Boston Halal

• resultFail
• critical violations0
• last inspectedMarch 4, 2026
• address961 Commonwealth Av, Boston 02215

Is Boston Halal clean?

Boston Halal is currently Fail from Boston Inspectional Services, Health Division, from an inspection on March 4, 2026. No critical violations were recorded at that visit. On Cooked's ladder that reads mid 😬.

What did inspectors find at Boston Halal?

These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on March 4, 2026, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.

• ⚠️Food Storage Containers Identified with Common Name of Food (C) • Several bulk food containers without labels. Provide.
  Food Storage Containers Identified with Common Name of Food (C) • Several bulk food containers without labels. Provide.
• ⚠️Wiping Cloths Use Limitation (C) • Observed wiping cloth soiled on counter. Store properly in sanitizer solution.
  Wiping Cloths Use Limitation (C) • Observed wiping cloth soiled on counter. Store properly in sanitizer solution.
• ⚠️Food Storage-Preventing Contamination from the Premises (C) • Some boxes with food items placed on the floor inside the walk-in freezer. Elevate properly.
  Food Storage-Preventing Contamination from the Premises (C) • Some boxes with food items placed on the floor inside the walk-in freezer. Elevate properly.
• ⚠️(B) Cooling Methods (C) • Observed three very deep containers with rice in ambient temperature for initial cooling ( above 135F). PIC stated they place them there for 15 minutes then store them inside the walk-in refrigerator. Provide ice bathing or shallow pans as possible cooling methods.
  (B) Cooling Methods (C) • Observed three very deep containers with rice in ambient temperature for initial cooling ( above 135F). PIC stated they place them there for 15 minutes then store them inside the walk-in refrigerator. Provide ice bathing or shallow pans as possible cooling methods.
• ⚠️Ready-To-Eat Time/Temperature Control for Safety Food Date Marking (Pf) • Several containers with prepared food items without labels inside the walk-in unit. Provide.
  Ready-To-Eat Time/Temperature Control for Safety Food Date Marking (Pf) • Several containers with prepared food items without labels inside the walk-in unit. Provide.
• ⚠️Nonfood Contact Surfaces (C) • Shelves at prep area covered with foil and soiled underneath it.. Remove and clean properly.
  Nonfood Contact Surfaces (C) • Shelves at prep area covered with foil and soiled underneath it.. Remove and clean properly.
• ⚠️System Maintained in Good Repair (C) • Handsink at prep area leaking. Scheduled for repair. Repair properly.
  System Maintained in Good Repair (C) • Handsink at prep area leaking. Scheduled for repair. Repair properly.
• ⚠️System Maintained in Good Repair (P) • Handsink out of order at the warewashing area with a leak. Repair.critical
  System Maintained in Good Repair (P) • Handsink out of order at the warewashing area with a leak. Repair.
• ⚠️Health Permit not renewed for 2026. Provide.
  Health Permit not renewed for 2026. Provide.

When was Boston Halal last inspected?

Boston Halal has 6 inspections on record going back to February 28, 2025.

Boston Halal vs Allston

Allston runs 88% clean across 493 tracked restaurants — 415 clean, 35 mid, 23 cooked.

Against the 493 spots Cooked tracks in Allston, this one comes out cleaner than 11% of them.

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• ✓ Grasshopper Vegan Restaurant
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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 March 4, 2026. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.