Boston Burger

• resultFail
• critical violations0
• last inspectedApril 17, 2026
• address1100 Boylston St, Boston 02115

Is Boston Burger clean?

Boston Burger is currently Fail from Boston Inspectional Services, Health Division, from an inspection on April 17, 2026. No critical violations were recorded at that visit. On Cooked's ladder that reads mid 😬.

What did inspectors find at Boston Burger?

These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on April 17, 2026, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.

• ⚠️Clean condition-Hands and Arms (P) • Observed no hand washing by food handlers and ware washing staff unless instructed to by PIC Observed food handler on cooking line drying hands on cloth towelcritical
  Clean condition-Hands and Arms (P) • Observed no hand washing by food handlers and ware washing staff unless instructed to by PIC Observed food handler on cooking line drying hands on cloth towel
• ⚠️(A) (B) and (C)(1) (4)-(16) Demonstration (Pf) • The Certified food protection/allergen awareness manager does not oversee the kitchen/prep food service and ware washing areas Provided a full time on site certified food protection manager that oversees day to day operation in food service operations trains all employees in their related duties and takes immediate corrective action
  (A) (B) and (C)(1) (4)-(16) Demonstration (Pf) • The Certified food protection/allergen awareness manager does not oversee the kitchen/prep food service and ware washing areas Provided a full time on site certified food protection manager that oversees day to day operation in food service operations trains all employees in their related duties and takes immediate corrective action
• ⚠️(A)-(P) Person-In-Charge-Duties (Pf) • Multiple Priority priority foundation and core violations cited on inspection. Some of these violations are repeat violations
  (A)-(P) Person-In-Charge-Duties (Pf) • Multiple Priority priority foundation and core violations cited on inspection. Some of these violations are repeat violations
• ⚠️Packaged and Unpackaged Food-Separation Packaging and Segregation (P) • Raw eggs stored with ready to eat foods Corrective by PIC during inspectioncritical
  Packaged and Unpackaged Food-Separation Packaging and Segregation (P) • Raw eggs stored with ready to eat foods Corrective by PIC during inspection
• ⚠️Wiping Cloths Use Limitation (C) • Wiping cloths are not stored in a sanitizing solution per code
  Wiping Cloths Use Limitation (C) • Wiping cloths are not stored in a sanitizing solution per code
• ⚠️(A) Gloves Use Limitation (P) • Observed all food handlers multitasking wearing single use gloves Observed food handler on grill handling raw ground beef and then resuming duties wearing contaminated glovecritical
  (A) Gloves Use Limitation (P) • Observed all food handlers multitasking wearing single use gloves Observed food handler on grill handling raw ground beef and then resuming duties wearing contaminated glove
• ⚠️Food Labels (C) • Food containers with food in them are not labeled
  Food Labels (C) • Food containers with food in them are not labeled
• ⚠️Cooking and Baking Equipment (C) • Built up soils on all cooking equipment throughout kitchen/prep
  Cooking and Baking Equipment (C) • Built up soils on all cooking equipment throughout kitchen/prep
• ⚠️Using a Handwashing Sink-Operation and Maintenance (Pf) • 2 hand sink have items in the basins - Bar and Kitchen/prep Corrected on site by PIC
  Using a Handwashing Sink-Operation and Maintenance (Pf) • 2 hand sink have items in the basins - Bar and Kitchen/prep Corrected on site by PIC
• ⚠️Floors Walls and Ceilings-Cleanability (C) • Build up soils on floors walls ceilings and attachments - Prep/kitchen (up and downstairs) ware washing storage hallway in basement and trash room (Basement) Build up soils on exterior of grease trap
  Floors Walls and Ceilings-Cleanability (C) • Build up soils on floors walls ceilings and attachments - Prep/kitchen (up and downstairs) ware washing storage hallway in basement and trash room (Basement) Build up soils on exterior of grease trap
• ⚠️Hand Drying Provision (Pf) • No paper towels at hand sink in prep/cooking line Corrected on site by PIC
  Hand Drying Provision (Pf) • No paper towels at hand sink in prep/cooking line Corrected on site by PIC
• ⚠️Storing Maintenance Tools (C) • Mops brooms are not properly stored. Must be 6" above the floor on hooks or racks and away from any food items
  Storing Maintenance Tools (C) • Mops brooms are not properly stored. Must be 6" above the floor on hooks or racks and away from any food items
• ⚠️Maintaining Premises Unnecessary Items and Litter (C) • Remove all unused unnecessary articles and clutter from premises throughout
  Maintaining Premises Unnecessary Items and Litter (C) • Remove all unused unnecessary articles and clutter from premises throughout
• ⚠️Repairing-Premises Structures Attachments and Fixtures-Methods (C) • Ceiling in basement missing tiles and is in dispair in prep area Ice build up in walk in freezer Rust on all doors in basement Hole in wall in bathroom under hand sink Doors to mop sink chipped and peeling paint Coating on steps to basement cracked Wall at bottom of the steps basement
  Repairing-Premises Structures Attachments and Fixtures-Methods (C) • Ceiling in basement missing tiles and is in dispair in prep area Ice build up in walk in freezer Rust on all doors in basement Hole in wall in bathroom under hand sink Doors to mop sink chipped and peeling paint Coating on steps to basement cracked Wall at bottom of the steps basement
• ⚠️Separation-Storage (P) • Cans of deoderizer stored with clean equipment Can of oven cleaner stored on shelf with food PIC took corrective action by removing these items and explaining to staff when they cannot be stored in this mannercritical
  Separation-Storage (P) • Cans of deoderizer stored with clean equipment Can of oven cleaner stored on shelf with food PIC took corrective action by removing these items and explaining to staff when they cannot be stored in this manner
• ⚠️No allergen notice on menu
  No allergen notice on menu

When was Boston Burger last inspected?

Boston Burger has 64 inspections on record going back to March 12, 2012. The 12 most recent are shown below.

Boston Burger 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 16% 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 April 17, 2026. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.