Cooked?
Phin Coffee House
- resultPass
- critical violations0
- last inspectedMay 14, 2026
- address20 Western Av, Allston 02134
Is Phin Coffee House clean?
Phin Coffee House is currently Pass from Boston Inspectional Services, Health Division, from an inspection on May 14, 2026. No critical violations were recorded at that visit. On Cooked's ladder that reads clean 😇.
What did inspectors find at Phin Coffee House?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on May 14, 2026, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.
- ⚠️Clean-up of Vomiting and Diarrheal Events (Pf) • There are no writeen procedures to clean up a vomit and diarrhea event; provide.Clean-up of Vomiting and Diarrheal Events (Pf) • There are no writeen procedures to clean up a vomit and diarrhea event; provide.
- ⚠️Temperature Measuring Devices-Functionality (C) • Provide internal thermometers for all cold holding units placed in a conspicuous location.Temperature Measuring Devices-Functionality (C) • Provide internal thermometers for all cold holding units placed in a conspicuous location.
- ⚠️Temperature Measuring Devices Manual and Mechanical Warewashing (Pf) • The warewashing machine uses heat to sanitize but no irreversible thermometer could be presented during the inspection; provide an irreversible thermometer.Temperature Measuring Devices Manual and Mechanical Warewashing (Pf) • The warewashing machine uses heat to sanitize but no irreversible thermometer could be presented during the inspection; provide an irreversible thermometer.
- ⚠️Provide an allergy notice on all menus: All printed menus and menu boards must include a clear and conspicuous notice requesting that customers inform the server before placing an order if they have a food allergy. The notice should state: "Before placing your order please inform your server if a person in your party has a food allergy." Post allergen poster in back of house for staff Post Site Cleanliness LicenseProvide an allergy notice on all menus: All printed menus and menu boards must include a clear and conspicuous notice requesting that customers inform the server before placing an order if they have a food allergy. The notice should state: "Before placing your order please inform your server if a person in your party has a food allergy." Post allergen poster in back of house for staff Post Site Cleanliness License
When was Phin Coffee House last inspected?
Phin Coffee House has 2 inspections on record going back to May 11, 2026.
| date | result | score |
|---|---|---|
| May 14, 2026 | Pass | |
| May 11, 2026 | Fail |
Phin Coffee House 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 14, 2026. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.