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Spike's Junkyard Dogs
- resultPass
- critical violations0
- last inspectedMarch 18, 2022
- address108 Brighton Av, Allston 02134
Is Spike's Junkyard Dogs clean?
Spike's Junkyard Dogs is currently Pass from Boston Inspectional Services, Health Division, from an inspection on March 18, 2022. No critical violations were recorded at that visit. On Cooked's ladder that reads clean 😇.
What did inspectors find at Spike's Junkyard Dogs?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on March 18, 2022, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.
- ⚠️Wiping Cloths Use Limitation (C) • Observed wiping cloth soiled on counter and no sanitizer solution box set up. Store properly in sanitizer solution.Wiping Cloths Use Limitation (C) • Observed wiping cloth soiled on counter and no sanitizer solution box set up. Store properly in sanitizer solution.
- ⚠️Temperature Measuring Devices-Functionality (C) • The current interior thermometer for the black refrigerating unit (Chili storage) out of order. Replace.Temperature Measuring Devices-Functionality (C) • The current interior thermometer for the black refrigerating unit (Chili storage) out of order. Replace.
- ⚠️Hand Drying Provision (Pf) • Both paper towel dispenser at upper level hand sinks not working due to dead batteries. One paper roll is being shared for both sinks. Repair or provide more paper towels.Hand Drying Provision (Pf) • Both paper towel dispenser at upper level hand sinks not working due to dead batteries. One paper roll is being shared for both sinks. Repair or provide more paper towels.
- ⚠️Maintaining Premises Unnecessary Items and Litter (C) • Mom and cleaning equipment stored on the floor at upper level near mop sink. Elevate properly.Maintaining Premises Unnecessary Items and Litter (C) • Mom and cleaning equipment stored on the floor at upper level near mop sink. Elevate properly.
When was Spike's Junkyard Dogs last inspected?
Spike's Junkyard Dogs has 37 inspections on record going back to August 14, 2007. The 12 most recent are shown below.
| date | result | score |
|---|---|---|
| January 18, 2023 | — | |
| March 18, 2022 | Pass | |
| March 15, 2022 | — | |
| March 11, 2022 | Fail | |
| December 6, 2021 | Pass | |
| August 26, 2021 | Pass | |
| April 22, 2021 | — | |
| November 24, 2020 | Pass | |
| July 9, 2020 | Pass | |
| November 21, 2019 | Pass | |
| April 25, 2019 | — | |
| February 1, 2019 | Pass |
Spike's Junkyard Dogs 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 March 18, 2022. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.