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Swiss Bakers
- resultPass
- critical violations0
- last inspectedFebruary 6, 2026
- address168 Western Av, Allston 02134
Is Swiss Bakers clean?
Swiss Bakers is currently Pass from Boston Inspectional Services, Health Division, from an inspection on February 6, 2026. No critical violations were recorded at that visit. On Cooked's ladder that reads clean 😇.
What did inspectors find at Swiss Bakers?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on February 6, 2026, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.
- ⚠️Effectiveness-Hair Restraints (C) • Observed employees handling and preparing foods without any effective hair restraitns; provide hair restraints for food handlers.Effectiveness-Hair Restraints (C) • Observed employees handling and preparing foods without any effective hair restraitns; provide hair restraints for food handlers.
- ⚠️Temperature Measuring Devices-Functionality (C) • At the open air grab and go cooler there is no attached temperature measuring device; provide.Temperature Measuring Devices-Functionality (C) • At the open air grab and go cooler there is no attached temperature measuring device; provide.
- ⚠️Temperature Measuring Devices Manual and Mechanical Warewashing (Pf) • There is no irreversible temperature measuring device for the high temperature warewashing machine; provide.Temperature Measuring Devices Manual and Mechanical Warewashing (Pf) • There is no irreversible temperature measuring device for the high temperature warewashing machine; provide.
- ⚠️Handwashing Signage (C) • Hand sinks in for employees in the service area and hand sinks in the restrooms lack employees must wash hands before returning to work signage; provide.Handwashing Signage (C) • Hand sinks in for employees in the service area and hand sinks in the restrooms lack employees must wash hands before returning to work signage; provide.
- ⚠️Segregation and Location-Distressed Merchandise (Pf) • In the reach-in refrigerator at the service counter observed three quarts of milk expired 1-25-2026 and in the walkin refrigerator observed three more quarts of milk expired 1-25-2026; discard or segregate expired product.Segregation and Location-Distressed Merchandise (Pf) • In the reach-in refrigerator at the service counter observed three quarts of milk expired 1-25-2026 and in the walkin refrigerator observed three more quarts of milk expired 1-25-2026; discard or segregate expired product.
- ⚠️Provide signage visible to customers stating "A copy of the most recent health inspection is available upon request"Provide signage visible to customers stating "A copy of the most recent health inspection is available upon request"
When was Swiss Bakers last inspected?
Swiss Bakers has 17 inspections on record going back to August 24, 2021. The 12 most recent are shown below.
| date | result | score |
|---|---|---|
| February 6, 2026 | Pass | |
| January 30, 2026 | Fail | |
| June 26, 2025 | Pass | |
| April 28, 2025 | Pass | |
| October 31, 2024 | — | |
| September 16, 2024 | Pass | |
| July 8, 2024 | — | |
| January 10, 2024 | Pass | |
| January 10, 2024 | Fail | |
| September 7, 2023 | Pass | |
| August 31, 2023 | Fail | |
| January 18, 2023 | — |
Swiss Bakers 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 February 6, 2026. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.