Inspection record
Phin Coffee House
20 Western Av · Boston, MA 02134
3inspections since May 2026
7violations recorded
HE_Filedlatest result (city code)
License category: Eating & Drinking w/ Take Out
Inspection history
Aug 17, 2026HE_Filed1 violation
*Effectiveness-Hair Restraints (C)
Provide hair restraints for employees preparing drinks in barista area at all times.
May 14, 2026HE_Pass3 violations
*Temperature Measuring Devices-Functionality (C)
Provide internal thermometers for all cold holding units placed in a conspicuous location.
**Clean-up of Vomiting and Diarrheal Events (Pf)
There are no writeen procedures to clean up a vomit and diarrhea event; provide.
**Temperature Measuring Devices Manual and Mechanical Warewashing (Pf)
The warewashing machine uses heat to sanitize but no irreversible thermometer could be presented during the inspection; provide an irreversible thermometer.
May 11, 2026HE_Fail3 violations
**Clean-up of Vomiting and Diarrheal Events (Pf)
There are no writeen procedures to clean up a vomit and diarrhea event; provide.
*Temperature Measuring Devices-Functionality (C)
Provide internal thermometers for all cold holding units placed in a conspicuous location.
**Temperature Measuring Devices Manual and Mechanical Warewashing (Pf)
The warewashing machine uses heat to sanitize but no irreversible thermometer could be presented during the inspection; provide an irreversible thermometer.
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