Boston Symphony Orchestra

• resultFail
• critical violations0
• last inspectedMay 18, 2026
• address301 Massachusetts Av, Boston 02115

Is Boston Symphony Orchestra clean?

Boston Symphony Orchestra is currently Fail from Boston Inspectional Services, Health Division, from an inspection on May 18, 2026. No critical violations were recorded at that visit. On Cooked's ladder that reads mid 😬.

What did inspectors find at Boston Symphony Orchestra?

These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on May 18, 2026, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.

• ⚠️Nonfood Contact Surfaces (C) • Soils on wire shelving in Pops kitchen Old lables on clean food containers in kitchens and storage
  Nonfood Contact Surfaces (C) • Soils on wire shelving in Pops kitchen Old lables on clean food containers in kitchens and storage
• ⚠️(A) (B) and (D) Equipment Utensils Linens and Single-Service and Single-Use Articles Storing (C) • Clean equipment stored in milk crates - Storage room Pots pans etc not inverted - Kitchen/storage • Straws at bars are exposed
  (A) (B) and (D) Equipment Utensils Linens and Single-Service and Single-Use Articles Storing (C) • Clean equipment stored in milk crates - Storage room Pots pans etc not inverted - Kitchen/storage • Straws at bars are exposed
• ⚠️Maintaining Premises Unnecessary Items and Litter (C) • Remove all unused and unnecessary articles from storage room (organize) Remove items from top of lockers and refrigeration units
  Maintaining Premises Unnecessary Items and Litter (C) • Remove all unused and unnecessary articles from storage room (organize) Remove items from top of lockers and refrigeration units
• ⚠️Repairing-Premises Structures Attachments and Fixtures-Methods (C) • Worn floor areas in bar areas Rust on shelving under cooking unit - C1 Kitchen Leak at 2 bay sink Pop's kitchen also check drain stopper Repair walls in storage area in basement Exposed wood on display shelving bar areas
  Repairing-Premises Structures Attachments and Fixtures-Methods (C) • Worn floor areas in bar areas Rust on shelving under cooking unit - C1 Kitchen Leak at 2 bay sink Pop's kitchen also check drain stopper Repair walls in storage area in basement Exposed wood on display shelving bar areas

When was Boston Symphony Orchestra last inspected?

Boston Symphony Orchestra has 52 inspections on record going back to July 10, 2008. The 12 most recent are shown below.

Boston Symphony Orchestra 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 13% 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 18, 2026. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.