trained staff.
Employee beverages on pizza station and salad unit. Discontinue to prevent potential contamination.
In Plain English
Food was stored or handled in a way that could let germs or other material get into it, such as raw meat stored above ready-to-eat food or uncovered food. Cross-contamination is a common cause of foodborne illness.
Removing Dead or Trapped Birds Insects Rodents and other Pest (C)
Inspector’s Notes
Soiled trap under pizza counter. Remove.
In Plain English
The inspector found mice, rats, cockroaches, flies, or evidence of them (like droppings) inside the business, or conditions that could attract them. Pests can spread bacteria to food and surfaces, so this is treated as one of the more serious findings.
Official record from Boston Inspectional Services Department, Apr 29, 2025 · Original Source
Inspection
Sep 5, 2024
Passed
1 recorded violation
minorCode 590.002(C)/2-102.12-CPermits, training, and postings
Official Wording
(A) Certified Food Protection Manager (C)
Inspector’s Notes
Posted certified food manager no longer with company. Provide new certificate.
In Plain English
A required permit, food safety certificate, trained manager, or posted sign was missing or not current. These show the business is following the rules and has trained staff.
Official record from Boston Inspectional Services Department, Sep 5, 2024 · Original Source
Inspection
Sep 4, 2024
Failed (extension granted)
1 recorded violation
minorCode 590.002(C)/2-102.12-CPermits, training, and postings
Official Wording
(A) Certified Food Protection Manager (C)
Inspector’s Notes
Posted certified food manager no longer with company. Provide new certificate.
In Plain English
A required permit, food safety certificate, trained manager, or posted sign was missing or not current. These show the business is following the rules and has trained staff.
Official record from Boston Inspectional Services Department, Sep 4, 2024 · Original Source
Inspection
Aug 22, 2024
Failed (extension granted)
5 recorded violations
minorCode 590.002/2-401.11-CEmployee health and hygiene
Official Wording
Eating Drinking or Using Tobacco (C)
Inspector’s Notes
Tobacco product observed on production line work station. Remove.
In Plain English
This covers things like hair restraints, jewelry, clean clothing, eating or drinking in food prep areas, touching ready-to-eat food with bare hands, or not having a sick-employee policy.
minorCode 590.002(C)/2-102.12-CPermits, training, and postings
Official Wording
(A) Certified Food Protection Manager (C)
Inspector’s Notes
Posted certified food manager no longer with company. Provide new certificate.
In Plain English
A required permit, food safety certificate, trained manager, or posted sign was missing or not current. These show the business is following the rules and has trained staff.
majorCode 590.004/4-601.11-PFCleaning and sanitizing
Official Wording
(A) Equipment Food-Contact Surfaces Nonfood-Contact Surfaces and Utensils (Pf)
Inspector’s Notes
Food debris on slicer. Clean to remove.
In Plain English
Dishes, equipment, or surfaces that touch food were not properly washed, rinsed, and sanitized, or sanitizer was not at the right strength. Clean surfaces help stop germs from spreading to food.
minorCode 590.004/4-602.13-CCleaning and sanitizing
Official Wording
Nonfood Contact Surfaces (C)
Inspector’s Notes
Old mice droppings observed under three bay sink and under hot water heater. Clean to remove and provide updated pest reports.
In Plain English
Dishes, equipment, or surfaces that touch food were not properly washed, rinsed, and sanitized, or sanitizer was not at the right strength. Clean surfaces help stop germs from spreading to food.
Floors, walls, ceilings, lighting, ventilation, or garbage areas needed repair or cleaning. These are usually less urgent than food-handling problems but still need to be fixed.
Official record from Boston Inspectional Services Department, Aug 22, 2024 · Original Source
Inspection
Aug 15, 2024
Failed
5 recorded violations
minorCode 590.002/2-401.11-CEmployee health and hygiene
Official Wording
Eating Drinking or Using Tobacco (C)
Inspector’s Notes
Tobacco product observed on production line work station. Remove.
In Plain English
This covers things like hair restraints, jewelry, clean clothing, eating or drinking in food prep areas, touching ready-to-eat food with bare hands, or not having a sick-employee policy.
minorCode 590.002(C)/2-102.12-CPermits, training, and postings
Official Wording
(A) Certified Food Protection Manager (C)
Inspector’s Notes
Posted certified food manager no longer with company. Provide new certificate.
In Plain English
A required permit, food safety certificate, trained manager, or posted sign was missing or not current. These show the business is following the rules and has trained staff.
majorCode 590.004/4-601.11-PFCleaning and sanitizing
Official Wording
(A) Equipment Food-Contact Surfaces Nonfood-Contact Surfaces and Utensils (Pf)
Inspector’s Notes
Food debris on slicer. Clean to remove.
