Nando

• resultFail
• critical violations0
• last inspectedJuly 23, 2026
• address393 Hanover St, Boston 02113

Is Nando clean?

Nando is currently Fail from Boston Inspectional Services, Health Division, from an inspection on July 23, 2026. No critical violations were recorded at that visit. On Cooked's ladder that reads mid 😬.

What did inspectors find at Nando?

These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on July 23, 2026, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.

• ⚠️Effectiveness-Hair Restraints (C) • Observed staff working the cookline missing hair restaint Provide & maintain
  Effectiveness-Hair Restraints (C) • Observed staff working the cookline missing hair restaint Provide & maintain
• ⚠️Miscellaneous Sources of Contamination (C) • Mop sink inside kitchen area observed not fully enclosed. Provide enclosure to prevent contamination.
  Miscellaneous Sources of Contamination (C) • Mop sink inside kitchen area observed not fully enclosed. Provide enclosure to prevent contamination.
• ⚠️Ready-To-Eat Time/Temperature Control for Safety Food Date Marking (Pf) • Several containers of prep foods stored in the walkin unit observed missing date marking . Provide made/discard date prior to storing.
  Ready-To-Eat Time/Temperature Control for Safety Food Date Marking (Pf) • Several containers of prep foods stored in the walkin unit observed missing date marking . Provide made/discard date prior to storing.
• ⚠️Temperature Measuring Devices Manual and Mechanical Warewashing (Pf) • PIC unable to provide an irreverssible thermometer for the high temp dishwasher on site. Provide & maintain accessible
  Temperature Measuring Devices Manual and Mechanical Warewashing (Pf) • PIC unable to provide an irreverssible thermometer for the high temp dishwasher on site. Provide & maintain accessible
• ⚠️Sanitizing Solutions Testing Devices (Pf) • PIC unable to provide sanitzer test strips to measure sanitizer pH concentration. Provide
  Sanitizing Solutions Testing Devices (Pf) • PIC unable to provide sanitzer test strips to measure sanitizer pH concentration. Provide
• ⚠️Cutting Surfaces (C) • 2 main cuttng boards observed heavily stained. Clean/ replace to remove
  Cutting Surfaces (C) • 2 main cuttng boards observed heavily stained. Clean/ replace to remove
• ⚠️Handwashing Signage (C) • Handwashing sinks observed missing handwashing signage/ employee must wash hands signage. Provide to encourage handwashing by food handlers
  Handwashing Signage (C) • Handwashing sinks observed missing handwashing signage/ employee must wash hands signage. Provide to encourage handwashing by food handlers
• ⚠️Cleaning Ventilation Systems Nuisance and Discharge Prohibition (C) • Hood sticker observed expired 6.15.26. Provide updated hood sticker from a licensed hood cleaning company
  Cleaning Ventilation Systems Nuisance and Discharge Prohibition (C) • Hood sticker observed expired 6.15.26. Provide updated hood sticker from a licensed hood cleaning company

When was Nando last inspected?

Nando has 16 inspections on record going back to April 6, 2021. The 12 most recent are shown below.

Nando vs North End

North End runs 88% clean across 717 tracked restaurants — 579 clean, 37 mid, 40 cooked.

Against the 717 spots Cooked tracks in North End, this one comes out cleaner than 4% of them.

Other spots in North End

• ✓ Jimmy Buffett's Margaritaville
  clean · May 22, 2026
• ✓ La Riqueza Market
  clean · June 23, 2026
• ✓ Tall Ship Restaurant- No. 5
  clean · July 11, 2025
• ✓ State Street Financial-12Th Floor
  clean · May 8, 2026
• ✕ Alma Cantina
  mid · July 8, 2026
• ✕ Mamma Maria Restaurant
  mid · July 17, 2026

See every restaurant inspection in North End →

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 23, 2026. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.