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Hippo Kitchen
- resultPass
- critical violations0
- last inspectedJanuary 13, 2026
- address241 Market St, Brighton 02135
Is Hippo Kitchen clean?
Hippo Kitchen is currently Pass from Boston Inspectional Services, Health Division, from an inspection on January 13, 2026. No critical violations were recorded at that visit. On Cooked's ladder that reads clean 😇.
What did inspectors find at Hippo Kitchen?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on January 13, 2026, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.
- ⚠️In-Use Utensils Between-Use Storage (C) • Observed utensils stored in 55F-60F water and deli cups used to portion foods from bulk; store utensils on a clean and sanitized surface in water 135F and above or in cool running water and use utensils with handles to prevent contamination from hands.In-Use Utensils Between-Use Storage (C) • Observed utensils stored in 55F-60F water and deli cups used to portion foods from bulk; store utensils on a clean and sanitized surface in water 135F and above or in cool running water and use utensils with handles to prevent contamination from hands.
- ⚠️Food Temperature Measuring Devices (Pf) • No food thermometer was able to be provided during inspection from the establishment; provide a thin metal stemmed thermometer suitable for measuring the internal temperatures of foods. The person in charge ordered a food thermometer from an online retailer during inspection.Food Temperature Measuring Devices (Pf) • No food thermometer was able to be provided during inspection from the establishment; provide a thin metal stemmed thermometer suitable for measuring the internal temperatures of foods. The person in charge ordered a food thermometer from an online retailer during inspection.
- ⚠️(A) Equipment Food-Contact Surfaces Nonfood-Contact Surfaces and Utensils (Pf) • The interior of the fryer cabinets are heavily encrusted in grease and soils; clean and sanitize of grease and soils.(A) Equipment Food-Contact Surfaces Nonfood-Contact Surfaces and Utensils (Pf) • The interior of the fryer cabinets are heavily encrusted in grease and soils; clean and sanitize of grease and soils.
- ⚠️Cleaning Ventilation Systems Nuisance and Discharge Prohibition (C) • The hood cleaning company is not on the registered hood cleaner companies list; have your hood inspected by an approved cleaner from the Boston Fire Department list.Cleaning Ventilation Systems Nuisance and Discharge Prohibition (C) • The hood cleaning company is not on the registered hood cleaner companies list; have your hood inspected by an approved cleaner from the Boston Fire Department list.
- ⚠️2026 Health Permit has not been paid follow instructions in notes to pay for your Health Permit renewal within 24-hours please.2026 Health Permit has not been paid follow instructions in notes to pay for your Health Permit renewal within 24-hours please.
When was Hippo Kitchen last inspected?
Hippo Kitchen has 11 inspections on record going back to August 22, 2023.
| date | result | score |
|---|---|---|
| January 13, 2026 | Pass | |
| January 7, 2026 | Fail | |
| July 16, 2025 | Pass | |
| January 22, 2025 | — | |
| October 31, 2024 | — | |
| June 28, 2024 | Pass | |
| June 21, 2024 | Fail | |
| January 10, 2024 | Pass | |
| January 3, 2024 | — | |
| January 3, 2024 | Fail | |
| August 22, 2023 | Pass |
Hippo Kitchen 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 January 13, 2026. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.