Shaw's Supermarket No. 3577
Last inspected: Jan 22, 2026
90
Score
Public records show 14 inspections at Shaw's Supermarket No. 3577 stretching back to 2022. On Jan 22, 2026, the health department conducted the most recent visit. Low risk means the most recent visit produced few or no significant findings.
Inspection results have stayed in a similar range over the last few visits, averaging around three violations each.
The pattern that stands out is “floors walls and ceilings-cleanability”, which has been cited seven times.
The city-wide average is 88, putting Shaw's Supermarket No. 3577 squarely in typical territory. There isn't much in the file that would give a customer pause.
14
Inspections
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Critical latest
0
Major latest
2
Minor latest
Inspection History
Jan 22, 2026
Routine
2 minor violations.
View 2 violations
System maintained in good repair (c)
Inspector notes: Drainage pipe to the hand sink located in the meat department leaking. Address and make any necessary repairs. Hand sink in the deli department with very low water pressure. Wall to the produce walk-in cooler appears to be leaking where the wall meets to ground. Address and make any necessary repairs.
590.005/5-205.15-C
Nonfood contact surfaces (c)
Inspector notes: Covers to the fan cover of the produce preparation room with heavy dust build-up. Clean to remove.
590.004/4-602.13-C
90
Jan 16, 2026
Routine
1 major violation. 2 minor violations.
View 3 violations
Controlling pests (pf)
Inspector notes: At this time a complaint was put in for a dead mouse found by a customer in the chip aisle. PIC was aware of the complaint and address the issue right away. Pest control does come each week and has been moved up to three days a week. I looked under the shelves and they are clean. PIC will be sure to inform the pest control company of the findings. Please email me the pest reports going forward until re-inspection.
590.006/6-501.111-PF
Good repair and proper adjustment-equipment (c)
Inspector notes: PIC will need to replace the handle on the glass door for the hot holding unit.
590.004/4-501.11-C
Good repair and proper adjustment-equipment (c)
Inspector notes: Two of the floor refrigerators are leaking. PIC has a work order in to have repaired.
590.004/4-501.11-C
82
Aug 13, 2025
Routine
1 major violation. 2 minor violations.
View 3 violations
Controlling pests (pf)
Inspector notes: At this time a complaint was put in for a dead mouse found by a customer in the chip aisle. PIC was aware of the complaint and address the issue right away. Pest control does come each week and has been moved up to three days a week. I looked under the shelves and they are clean. PIC will be sure to inform the pest control company of the findings. Please email me the pest reports going forward until re-inspection.
590.006/6-501.111-PF
Good repair and proper adjustment-equipment (c)
Inspector notes: Two of the floor refrigerators are leaking. PIC has a work order in to have repaired.
590.004/4-501.11-C
Good repair and proper adjustment-equipment (c)
Inspector notes: PIC will need to replace the handle on the glass door for the hot holding unit.
590.004/4-501.11-C
82
Jun 9, 2025
Routine
1 critical violation. 1 major violation. 3 minor violations.
View 5 violations
(a)(1) time/temperature control for safety food hot and cold holding (p)
Inspector notes: Hot holding two tupes of chicken one 111F and 127F. PIC will reheat. Please review with staff to keep the doors closed.
590.003/3-501.16-P1
Handwashing cleanser availability (pf)
Inspector notes: Hand sink in bake shop did not have soap. Please review with staff to inform you to refill. PIC did address this.
590.006/6-301.11-PF
Repairing-premises structures attachments and fixtures-methods (c)
Inspector notes: PIC will need to see why the condencers are dripping onto the floor and some product. This was in the deli and the milk walk in.
590.006/6-501.11-C
Miscellaneous sources of contamination (c)
Inspector notes: As discussed please provide a barrier on the right side of the three bay sink inside the cooking room behind the deli area. Chicken was cooling on table next to sanitizer bay. Electrical pipe inside meat prep room rusty. Please paint to seal
590.003/3-307.11-C
Floors walls and ceilings-cleanability (c)
Inspector notes: PIC will need to clean the floor in the walk in under shelves and of any water build up. Clean along the floor behind the baker prep tables.
590.006/6-201.11-C
67
Mar 18, 2025
Routine
1 critical violation. 1 major violation.
View 2 violations
(a)(2) and (b) time/temperature control for safety food hot and cold holding (p)
Inspector notes: Salad in the seafood front counter refrigerator between 45F to 47F. Please put in walk in until back to 41F or below before putting out in retail unit. 3-17-25 Fish front counter unit temping between 44F to 45F. Doors have been closed. Unit is reading at 5F to 10F. PIC has put a call in to have it repaired tonight. Please email me when fixed.
590.003/3-501.16-P
Cooling heating and holding capacities-equipment (pf)
Inspector notes: Fish front counter refrigerator not holding temperatures. PIC has a call into have it looked at again. Was looked at last week and report states could have been in defrost or it was busy. Please have it looked at again. I will be out in the AM
590.004/4-301.11-PF
78
Mar 17, 2025
Routine
1 critical violation. 1 major violation. 2 minor violations.
