Desnuda Cocina & Bar is currently Pass from Boston Inspectional Services, Health Division, from an inspection on July 16, 2026. No critical violations were recorded at that visit. On Cooked's ladder that reads clean ๐.
What did inspectors find at Desnuda Cocina & Bar?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on July 16, 2026, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.
โ ๏ธ(A)(2) and (B) Time/Temperature Control for Safety Food Hot and Cold Holding (P) โข Cooked mushrooms 46F. Product placed on ice to cool. COS.critical
(A)(2) and (B) Time/Temperature Control for Safety Food Hot and Cold Holding (P) โข Cooked mushrooms 46F. Product placed on ice to cool. COS.
โ ๏ธVariance Requirement (Pf) โข Establishment is acidifying rice with no HACCP plan. Discontinue and submit variance application with HACCP plan.
Variance Requirement (Pf) โข Establishment is acidifying rice with no HACCP plan. Discontinue and submit variance application with HACCP plan.
โ ๏ธTemperature Measuring Devices Manual and Mechanical Warewashing (Pf) โข No irreversible indicator for first floor bar high temp dish machine. Provide.
Temperature Measuring Devices Manual and Mechanical Warewashing (Pf) โข No irreversible indicator for first floor bar high temp dish machine. Provide.
โ ๏ธMaintaining Refuse Areas and Enclosures (C) โข Outside rear door with numerous bags of trash and construction debris. REMOVE.
Maintaining Refuse Areas and Enclosures (C) โข Outside rear door with numerous bags of trash and construction debris. REMOVE.
โ ๏ธSurface Characteristics-Indoor Areas (C) โข Hole in wall at basement landing. Repair
Surface Characteristics-Indoor Areas (C) โข Hole in wall at basement landing. Repair
When was Desnuda Cocina & Bar last inspected?
Desnuda Cocina & Bar has 6 inspections on record going back to November 8, 2024.
date
result
score
July 16, 2026
Pass
July 9, 2026
Fail
February 20, 2026
Pass
October 8, 2025
Pass
October 1, 2025
Fail
November 8, 2024
Pass
Desnuda Cocina & Bar vs South End
South End runs 81% clean across 691 tracked restaurants โ 498 clean, 63 mid, 54 cooked.
Against the 691 spots Cooked tracks in South End, this one comes out cleaner than 19% of them.
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 โ 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 โ this listing's most recent inspection is dated July 16, 2026. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.