Inspection record
Karen Market
41 Bennington St · Boston, MA 02128
4inspections since May 2026
16violations recorded
HE_Passlatest result (city code)
License category: Retail Food
Inspection history
Oct 23, 2026HE_Pass2 violations
**Controlling Pests (Pf)
Observed small black flies in the reatil area. Provide detail pest control report
**Food Labels (Pf)
Multiples frozen dessert without label/ Provide Label
Oct 16, 2026HE_Fail2 violations
**Food Labels (Pf)
Multiples frozen dessert without label/ Provide Label
**Controlling Pests (Pf)
Observed small black flies in the reatil area. Provide detail pest control report
May 13, 2026HE_Pass6 violations
**Food Labels (Pf)
Observed cheese stored in the refrigeration without label./Provide label
*Miscellaneous Sources of Contamination (C)
Observed employee washing mango on the handwashing sink/ Discontinue
**(A)-(P) Person-In-Charge-Duties (Pf)
No DBA post outside the establishment ./Provide
*Nonfood Contact Surfaces (C)
Circus-Man Coffin freezer observed with excess frost build -up. Defrost and Clean to remove Retail shelving/observed dust/soils on food cans/clean to remove dust/soils
**Controlling Pests (Pf)
Small amount of mise dropping observed on the selves with dry goods. Clean to remove/Provide IPM report to Keila.depina@boston.gov
**Segregation and Location-Distressed Merchandise (Pf)
10 Bottle of Nance en almbar with past expiration date from June 2025.6 bottles Luroco en salmuera ( Loroco In brine) with past expiration date from 10/2020. Facundo Gandulles _Pigeen Peas with past expiration date from 09.2023. /Address and ensure all foods are being checked prior to and while out on the sales floor for expiration dates
May 6, 2026HE_Fail6 violations
**Controlling Pests (Pf)
Small amount of mise dropping observed on the selves with dry goods. Clean to remove/Provide IPM report to Keila.depina@boston.gov
**Segregation and Location-Distressed Merchandise (Pf)
10 Bottle of Nance en almbar with past expiration date from June 2025.6 bottles Luroco en salmuera ( Loroco In brine) with past expiration date from 10/2020. Facundo Gandulles _Pigeen Peas with past expiration date from 09.2023. /Address and ensure all foods are being checked prior to and while out on the sales floor for expiration dates
**(A)-(P) Person-In-Charge-Duties (Pf)
No DBA post outside the establishment ./Provide
*Miscellaneous Sources of Contamination (C)
Observed employee washing mango on the handwashing sink/ Discontinue
**Food Labels (Pf)
Observed cheese stored in the refrigeration without label./Provide label
*Nonfood Contact Surfaces (C)
Circus-Man Coffin freezer observed with excess frost build -up. Defrost and Clean to remove Retail shelving/observed dust/soils on food cans/clean to remove dust/soils
Violation severity marks (*, **, ***) are the city's published violation levels. Result codes are Boston ISD's own codes, shown verbatim - we found no public legend. Methodology