Lobstah On A Roll

• resultPass
• critical violations0
• last inspectedApril 11, 2026
• address254 Newbury St, Boston 02116

Is Lobstah On A Roll clean?

Lobstah On A Roll is currently Pass from Boston Inspectional Services, Health Division, from an inspection on April 11, 2026. No critical violations were recorded at that visit. On Cooked's ladder that reads clean 😇.

What did inspectors find at Lobstah On A Roll?

These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on April 11, 2026, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.

• ⚠️Assignment (Pf) • There is no designated person in charge that is able to answer questions about food safety illness policy and sanitization. Provide and assign a person in charge when the certified food protection manager is not on site that is knowlegable about food safety illness policy and sanitzation.
  Assignment (Pf) • There is no designated person in charge that is able to answer questions about food safety illness policy and sanitization. Provide and assign a person in charge when the certified food protection manager is not on site that is knowlegable about food safety illness policy and sanitzation.
• ⚠️(A) (B) and (C)(1) (4)-(16) Demonstration (Pf) • No certfications for a Certified Food Protection Manager or Allergy Awareness are posted or were able to be provided during the inspection; provide and post certificates for a Certified Food Protection Manager and Allergy Awareness.
  (A) (B) and (C)(1) (4)-(16) Demonstration (Pf) • No certfications for a Certified Food Protection Manager or Allergy Awareness are posted or were able to be provided during the inspection; provide and post certificates for a Certified Food Protection Manager and Allergy Awareness.
• ⚠️Consumption of Animal Foods that are Raw Undercooked or Not Otherwise Processed to Eliminate Pathogens (Pf) • On the printed menu there is a customer advisory but none of the menu items are marked with an asterix; designate menu items with an asterix that may be ordered and served undercooked or raw.
  Consumption of Animal Foods that are Raw Undercooked or Not Otherwise Processed to Eliminate Pathogens (Pf) • On the printed menu there is a customer advisory but none of the menu items are marked with an asterix; designate menu items with an asterix that may be ordered and served undercooked or raw.
• ⚠️Temperature Measuring Devices-Functionality (C) • No internal thermometers observed in cold holding units; provide.
  Temperature Measuring Devices-Functionality (C) • No internal thermometers observed in cold holding units; provide.
• ⚠️(B) and (C) Equipment Food-Contact Surfaces Nonfood-Contact Surfaces and Utensils (C) • The floors of the kitchen the interior of the white standing refrigerator the interiors of the deep fat fryer cabinets and the baffles of the hood are heavily encrusted in grease and soils; clean and sanitize of soils.
  (B) and (C) Equipment Food-Contact Surfaces Nonfood-Contact Surfaces and Utensils (C) • The floors of the kitchen the interior of the white standing refrigerator the interiors of the deep fat fryer cabinets and the baffles of the hood are heavily encrusted in grease and soils; clean and sanitize of soils.
• ⚠️Using a Handwashing Sink-Operation and Maintenance (Pf) • At the labeled hand sink next to the server counter observed employees washing dishes and trays in the hand washing sink; retrain staff that hand washing sinks are for washing hands only.
  Using a Handwashing Sink-Operation and Maintenance (Pf) • At the labeled hand sink next to the server counter observed employees washing dishes and trays in the hand washing sink; retrain staff that hand washing sinks are for washing hands only.
• ⚠️Outer Openings Protected (C) • During the inspection the front door is left ajar and the rear exit door when fully closed has gaps where daylight is observable; outer doors should remain closed when open for service repair or replace rear exit door or install door sweep to prevent pest entry.
  Outer Openings Protected (C) • During the inspection the front door is left ajar and the rear exit door when fully closed has gaps where daylight is observable; outer doors should remain closed when open for service repair or replace rear exit door or install door sweep to prevent pest entry.
• ⚠️Hand Drying Provision (Pf) • Observed multiple hand sinks without approved hand drying devices or soap; provide hand cleanser and approved hand drying devices at all hand sinks at all times. Staff were able to resupply the handwashing sinks with paper towels and soap after the observation.
  Hand Drying Provision (Pf) • Observed multiple hand sinks without approved hand drying devices or soap; provide hand cleanser and approved hand drying devices at all hand sinks at all times. Staff were able to resupply the handwashing sinks with paper towels and soap after the observation.
• ⚠️Controlling Pests (Pf) • Observed large dark rodent droppings in closet next to dining area in hallway leading to rear exit and throughout the floors of the kitchen; clean and sanitize the restaurant of droppings provide the most recent pest control report to [email protected] and have your pest control operator perform a service having them check for entry points the report must indicate that there was no activity and no captures.
  Controlling Pests (Pf) • Observed large dark rodent droppings in closet next to dining area in hallway leading to rear exit and throughout the floors of the kitchen; clean and sanitize the restaurant of droppings provide the most recent pest control report to [email protected] and have your pest control operator perform a service having them check for entry points the report must indicate that there was no activity and no captures.
• ⚠️Post 2026 Health Permit Post 2026 Site Cleanliness License Post allergen awareness poster in back of house for staff
  Post 2026 Health Permit Post 2026 Site Cleanliness License Post allergen awareness poster in back of house for staff

When was Lobstah On A Roll last inspected?

Lobstah On A Roll has 31 inspections on record going back to September 27, 2019. The 12 most recent are shown below.

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Against the 519 spots Cooked tracks in Back Bay, this one comes out cleaner than 19% 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 April 11, 2026. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.