Dollar Tree No. 4577
Last inspected: May 5, 2026
100
Score
Dollar Tree No. 4577 has been inspected 14 times since 2022. The most recent visit was on May 5, 2026. A low risk tier reflects an inspection that turned up minimal issues.
Recent visits have produced comparable findings, with counts hovering near three violations per visit.
Looking across the full record, “controlling pests” is the recurring theme, flagged seven times.
Among Jamaica Plain restaurants, the typical score is 83; Dollar Tree No. 4577 is comfortably above that bar. There isn't much in the file that would give a customer pause.
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Inspections
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Inspection History
May 5, 2026
Routine
No violations found.
100
Jan 5, 2026
Routine
3 minor violations.
View 3 violations
Repairing-premises structures attachments and fixtures-methods (c)
Inspector notes: Front exterior doors need to be repaired to ensure no daylight and help prevent with rodent activity. Repair or replace
590.006/6-501.11-C
Controlling pests (c)
Inspector notes: Ecolab was coming out 2 to 4 times a month. The last report was 11/19/25. At today's re inspection the PIC was not able to provide a detailed IPM report for the month of December she was able to provide receipt of work order for all items listed on this report and the PIC did call Ecolab to explain that they have not come out to inspect for the month of Dec. Customer services stated that someone was out on 12/2/25 and they are sending over the report. Please provide the schedule date and the pest report before the end of the day today. Report needs to be free and clear of all activity. No catches/no activity. Recommmend more frequent pest inspections.
590.006/6-501.111-C
Outdoor storage surface (c)
Inspector notes: Observed missing lid on the dumpster. Replace and ensure that the lids are closed at all times.
590.005/5-501.11-C
86
Dec 29, 2025
Routine
1 major violation. 4 minor violations.
View 5 violations
Controlling pests (pf)
Inspector notes: Ecolab was coming out 2 to 4 times a month. The last report was 11/19/25. Please remove droppings from the floor and clean and sanitize the floors. Contact pest company and please provide a detailed IPM report. Report needs to be free and clear of all activity. No catches/no activity. Recommmend more frequent pest inspections.
590.006/6-501.111-PF
Controlling pests (c)
Inspector notes: Ecolab was coming out 2 to 4 times a month. The last report was 11/19/25. At today's re inspection the PIC was not able to provide a detailed IPM report for the month of December she was able to provide receipt of work order for all items listed on this report and the PIC did call Ecolab to explain that they have not come out to inspect for the month of Dec. Customer services stated that someone was out on 12/2/25 and they are sending over the report. Please provide the schedule date and the pest report before the end of the day today. Report needs to be free and clear of all activity. No catches/no activity. Recommmend more frequent pest inspections.
590.006/6-501.111-C
Outdoor storage surface (c)
Inspector notes: Observed missing lid on the dumpster. Replace and ensure that the lids are closed at all times. Observed trash and leaves on the grounds around the dumpster and container outside. At the time of the inspection staff member went outside and started cleaning up the grounds. Clean grounds to remove trash and debris.
590.005/5-501.11-C
Floors walls and ceilings-cleanability (c)
Inspector notes: Observed debris and items under shelving and soiled floors. Clean and sanitize floors throughout the store and in the back room to remove soil and debris. Remove refrigeration units near the check out and clean behind them. Wipe down shelving to remove soil.
590.006/6-201.11-C
Repairing-premises structures attachments and fixtures-methods (c)
Inspector notes: Front exterior doors need to be repaired to ensure no daylight and help prevent with rodent activity. Repair or replace
590.006/6-501.11-C
74
Dec 22, 2025
Routine
1 major violation. 3 minor violations.
View 4 violations
Controlling pests (pf)
Inspector notes: Observed rodent droppings near the front of the store next to the carts and in the back room near the break area and on the back wall. The store still has the chips stored on the 2nd shelf and the 1st shelf is empty. The kick plates are all removed from the shelving as well. Ecolab was coming out 2 to 4 times a month. The last report was 11/19/25. Please remove droppings from the floor and clean and sanitize the floors. Contact pest company and please provide a detailed IPM report. Report needs to be free and clear of all activity. No catches/no activity. Recommmend more frequent pest inspections.
