Same Old Place
Last inspected: Oct 27, 2025
58
Score
Same Old Place has been inspected nine times since 2022. On Oct 27, 2025, the health department conducted the most recent visit. A medium risk rating points to a few notable findings at the last inspection, though nothing severe.
Inspection results have stayed in a similar range over the last few visits, averaging around five violations each.
Across the inspection history, “hand drying provision” is the issue that surfaces most often, recorded six times.
That's lower than the typical Jamaica Plain restaurant, which scores around 83. The record is unremarkable in either direction.
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Inspections
1
Critical latest
2
Major latest
4
Minor latest
Inspection History
Oct 27, 2025
Routine
1 critical violation. 2 major violations. 4 minor violations.
View 7 violations
(a)(2) and (b) time/temperature control for safety food hot and cold holding (p)
Inspector notes: Sliced meats at the front counter in flip top at 47F. Unit was at 38F. Please keep the lid down when not busy.
590.003/3-501.16-P
Handwashing cleanser availability (pf)
Inspector notes: PIC will need to provide soap at hand sinks.
590.006/6-301.11-PF
Hand drying provision (pf)
Inspector notes: Hand sink in warewashing did not have paper towels. PIC provided.
590.006/6-301.12-PF
Wiping cloths use limitation (c)
Inspector notes: Provide a sanitizer bucket for prep and cooking line.
590.003/3-304.14-C
Nonfood-contact surfaces (c)
Inspector notes: Clean exterior of cooking equipment. Clean all refrigerators and organize.
590.004/4-202.16-C
Surface characteristics-indoor areas (c)
Inspector notes: Make repairs to the wall next to the prep sink and walk in walls and floor.
590.006/6-101.11-C
Floors walls and ceilings-cleanability (c)
Inspector notes: PIC will need to clean the walls and floors on the cooking line and warewashing area. Clean the walls around the pizza oven.
590.006/6-201.11-C
58
Apr 17, 2025
Routine
1 major violation.
View 1 violation
Controlling pests (pf)
Inspector notes: Please continue to have pest control coming out until we have a cleaned report. Please besure to address all the repairs that they note on the report.
590.006/6-501.111-PF
90
Mar 24, 2025
Routine
3 major violations. 4 minor violations.
View 7 violations
Sanitizing solutions testing devices (pf)
Inspector notes: PIC will need to get a quats test kit for the sanitizer at the three bay sink. The sanitizer test at 200ppm with my kit. The kit available is a PH test kit for sushi rice
590.004/4-302.14-PF
Hand drying provision (pf)
Inspector notes: PIC will need to besure that all hand sinks have paper towels.
590.006/6-301.12-PF
Controlling pests (pf)
Inspector notes: Please continue to have pest control coming out until we have a cleaned report. Please besure to address all the repairs that they note on the report.
590.006/6-501.111-PF
Floors walls and ceilings-cleanability (c)
Inspector notes: PIC will need to clean the floor in the back room prep areas anlong the wall and under cooking equipment. PIC will need to clean the wall behind the cooking line and along the front window to the left of the pizza station.
590.006/6-201.11-C
Ventilation hood systems filters (c)
Inspector notes: Hood sticker expired in Feb 2025. Please have the hood clean and the filter areas on both hoods.
590.004/4-202.18-C
Surface characteristics-indoor areas (c)
Inspector notes: PIC will need to replace broken floor tiles behnd the front counter.
590.006/6-101.11-C
Removing dead or trapped birds insects rodents and other pest (c)
Inspector notes: ON floor next to the walk in found a snap trap with a mouse on it. Please check traps each day and remove. Please have pest control reports when I come back for the re-inspection
590.006/6-501.112-C
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Mar 17, 2025
Routine
2 major violations. 4 minor violations.
View 6 violations
Hand drying provision (pf)
Inspector notes: PIC will need to besure that all hand sinks have paper towels.
