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Billy Tse Restaurant
- resultPass
- critical violations0
- last inspectedJuly 21, 2026
- address240 Commercial St, Boston 02109
Is Billy Tse Restaurant clean?
Billy Tse Restaurant is currently Pass from Boston Inspectional Services, Health Division, from an inspection on July 21, 2026. No critical violations were recorded at that visit. On Cooked's ladder that reads clean 😇.
What did inspectors find at Billy Tse Restaurant?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on July 21, 2026, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.
- ⚠️(A)-(P) Person-In-Charge-Duties (Pf) • PIC to provide active managerial controls and train staff on violations noted on the inspection report(A)-(P) Person-In-Charge-Duties (Pf) • PIC to provide active managerial controls and train staff on violations noted on the inspection report
- ⚠️Food Storage Containers Identified with Common Name of Food (C) • Multiple bulk bins in the lower level & condiments at the cookline observed missing labels. Label when removed from orignial containersFood Storage Containers Identified with Common Name of Food (C) • Multiple bulk bins in the lower level & condiments at the cookline observed missing labels. Label when removed from orignial containers
- ⚠️In-Use Utensils Between-Use Storage (C) • Food dispensing utensils observed stored in room temperature stagnant water portioned cups observed stored inside bulk bins/ foods. Discontinue (cos)In-Use Utensils Between-Use Storage (C) • Food dispensing utensils observed stored in room temperature stagnant water portioned cups observed stored inside bulk bins/ foods. Discontinue (cos)
- ⚠️Ready-To-Eat Time/Temperature Control for Safety Food Date Marking (Pf) • Containers of prep foods observed stored in walk in and other cold units observed missing date marking. Provide made/discard date prior to storing Discussed at the time of inspectionReady-To-Eat Time/Temperature Control for Safety Food Date Marking (Pf) • Containers of prep foods observed stored in walk in and other cold units observed missing date marking. Provide made/discard date prior to storing Discussed at the time of inspection
- ⚠️Characteristics-Materials for Construction and Repair (C) • Multiple walkin shelvings/ dry storage area & kitchen shelvings observed lined with cardboard. Discontinue / RemoveCharacteristics-Materials for Construction and Repair (C) • Multiple walkin shelvings/ dry storage area & kitchen shelvings observed lined with cardboard. Discontinue / Remove
- ⚠️Sponges Use Limitation (C) • Observed staff warewashing and cleaning food contact surfaces with yellow sponges. Discontinue (cos)Sponges Use Limitation (C) • Observed staff warewashing and cleaning food contact surfaces with yellow sponges. Discontinue (cos)
- ⚠️Ventilation Hood Systems Filters (C) • Hood filters & attachments observed heavily soiled. Clean to remove Hood sticker expires: September 26 2026Ventilation Hood Systems Filters (C) • Hood filters & attachments observed heavily soiled. Clean to remove Hood sticker expires: September 26 2026
- ⚠️Manual and Mechanical Warewashing Equipment Chemical Sanitization-Temperature pH Concentration and Hardness (P) • Kitchen low temp dishwasher observed at 00ppm. Repair to dispense at the minimum ppm. Technician arrived on site while inspector was still on sitecriticalManual and Mechanical Warewashing Equipment Chemical Sanitization-Temperature pH Concentration and Hardness (P) • Kitchen low temp dishwasher observed at 00ppm. Repair to dispense at the minimum ppm. Technician arrived on site while inspector was still on site
- ⚠️Cutting Surfaces (C) • Cutting board observed heavily stained. Clean to remove/ Resurface/ ReplaceCutting Surfaces (C) • Cutting board observed heavily stained. Clean to remove/ Resurface/ Replace
- ⚠️Floors Walls and Ceilings-Cleanability (C) • Observed stagant water downstairs in the basement area. Clean to removeFloors Walls and Ceilings-Cleanability (C) • Observed stagant water downstairs in the basement area. Clean to remove
When was Billy Tse Restaurant last inspected?
Billy Tse Restaurant has 22 inspections on record going back to September 8, 2022. The 12 most recent are shown below.
| date | result | score |
|---|---|---|
| July 21, 2026 | Pass | |
| July 10, 2026 | Fail | |
| May 28, 2026 | Pass | |
| April 30, 2026 | Fail | |
| April 27, 2026 | closed by the city | |
| October 16, 2025 | Pass | |
| October 9, 2025 | Fail | |
| April 30, 2025 | Pass | |
| April 23, 2025 | Fail | |
| April 16, 2025 | Fail | |
| November 6, 2024 | Pass | |
| October 30, 2024 | Fail |
Billy Tse Restaurant vs North End
North End runs 88% clean across 717 tracked restaurants — 579 clean, 37 mid, 40 cooked.
Against the 717 spots Cooked tracks in North End, this one comes out cleaner than 11% 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 July 21, 2026. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.