Gigi

• resultPass
• critical violations0
• last inspectedJuly 15, 2026
• address431 Columbus Av, Boston 02116

Is Gigi clean?

Gigi is currently Pass from Boston Inspectional Services, Health Division, from an inspection on July 15, 2026. No critical violations were recorded at that visit. On Cooked's ladder that reads clean 😇.

What did inspectors find at Gigi?

These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on July 15, 2026, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.

• ⚠️Maintaining Refuse Areas and Enclosures (C) • Remove broken refrigerator from outside area.
  Maintaining Refuse Areas and Enclosures (C) • Remove broken refrigerator from outside area.
• ⚠️Cleaning Procedure (P) • No evidence of handwashing at cookline. Retrain staff.. COScritical
  Cleaning Procedure (P) • No evidence of handwashing at cookline. Retrain staff.. COS
• ⚠️(A) (B) and (C)(1) (4)-(16) Demonstration (Pf) • No current CFPM or Allergen awareness available. Provide.
  (A) (B) and (C)(1) (4)-(16) Demonstration (Pf) • No current CFPM or Allergen awareness available. Provide.
• ⚠️Preventing Contamination from Hands (P) • Waitress grinding cheese with bare hands onto pasta. Corrected on site. Retrain staff.critical
  Preventing Contamination from Hands (P) • Waitress grinding cheese with bare hands onto pasta. Corrected on site. Retrain staff.
• ⚠️Manual and Mechanical Warewashing Equipment Chemical Sanitization-Temperature pH Concentration and Hardness (P) • No presence of chlorine sanitizer at bar glass washer. Alternative means to sanitize equipment at basement low temp dishwasher reading 50PPM chlorine.critical
  Manual and Mechanical Warewashing Equipment Chemical Sanitization-Temperature pH Concentration and Hardness (P) • No presence of chlorine sanitizer at bar glass washer. Alternative means to sanitize equipment at basement low temp dishwasher reading 50PPM chlorine.
• ⚠️Handwashing Sinks-Location and Placement (Pf) • Handsink at bar has been removed. Currently only one dump sink at bar. Re-install the handsink.
  Handwashing Sinks-Location and Placement (Pf) • Handsink at bar has been removed. Currently only one dump sink at bar. Re-install the handsink.
• ⚠️Using a Handwashing Sink-Operation and Maintenance (Pf) • Mixing bowl bag of frozen shrimp in handsink. Corrected on site.
  Using a Handwashing Sink-Operation and Maintenance (Pf) • Mixing bowl bag of frozen shrimp in handsink. Corrected on site.
• ⚠️Anti-Choking • No choke save certified staff on site at the time of inspection. Provide. Anti-choking Procedures in Food Service Establishments. (1) Pursuant to M.G.L. c. 94 § 305D restaurants with a certain seating capacity are required to have one or more employees trained in a manual choke-saving procedure in accordance with 105 CMR 605.000: Approved Choke-saving Procedures. (2) Each food service establishment with a seating capacity that conforms with M.G.L. c. 94 § 305D shall: (a) Have on its premises while food is being served an employee trained in manual procedures approved by the Department to remove food lodged in a person's throat; and (b) Make adequate provision for insurance to cover employees trained in rendering such assistance.
  Anti-Choking • No choke save certified staff on site at the time of inspection. Provide. Anti-choking Procedures in Food Service Establishments. (1) Pursuant to M.G.L. c. 94 § 305D restaurants with a certain seating capacity are required to have one or more employees trained in a manual choke-saving procedure in accordance with 105 CMR 605.000: Approved Choke-saving Procedures. (2) Each food service establishment with a seating capacity that conforms with M.G.L. c. 94 § 305D shall: (a) Have on its premises while food is being served an employee trained in manual procedures approved by the Department to remove food lodged in a person's throat; and (b) Make adequate provision for insurance to cover employees trained in rendering such assistance.

When was Gigi last inspected?

Gigi has 13 inspections on record going back to April 19, 2022. The 12 most recent are shown below.

Gigi vs South End

South End runs 81% clean across 691 tracked restaurants — 498 clean, 63 mid, 54 cooked.

Against the 691 spots Cooked tracks in South End, this one comes out cleaner than 19% 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 July 15, 2026. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.