In Plain English
Dishes, equipment, or surfaces that touch food were not properly washed, rinsed, and sanitized, or sanitizer was not at the right strength. Clean surfaces help stop germs from spreading to food.
minorCode 590.004/4-602.13-CCleaning and sanitizing
Official Wording
Nonfood Contact Surfaces (C)
Inspector’s Notes
Old mice droppings observed under three bay sink and under hot water heater. Clean to remove and provide updated pest reports.
In Plain English
Dishes, equipment, or surfaces that touch food were not properly washed, rinsed, and sanitized, or sanitizer was not at the right strength. Clean surfaces help stop germs from spreading to food.
Floors, walls, ceilings, lighting, ventilation, or garbage areas needed repair or cleaning. These are usually less urgent than food-handling problems but still need to be fixed.
majorCode 590.004/4-303.11-PFCleaning and sanitizing
Official Wording
Cleaning Agents and Sanitizers Availability (Pf)
Inspector’s Notes
No sanitizer set up at locaton. Ensure sanitizer available at all hours.
In Plain English
Dishes, equipment, or surfaces that touch food were not properly washed, rinsed, and sanitized, or sanitizer was not at the right strength. Clean surfaces help stop germs from spreading to food.
minorCode 590.004/4-602.13-CCleaning and sanitizing
Official Wording
Nonfood Contact Surfaces (C)
Inspector’s Notes
Sides of production line are soiled with flour. Under equiptment is soiled. Clean to remove all soils.
In Plain English
Dishes, equipment, or surfaces that touch food were not properly washed, rinsed, and sanitized, or sanitizer was not at the right strength. Clean surfaces help stop germs from spreading to food.
Rodent droppings in muiltiple locations. Under three bay sink in back room by water heater by walk in cooler. Clean to remove all droppings. Provide updated pest reports.
In Plain English
The inspector found mice, rats, cockroaches, flies, or evidence of them (like droppings) inside the business, or conditions that could attract them. Pests can spread bacteria to food and surfaces, so this is treated as one of the more serious findings.
majorCode 590.004/4-303.11-PFCleaning and sanitizing
Official Wording
Cleaning Agents and Sanitizers Availability (Pf)
Inspector’s Notes
No sanitizer set up at locaton. Ensure sanitizer available at all hours.
In Plain English
Dishes, equipment, or surfaces that touch food were not properly washed, rinsed, and sanitized, or sanitizer was not at the right strength. Clean surfaces help stop germs from spreading to food.
minorCode 590.004/4-602.13-CCleaning and sanitizing
Official Wording
Nonfood Contact Surfaces (C)
Inspector’s Notes
Sides of production line are soiled with flour. Under equiptment is soiled. Clean to remove all soils.
In Plain English
Dishes, equipment, or surfaces that touch food were not properly washed, rinsed, and sanitized, or sanitizer was not at the right strength. Clean surfaces help stop germs from spreading to food.
Rodent droppings in muiltiple locations. Under three bay sink in back room by water heater by walk in cooler. Clean to remove all droppings. Provide updated pest reports.
In Plain English
The inspector found mice, rats, cockroaches, flies, or evidence of them (like droppings) inside the business, or conditions that could attract them. Pests can spread bacteria to food and surfaces, so this is treated as one of the more serious findings.
Official record from Boston Inspectional Services Department, Jan 3, 2024 · Original Source
Inspection
Oct 30, 2023
Passed
8 recorded violations
minorCode 590.002/2-402.11-CEmployee health and hygiene
Official Wording
Effectiveness-Hair Restraints (C)
Inspector’s Notes
Pizza cook without hair restraint. PRovide hat or hairnet.
In Plain English
This covers things like hair restraints, jewelry, clean clothing, eating or drinking in food prep areas, touching ready-to-eat food with bare hands, or not having a sick-employee policy.
Staff unsure how much chlorine to add for sanitizer. Staff unable to state required final cooking temperature for chicken. Retrain staff to correctly sanitize equipment and safely cook chicken from raw.
In Plain English
An issue that does not fit the common categories. Check the official wording for details.
No food thermometer for testing final cooking temperature of chicken. Provide thermometer.
In Plain English
Food was not kept cold enough, hot enough, cooled fast enough, or cooked or reheated to the right temperature. Bacteria grow quickly in the "danger zone" between 41°F and 135°F, which makes this one of the most important food-safety checks.
majorCode 590.004/4-302.14-PFCleaning and sanitizing
Official Wording
Sanitizing Solutions Testing Devices (Pf)
Inspector’s Notes
No test strips for testing chlorine sanitizer. Provide test strips.
