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Burger King
- resultPass
- critical violations0
- last inspectedJanuary 12, 2016
- address1 Center Plaza, Boston 02108
Is Burger King clean?
Burger King is currently Pass from Boston Inspectional Services, Health Division, from an inspection on January 12, 2016. No critical violations were recorded at that visit. On Cooked's ladder that reads clean 😇.
What did inspectors find at Burger King?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on January 12, 2016, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.
- ⚠️Food Contact Surfaces Design • Cutting board at salad station heavily scored. Resurface or replace.Food Contact Surfaces Design • Cutting board at salad station heavily scored. Resurface or replace.
- ⚠️Equipment Thermometers • No inside thermometer in walkin cooler. Provide.Equipment Thermometers • No inside thermometer in walkin cooler. Provide.
- ⚠️Hand Cleaner Drying Tissue Signage • Automatic paper towel dispenser at warewash handsink inoperable. Repair/replace.Hand Cleaner Drying Tissue Signage • Automatic paper towel dispenser at warewash handsink inoperable. Repair/replace.
- ⚠️Adequate Number Frequency Vermin Proof • Several trash recepticles throughout kitchen area without cover. Provide covers.Adequate Number Frequency Vermin Proof • Several trash recepticles throughout kitchen area without cover. Provide covers.
- ⚠️Improper Maintenance of Walls/Ceilings • Ceiling tiles in kitchen area stained with buildup. Clean to remove.Improper Maintenance of Walls/Ceilings • Ceiling tiles in kitchen area stained with buildup. Clean to remove.
- ⚠️Rooms and Equipment Vented • Small amount of smoke accumulating in kitchen area when broiler in use. Repair ventalition to ensure all equipment is properly vented and hood is working properly. Provide documentation from licensed hood maintenance company detailing repairs made upon reinspection.Rooms and Equipment Vented • Small amount of smoke accumulating in kitchen area when broiler in use. Repair ventalition to ensure all equipment is properly vented and hood is working properly. Provide documentation from licensed hood maintenance company detailing repairs made upon reinspection.
- ⚠️Premises Maintained • Broken reach in cooler with door missing being utilized for cleaning chemical storage outside of walkin cooler.Premises Maintained • Broken reach in cooler with door missing being utilized for cleaning chemical storage outside of walkin cooler.
When was Burger King last inspected?
Burger King has 29 inspections on record going back to July 29, 2008. The 12 most recent are shown below.
| date | result | score |
|---|---|---|
| March 15, 2022 | — | |
| January 12, 2016 | Pass | |
| January 5, 2016 | Fail | |
| May 1, 2015 | Pass | |
| January 29, 2015 | Pass | |
| January 14, 2015 | Fail | |
| August 29, 2014 | Pass | |
| February 12, 2014 | Pass | |
| January 28, 2014 | Fail | |
| December 30, 2013 | — | |
| August 13, 2013 | Pass | |
| July 29, 2013 | Fail |
Burger King vs Downtown
Downtown runs 90% clean across 1,016 tracked restaurants — 866 clean, 53 mid, 42 cooked.
Against the 1,016 spots Cooked tracks in Downtown, this one comes out cleaner than 10% 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 January 12, 2016. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.