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Boston Halal
- resultPass
- critical violations0
- last inspectedJune 25, 2025
- address273 Huntington Av, Boston 02115
Is Boston Halal clean?
Boston Halal is currently Pass from Boston Inspectional Services, Health Division, from an inspection on June 25, 2025. No critical violations were recorded at that visit. On Cooked's ladder that reads clean 😇.
What did inspectors find at Boston Halal?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on June 25, 2025, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.
- ⚠️In-Use Utensils Between-Use Storage (C) • Observed ice cream scoop being stored in stagnant water. Ensure staff is trained on storing scoops in sanitizer or moving water.In-Use Utensils Between-Use Storage (C) • Observed ice cream scoop being stored in stagnant water. Ensure staff is trained on storing scoops in sanitizer or moving water.
- ⚠️Wiping Cloths Use Limitation (C) • Observed wiping clothes on the counter and not being properly stored in the red sanitizer buckets. Ensure staff is trained on maintaining the sanitizer using the sanitizer strips to test the sanitizer and placing the wiping clothes inside the buckets.Wiping Cloths Use Limitation (C) • Observed wiping clothes on the counter and not being properly stored in the red sanitizer buckets. Ensure staff is trained on maintaining the sanitizer using the sanitizer strips to test the sanitizer and placing the wiping clothes inside the buckets.
- ⚠️Sanitizing Solutions Testing Devices (Pf) • No test kit available. Provide test kit for 3 bay sink and sanitizer buckets.Sanitizing Solutions Testing Devices (Pf) • No test kit available. Provide test kit for 3 bay sink and sanitizer buckets.
- ⚠️Cutting Surfaces (C) • Observed scorn cutting board. Replace or repair.Cutting Surfaces (C) • Observed scorn cutting board. Replace or repair.
- ⚠️Using a Handwashing Sink-Operation and Maintenance (Pf) • Observed food in 2 hand sinks. Ensure staff is not using hand sinks to discard food. This will attract drain flies.Using a Handwashing Sink-Operation and Maintenance (Pf) • Observed food in 2 hand sinks. Ensure staff is not using hand sinks to discard food. This will attract drain flies.
- ⚠️Floors Walls and Ceilings-Cleanability (C) • Observed soiled walls behind the prep table/ 3 bay sink . Clean and sanitizer to remove soil. Observed soil in the open refrigeration unit where the sodas are located. Clean to remove soil. Observed onions and onion peels on the floor under the prep table. Clean floors to remove food items. Clean floors under shelving where the rodent droppings are located to remove droppings. Clean mop sink to remove food in and around the drain.Floors Walls and Ceilings-Cleanability (C) • Observed soiled walls behind the prep table/ 3 bay sink . Clean and sanitizer to remove soil. Observed soil in the open refrigeration unit where the sodas are located. Clean to remove soil. Observed onions and onion peels on the floor under the prep table. Clean floors to remove food items. Clean floors under shelving where the rodent droppings are located to remove droppings. Clean mop sink to remove food in and around the drain.
- ⚠️Handwashing Cleanser Availability (Pf) • No hand soap at handsink behind the counter. Provide hand soap.Handwashing Cleanser Availability (Pf) • No hand soap at handsink behind the counter. Provide hand soap.
- ⚠️Controlling Pests (Pf) • Observed drain flies near the 3 bay sink. Contact licensed exterminator to remove drain flies. Observed rodent droppings under the shelving near the 2 freezers in the back room. Clean floors to remove droppings. Contact licensed exterminator and provide a detailed IPM report prior to next inspection. Please send over the most recent pest report to the email provided.Controlling Pests (Pf) • Observed drain flies near the 3 bay sink. Contact licensed exterminator to remove drain flies. Observed rodent droppings under the shelving near the 2 freezers in the back room. Clean floors to remove droppings. Contact licensed exterminator and provide a detailed IPM report prior to next inspection. Please send over the most recent pest report to the email provided.
- ⚠️Allergen certificate expired Feb 2025. Provide updated allergen and post.Allergen certificate expired Feb 2025. Provide updated allergen and post.
When was Boston Halal last inspected?
Boston Halal has 7 inspections on record going back to April 26, 2024.
| date | result | score |
|---|---|---|
| November 6, 2025 | closed by the city | |
| June 25, 2025 | Pass | |
| June 17, 2025 | Fail | |
| January 3, 2025 | Pass | |
| December 26, 2024 | Fail | |
| October 31, 2024 | — | |
| April 26, 2024 | Pass |
Boston Halal vs South End
South End runs 81% clean across 691 tracked restaurants — 498 clean, 63 mid, 54 cooked.
Against the 691 spots Cooked tracks in South End, this one comes out cleaner than 19% 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 25, 2025. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.