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Boston Ale House
- resultPass
- critical violations0
- last inspectedMay 29, 2026
- address1885 Centre St, West Roxbury 02132
Is Boston Ale House clean?
Boston Ale House is currently Pass from Boston Inspectional Services, Health Division, from an inspection on May 29, 2026. No critical violations were recorded at that visit. On Cooked's ladder that reads clean 😇.
What did inspectors find at Boston Ale House?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on May 29, 2026, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.
- ⚠️(A) Certified Food Protection Manager (C) • No one on site with a current Allergen Certification. Provide.(A) Certified Food Protection Manager (C) • No one on site with a current Allergen Certification. Provide.
- ⚠️(A )Cooling Methods (Pf) • Cooked mashed potatoes inside of the flip top unit with an elevated temperature of 48F. Address and ensnure proper cooling methods are in place. All other foods inside of the unit were at below 41F.(A )Cooling Methods (Pf) • Cooked mashed potatoes inside of the flip top unit with an elevated temperature of 48F. Address and ensnure proper cooling methods are in place. All other foods inside of the unit were at below 41F.
- ⚠️Nonfood-Contact Surfaces (C) • Wash guage to the high temperature dish machine doesn not appear to be functioning properly. Address and make any necessary repairs. Final rinse reaching 190F.Nonfood-Contact Surfaces (C) • Wash guage to the high temperature dish machine doesn not appear to be functioning properly. Address and make any necessary repairs. Final rinse reaching 190F.
- ⚠️(A) Equipment Food-Contact Surfaces Nonfood-Contact Surfaces and Utensils (Pf) • Wall mounted potatoe peeler visibly soiled and with food debris. Clena to remove.(A) Equipment Food-Contact Surfaces Nonfood-Contact Surfaces and Utensils (Pf) • Wall mounted potatoe peeler visibly soiled and with food debris. Clena to remove.
- ⚠️Nonfood Contact Surfaces (C) • Excess moisture observed on the lower shelf to the 4 drawer Continental cooler. Address and make any necessary repairs. Unit was functioning properly at the time of the inspection.Nonfood Contact Surfaces (C) • Excess moisture observed on the lower shelf to the 4 drawer Continental cooler. Address and make any necessary repairs. Unit was functioning properly at the time of the inspection.
- ⚠️Floors Walls and Ceilings-Cleanability (C) • Portion of flooring located near the dish machine appears to be lifting and retaining water. Address and make any necessary repairs.Floors Walls and Ceilings-Cleanability (C) • Portion of flooring located near the dish machine appears to be lifting and retaining water. Address and make any necessary repairs.
When was Boston Ale House last inspected?
Boston Ale House has 30 inspections on record going back to April 15, 2022. The 12 most recent are shown below.
| date | result | score |
|---|---|---|
| May 29, 2026 | Pass | |
| May 22, 2026 | Fail | |
| January 16, 2026 | Pass | |
| October 14, 2025 | Pass | |
| September 29, 2025 | Fail | |
| September 23, 2025 | Pass | |
| September 11, 2025 | Fail | |
| September 11, 2025 | Pass | |
| September 10, 2025 | closed by the city | |
| September 2, 2025 | Pass | |
| August 8, 2025 | Fail | |
| July 25, 2025 | Fail |
Boston Ale House vs West Roxbury
West Roxbury runs 86% clean across 201 tracked restaurants — 165 clean, 15 mid, 12 cooked.
Against the 201 spots Cooked tracks in West Roxbury, this one comes out cleaner than 14% 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 May 29, 2026. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.