590.006/6-501.111-PF
Repairing-premises structures attachments and fixtures-methods (c)
Inspector notes: Front exterior doors need to be repaired to ensure no daylight and help prevent with rodent activity. Repair or replace
590.006/6-501.11-C
Outdoor storage surface (c)
Inspector notes: Observed missing lid on the dumpster. Replace and ensure that the lids are closed at all times. Observed trash and leaves on the grounds around the dumpster and container outside. At the time of the inspection staff member went outside and started cleaning up the grounds. Clean grounds to remove trash and debris.
590.005/5-501.11-C
Floors walls and ceilings-cleanability (c)
Inspector notes: Observed debris and items under shelving and soiled floors. Clean and sanitize floors throughout the store and in the back room to remove soil and debris. Remove refrigeration units near the check out and clean behind them. Wipe down shelving to remove soil.
590.006/6-201.11-C
78
May 30, 2025
Routine
2 major violations. 2 minor violations.
View 4 violations
Controlling pests (pf)
Inspector notes: Evidence of mice droppings in the back room near the back door on the floor near the break area next to the mop sink on the bottom shelving under the chips on the shelving near the cat litter at the front of the store near the office door. Photos were taken When I pulled back the card shelving I could smell a strong ordor and observed mice droppings. PIC stated that the pest company does not put traps inside the card shelving. This needs to be addressed. Photos were taken. After reading 3 recent pest reports- 10 mice were caught they found a nest under one of the registers. Exterminator states on the reports that cleaning needs to take place every night he needs access to be able to place traps properly traps have been removed at the time of this inspection I pointed out to the PIC that the traps needed to be placed up against the wall I only saw a few traps in the back room. Last report was 5/13/25 5/7/25 4/4/25. CLEAN TO REMOVE ALL DROPPINGS. Contact exterminator to come out and set up more frequent inspections until you receive a clean report.
590.006/6-501.111-PF
(a) ceasing operations and reporting (pf)
Inspector notes: Voluntary closure isuued. Provide an updated IPM report from the licensed exterminator. Ensure all violations on this report and the extermination report have been corrected before contacting ISD HEALTH.
590.008/8-404.11-PF
Floors walls and ceilings-cleanability (c)
Inspector notes: Observed soiled floors and shelving through out the store. Spoke to the PIC about sanitizing the shelving before placing the items back on the shelves. Observed food items and other items under the shelving throughout the store. Clean under shelving to remove all items. Floors and shelving need to be swept and sanitized to remove all soil and debris.
590.006/6-201.11-C
Food storage-preventing contamination from the premises (c)
Inspector notes: Observed boxes being stored on the floor in the back room. This issue has been addressed a few times. The boxes need to be properly stored off the floor to help with rodent activity. Items need to be stored 18 inches from the wall in the back room this is important so that the exterminator can place the traps. Also stated in his report
590.003/3-305.11-C
74
Feb 4, 2025
Routine
2 minor violations.
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Maintaining premises unnecessary items and litter (c)
Inspector notes: Observed trash and debis on ground around the trash area. Clean to remove all trash on the ground
590.006/6-501.114-C
Outer openings protected (c)
Inspector notes: Door sweeps have been installed but there is still daylight coming through the middle of the back fire exit door. Repair door to remove daylight. PIC put in a work order at the time of the re inspection to repair door.
590.006/6-202.15-C
90
Jan 31, 2025
Routine
1 major violation. 2 minor violations.
