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Machi Machi
- resultPass
- critical violations0
- last inspectedMay 19, 2026
- address176 Harvard Av, Allston 02134
Is Machi Machi clean?
Machi Machi is currently Pass from Boston Inspectional Services, Health Division, from an inspection on May 19, 2026. No critical violations were recorded at that visit. On Cooked's ladder that reads clean 😇.
What did inspectors find at Machi Machi?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on May 19, 2026, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.
- ⚠️Controlling Pests (Pf) • Observed rodent-like droppings on both levels of establishment. Provide a current IPM report by a licensed pest exterminator. Clean area.Controlling Pests (Pf) • Observed rodent-like droppings on both levels of establishment. Provide a current IPM report by a licensed pest exterminator. Clean area.
- ⚠️Wiping Cloths Use Limitation (C) • Wiping cloths observed wet on counters. store properly in sanitizer solution.Wiping Cloths Use Limitation (C) • Wiping cloths observed wet on counters. store properly in sanitizer solution.
- ⚠️(A) and (C) Equipment Utensils Linens and Single-Service and Single-Use Articles-Storing (C) • Observed box with single use bottles on the floor at retail area. Elevate properly.(A) and (C) Equipment Utensils Linens and Single-Service and Single-Use Articles-Storing (C) • Observed box with single use bottles on the floor at retail area. Elevate properly.
When was Machi Machi last inspected?
Machi Machi has 13 inspections on record going back to October 4, 2023. The 12 most recent are shown below.
| date | result | score |
|---|---|---|
| May 19, 2026 | Pass | |
| May 12, 2026 | Fail | |
| March 17, 2026 | Pass | |
| March 10, 2026 | Fail | |
| December 12, 2025 | Pass | |
| November 21, 2025 | Fail | |
| November 19, 2025 | Fail | |
| April 28, 2025 | Pass | |
| April 17, 2025 | Fail | |
| October 31, 2024 | — | |
| May 3, 2024 | Pass | |
| April 25, 2024 | Fail |
Machi Machi 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 19, 2026. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.