View 4 violations
(a)(2) and (b) time/temperature control for safety food hot and cold holding (p)
Inspector notes: Salad in the seafood front counter refrigerator between 45F to 47F. Please put in walk in until back to 41F or below before putting out in retail unit. 3-17-25 Fish front counter unit temping between 44F to 45F. Doors have been closed. Unit is reading at 5F to 10F. PIC has put a call in to have it repaired tonight. Please email me when fixed.
590.003/3-501.16-P
Cooling heating and holding capacities-equipment (pf)
Inspector notes: Fish front counter refrigerator not holding temperatures. PIC has a call into have it looked at again. Was looked at last week and report states could have been in defrost or it was busy. Please have it looked at again. I will be out in the AM
590.004/4-301.11-PF
Surface characteristics-indoor areas (c)
Inspector notes: Missing floor tiles in retail area of the store in a few spots. Please address. PIC stated that she did put a work order in for the repairs. Patch holes in back storage area by dumpster.
590.006/6-101.11-C
Floors walls and ceilings-cleanability (c)
Inspector notes: As discussed please clean up the floor behind the bakery prep tables. PIC will need to clean the fan covers in the walk in the produce.
590.006/6-201.11-C
70
Mar 10, 2025
Routine
1 critical violation. 2 minor violations.
View 3 violations
(a)(2) and (b) time/temperature control for safety food hot and cold holding (p)
Inspector notes: Salad in the seafood front counter refrigerator between 45F to 47F. Please put in walk in until back to 41F or below before putting out in retail unit.
590.003/3-501.16-P
Floors walls and ceilings-cleanability (c)
Inspector notes: As discussed please clean up the floor behind the bakery prep tables. PIC will need to clean the fan covers in the walk in the produce.
590.006/6-201.11-C
Surface characteristics-indoor areas (c)
Inspector notes: Missing floor tiles in retail area of the store in a few spots. Please address. PIC stated that she did put a work order in for the repairs. Patch holes in back storage area by dumpster.
590.006/6-101.11-C
78
Dec 3, 2024
Routine
3 minor violations.
View 3 violations
Repairing-premises structures attachments and fixtures-methods (c)
Inspector notes: Hand sink in hot foods warewashing area leaking. PIC will put in a work order to have repaired.
590.006/6-501.11-C
Nonfood-contact surfaces (c)
Inspector notes: As discussed please clean the fan covers in milk walk in.
590.004/4-202.16-C
Floors walls and ceilings-cleanability (c)
Inspector notes: As discussed the floor in the walk in freezer will need to be cleaned.
590.006/6-201.11-C
86
Apr 30, 2024
Routine
2 minor violations.
View 2 violations
Floors walls and ceilings-cleanability (c)
Inspector notes: Clean floor in milk walk in from dry milk stains.
590.006/6-201.11-C
Nonfood-contact surfaces (c)
Inspector notes: Wire shelves in milk walk in will need to be cleaned. Mold build up.
590.004/4-202.16-C
90
Feb 12, 2024
Routine
4 minor violations.
View 4 violations
Floors walls and ceilings-cleanability (c)
Inspector notes: Clean the floor in the walk in freezers as discussed.
590.006/6-201.11-C
Cutting surfaces (c)
Inspector notes: PIC will need to bleach out the cutting boards in the meat prep room.
590.004/4-501.12-C
Repairing-premises structures attachments and fixtures-methods (c)
Inspector notes: At this time found hand sink in meat prep room leaking onto the floor. Water leaking from the proofer on to the floor. Please have plumber address both.
590.006/6-501.11-C
Nonfood-contact surfaces (c)
Inspector notes: PIC will need to replace the caulking at the three bay sink in the fish department. Also At the Starbucks please clean behind the three bay sink as discussed.
590.004/4-202.16-C
82
Sep 14, 2023
Routine
2 critical violations. 1 major violation. 5 minor violations.
View 8 violations
(a)(2) and (b) time/temperature control for safety food hot and cold holding (p)
Inspector notes: Retail -cut melon 44F fruit cup 54F. Egg salad at deli 43F. Prepared one hour prior. Removed to chill by PIC. Retail Seafood -haddock 45F salmon 48F. Recently wrapped. Removed to chill to 41F or below. Seafood case -cooked shrimp 44F seafood 46F fish cakes 45Fstored less than four hours. Removed to chill. Verify case operating properly.
590.003/3-501.16-P
(a)(1) time/temperature control for safety food hot and cold holding (p)
Inspector notes: Crispy chicken sandwich 115F. PIC removed both sandwiches and will prepare fresh and store on middle shelf. Monitor hot holding. Rotisserie chickens only stored 4 hours then removed to cool. PIC will verify proper cooling.
590.003/3-501.16-P1
Controlling pests (pf)
Inspector notes: Ants below shelving in rear. Provide a current exterminators report.
