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Bbq Chicken
- resultPass
- critical violations0
- last inspectedJanuary 27, 2026
- address178 Harvard Av, Allston 02134
Is Bbq Chicken clean?
Bbq Chicken is currently Pass from Boston Inspectional Services, Health Division, from an inspection on January 27, 2026. No critical violations were recorded at that visit. On Cooked's ladder that reads clean 😇.
What did inspectors find at Bbq Chicken?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on January 27, 2026, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.
- ⚠️Wiping Cloths Use Limitation (C) • Wiping cloths stoed wet on counters.Store properly in sanitizer solution.Wiping Cloths Use Limitation (C) • Wiping cloths stoed wet on counters.Store properly in sanitizer solution.
- ⚠️(A)(1) Time/Temperature Control for Safety Food Hot and Cold Holding (P) • Fried chicken for hot holding placed on top of the hot holdinf container registered 104F. PIC stated they have been out for 1 hour and placed them for immidiate re-heating at 165F. Mantain at 135F or above.critical(A)(1) Time/Temperature Control for Safety Food Hot and Cold Holding (P) • Fried chicken for hot holding placed on top of the hot holdinf container registered 104F. PIC stated they have been out for 1 hour and placed them for immidiate re-heating at 165F. Mantain at 135F or above.
- ⚠️(A) Equipment Food-Contact Surfaces Nonfood-Contact Surfaces and Utensils (Pf) • Can opener knife with encrusted food debris. Clean to remove and sanitize.(A) Equipment Food-Contact Surfaces Nonfood-Contact Surfaces and Utensils (Pf) • Can opener knife with encrusted food debris. Clean to remove and sanitize.
- ⚠️Handwashing Cleanser Availability (Pf) • Handsink in toilet at lower level without soap. Provide.Handwashing Cleanser Availability (Pf) • Handsink in toilet at lower level without soap. Provide.
- ⚠️Hand Drying Provision (Pf) • Handsink near warewashing area without paper towel. Provide.Hand Drying Provision (Pf) • Handsink near warewashing area without paper towel. Provide.
When was Bbq Chicken last inspected?
Bbq Chicken has 14 inspections on record going back to April 27, 2023. The 12 most recent are shown below.
| date | result | score |
|---|---|---|
| January 27, 2026 | Pass | |
| January 13, 2026 | Fail | |
| December 31, 2025 | Pass | |
| December 26, 2025 | — | |
| December 18, 2025 | Fail | |
| June 23, 2025 | Pass | |
| June 12, 2025 | Fail | |
| December 17, 2024 | Pass | |
| December 6, 2024 | Fail | |
| May 20, 2024 | Pass | |
| May 13, 2024 | Fail | |
| January 3, 2024 | — |
Bbq Chicken vs Allston
Allston runs 88% clean across 493 tracked restaurants — 414 clean, 32 mid, 27 cooked.
Against the 493 spots Cooked tracks in Allston, this one comes out cleaner than 12% 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 January 27, 2026. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.