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7Th Street Burger
- resultPass
- critical violations0
- last inspectedMay 11, 2026
- address267 Newbury St, Boston 02116
Is 7Th Street Burger clean?
7Th Street Burger is currently Pass from Boston Inspectional Services, Health Division, from an inspection on May 11, 2026. No critical violations were recorded at that visit. On Cooked's ladder that reads clean 😇.
What did inspectors find at 7Th Street Burger?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on May 11, 2026, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.
- ⚠️(A)(2) and (B) Time/Temperature Control for Safety Food Hot and Cold Holding (P) • Across from the flat top grills on top of the refrigerators observed cut jalapenos at 68F and a mayonnaise based sauce in 1oz cups at 61F; per the person in charge they had been removed from active refrigeration at or around 11:00am and had the staff move them to the walk-in refrigerator to cool to 41F; hold TCS foods at 41F and below.critical(A)(2) and (B) Time/Temperature Control for Safety Food Hot and Cold Holding (P) • Across from the flat top grills on top of the refrigerators observed cut jalapenos at 68F and a mayonnaise based sauce in 1oz cups at 61F; per the person in charge they had been removed from active refrigeration at or around 11:00am and had the staff move them to the walk-in refrigerator to cool to 41F; hold TCS foods at 41F and below.
- ⚠️Sponges Use Limitation (C) • Observed sponges being used at the three-compartment sink; discard and cease using sponges on cleaned food-contact surfaces and in-use utensils.Sponges Use Limitation (C) • Observed sponges being used at the three-compartment sink; discard and cease using sponges on cleaned food-contact surfaces and in-use utensils.
- ⚠️Sanitizing Solutions Testing Devices (Pf) • At the three compartment sink observed a bulk container of Ecolab Sink & Surface sanitizer hooked up to the auto-mixer but the location does not have Sink & Surface test strips. The person in charge stated that they should only be using quats sanitizer and was able to retrieve a new bulk container of quats retested the solution in the three compartment sink at 300ppm and refilled the in-use red sanitizer buckets in the food prep area with the quats solution. Provide proper test strips for sanitizers used in the establishment.Sanitizing Solutions Testing Devices (Pf) • At the three compartment sink observed a bulk container of Ecolab Sink & Surface sanitizer hooked up to the auto-mixer but the location does not have Sink & Surface test strips. The person in charge stated that they should only be using quats sanitizer and was able to retrieve a new bulk container of quats retested the solution in the three compartment sink at 300ppm and refilled the in-use red sanitizer buckets in the food prep area with the quats solution. Provide proper test strips for sanitizers used in the establishment.
- ⚠️Prohibiting Animals (Pf) • Observed two dogs in the dining area one in a stroller. The Health Inspector needed to ask the customers if the animals were service animals to which the customers replied that they were not and were asked by the Health Inspector to move them outside the restaurant. The Health Inspector will send guidance documents on service animals to the staff for review. Only service animals are allowed inside the restaurant.Prohibiting Animals (Pf) • Observed two dogs in the dining area one in a stroller. The Health Inspector needed to ask the customers if the animals were service animals to which the customers replied that they were not and were asked by the Health Inspector to move them outside the restaurant. The Health Inspector will send guidance documents on service animals to the staff for review. Only service animals are allowed inside the restaurant.
When was 7Th Street Burger last inspected?
7Th Street Burger has 4 inspections on record going back to March 16, 2026.
| date | result | score |
|---|---|---|
| May 11, 2026 | Pass | |
| May 4, 2026 | Fail | |
| March 20, 2026 | Pass | |
| March 16, 2026 | Fail |
7Th Street Burger vs Back Bay
Back Bay runs 81% clean across 519 tracked restaurants — 417 clean, 46 mid, 50 cooked.
Against the 519 spots Cooked tracks in Back Bay, this one comes out cleaner than 19% of them.
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How Boston grades restaurants
Boston reports inspections as a pass or a fail, with no score and no letter. What separates a bad fail from a trivial one is the violation severity ladder: a single star is a minor issue, two stars is more serious, and three stars marks a critical foodborne-illness risk factor — temperature abuse, bad handwashing, cross-contamination. A restaurant can fail on paperwork alone, which is not the same as failing on food safety. Cooked splits Boston fails accordingly: a fail with a three-star violation reads cooked, a fail on minor items only reads mid.
Source: Boston Inspectional Services, Health Division via Analyze Boston. Cooked refreshes this data daily — this listing's most recent inspection is dated May 11, 2026. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.