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Laughing Monk Cafe
- resultPass
- critical violations0
- last inspectedMay 1, 2026
- address164 Brighton Av, Allston 02134
Is Laughing Monk Cafe clean?
Laughing Monk Cafe is currently Pass from Boston Inspectional Services, Health Division, from an inspection on May 1, 2026. No critical violations were recorded at that visit. On Cooked's ladder that reads clean 😇.
What did inspectors find at Laughing Monk Cafe?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on May 1, 2026, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.
- ⚠️Wiping Cloths Use Limitation (C) • Wiping cloths stored wet on counters. Store properly in sanitizer solution.Wiping Cloths Use Limitation (C) • Wiping cloths stored wet on counters. Store properly in sanitizer solution.
- ⚠️Food Storage-Preventing Contamination from the Premises (C) • Notes:Food items in containers and packaged stored next to each other (raw and ready to eat). Seaprate properly.Food Storage-Preventing Contamination from the Premises (C) • Notes:Food items in containers and packaged stored next to each other (raw and ready to eat). Seaprate properly.
- ⚠️Ready-To-Eat Time/Temperature Control for Safety Food Date Marking (Pf) • Several prepared food items without date marking . provide.Ready-To-Eat Time/Temperature Control for Safety Food Date Marking (Pf) • Several prepared food items without date marking . provide.
- ⚠️(B) and (C) Equipment Food-Contact Surfaces Nonfood-Contact Surfaces and Utensils (C) • Interior of several refrigerating unit soiled. Clean properly Flip top freezer with thick layer of ice. Remove and clean properly.(B) and (C) Equipment Food-Contact Surfaces Nonfood-Contact Surfaces and Utensils (C) • Interior of several refrigerating unit soiled. Clean properly Flip top freezer with thick layer of ice. Remove and clean properly.
- ⚠️Using a Handwashing Sink-Operation and Maintenance (Pf) • Handsink at cooking line blocked with equipment on top. Remove and use for handwashing only.Using a Handwashing Sink-Operation and Maintenance (Pf) • Handsink at cooking line blocked with equipment on top. Remove and use for handwashing only.
- ⚠️Walls and Ceilings Attachments (C) • Pipe unfer three bay sink leaking. Repair.Walls and Ceilings Attachments (C) • Pipe unfer three bay sink leaking. Repair.
- ⚠️Controlling Pests (Pf) • Observed rodent like droppings at the lower level. Provide a current IPM report from a licensed extermonator.Controlling Pests (Pf) • Observed rodent like droppings at the lower level. Provide a current IPM report from a licensed extermonator.
When was Laughing Monk Cafe last inspected?
Laughing Monk Cafe has 11 inspections on record going back to November 7, 2022.
| date | result | score |
|---|---|---|
| May 1, 2026 | Pass | |
| April 24, 2026 | Fail | |
| September 9, 2025 | — | |
| March 27, 2025 | Pass | |
| March 20, 2025 | Fail | |
| July 29, 2024 | Pass | |
| July 23, 2024 | Fail | |
| January 3, 2024 | — | |
| April 24, 2023 | Pass | |
| April 10, 2023 | Fail | |
| November 7, 2022 | Pass |
Laughing Monk Cafe 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 May 1, 2026. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.