Hong Kong Eatery

• resultPass
• critical violations0
• last inspectedApril 16, 2026
• address79 Harrison Av, Boston 02111

Is Hong Kong Eatery clean?

Hong Kong Eatery is currently Pass from Boston Inspectional Services, Health Division, from an inspection on April 16, 2026. No critical violations were recorded at that visit. On Cooked's ladder that reads clean 😇.

What did inspectors find at Hong Kong Eatery?

These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on April 16, 2026, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.

• ⚠️Clean-up of Vomiting and Diarrheal Events (Pf) • No vomit/diarrhea clean up kit on site.Provide (procedures to be emailed to the PIC)
  Clean-up of Vomiting and Diarrheal Events (Pf) • No vomit/diarrhea clean up kit on site.Provide (procedures to be emailed to the PIC)
• ⚠️Food Storage Containers Identified with Common Name of Food (C) • Provide labels on all bulk storage containers.
  Food Storage Containers Identified with Common Name of Food (C) • Provide labels on all bulk storage containers.
• ⚠️Service Sink (C) • No mop sink on site.Provide a mop sink. (PIC states mop water disposed in toilet)
  Service Sink (C) • No mop sink on site.Provide a mop sink. (PIC states mop water disposed in toilet)
• ⚠️Backflow Prevention (P) • Provide an air gap at the food prep sink.critical
  Backflow Prevention (P) • Provide an air gap at the food prep sink.
• ⚠️Surface Characteristics-Indoor Areas (C) • Ceiling in the basement prep observed with peeling paint.Remove peeling paint resurface
  Surface Characteristics-Indoor Areas (C) • Ceiling in the basement prep observed with peeling paint.Remove peeling paint resurface
• ⚠️Controlling Pests (Pf) • There was evidence of rodent activity(dropping) in the rear alley & the basement behind the employee locker room.Provide a full pest report upon re-inspection.
  Controlling Pests (Pf) • There was evidence of rodent activity(dropping) in the rear alley & the basement behind the employee locker room.Provide a full pest report upon re-inspection.
• ⚠️Cleaning Frequency and Restrictions (C) • Clean the floors under /around the cook line to remove soils.
  Cleaning Frequency and Restrictions (C) • Clean the floors under /around the cook line to remove soils.
• ⚠️Cleaning Floors Dustless Methods (C) • Clean the floor at the rear of the employee locker room & outside alley to remove evidence of rodent droppings. Address any issues with pest control.
  Cleaning Floors Dustless Methods (C) • Clean the floor at the rear of the employee locker room & outside alley to remove evidence of rodent droppings. Address any issues with pest control.
• ⚠️The posted Allergy Awareness certificates have expired.Provide a current certificate from a full time employee.
  The posted Allergy Awareness certificates have expired.Provide a current certificate from a full time employee.

When was Hong Kong Eatery last inspected?

Hong Kong Eatery has 48 inspections on record going back to January 29, 2015. The 12 most recent are shown below.

Hong Kong Eatery vs Chinatown

Chinatown runs 85% clean across 307 tracked restaurants — 252 clean, 22 mid, 22 cooked.

Against the 307 spots Cooked tracks in Chinatown, this one comes out cleaner than 15% of them.

Other spots in Chinatown

• ✓ Sweet Kingdom
  clean · July 23, 2026
• ✓ Subway
  clean · February 7, 2023
• ✓ Peet's Coffee & Tea
  clean · February 28, 2022
• ✓ Grandten Distilling
  clean · November 26, 2021
• ✓ Spicy World
  clean · August 11, 2023
• ✓ The Wild Duck Wine & Spirits
  clean · February 16, 2024

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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 April 16, 2026. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.