Berklee Noodles

• resultFail
• critical violations1
• last inspectedJune 22, 2026
• address173 Massachusetts Av, Boston 02115

Is Berklee Noodles clean?

Berklee Noodles is currently Fail from Boston Inspectional Services, Health Division, from an inspection on June 22, 2026. 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 Berklee Noodles?

These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on June 22, 2026, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.

• ⚠️Clean condition-Hands and Arms (P) • Observed no hand washing during inspection unelss instructed to Observed food handlers not changing gloves between tasks - Touching multiple touch points and then handling food I provided hand washing instructions and glove usecritical
  Clean condition-Hands and Arms (P) • Observed no hand washing during inspection unelss instructed to Observed food handlers not changing gloves between tasks - Touching multiple touch points and then handling food I provided hand washing instructions and glove use
• ⚠️Effectiveness-Hair Restraints (C) • Food handlers not wearing hair restraints
  Effectiveness-Hair Restraints (C) • Food handlers not wearing hair restraints
• ⚠️Assignment (Pf) • At time of inspection there was not a person in charge on the premises. The owner/operator must have a PIC on premises during all times of operations Manager called and arrived prior to my departure
  Assignment (Pf) • At time of inspection there was not a person in charge on the premises. The owner/operator must have a PIC on premises during all times of operations Manager called and arrived prior to my departure
• ⚠️In-Use Utensils Between-Use Storage (C) • In use utensil stored in water - Provided proper storage to prevent contamination
  In-Use Utensils Between-Use Storage (C) • In use utensil stored in water - Provided proper storage to prevent contamination
• ⚠️Food Storage-Preventing Contamination from the Premises (C) • Food containers not stored 6" above the floor in basement
  Food Storage-Preventing Contamination from the Premises (C) • Food containers not stored 6" above the floor in basement
• ⚠️Miscellaneous Sources of Contamination (C) • Reusing soy sauce containers to store other food items
  Miscellaneous Sources of Contamination (C) • Reusing soy sauce containers to store other food items
• ⚠️Food Labels (C) • Builk food containers and inuse food containers not labeled with common name
  Food Labels (C) • Builk food containers and inuse food containers not labeled with common name
• ⚠️(A) Equipment Food-Contact Surfaces Nonfood-Contact Surfaces and Utensils (Pf) • In use food containers are visable soiled with food build up
  (A) Equipment Food-Contact Surfaces Nonfood-Contact Surfaces and Utensils (Pf) • In use food containers are visable soiled with food build up
• ⚠️Cooking and Baking Equipment (C) • Built up soils on all cooking equipment throughout cooking line
  Cooking and Baking Equipment (C) • Built up soils on all cooking equipment throughout cooking line
• ⚠️Nonfood Contact Surfaces (C) • Built up of soils on all shelving throughout kitchen/prep/storage/basement
  Nonfood Contact Surfaces (C) • Built up of soils on all shelving throughout kitchen/prep/storage/basement
• ⚠️(A) (B) and (D) Equipment Utensils Linens and Single-Service and Single-Use Articles Storing (C) • Bowls pans pots etc not inverted
  (A) (B) and (D) Equipment Utensils Linens and Single-Service and Single-Use Articles Storing (C) • Bowls pans pots etc not inverted
• ⚠️Cleaning Receptacles (C) • Built up soils on dumpster tote and grease bin
  Cleaning Receptacles (C) • Built up soils on dumpster tote and grease bin
• ⚠️Floors Walls and Ceilings-Cleanability (C) • Built up soils on floor walls ceiling and all attachments throughout Kitchen/prep/ware washing/storage/basement/bathrooms/mop closet
  Floors Walls and Ceilings-Cleanability (C) • Built up soils on floor walls ceiling and all attachments throughout Kitchen/prep/ware washing/storage/basement/bathrooms/mop closet
• ⚠️Controlling Pests (Pf) • Evidence of mouse dropping in kitchen/prep/ware washing/basement Provide full extermination and IPM report prior to reinspection
  Controlling Pests (Pf) • Evidence of mouse dropping in kitchen/prep/ware washing/basement Provide full extermination and IPM report prior to reinspection
• ⚠️Storing Maintenance Tools (C) • Mops brooms etc not properly stored
  Storing Maintenance Tools (C) • Mops brooms etc not properly stored
• ⚠️Maintaining Premises Unnecessary Items and Litter (C) • Remove all unused articles from basement hallway to rear egress
  Maintaining Premises Unnecessary Items and Litter (C) • Remove all unused articles from basement hallway to rear egress
• ⚠️Repairing-Premises Structures Attachments and Fixtures-Methods (C) • Bucket handing from HVAC - Kitchen Opening in walls at enterance to back prep/ware washing area Steps and railing in disrepair and chipped paint Floor not smooth durable and easily cleanable - Basement
  Repairing-Premises Structures Attachments and Fixtures-Methods (C) • Bucket handing from HVAC - Kitchen Opening in walls at enterance to back prep/ware washing area Steps and railing in disrepair and chipped paint Floor not smooth durable and easily cleanable - Basement
• ⚠️Certified food protection manager not certified in allergen awareness No employee on the premises trained in anti choking - While food is being served there must be an employee trained in anti choking
  Certified food protection manager not certified in allergen awareness No employee on the premises trained in anti choking - While food is being served there must be an employee trained in anti choking

When was Berklee Noodles last inspected?

Berklee Noodles has 43 inspections on record going back to June 13, 2017. The 12 most recent are shown below.

Berklee Noodles 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 0% 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 June 22, 2026. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.