View 3 violations
Controlling pests (pf)
Inspector notes: After reviewing the updated pest report from today 1/22/25 they had 6 catches. The exterminator wrote a through report and still made some recommendations. The door sweeps that were installed prior he recommended another d
590.006/6-501.111-PF
Maintaining premises unnecessary items and litter (c)
Inspector notes: Observed trash and debis on ground around the trash area. Clean to remove all trash on the ground
590.006/6-501.114-C
Outer openings protected (c)
Inspector notes: Door sweeps have been installed but there is still daylight coming through the middle of the back fire exit door. Repair door to remove daylight. PIC put in a work order at the time of the re inspection to repair door.
590.006/6-202.15-C
82
Jan 22, 2025
Routine
1 major violation. 3 minor violations.
View 4 violations
Controlling pests (pf)
Inspector notes: After reviewing the updated pest report from today 1/22/25 they had 6 catches. The exterminator wrote a through report and still made some recommendations. The door sweeps that were installed prior he recommended another door sweep and the PIC stated that a work order was placed to have all exterior doors repaired. The exterminator also pointed out a few holes that were not visiable due to the boxes and uboats being stored to close to the walls. PIC stated that she put a work order in for these repairs. Recommended having the exterminator come out 2 times a week until there are no catches and then you can speak with the exterminator on what is the best schedule to maintain a clean report.
590.006/6-501.111-PF
Floors walls and ceilings-cleanability (c)
Inspector notes: Observed debis under the helium tanks and the bay next to that where all the shelving is stored on the floor. Clean/sanitize to remove debris. Observed items and debris on the floor in the back room. Clean/sanitize and remove all items off the floor.
590.006/6-201.11-C
Food storage-preventing contamination from the premises (c)
Inspector notes: Observed Uboats in the back room being stored up against the wall. Remove all uboats 6 inches 18 inches from the walls. Observed boxes still being stored on soda racks. Discontinue. Observed boxes in the break area being stored on the floor. Ensure they are 6 inches off the floor.
590.003/3-305.11-C
Maintaining premises unnecessary items and litter (c)
Inspector notes: Observed over flowing trash in the dumpster outside. PIC stated that the trash was due to be picked up yesterday but due to the holiday they will be out today. Ensure trash is not over flowing out of the dumpster and that the lids are properly closed tight to help with rodent control. Clean to remove over flowing trash. 1/22/25- Trash has still not been picked up. PIC called to have them come out today.
590.006/6-501.114-C
78
Jan 17, 2025
Routine
1 major violation. 4 minor violations.
View 5 violations
Controlling pests (pf)
Inspector notes: At the time of the inspection the 2 bottom shelves in the chip isle did not have any chips stored on them. The PIC stated that they had remove the chips from the shelving 3 days ago and they were considered damaged goods. The kick plates were also removed from this aisle. Evidence of fresh rodent droppings were present on the shelving during the inspection. One of the staff members cleaned up the rodent droppings after the droppings were pointed out to them. The back room also has evidence of rodent droppings near the rear door. Clean to remove rodent droppings. After looking over reports from 1/13/25 12/10/24 11/26/24 10/16/24 9/9/24 8/27/24. On 8/27/24 the exterminator stated in the report that all boxes need to be removed 6-18 inches from against the wall so that traps could be placed and proper cleaning could take place. This recommendation has been on every report since 8.27.25 and no corrective attention as taken place. The exterminator also stated in his report that all the exterior doors need door sweeps. NO daylight should be seen on the bottom of the doors. Also the door leading into the back room I recommend putting doors sweeps on as well. Please look over all these pest reports and ensure that you are taking corrective attention on all the recommendations noted on the pest report. Kick plates have been removed from the chip aisle. Continue keeping this off. Ownership should consider purchasing shelving for the back room. To ensure all boxes are being stored properly off the floor. The exterminator needs to be able to put traps down and the floors need to be cleaned to help prevent with rodent activity. Contact the licensed exterminator and provide a detailed report and an action plan moving forward. Discontinue placing chips on the shelving over night. All chips need to be placed in totes and removed from shelving. Soda shelving and chip shelving need to be cleaned and sanitized to remove soil. Boxes are still being placed on the floor and not on proper shelving. Discontinue using soda racks for storage.
