Al's South St. Express

• official resultFail
• resultFail
• inspection typeEating & Drinking w/ Take Out
• failed findings3
• critical findings2

← Back to the current restaurant page

Failed findings

• ⚠️Hot Holdingcritical
  Inspector note: egg plant sitting on top of hot hold unit @ 110f . ensure proper hot hold of 140f or above
  code 03-3-501.16*** · critical food-safety factorstatus: Fail
• ⚠️Cold Holdingcritical
  Inspector note: 1. Tuna & chicken salad @ 46f-50f ensure proper cold hold of 41f or below. 2. Ham & roast beef # 46f ensure proper cold hold of 41f or below. Ensure all products once prepeared are cooled in proper methods.
  code 03-3-501.16(A)*** · critical food-safety factorstatus: Fail
• 🧹premises not properly maintained or cleaned
  Official wording: Improper Maintenance of Walls/Ceilings
  Inspector note: hood vents with grease build up clean to remove. (hood sticker expires last day of May ensure cleaned by licensed hood cleaning company
  code 37-6-501.11-.12* · lower-severity findingstatus: Fail

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass on January 31, 2014: 3 findings appeared for the first time.

Browse this restaurant's inspections

More restaurants in Downtown

• ✓ Deli One
  clean · 85 Arch St St · inspected January 28, 2026
• ✓ Flik International @ Hearts On Fire
  cooked · 99 Summer St · inspected April 17, 2008
• ✓ Cafe Marliave
  clean · 10 Bosworth St · inspected March 11, 2020
• ✓ Grass Roots Cafe
  clean · 93 Arch St · inspected June 25, 2013
• ✕ Quiznos Sub
  cooked · 74 Summer St · inspected February 27, 2012
• ✕ Z Square In The Park
  cooked · 0 Post Office Sq · inspected January 12, 2009

See every restaurant in Downtown →

About this record

This record comes from Boston Inspectional Services, Health Division. Cooked keeps the official result and wording separate from its plain-English explanation so you can verify what the inspector actually published.

Source: Analyze Boston.