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Laughing Monk Cafe
- resultFail
- critical violations1
- last inspectedJuly 24, 2026
- address737 Huntington Av, Boston 02115
Is Laughing Monk Cafe clean?
Laughing Monk Cafe is currently Fail from Boston Inspectional Services, Health Division, from an inspection on July 24, 2026. Inspectors wrote up 1 critical violation — the kind most directly linked to foodborne illness. On Cooked's ladder that reads cooked 🪳.
What did inspectors find at Laughing Monk Cafe?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on July 24, 2026, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.
- ⚠️Effectiveness-Hair Restraints (C) • Food handler observed without hair restraint. Provide hats or hairnets for all food handlers.Effectiveness-Hair Restraints (C) • Food handler observed without hair restraint. Provide hats or hairnets for all food handlers.
- ⚠️(A )Cooling Methods (Pf) • Cooked chicken cooling in deeply packed pans in refrigerator at 75F. Spread out cooked foods to allow to cool rapidly.(A )Cooling Methods (Pf) • Cooked chicken cooling in deeply packed pans in refrigerator at 75F. Spread out cooked foods to allow to cool rapidly.
- ⚠️Manual and Mechanical Warewashing Equipment Chemical Sanitization-Temperature pH Concentration and Hardness (P) • Dish machine not testing for sanitizer. Service as needed. Sanitize all equipment in 3 compartment sink. Repair is pending next week.criticalManual and Mechanical Warewashing Equipment Chemical Sanitization-Temperature pH Concentration and Hardness (P) • Dish machine not testing for sanitizer. Service as needed. Sanitize all equipment in 3 compartment sink. Repair is pending next week.
- ⚠️Nonfood Contact Surfaces (C) • Top of dish machine with soils and debris. Keep clean to avoid contaminating dishes.Nonfood Contact Surfaces (C) • Top of dish machine with soils and debris. Keep clean to avoid contaminating dishes.
- ⚠️Using a Handwashing Sink-Operation and Maintenance (Pf) • Hand sink at warewashing blocked with pans. Keep habd sinks clear and available at all times.Using a Handwashing Sink-Operation and Maintenance (Pf) • Hand sink at warewashing blocked with pans. Keep habd sinks clear and available at all times.
- ⚠️Outer Openings Protected (C) • Back doors wide open. Keep doors closed to prevent pests from entering.Outer Openings Protected (C) • Back doors wide open. Keep doors closed to prevent pests from entering.
When was Laughing Monk Cafe last inspected?
Laughing Monk Cafe has 40 inspections on record going back to April 7, 2017. The 12 most recent are shown below.
| date | result | score |
|---|---|---|
| July 24, 2026 | Fail | |
| July 17, 2026 | Fail | |
| January 13, 2026 | Pass | |
| January 6, 2026 | Fail | |
| July 29, 2025 | Pass | |
| July 16, 2025 | Fail | |
| April 7, 2025 | Pass | |
| April 3, 2025 | Fail | |
| March 31, 2025 | — | |
| June 25, 2024 | Pass | |
| June 18, 2024 | Fail | |
| January 3, 2024 | — |
Laughing Monk Cafe vs Mission Hill
Mission Hill runs 77% clean across 251 tracked restaurants — 186 clean, 24 mid, 31 cooked.
Against the 251 spots Cooked tracks in Mission Hill, this one comes out cleaner than 13% 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 24, 2026. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.