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Fries Before Guys
- resultPass
- critical violations0
- last inspectedMay 27, 2026
- address485 Cambridge St, Allston 02134
Is Fries Before Guys clean?
Fries Before Guys is currently Pass from Boston Inspectional Services, Health Division, from an inspection on May 27, 2026. No critical violations were recorded at that visit. On Cooked's ladder that reads clean 😇.
What did inspectors find at Fries Before Guys?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on May 27, 2026, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.
- ⚠️Clean-up of Vomiting and Diarrheal Events (Pf) • No written procedures for clean up of a vomit and diarrhea event could be produced during the inspection; provide.Clean-up of Vomiting and Diarrheal Events (Pf) • No written procedures for clean up of a vomit and diarrhea event could be produced during the inspection; provide.
- ⚠️Consumption of Animal Foods that are Raw Undercooked or Not Otherwise Processed to Eliminate Pathogens (Pf) • Per discussion with the staff customers may order the hamburgers undercooked and there is no advisory and reminder on the digital menu or online; provide advisory and reminder on all menus.Consumption of Animal Foods that are Raw Undercooked or Not Otherwise Processed to Eliminate Pathogens (Pf) • Per discussion with the staff customers may order the hamburgers undercooked and there is no advisory and reminder on the digital menu or online; provide advisory and reminder on all menus.
- ⚠️Manual and Mechanical Warewashing Equipment Chemical Sanitization-Temperature pH Concentration and Hardness (P) • At the three compartment sink quats sanitizer tested at 0ppm; root cause appears to be that the auto-mixer is not working properly; have the auto-mixer serviced so that sanitizer solution is provided at manafacturer PPM. The employee with guidance from the Health Inspector was able to manually mix quats solution in a sanitizer bucket to 300ppm.criticalManual and Mechanical Warewashing Equipment Chemical Sanitization-Temperature pH Concentration and Hardness (P) • At the three compartment sink quats sanitizer tested at 0ppm; root cause appears to be that the auto-mixer is not working properly; have the auto-mixer serviced so that sanitizer solution is provided at manafacturer PPM. The employee with guidance from the Health Inspector was able to manually mix quats solution in a sanitizer bucket to 300ppm.
- ⚠️Using a Handwashing Sink-Operation and Maintenance (Pf) • At the handwashing sink next to the grill observed the sink basin filled with dishes; handwashing sinks should only be used for hand washing and nothing else.Using a Handwashing Sink-Operation and Maintenance (Pf) • At the handwashing sink next to the grill observed the sink basin filled with dishes; handwashing sinks should only be used for hand washing and nothing else.
- ⚠️Post Health Permit and Site Cleanliess License visible to customers Provide at least one person on staff trained in the choke saver technique Post signage visible to customers stating "A copy of the most recent health inspection is available to view upon request."Post Health Permit and Site Cleanliess License visible to customers Provide at least one person on staff trained in the choke saver technique Post signage visible to customers stating "A copy of the most recent health inspection is available to view upon request."
When was Fries Before Guys last inspected?
Fries Before Guys has 4 inspections on record going back to January 30, 2026.
| date | result | score |
|---|---|---|
| May 27, 2026 | Pass | |
| May 18, 2026 | Fail | |
| February 2, 2026 | Pass | |
| January 30, 2026 | Fail |
Fries Before Guys vs Brighton
Brighton runs 83% clean across 486 tracked restaurants — 393 clean, 43 mid, 35 cooked.
Against the 486 spots Cooked tracks in Brighton, this one comes out cleaner than 16% 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 27, 2026. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.