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Sweet Kingdom
- resultFail
- critical violations1
- last inspectedOctober 23, 2024
- address145 Harvard Av, Allston 02134
Is Sweet Kingdom clean?
Sweet Kingdom is currently Fail from Boston Inspectional Services, Health Division, from an inspection on October 23, 2024. Inspectors wrote up 1 critical violation — the kind most directly linked to foodborne illness. On Cooked's ladder that reads cooked 🪳.
What did inspectors find at Sweet Kingdom?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on October 23, 2024, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.
- ⚠️(A) (B) and (C)(1) (4)-(16) Demonstration (Pf) • Priority violations noted on the inspection report- Review and correct all violations(A) (B) and (C)(1) (4)-(16) Demonstration (Pf) • Priority violations noted on the inspection report- Review and correct all violations
- ⚠️(A) Equipment Food-Contact Surfaces Nonfood-Contact Surfaces and Utensils (Pf) • Internal panels ofice machine with black mold like buildup- Clean with proper frequency(A) Equipment Food-Contact Surfaces Nonfood-Contact Surfaces and Utensils (Pf) • Internal panels ofice machine with black mold like buildup- Clean with proper frequency
- ⚠️Nonfood Contact Surfaces (C) • Floors below equipment with black buildup Exteriors of refrigeration and ice machine with food soils and splashes- CleanNonfood Contact Surfaces (C) • Floors below equipment with black buildup Exteriors of refrigeration and ice machine with food soils and splashes- Clean
- ⚠️Using a Handwashing Sink-Operation and Maintenance (Pf) • Handwashing sink in the back prep had trays in it that were removed by the wner- Maintain sinks clear for proper handwashingUsing a Handwashing Sink-Operation and Maintenance (Pf) • Handwashing sink in the back prep had trays in it that were removed by the wner- Maintain sinks clear for proper handwashing
- ⚠️Controlling Pests (Pf) • Evidence of rodent activity in the establishment- Provide an updated detailed pest control report from a licensed pest control companyControlling Pests (Pf) • Evidence of rodent activity in the establishment- Provide an updated detailed pest control report from a licensed pest control company
- ⚠️Restriction and Storage-Medicines (P) • Numerous first aid items ncluding medications and creams stored on a prep table at the mixer- Reviewed with the owner and instructedhim to provide an area designated for these items away from the food service areacriticalRestriction and Storage-Medicines (P) • Numerous first aid items ncluding medications and creams stored on a prep table at the mixer- Reviewed with the owner and instructedhim to provide an area designated for these items away from the food service area
When was Sweet Kingdom last inspected?
Sweet Kingdom has 23 inspections on record going back to August 10, 2018. The 12 most recent are shown below.
| date | result | score |
|---|---|---|
| October 31, 2024 | — | |
| October 23, 2024 | Fail | |
| January 3, 2024 | — | |
| June 29, 2023 | Pass | |
| June 22, 2023 | Fail | |
| January 18, 2023 | — | |
| July 27, 2022 | Pass | |
| July 13, 2022 | Fail | |
| March 15, 2022 | — | |
| December 23, 2021 | Pass | |
| December 17, 2021 | Fail | |
| August 27, 2021 | Pass |
Sweet Kingdom 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 2% 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 October 23, 2024. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.