Hungry Hen

• resultFail
• critical violations0
• last inspectedAugust 11, 2023
• address80 Causeway St, Boston 02114

Is Hungry Hen clean?

Hungry Hen is currently Fail from Boston Inspectional Services, Health Division, from an inspection on August 11, 2023. No critical violations were recorded at that visit. On Cooked's ladder that reads mid 😬.

What did inspectors find at Hungry Hen?

These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on August 11, 2023, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.

• ⚠️Clean-up of Vomiting and Diarrheal Events (Pf) • Missing vomit and diarrhea kit. Provide
  Clean-up of Vomiting and Diarrheal Events (Pf) • Missing vomit and diarrhea kit. Provide
• ⚠️Sanitizing Solutions Testing Devices (Pf) • 3 compartment sink missing sanitizer and testing device. Provide
  Sanitizing Solutions Testing Devices (Pf) • 3 compartment sink missing sanitizer and testing device. Provide
• ⚠️(B) and (C) Equipment Food-Contact Surfaces Nonfood-Contact Surfaces and Utensils (C) • Heavy dust and smudges on exterior of all refrigeration and freezer units. Clean to remove.
  (B) and (C) Equipment Food-Contact Surfaces Nonfood-Contact Surfaces and Utensils (C) • Heavy dust and smudges on exterior of all refrigeration and freezer units. Clean to remove.
• ⚠️Handwashing Cleanser Availability (Pf) • Missing handsoap at handsink. Provide
  Handwashing Cleanser Availability (Pf) • Missing handsoap at handsink. Provide
• ⚠️Hand Drying Provision (Pf) • Missing hand drying provision. Provide
  Hand Drying Provision (Pf) • Missing hand drying provision. Provide
• ⚠️Maintaining Premises Unnecessary Items and Litter (C) • Old equipment and wood boards located inside the work area. Remove and sanitize equipment.
  Maintaining Premises Unnecessary Items and Litter (C) • Old equipment and wood boards located inside the work area. Remove and sanitize equipment.

When was Hungry Hen last inspected?

Hungry Hen has 2 inspections on record going back to August 11, 2023.

Hungry Hen vs West End

West End runs 90% clean across 247 tracked restaurants — 217 clean, 13 mid, 12 cooked.

Against the 247 spots Cooked tracks in West End, this one comes out cleaner than 5% 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 August 11, 2023. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.