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Happy Lamb Hot Pot
- resultPass
- critical violations0
- last inspectedJuly 6, 2026
- address130 Brighton Av, Allston 02134
Is Happy Lamb Hot Pot clean?
Happy Lamb Hot Pot is currently Pass from Boston Inspectional Services, Health Division, from an inspection on July 6, 2026. No critical violations were recorded at that visit. On Cooked's ladder that reads clean 😇.
What did inspectors find at Happy Lamb Hot Pot?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on July 6, 2026, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.
- ⚠️(A) Equipment Food-Contact Surfaces Nonfood-Contact Surfaces and Utensils (Pf) • All kitchen equipment exterior and interior need to be cleaned and sanitized. Please provide ISD HEALTH with the chemicals used. Deodorize to remove smoke smell.(A) Equipment Food-Contact Surfaces Nonfood-Contact Surfaces and Utensils (Pf) • All kitchen equipment exterior and interior need to be cleaned and sanitized. Please provide ISD HEALTH with the chemicals used. Deodorize to remove smoke smell.
- ⚠️System Maintained in Good Repair (P) • Observed seran wrap around the 2 large grease tanks and piping above in the basement. Photo Taken Observed a pipe in the basement that was coming out of the wall high up near the ceiling that was open. Cap off pipe. Photo Taken Contact a licensed plumber to cap off all opened pipes in the basement.criticalSystem Maintained in Good Repair (P) • Observed seran wrap around the 2 large grease tanks and piping above in the basement. Photo Taken Observed a pipe in the basement that was coming out of the wall high up near the ceiling that was open. Cap off pipe. Photo Taken Contact a licensed plumber to cap off all opened pipes in the basement.
- ⚠️Floors Walls and Ceilings-Cleanability (C) • Clean and sanitize floors ceiling and walls to remove soil grease and debris. Observed grease running down the wall under the shelving. All shelving needs to be removed from the wall to ensure the walls and floors are degreased and debris and soil is removed. Provide new shelving and remove shelving that was damaged by the fire.Floors Walls and Ceilings-Cleanability (C) • Clean and sanitize floors ceiling and walls to remove soil grease and debris. Observed grease running down the wall under the shelving. All shelving needs to be removed from the wall to ensure the walls and floors are degreased and debris and soil is removed. Provide new shelving and remove shelving that was damaged by the fire.
- ⚠️Cleaning Ventilation Systems Nuisance and Discharge Prohibition (C) • Hood sticker expired 11/25. Contact licensed company to inspect and clean both hoods. Update sticker. Ensure the company is licensed in the city of Boston.Cleaning Ventilation Systems Nuisance and Discharge Prohibition (C) • Hood sticker expired 11/25. Contact licensed company to inspect and clean both hoods. Update sticker. Ensure the company is licensed in the city of Boston.
- ⚠️(A) Ceasing Operations and Reporting (Pf)(A) Ceasing Operations and Reporting (Pf)
When was Happy Lamb Hot Pot last inspected?
Happy Lamb Hot Pot has 19 inspections on record going back to November 4, 2021. The 12 most recent are shown below.
| date | result | score |
|---|---|---|
| July 6, 2026 | Pass | |
| June 24, 2026 | closed by the city | |
| June 9, 2025 | Pass | |
| June 5, 2025 | Fail | |
| May 29, 2025 | Fail | |
| November 26, 2024 | Pass | |
| November 19, 2024 | Fail | |
| October 11, 2024 | Pass | |
| October 9, 2024 | Fail | |
| October 2, 2024 | Fail | |
| January 3, 2024 | — | |
| March 29, 2023 | — |
Happy Lamb Hot Pot vs Allston
Allston runs 88% clean across 493 tracked restaurants — 415 clean, 35 mid, 23 cooked.
Against the 493 spots Cooked tracks in Allston, this one comes out cleaner than 12% 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 6, 2026. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.