590.006/6-301.12-PF
Sanitizing solutions testing devices (pf)
Inspector notes: PIC will need to get a quats test kit for the sanitizer at the three bay sink. The sanitizer test at 200ppm with my kit. The kit available is a PH test kit for sushi rice
590.004/4-302.14-PF
Ventilation hood systems filters (c)
Inspector notes: Hood sticker expired in Feb 2025. Please have the hood clean and the filter areas on both hoods.
590.004/4-202.18-C
Surface characteristics-indoor areas (c)
Inspector notes: PIC will need to replace broken floor tiles behnd the front counter.
590.006/6-101.11-C
Floors walls and ceilings-cleanability (c)
Inspector notes: PIC will need to clean the floor in the back room prep areas anlong the wall and under cooking equipment. PIC will need to clean the wall behind the cooking line and along the front window to the left of the pizza station.
590.006/6-201.11-C
Removing dead or trapped birds insects rodents and other pest (c)
Inspector notes: ON floor next to the walk in found a snap trap with a mouse on it. Please check traps each day and remove. Please have pest control reports when I come back for the re-inspection
590.006/6-501.112-C
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Jul 2, 2024
Routine
3 major violations. 5 minor violations.
View 8 violations
Hand drying provision (pf)
Inspector notes: No paper towels at hand sink st front counter. PIC corrected.
590.006/6-301.12-PF
Manual and mechanical warewashing equipment chemical sanitization-temperature ph concentration and hardness (pf)
Inspector notes: PIC will need to provide sanitizer for the three bay sink in the prep area. Please review with staf to set up all three bays of the sink.
590.004/4-501.114-PF
Using a handwashing sink-operation and maintenance (pf)
Inspector notes: Hand sink in prep area was blocked. Discontinue
590.005/5-205.11-PF
Nonfood-contact surfaces (c)
Inspector notes: Clean fan covers in walk in refrigerator. Visibly soiled. Clean in place cooking equipment.
590.004/4-202.16-C
System maintained in good repair (c)
Inspector notes: Provide three drain plugs for three bay sink in prep area.
590.005/5-205.15-C
Ventilation hood systems filters (c)
Inspector notes: PIC stated that the hood was cleaned last night but the hood sticker was not put on the hood. It was removed by cleaning company and will be out today to put sticker on hood.
590.004/4-202.18-C
Cutting surfaces (c)
Inspector notes: PIC will need to bleach out the cutting boards at the front counter or replace.
590.004/4-501.12-C
Maintaining premises unnecessary items and litter (c)
Inspector notes: As discussed the walls in the walk in will need to be repaired.
590.006/6-501.114-C
58
Jan 31, 2024
Routine
1 minor violation.
View 1 violation
Nonfood-contact surfaces (c)
Inspector notes: PIC will need to clean the exterior of refrigeration equipment. Clean fan covers on condencer fan in walk in.
590.004/4-202.16-C
95
Dec 6, 2023
Routine
1 critical violation. 7 major violations. 8 minor violations.
View 16 violations
Packaged and unpackaged food-separation packaging and segregation (p)
Inspector notes: Cooked chicken observed sitting on top of uncovered raw chicken. Discontinue and separate raw food from RTE food.
590.003/3-302.11-P
Assignment (pf)
Inspector notes: PIC Eric Ciampa is not a CFPM. Designate a Person in charge (PIC) all hours who is Certified.
590.002(A)/2-101.11-PF
Time as a public health control ( pf)
Inspector notes: Observed 3 trays of pizza sitting at room temperature at 98F for unknown time. PIC to submit TPHC for pizza left at room temperature.
590.003(D)/3-501.19-PF
Food temperature measuring devices (pf)
Inspector notes: PIC coudlnt locate a food thermomether. Provide food thermometer and accessible to use.
