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Biddy Earlys
- resultPass
- critical violations0
- last inspectedFebruary 24, 2026
- address141 Pearl St, Boston 02110
Is Biddy Earlys clean?
Biddy Earlys is currently Pass from Boston Inspectional Services, Health Division, from an inspection on February 24, 2026. No critical violations were recorded at that visit. On Cooked's ladder that reads clean 😇.
What did inspectors find at Biddy Earlys?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on February 24, 2026, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.
- ⚠️Miscellaneous Sources of Contamination (C) • Water bottle in container of ice that is used for beverages. Discontinue to prevent potential contamination.Miscellaneous Sources of Contamination (C) • Water bottle in container of ice that is used for beverages. Discontinue to prevent potential contamination.
- ⚠️Ready-To-Eat Time/Temperature Control for Safety Food Date Marking (Pf) • Multiple foods without date marking in standup refrigeration unit. Provide date marking for foods held longer than 24 hours.Ready-To-Eat Time/Temperature Control for Safety Food Date Marking (Pf) • Multiple foods without date marking in standup refrigeration unit. Provide date marking for foods held longer than 24 hours.
- ⚠️Nonfood Contact Surfaces (C) • Shelfing in kitchen area observed with dust build up. Under equiptment in kitchen area is soiled. Under basement freezer units has broken glass. Clean to remove.Nonfood Contact Surfaces (C) • Shelfing in kitchen area observed with dust build up. Under equiptment in kitchen area is soiled. Under basement freezer units has broken glass. Clean to remove.
- ⚠️Using a Handwashing Sink-Operation and Maintenance (Pf) • Bucket observed in kitchen area hand sink. Ensure sink is only used for handwashing.Using a Handwashing Sink-Operation and Maintenance (Pf) • Bucket observed in kitchen area hand sink. Ensure sink is only used for handwashing.
- ⚠️Segregation and Location-Distressed Merchandise (Pf) • Orange juice observed expired on 2.12.26. Discarded by PIC. Ensure proper rotation.Segregation and Location-Distressed Merchandise (Pf) • Orange juice observed expired on 2.12.26. Discarded by PIC. Ensure proper rotation.
- ⚠️Common Name-Working Containers (Pf) • Chemical spray bottles observed without label. Provide.Common Name-Working Containers (Pf) • Chemical spray bottles observed without label. Provide.
- ⚠️2026 Health Permit is unpaid. Email [email protected] to request a link for payment.2026 Health Permit is unpaid. Email [email protected] to request a link for payment.
When was Biddy Earlys last inspected?
Biddy Earlys has 89 inspections on record going back to July 6, 2007. The 12 most recent are shown below.
| date | result | score |
|---|---|---|
| February 24, 2026 | Pass | |
| February 17, 2026 | Fail | |
| October 10, 2025 | Pass | |
| October 3, 2025 | Fail | |
| June 17, 2024 | Pass | |
| December 27, 2023 | Pass | |
| July 24, 2023 | Pass | |
| January 18, 2023 | — | |
| November 18, 2022 | — | |
| June 13, 2022 | — | |
| May 17, 2022 | Pass | |
| May 9, 2022 | Fail |
Biddy Earlys vs Downtown
Downtown runs 90% clean across 1,016 tracked restaurants — 866 clean, 53 mid, 42 cooked.
Against the 1,016 spots Cooked tracks in Downtown, this one comes out cleaner than 10% 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 February 24, 2026. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.