In Plain English
Dishes, equipment, or surfaces that touch food were not properly washed, rinsed, and sanitized, or sanitizer was not at the right strength. Clean surfaces help stop germs from spreading to food.
majorCode 590.004/4-601.11-PFCleaning and sanitizing
Official Wording
(A) Equipment Food-Contact Surfaces Nonfood-Contact Surfaces and Utensils (Pf)
Inspector’s Notes
Fly paper with dead flies hanging over drain board for clean/sanitized equipment. Discard fly strips and do not hang fly strip over food contact surfaces.
In Plain English
Dishes, equipment, or surfaces that touch food were not properly washed, rinsed, and sanitized, or sanitizer was not at the right strength. Clean surfaces help stop germs from spreading to food.
Drain flies on wall in warewashing area. Mouse droppings throughout establishment. Clean all floors under shelves behind freezer next to oven under front shelves and inside bathroom. Provide current pest report.
In Plain English
The inspector found mice, rats, cockroaches, flies, or evidence of them (like droppings) inside the business, or conditions that could attract them. Pests can spread bacteria to food and surfaces, so this is treated as one of the more serious findings.
Removing Dead or Trapped Birds Insects Rodents and other Pest (C)
Inspector’s Notes
Dead mouse on trap next to oven. Discard to rpevent contamination.
In Plain English
The inspector found mice, rats, cockroaches, flies, or evidence of them (like droppings) inside the business, or conditions that could attract them. Pests can spread bacteria to food and surfaces, so this is treated as one of the more serious findings.
Official record from Boston Inspectional Services Department, Oct 30, 2023 · Original Source
Inspection
Oct 23, 2023
Failed
8 recorded violations
minorCode 590.002/2-402.11-CEmployee health and hygiene
Official Wording
Effectiveness-Hair Restraints (C)
Inspector’s Notes
Pizza cook without hair restraint. PRovide hat or hairnet.
In Plain English
This covers things like hair restraints, jewelry, clean clothing, eating or drinking in food prep areas, touching ready-to-eat food with bare hands, or not having a sick-employee policy.
Staff unsure how much chlorine to add for sanitizer. Staff unable to state required final cooking temperature for chicken. Retrain staff to correctly sanitize equipment and safely cook chicken from raw.
In Plain English
An issue that does not fit the common categories. Check the official wording for details.
No food thermometer for testing final cooking temperature of chicken. Provide thermometer.
In Plain English
Food was not kept cold enough, hot enough, cooled fast enough, or cooked or reheated to the right temperature. Bacteria grow quickly in the "danger zone" between 41°F and 135°F, which makes this one of the most important food-safety checks.
majorCode 590.004/4-302.14-PFCleaning and sanitizing
Official Wording
Sanitizing Solutions Testing Devices (Pf)
Inspector’s Notes
No test strips for testing chlorine sanitizer. Provide test strips.
In Plain English
Dishes, equipment, or surfaces that touch food were not properly washed, rinsed, and sanitized, or sanitizer was not at the right strength. Clean surfaces help stop germs from spreading to food.
majorCode 590.004/4-601.11-PFCleaning and sanitizing
Official Wording
(A) Equipment Food-Contact Surfaces Nonfood-Contact Surfaces and Utensils (Pf)
Inspector’s Notes
Fly paper with dead flies hanging over drain board for clean/sanitized equipment. Discard fly strips and do not hang fly strip over food contact surfaces.
In Plain English
Dishes, equipment, or surfaces that touch food were not properly washed, rinsed, and sanitized, or sanitizer was not at the right strength. Clean surfaces help stop germs from spreading to food.
Drain flies on wall in warewashing area. Mouse droppings throughout establishment. Clean all floors under shelves behind freezer next to oven under front shelves and inside bathroom. Provide current pest report.
In Plain English
The inspector found mice, rats, cockroaches, flies, or evidence of them (like droppings) inside the business, or conditions that could attract them. Pests can spread bacteria to food and surfaces, so this is treated as one of the more serious findings.
Removing Dead or Trapped Birds Insects Rodents and other Pest (C)
Inspector’s Notes
Dead mouse on trap next to oven. Discard to rpevent contamination.
In Plain English
The inspector found mice, rats, cockroaches, flies, or evidence of them (like droppings) inside the business, or conditions that could attract them. Pests can spread bacteria to food and surfaces, so this is treated as one of the more serious findings.