Four Seasons is currently Pass from Boston Inspectional Services, Health Division, from an inspection on April 2, 2026. No critical violations were recorded at that visit. On Cooked's ladder that reads clean ๐.
What did inspectors find at Four Seasons?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on April 2, 2026, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.
โ ๏ธ(A)-(P) Person-In-Charge-Duties (Pf) โข Zuma employees observed working in the establishment during 4 Seasons Temporary Breakfast buffet hours. Zuma food employees are not allowed to be working in the establishment during 4 Seasons breakfast buffet hours as orginally agreed upon with ISD health management. 2-103.11 and 590.002(D) Persons unnecessary to the food establishment operation are not allowed in the food preparation food storage or ware-washing areas except that brief visits and tours may be authorized by the PIC if steps are taken to ensure that exposed food clean equipment utensils linens and unwrapped single-service and singleuse articles are protected from contamination;
(A)-(P) Person-In-Charge-Duties (Pf) โข Zuma employees observed working in the establishment during 4 Seasons Temporary Breakfast buffet hours. Zuma food employees are not allowed to be working in the establishment during 4 Seasons breakfast buffet hours as orginally agreed upon with ISD health management. 2-103.11 and 590.002(D) Persons unnecessary to the food establishment operation are not allowed in the food preparation food storage or ware-washing areas except that brief visits and tours may be authorized by the PIC if steps are taken to ensure that exposed food clean equipment utensils linens and unwrapped single-service and singleuse articles are protected from contamination;
โ ๏ธFood Display-Preventing Contamination by Consumers (P) โข Quiche at buffet uncovered. Provide proper food protection. Corrected on site.critical
Food Display-Preventing Contamination by Consumers (P) โข Quiche at buffet uncovered. Provide proper food protection. Corrected on site.
โ ๏ธ(A)(2) and (B) Time/Temperature Control for Safety Food Hot and Cold Holding (P) โข Avacado toast with tomatoes 54F. Product removed from service.critical
(A)(2) and (B) Time/Temperature Control for Safety Food Hot and Cold Holding (P) โข Avacado toast with tomatoes 54F. Product removed from service.
When was Four Seasons last inspected?
Four Seasons has 31 inspections on record going back to May 24, 2019. The 12 most recent are shown below.
date
result
score
April 2, 2026
Pass
March 25, 2026
Fail
March 11, 2026
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October 8, 2025
Pass
October 1, 2025
Fail
July 14, 2025
Pass
July 1, 2025
Fail
November 14, 2024
Pass
November 6, 2024
Fail
March 25, 2024
Pass
March 15, 2024
Fail
March 6, 2024
Fail
Four Seasons vs Back Bay
Back Bay runs 81% clean across 519 tracked restaurants โ 417 clean, 46 mid, 50 cooked.
Against the 519 spots Cooked tracks in Back Bay, 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 April 2, 2026. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.