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Poke Boys
- resultPass
- critical violations0
- last inspectedJuly 15, 2024
- address1 Brighton Av, Allston 02134
Is Poke Boys clean?
Poke Boys is currently Pass from Boston Inspectional Services, Health Division, from an inspection on July 15, 2024. No critical violations were recorded at that visit. On Cooked's ladder that reads clean 😇.
What did inspectors find at Poke Boys?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on July 15, 2024, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.
- ⚠️(A) (B) and (C)(1) (4)-(16) Demonstration (Pf) • Priority violations noted on inspection report Owner shall properly train staff and maintain regular pest control at the location(A) (B) and (C)(1) (4)-(16) Demonstration (Pf) • Priority violations noted on inspection report Owner shall properly train staff and maintain regular pest control at the location
- ⚠️(A)(2) and (B) Time/Temperature Control for Safety Food Hot and Cold Holding (P) • Commercially packaged quinoa product was noted in the handwashing sink and was at 70F Per the employees the product was removed te previous day to defrost Reviewed proper procedures with the staff- The product was opened and voluntarily discarded at the time of the inspectioncritical(A)(2) and (B) Time/Temperature Control for Safety Food Hot and Cold Holding (P) • Commercially packaged quinoa product was noted in the handwashing sink and was at 70F Per the employees the product was removed te previous day to defrost Reviewed proper procedures with the staff- The product was opened and voluntarily discarded at the time of the inspection
- ⚠️Food Temperature Measuring Devices (Pf) • No metal stem thermometer available at the time of the inspection- ProvideFood Temperature Measuring Devices (Pf) • No metal stem thermometer available at the time of the inspection- Provide
- ⚠️Sanitizing Solutions Testing Devices (Pf) • Test strips for chlorine sanitizer at the loaction are damaged and can not be used-ReplaceSanitizing Solutions Testing Devices (Pf) • Test strips for chlorine sanitizer at the loaction are damaged and can not be used-Replace
- ⚠️Using a Handwashing Sink-Operation and Maintenance (Pf) • Package of product and a bowl were in the handwash sink at the start of the inspection- Remove Ensure the handwash sink remains accesible for proper handwashingUsing a Handwashing Sink-Operation and Maintenance (Pf) • Package of product and a bowl were in the handwash sink at the start of the inspection- Remove Ensure the handwash sink remains accesible for proper handwashing
- ⚠️Controlling Pests (Pf) • Live cockroaches noted coming out from below equipment at the service line Provide an updated and detailed pest control report from a licensed pest control companyControlling Pests (Pf) • Live cockroaches noted coming out from below equipment at the service line Provide an updated and detailed pest control report from a licensed pest control company
When was Poke Boys last inspected?
Poke Boys has 21 inspections on record going back to March 2, 2021. The 12 most recent are shown below.
| date | result | score |
|---|---|---|
| June 5, 2025 | closed by the city | |
| July 15, 2024 | Pass | |
| July 8, 2024 | Fail | |
| December 6, 2023 | Pass | |
| November 29, 2023 | Fail | |
| October 23, 2023 | Pass | |
| October 16, 2023 | Fail | |
| March 10, 2023 | Pass | |
| January 18, 2023 | — | |
| August 18, 2022 | Pass | |
| August 12, 2022 | Fail | |
| March 15, 2022 | — |
Poke Boys 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 July 15, 2024. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.