Alcove

• resultFail
• critical violations0
• last inspectedMay 11, 2026
• address131 Beverly St, Boston 02114

Is Alcove clean?

Alcove is currently Fail 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 mid 😬.

What did inspectors find at Alcove?

These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on May 11, 2026, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.

• ⚠️Shell stock Maintaining Identification (Pf) • Maintain all shell tags in a chronological order.
  Shell stock Maintaining Identification (Pf) • Maintain all shell tags in a chronological order.
• ⚠️Ready-To-Eat Time/Temperature Control for Safety Food Date Marking (Pf) • Noted several RTE foods in the walkin past the 7 day expiration.Monitor and discard
  Ready-To-Eat Time/Temperature Control for Safety Food Date Marking (Pf) • Noted several RTE foods in the walkin past the 7 day expiration.Monitor and discard
• ⚠️Sanitizing Solutions Testing Devices (Pf) • Provide correct sanitizer strip for the 3 bay sink.
  Sanitizing Solutions Testing Devices (Pf) • Provide correct sanitizer strip for the 3 bay sink.
• ⚠️Mechanical Warewashing Equipment Hot Water Sanitization Temperatures (Pf) • Noted high temp dish machine recording 128F on the gauge.Repair
  Mechanical Warewashing Equipment Hot Water Sanitization Temperatures (Pf) • Noted high temp dish machine recording 128F on the gauge.Repair
• ⚠️Good Repair and Proper Adjustment-Equipment (C) • Noted dish machine in the kitchen leaking water from underneath.Repair
  Good Repair and Proper Adjustment-Equipment (C) • Noted dish machine in the kitchen leaking water from underneath.Repair
• ⚠️Cutting Surfaces (C) • Noted cutting board in the kitchen heavily scored.Resurface or Replace
  Cutting Surfaces (C) • Noted cutting board in the kitchen heavily scored.Resurface or Replace
• ⚠️Toilet Room Receptacle Covered (C) • Provide covered receptacle in the toilet room.
  Toilet Room Receptacle Covered (C) • Provide covered receptacle in the toilet room.
• ⚠️Controlling Pests (Pf) • Noted small black flies at the bar area and in the back near the Ice Machine and utilty sink.Provide a detail pest report
  Controlling Pests (Pf) • Noted small black flies at the bar area and in the back near the Ice Machine and utilty sink.Provide a detail pest report
• ⚠️Cleaning Frequency and Restrictions (C) • Noted sticky rotted fruits and broken glass on the floor underneath the equipment at the bar.Clean with frequency to prevent fruit flies. Noted unsanitary floors near the ice machine and utility sink in the back kitchen area.Clean with frequency
  Cleaning Frequency and Restrictions (C) • Noted sticky rotted fruits and broken glass on the floor underneath the equipment at the bar.Clean with frequency to prevent fruit flies. Noted unsanitary floors near the ice machine and utility sink in the back kitchen area.Clean with frequency
• ⚠️Cleaning Ventilation Systems Nuisance and Discharge Prohibition (C) • Noted hood sticker expired.Service
  Cleaning Ventilation Systems Nuisance and Discharge Prohibition (C) • Noted hood sticker expired.Service

When was Alcove last inspected?

Alcove has 22 inspections on record going back to October 5, 2018. The 12 most recent are shown below.

Alcove vs West End

West End runs 90% clean across 247 tracked restaurants — 217 clean, 13 mid, 12 cooked.

Against the 247 spots Cooked tracks in West End, this one comes out cleaner than 5% of them.

Other spots in West End

• ✓ Second Cup Coffee Co.
  clean · August 17, 2020
• ✓ Hurricane O'reilly's
  clean · July 9, 2026
• ✓ 2Twenty2
  clean · November 5, 2020
• ✓ Unidine
  clean · April 3, 2018
• ✕ Domino's
  mid · February 24, 2026
• ✓ Caffe Nero
  clean · May 19, 2026

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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.