590.006/6-501.111-PF
Food storage-preventing contamination from the premises (c)
Inspector notes: Observed a good amount of boxes in the back room being stored on the floor. Provide proper storage at a miminum of 6 inches off the floor. And remove all boxes 6 to 18 inches from the walls. See pest report.
590.003/3-305.11-C
Floors walls and ceilings-cleanability (c)
Inspector notes: Observed debis under the shelving through out the store. Clean/sanitize to remove debris and items under all shelving. Observed items and debris on the floor in the back room. Clean/sanitize and remove all items off the floor.
590.006/6-201.11-C
Outer openings protected (c)
Inspector notes: Observed all exterior doors and the doors leading out to the back room need updated door sweeps. Ensure no daylight is coming through the bottom or in between the doors. Provide doorsweeps.
590.006/6-202.15-C
Maintaining premises unnecessary items and litter (c)
Inspector notes: Observed debis outside around the trash area. Clean to remove all debris.
590.006/6-501.114-C
74
Feb 9, 2024
Routine
1 major violation. 3 minor violations.
View 4 violations
Clean-up of vomiting and diarrheal events (pf)
Inspector notes: No vomit & diarrhea kit onsite. Provide kit
590.002/2-501.11-PF
Outer openings protected (c)
Inspector notes: Fix the door sweep so that no outside light is visible. Provide proper placement of the door sweep. 2/9/24- Bridget placed an order in to her company to fix the door sweep in the back entrance and front entrance.
590.006/6-202.15-C
System maintained in good repair (c)
Inspector notes: Observed water on the floor behind the toliet in the first bathroom (near the aisle) Contact licensed plumber to repair toliet.
590.005/5-205.15-C
Maintaining refuse areas and enclosures (c)
Inspector notes: Observed trash in and around the dumpster and near where they pick up the compacted boxes. Clean grounds around the trash area to help prevent rodent activity.
590.005/5-501.115-C
78
Feb 1, 2024
Routine
2 major violations. 4 minor violations.
View 6 violations
Controlling pests (pf)
Inspector notes: Evidence of a good amount of rodent droppings on the lower shelving in the chips aisle. PIC had an employee clean the shelving. Evidence of rodent droppings on the floor around the mop sink. Evidence of holes in the wall around the mopsink. Clean to remove rodent droppings. Fix hole in the walls around the mop sink. Evidence of rodent dropping on the floor around the break area and around the lockers. Observed candy inside the bottom locker. Clean and Remove candy or any food inside the lockers. Evidence of rodent dropping all throughout the storage/receiving room. On the floor along the walls under the shelving heading towards the break area and around the trash compactor. Clean to remove rodent activy. I asked the PIC if I could see the pest reports which they had in an Eco Lab folder. I went back until Aug 2023 ( I stopped at Aug due to my time) and each report states the same issues. They need to fix the door sweep move boxes off the wall Clean fill in the holes inside and outside the building to stop the rodent activity. Both managers and I walked around the store and we spoke about the importance of cleaning not having food inside the bottom lockers I suggesed asking corporate for kick plates to put under the shelving. We went over the pest reports and what is documented on the reports. Ecob lab has visted the store on 1/24/24 1/29/24 and today 2/1/24.
590.006/6-501.111-PF
Clean-up of vomiting and diarrheal events (pf)
Inspector notes: No vomit & diarrhea kit onsite. Provide kit
590.002/2-501.11-PF
System maintained in good repair (c)
Inspector notes: Observed water on the floor behind the toliet in the first bathroom (near the aisle) Contact licensed plumber to repair toliet.
590.005/5-205.15-C
Maintaining refuse areas and enclosures (c)
Inspector notes: Observed trash in and around the dumpster and near where they pick up the compacted boxes. Clean grounds around the trash area to help prevent rodent activity.
590.005/5-501.115-C
Outer openings protected (c)
Inspector notes: Fix the door sweep so that no outside light is visible. Provide proper placement of the door sweep.
