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Bb.Q Chicken
- resultFail
- critical violations1
- last inspectedJanuary 25, 2024
- address636 Beacon St, Boston 02215
Is Bb.Q Chicken clean?
Bb.Q Chicken is currently Fail from Boston Inspectional Services, Health Division, from an inspection on January 25, 2024. Inspectors wrote up 1 critical violation — the kind most directly linked to foodborne illness. On Cooked's ladder that reads cooked 🪳.
What did inspectors find at Bb.Q Chicken?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on January 25, 2024, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.
- ⚠️Cleaning Procedure (P) • No handwashing observed. Retrain staff. COS.criticalCleaning Procedure (P) • No handwashing observed. Retrain staff. COS.
- ⚠️Temperature Measuring Devices-Functionality (C) • No thermometer in walkin. Provide.Temperature Measuring Devices-Functionality (C) • No thermometer in walkin. Provide.
- ⚠️Handwashing Sinks Installation (Pf) • Hot water at cookline handsink is 95F. Repair.Handwashing Sinks Installation (Pf) • Hot water at cookline handsink is 95F. Repair.
- ⚠️Using a Handwashing Sink-Operation and Maintenance (Pf) • Handsink obstructed with breading cart. COS.Using a Handwashing Sink-Operation and Maintenance (Pf) • Handsink obstructed with breading cart. COS.
- ⚠️Cleaning Ventilation Systems Nuisance and Discharge Prohibition (C) • Hood tag is expired. Provide current.Cleaning Ventilation Systems Nuisance and Discharge Prohibition (C) • Hood tag is expired. Provide current.
- ⚠️Anti-Choking • Choke save is expired. Provide current. Anti-choking Procedures in Food Service Establishments. (1) Pursuant to M.G.L. c. 94 § 305D restaurants with a certain seating capacity are required to have one or more employees trained in a manual choke-saving procedure in accordance with 105 CMR 605.000: Approved Choke-saving Procedures. (2) Each food service establishment with a seating capacity that conforms with M.G.L. c. 94 § 305D shall: (a) Have on its premises while food is being served an employee trained in manual procedures approved by the Department to remove food lodged in a person's throat.Anti-Choking • Choke save is expired. Provide current. Anti-choking Procedures in Food Service Establishments. (1) Pursuant to M.G.L. c. 94 § 305D restaurants with a certain seating capacity are required to have one or more employees trained in a manual choke-saving procedure in accordance with 105 CMR 605.000: Approved Choke-saving Procedures. (2) Each food service establishment with a seating capacity that conforms with M.G.L. c. 94 § 305D shall: (a) Have on its premises while food is being served an employee trained in manual procedures approved by the Department to remove food lodged in a person's throat.
When was Bb.Q Chicken last inspected?
Bb.Q Chicken has 14 inspections on record going back to October 25, 2021. The 12 most recent are shown below.
| date | result | score |
|---|---|---|
| October 31, 2024 | — | |
| February 1, 2024 | — | |
| January 25, 2024 | Fail | |
| October 13, 2023 | Pass | |
| October 4, 2023 | Fail | |
| August 16, 2023 | Pass | |
| August 8, 2023 | Fail | |
| June 30, 2023 | Pass | |
| June 20, 2023 | Fail | |
| January 18, 2023 | — | |
| March 1, 2022 | Pass | |
| January 31, 2022 | closed by the city |
Bb.Q Chicken vs Fenway
Fenway runs 89% clean across 433 tracked restaurants — 379 clean, 23 mid, 22 cooked.
Against the 433 spots Cooked tracks in Fenway, this one comes out cleaner than 4% of them.
Other spots in Fenway
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 January 25, 2024. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.