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Mandarin Oriental Hotel
- resultFail
- critical violations0
- last inspectedFebruary 27, 2026
- address776 Boylston St, Boston 02199
Is Mandarin Oriental Hotel clean?
Mandarin Oriental Hotel is currently Fail from Boston Inspectional Services, Health Division, from an inspection on February 27, 2026. No critical violations were recorded at that visit. On Cooked's ladder that reads mid 😬.
What did inspectors find at Mandarin Oriental Hotel?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on February 27, 2026, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.
- ⚠️Backflow Prevention (P) • Receiving area food prep sink with no seperation gap in waste drain. Contact a licensed plumber to install and ensure all proper permits are pulled with ISD plumbing division. Alternative pre sink available for use with seperation gap in the main kitchen.criticalBackflow Prevention (P) • Receiving area food prep sink with no seperation gap in waste drain. Contact a licensed plumber to install and ensure all proper permits are pulled with ISD plumbing division. Alternative pre sink available for use with seperation gap in the main kitchen.
- ⚠️Surface Characteristics-Indoor Areas (C) • Several stained tiles above kitchen damaged tile above employee cafe warewashing area damaged wall board behind employee cafe dish washer. Repair. Ceiling tiles above main kitchen and employee cafe service line and warewashing areas constructed of absorbent ceiling tiles. Replace with smooth durable non porous ceiling tiles.Surface Characteristics-Indoor Areas (C) • Several stained tiles above kitchen damaged tile above employee cafe warewashing area damaged wall board behind employee cafe dish washer. Repair. Ceiling tiles above main kitchen and employee cafe service line and warewashing areas constructed of absorbent ceiling tiles. Replace with smooth durable non porous ceiling tiles.
- ⚠️Health permit is not posted. Post permit in a visible area.Health permit is not posted. Post permit in a visible area.
When was Mandarin Oriental Hotel last inspected?
Mandarin Oriental Hotel has 44 inspections on record going back to May 18, 2016. The 12 most recent are shown below.
| date | result | score |
|---|---|---|
| March 27, 2026 | — | |
| February 27, 2026 | Fail | |
| February 20, 2026 | Fail | |
| June 20, 2025 | Pass | |
| February 12, 2025 | Pass | |
| October 23, 2024 | Pass | |
| October 15, 2024 | Fail | |
| October 7, 2024 | Fail | |
| March 27, 2024 | Pass | |
| March 19, 2024 | Fail | |
| January 4, 2024 | Pass | |
| December 28, 2023 | Fail |
Mandarin Oriental Hotel vs Back Bay
Back Bay runs 81% clean across 519 tracked restaurants — 417 clean, 46 mid, 50 cooked.
Against the 519 spots Cooked tracks in Back Bay, this one comes out cleaner than 17% 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 February 27, 2026. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.