590.004/4-302.12-PF
(a) equipment food-contact surfaces nonfood-contact surfaces and utensils (pf)
Inspector notes: Interior of 2 door cold holding unit observed soiled interior of pepsi unit observed soiled all three 2 doors refrigerator unit observed heavely soiled good humor freezer observed soiled interior of microwave observed soiled drawer under cookline storing utensils observed soiled 3 bay sink in the prep area observed soiled condiment holder observed soiled. Clean and sanitize.
590.004/4-601.11-PF
Handwashing sinks-location and placement (pf)
Inspector notes: No handsink observed in the prep room. Handsink must be convenient to food preparation food dispensing warewash areas. Provide a handsink.
590.005/5-204.11-PF
Hand drying provision (pf)
Inspector notes: Paper towels observed outside of dispensers in the bathroom and kitchen handsink. Provide hand drying devices at each sink. (PIC provided napkins and paper towel while waiting for Cintas to supply paper towels)
590.006/6-301.12-PF
Controlling pests (pf)
Inspector notes: Multiple rodent droppings observed by the window pizza prep table and under condiment table. Provide detailed report by a license exterminator.
590.006/6-501.111-PF
Food storage containers identified with common name of food (c)
Inspector notes: Multiple sauce bottle and oil botte observed with label. Provide label.
590.003/3-302.12-C
Handwashing signage (c)
Inspector notes: Bathroom observed without employee must wash hand sign.Provide hand wash sign.
590.006/6-301.14-C
Temperature measuring devices-functionality (c)
Inspector notes: No conspicuous thermomether located inside all refrigerations unit. Provide thermomether for each unit.
590.004/4-204.112-C
Mechanical-ventilation (c)
Inspector notes: Bathroom ventilation observed not functioning . Repair.
590.006/6-304.11-C
Good repair and proper adjustment-equipment (c)
Inspector notes: 2 door Bison refrigerator observed with tape aorund torned gasket. Repair gasket.
590.004/4-501.11-C
Single-service and single-use articles-use limitations (c)
Inspector notes: Fetta Cheese buckets observed being used to stored different food items other than fetta cheese. Discontinue or label with proper food.
590.004/4-502.13-C
Nonfood contact surfaces (c)
Inspector notes: Exterior of pepsi cooler observed soiled floor under equipment around the kitchen and front counter area observed soiled storage area inside the kitchen observed soiled between fryolator observed soiled cook line observed soiled. Clean and sanitize.
590.004/4-602.13-C
Washing fruits and vegetables (c)
Inspector notes: Per PIC lettuce and other produce are not washed bofore cut into since he assumed it was pre washed. Wash all fruits and vegetable prior to cut.
590.003/3-302.15-C
29
May 31, 2023
Routine
No violations found.
100
Jun 16, 2022
Routine
1 major violation. 1 minor violation.
View 2 violations
Hand drying provision (pf)
Inspector notes: The paper towels are outside of dispensers. Provide hand drying at each sink (the manager provided napkins at the sinks while they wait for cintas to replace the towels)
590.006/6-301.12-PF
Nonfood contact surfaces (c)
Inspector notes: There is some dust on the walls of the walk-in. Clean to remove. There is some debris along the edges of the floors. Clean surfaces to remove.
590.004/4-602.13-C
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Frequently Asked Questions
When was Same Old Place last inspected?
The most recent health inspection at Same Old Place on file is from Oct 27, 2025. The public record contains nine inspections in total.
What is the most common violation at Same Old Place?
Across the inspection record, “hand drying provision” has been cited six times, more than any other issue at Same Old Place.
How does Same Old Place compare to other restaurants in Jamaica Plain?
Same Old Place most recently scored 58 out of 100, which is lower than the Jamaica Plain average of 83.
Has Same Old Place's inspection record improved over time?
Results have been roughly steady. Inspections at Same Old Place have averaged around five violations per visit across the recent record.
What does a medium risk rating mean?
A medium risk rating at Same Old Place means the most recent inspection turned up a handful of issues that the health department wrote up but did not classify as critical.
How often is Same Old Place inspected?
Based on the inspection history on file, Same Old Place is inspected around three times per year on average.
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