590.006/6-202.15-C
Cleaning frequency and restrictions (c)
Inspector notes: Observed a good amount of debis/food/items under the shelving and on the floor around the store. Sweep/clean to remove all debis under and around shelving. Observed a build up of dust on fan vent in the bathrooms. Clean to remove dust.
590.006/6-501.12-C
67
Dec 26, 2023
Routine
2 minor violations.
View 2 violations
Outer openings protected (c)
Inspector notes: Observed visible opening below exit doors openings must be protected from insects rodents repair.
590.006/6-202.15-C
Storage refuse recyclables and returnable (c)
Inspector notes: Excessive cardboard balers stored outside and empty beverage racks refuse recyclables and returnable storage shall be inaccessible to insects rodents.
590.005/5-501.110-C
90
Nov 20, 2023
Routine
4 minor violations.
View 4 violations
(b) and (c) equipment food-contact surfaces nonfood-contact surfaces and utensils (c)
Inspector notes: Some shelving are soiled and discolored Clean or repair.
590.004/4-601.11-C
Storage refuse recyclables and returnable (c)
Inspector notes: Excessive cardboard balers stored outside and empty beverage racks refuse recyclables and returnable storage shall be inaccessible to insects rodents.
590.005/5-501.110-C
Floors walls and ceilings-cleanability (c)
Inspector notes: Clean floor to remove visible soil where needed.
590.006/6-201.11-C
Outer openings protected (c)
Inspector notes: Observed visible opening below exit doors openings must be protected from insects rodents repair.
590.006/6-202.15-C
82
Aug 11, 2022
Routine
5 minor violations.
View 5 violations
Cleaning floors dustless methods (c)
Inspector notes: Clean floor at entrance to store to remove soils/debris. Clean floor in employee break room to remove debris. Remove kick plates & clean floors under all store shelving throughout to remove debris/trash Clean floors under/around all pepsi coolers at check out to remove built up soils/debris
590.006/6-501.13-C
Maintaining premises unnecessary items and litter (c)
Inspector notes: Remove all unnecessary items & unused wire rack shelving at the rear storage & employee break room. Clean & organize area Maintain the area to be accessible during storage & deliveries. Store unused shelving in a designated location.
590.006/6-501.114-C
Toilet rooms enclosed (c)
Inspector notes: Employee rest room door not self closing.Repair Ensure rest room door is self closing.
590.006/6-202.14-C
Maintaining refuse areas and enclosures (c)
Inspector notes: Clean the outside trash location to remove debris & unused pallets. Maintain dumpster covered at all times.
590.005/5-501.115-C
Food storage-preventing contamination from the premises (c)
Inspector notes: Some packaged food items observed stored on the floor.Discontinue.Elevate all items at least 6 inches off the floor during storage.
590.003/3-305.11-C
78
Frequently Asked Questions
When was Dollar Tree No. 4577 last inspected?
The most recent health inspection at Dollar Tree No. 4577 on file is from May 5, 2026. The public record contains 14 inspections in total.
What is the most common violation at Dollar Tree No. 4577?
Across the inspection record, “controlling pests” has been cited seven times, more than any other issue at Dollar Tree No. 4577.
How does Dollar Tree No. 4577 compare to other restaurants in Jamaica Plain?
Dollar Tree No. 4577 most recently scored 100 out of 100, which is higher than the Jamaica Plain average of 83.
Has Dollar Tree No. 4577's inspection record improved over time?
Results have been roughly steady. Inspections at Dollar Tree No. 4577 have averaged around three violations per visit across the recent record.
What does a low risk rating mean?
A low risk rating at Dollar Tree No. 4577 means inspectors found minimal or no significant issues at the most recent visit. Most facilities at this tier have a clean recent inspection report.
How often is Dollar Tree No. 4577 inspected?
Based on the inspection history on file, Dollar Tree No. 4577 is inspected around four times per year on average.
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