Tea Do is currently Pass from Boston Inspectional Services, Health Division, from an inspection on April 30, 2026. No critical violations were recorded at that visit. On Cooked's ladder that reads clean 😇.
What did inspectors find at Tea Do?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on April 30, 2026, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.
⚠️Effectiveness-Hair Restraints (C) • Food handlers not wearing hair restraints
Effectiveness-Hair Restraints (C) • Food handlers not wearing hair restraints
⚠️In-Use Utensils Between-Use Storage (C) • Spoons on prep line stored in standing water Wooden spoon stored in liquid in rear prep
In-Use Utensils Between-Use Storage (C) • Spoons on prep line stored in standing water Wooden spoon stored in liquid in rear prep
⚠️Wiping Cloths Use Limitation (C) • Wiping cloths not stored in a sanitizing solution
Wiping Cloths Use Limitation (C) • Wiping cloths not stored in a sanitizing solution
⚠️Food Storage Prohibited Areas (C) • Food storage in back hallways outside of bathroom facilities Food storage above mop sink
Food Storage Prohibited Areas (C) • Food storage in back hallways outside of bathroom facilities Food storage above mop sink
⚠️Miscellaneous Sources of Contamination (C) • Items stored on top of ice machine Milk crates
Miscellaneous Sources of Contamination (C) • Items stored on top of ice machine Milk crates
⚠️Food Labels (C) • Food containers not labeled
Food Labels (C) • Food containers not labeled
⚠️Equipment Food-Contact Surfaces and Utensils-Frequency (P) • Built up soils on interior of ice machinecritical
Equipment Food-Contact Surfaces and Utensils-Frequency (P) • Built up soils on interior of ice machine
⚠️Equipment and Utensils Air-Drying Required (C) • Wet nesting clean food contacts above 3 bay sink
Equipment and Utensils Air-Drying Required (C) • Wet nesting clean food contacts above 3 bay sink
⚠️Using a Handwashing Sink-Operation and Maintenance (Pf) • Stains in hand sink basin in front area and item in hand sink in back prep/ware washing
Using a Handwashing Sink-Operation and Maintenance (Pf) • Stains in hand sink basin in front area and item in hand sink in back prep/ware washing
⚠️Floors Walls and Ceilings-Cleanability (C) • Built up on floor walls ceiling and attachments in food prep/ware washing/storage areas
Floors Walls and Ceilings-Cleanability (C) • Built up on floor walls ceiling and attachments in food prep/ware washing/storage areas
⚠️Outer Openings Protected (C) • Both front doors open
Outer Openings Protected (C) • Both front doors open
⚠️Repairing-Premises Structures Attachments and Fixtures-Methods (C) • No cover on drain at mop sink
Repairing-Premises Structures Attachments and Fixtures-Methods (C) • No cover on drain at mop sink
When was Tea Do last inspected?
Tea Do has 6 inspections on record going back to October 31, 2024.
date
result
score
April 30, 2026
Pass
April 13, 2026
Fail
December 11, 2025
Pass
July 29, 2025
Pass
July 8, 2025
Fail
October 31, 2024
Pass
Tea Do vs South End
South End runs 81% clean across 691 tracked restaurants — 498 clean, 63 mid, 54 cooked.
Against the 691 spots Cooked tracks in South End, this one comes out cleaner than 19% of them.
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 April 30, 2026. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.