590.006/6-501.111-PF
Temperature measuring devices-functionality (c)
Inspector notes: No conspicuous thermometers in food service and produce walk ins and seafood case. Provide where missing.
590.004/4-204.112-C
Miscellaneous sources of contamination (c)
Inspector notes: Soiled drainboard next to prep sink for produce wash. Separate or provide a barrier. PIC to use left sink only to separate. May consider reversing soiled / cleaned at warewash.
590.003/3-307.11-C
Good repair and proper adjustment-equipment (c)
Inspector notes: Refrigeration unit 43-44F at seafood. Ensure unit at / below 41F
590.004/4-501.11-C
Cutting surfaces (c)
Inspector notes: Cutting boards scored. Resurface or repair
590.004/4-501.12-C
System maintained in good repair (c)
Inspector notes: Hand sink not draining properly. Repair.
590.005/5-205.15-C
52
Jan 5, 2023
Routine
3 critical violations. 3 major violations. 1 minor violation.
View 7 violations
(a)(2) and (b) time/temperature control for safety food hot and cold holding (p)
Inspector notes: Bakery display case temperature was elevated at 54F. Cannoli 43.8F
590.003/3-501.16-P
Manual and mechanical warewashing equipment chemical sanitization-temperature ph concentration and hardness (p)
Inspector notes: Warewash not sanitizing correctly at 3 bay sink in bakery department - Using produce wash to sanitize - corrected on site. Quartz Sanitizer after corrected at 300ppm .
590.004/4-501.114-P
(a)(1) time/temperature control for safety food hot and cold holding (p)
Inspector notes: Temperature of chicken wings in self serve hot holding unit were elevated (BBQ wings 127F Honey wings 112F Teriaki wings 127F). Unable to determine if unit was on when employee opened the unit no lights were displayed to show unit was operating - Check to ensure unit working properly. Employee removed wings to reheat to hold at 135F or above.
590.003/3-501.16-P1
Assignment (pf)
Inspector notes: Certified Food Protection Manager (CFPM) had left for the day and no other CFPM was identified and no CFPM certificates were posted. Person in Charge Ludgero was able to assist. Permit not renewed for 2023 (8-301.11)
590.002(A)/2-101.11-PF
Shell stock maintaining identification (pf)
Inspector notes: Shellstock tags not in chronological order - organize in chronological ordere
590.003/3-203.12-PF
Hand drying provision (pf)
Inspector notes: No papertowels at handsink in fish deparment area - All handsinks should be stocked with papetowels and soap at all times.
590.006/6-301.12-PF
Nonfood contact surfaces (c)
Inspector notes: Shelving in customer self service dairy (milk) unit has black mold like substance and floor below product has milk spills -Clean to remove Walls sink and knife holders in produce prep area (back room) have food soils - clean to remove Interior of mop sink soiled - Clean to remove. Mop buckets have soiled water - dispose. Prepared foods deli case shelves and grates have food soils/stains - clean to remove. Vents/Fans in walk in units (deli counter) have dust build-up - clean to remove. Tauslen 2 door upright refrigerator doors in fish market back room have caked on food stains. Clean doors and sides of unit. Meat-room: sponge at 3 bay sink and walls behind sink soiled. Replace sponges and clean walls behind.
590.004/4-602.13-C
45
Aug 8, 2022
Routine
1 minor violation.
View 1 violation
Floors walls and ceilings-cleanability (c)
Inspector notes: There was an ac leak over the weekend and the blower on the roof was sending the water through the ceiling. The unit has been repaired but there are some damaged ceiling tiles. Replace missing and damaged tiles.
590.006/6-201.11-C
95
May 24, 2022
Routine
1 critical violation.
View 1 violation
(a)(2) and (b) time/temperature control for safety food hot and cold holding (p)
Inspector notes: The smoked fish has a label to keep the temp below 38F. The fish in the cooler is between 43F and 55F. Provide proper cold holding in accordance with the package recomendations.
590.003/3-501.16-P
86
Frequently Asked Questions
When was Shaw's Supermarket No. 3577 last inspected?
The most recent health inspection at Shaw's Supermarket No. 3577 on file is from Jan 22, 2026. The public record contains 14 inspections in total.
What is the most common violation at Shaw's Supermarket No. 3577?
Across the inspection record, “floors walls and ceilings-cleanability” has been cited seven times, more than any other issue at Shaw's Supermarket No. 3577.
How does Shaw's Supermarket No. 3577 compare to other restaurants in West Roxbury?
Shaw's Supermarket No. 3577 most recently scored 90 out of 100, which is about the same as the West Roxbury average of 88.
Has Shaw's Supermarket No. 3577's inspection record improved over time?
Results have been roughly steady. Inspections at Shaw's Supermarket No. 3577 have averaged around three violations per visit across the recent record.
What does a low risk rating mean?
A low risk rating at Shaw's Supermarket No. 3577 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 Shaw's Supermarket No. 3577 inspected?
Based on the inspection history on file, Shaw's Supermarket No. 3577 is inspected around four times per year on average.
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