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K Town Chicken
- resultPass
- critical violations0
- last inspectedOctober 30, 2019
- address136 Harvard Av, Allston 02134
Is K Town Chicken clean?
K Town Chicken is currently Pass from Boston Inspectional Services, Health Division, from an inspection on October 30, 2019. No critical violations were recorded at that visit. On Cooked's ladder that reads clean 😇.
What did inspectors find at K Town Chicken?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on October 30, 2019, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.
- ⚠️In-Use Utensils Between-Use Storage (C) • Observed utensils stored in stagnant water. Discontinue store properly.In-Use Utensils Between-Use Storage (C) • Observed utensils stored in stagnant water. Discontinue store properly.
- ⚠️Wiping Cloths Use Limitation (C) • Wiping cloths not in sanitizer solution. Store properly.Wiping Cloths Use Limitation (C) • Wiping cloths not in sanitizer solution. Store properly.
- ⚠️Food Storage-Preventing Contamination from the Premises (C) • Observed ice cream with damaged lid stored next to chicken inside lower level freezer. Separate properly.Food Storage-Preventing Contamination from the Premises (C) • Observed ice cream with damaged lid stored next to chicken inside lower level freezer. Separate properly.
- ⚠️Hand Drying Provision (Pf) • Hand sinks at cooking line without paper towels. Provide.Hand Drying Provision (Pf) • Hand sinks at cooking line without paper towels. Provide.
- ⚠️Maintaining Premises Unnecessary Items and Litter (C) • Personal items and food items stored next to food for service. Remove unnecessary items and separate properly.Maintaining Premises Unnecessary Items and Litter (C) • Personal items and food items stored next to food for service. Remove unnecessary items and separate properly.
- ⚠️Cleaning Frequency and Restrictions (C) • Observed walls and hood vent with grease built up. Clean properly and ensure that a current hood vent cleaning sticker is received.Cleaning Frequency and Restrictions (C) • Observed walls and hood vent with grease built up. Clean properly and ensure that a current hood vent cleaning sticker is received.
When was K Town Chicken last inspected?
K Town Chicken has 18 inspections on record going back to June 28, 2012. The 12 most recent are shown below.
| date | result | score |
|---|---|---|
| March 15, 2022 | — | |
| October 30, 2019 | Pass | |
| October 23, 2019 | Fail | |
| October 10, 2018 | Pass | |
| October 2, 2018 | Fail | |
| August 23, 2017 | Pass | |
| August 8, 2017 | Fail | |
| August 8, 2016 | Pass | |
| July 21, 2016 | Fail | |
| June 4, 2015 | Pass | |
| May 21, 2015 | Fail | |
| May 14, 2015 | Fail |
K Town Chicken 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 October 30, 2019. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.