Clover Food Lab

• resultPass
• critical violations0
• last inspectedNovember 29, 2022
• address565 Boylston St, Boston 02116

Is Clover Food Lab clean?

Clover Food Lab is currently Pass from Boston Inspectional Services, Health Division, from an inspection on November 29, 2022. No critical violations were recorded at that visit. On Cooked's ladder that reads clean 😇.

What did inspectors find at Clover Food Lab?

These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on November 29, 2022, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.

• ⚠️Clean-up of Vomiting and Diarrheal Events (Pf) • No written procedures and kit to respond to the clean up of vomiting and diarrheal incidents
  Clean-up of Vomiting and Diarrheal Events (Pf) • No written procedures and kit to respond to the clean up of vomiting and diarrheal incidents
• ⚠️(A)(2) and (B) Time/Temperature Control for Safety Food Hot and Cold Holding (P) • Cut tomatoes 57 F - Removed from service by PICcritical
  (A)(2) and (B) Time/Temperature Control for Safety Food Hot and Cold Holding (P) • Cut tomatoes 57 F - Removed from service by PIC
• ⚠️Temperature Measuring Devices-Functionality (C) • Refrigerated draws - no thermometer Salad unit - no thermometer
  Temperature Measuring Devices-Functionality (C) • Refrigerated draws - no thermometer Salad unit - no thermometer
• ⚠️Cutting Surfaces (C) • Worn cutting boards in kitchen/prep area
  Cutting Surfaces (C) • Worn cutting boards in kitchen/prep area
• ⚠️Equipment Food-Contact Surfaces and Utensils-Frequency (P) • Soils on interior of ice machinecritical
  Equipment Food-Contact Surfaces and Utensils-Frequency (P) • Soils on interior of ice machine
• ⚠️Cooking and Baking Equipment (C) • Built up and encrusted soils on fryolators interior of door area and exterior sides etc
  Cooking and Baking Equipment (C) • Built up and encrusted soils on fryolators interior of door area and exterior sides etc
• ⚠️Nonfood Contact Surfaces (C) • Built up soils on vent covers door runners and exterior of glass door unit Built up soils on interior and exterior of refrigeration units - Kitchen/prep area Built up soils on exterior of ice machine
  Nonfood Contact Surfaces (C) • Built up soils on vent covers door runners and exterior of glass door unit Built up soils on interior and exterior of refrigeration units - Kitchen/prep area Built up soils on exterior of ice machine
• ⚠️Using a Handwashing Sink-Operation and Maintenance (Pf) • Food stainless steel container in front of hand sink and food particles in hand sink basin (coffee area) Corrected on site by PIC
  Using a Handwashing Sink-Operation and Maintenance (Pf) • Food stainless steel container in front of hand sink and food particles in hand sink basin (coffee area) Corrected on site by PIC
• ⚠️Covering Receptacles (C) • No covers for waste receptacles - Kitchen/prep/ware washing
  Covering Receptacles (C) • No covers for waste receptacles - Kitchen/prep/ware washing
• ⚠️Floors Walls and Ceilings-Cleanability (C) • Built up soils on floor under equipment - Kitchen/prep/ware washing Built up soils on walls ceiling and attachments - Kitchen/prep/ware washing
  Floors Walls and Ceilings-Cleanability (C) • Built up soils on floor under equipment - Kitchen/prep/ware washing Built up soils on walls ceiling and attachments - Kitchen/prep/ware washing
• ⚠️Storing Maintenance Tools (C) • Mops brooms etc are stored next to ice machine and not raise 6" above the floor on hook or brackets
  Storing Maintenance Tools (C) • Mops brooms etc are stored next to ice machine and not raise 6" above the floor on hook or brackets
• ⚠️Maintaining Premises Unnecessary Items and Litter (C) • Unused salad unit in prep area unnecessary articles in basement
  Maintaining Premises Unnecessary Items and Litter (C) • Unused salad unit in prep area unnecessary articles in basement
• ⚠️Repairing-Premises Structures Attachments and Fixtures-Methods (C) • Ceiling in ware washing area is in disrepair
  Repairing-Premises Structures Attachments and Fixtures-Methods (C) • Ceiling in ware washing area is in disrepair
• ⚠️The certified food protection manager's Allergen Awareness Certification is not recognized by the State of Mass Food Code
  The certified food protection manager's Allergen Awareness Certification is not recognized by the State of Mass Food Code

When was Clover Food Lab last inspected?

Clover Food Lab has 15 inspections on record going back to December 6, 2019. The 12 most recent are shown below.

Clover Food Lab 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 19% of them.

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• ✓ Clover
  clean · January 19, 2026
• ✓ Mothership Alewife Llc
  clean · September 30, 2022
• ✓ Lobstah On A Roll
  clean · April 11, 2026
• ✓ Mr Tea
  clean · May 5, 2026
• ✓ Little Miss Cupcape
  clean · May 29, 2026
• ✓ Copley Square Hotel
  clean · November 25, 2019

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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 November 29, 2022. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.