The Avenue Bar & Grill

• official resultFail
• resultFail
• inspection typeEating & Drinking
• failed findings6
• critical findings2

← Back to the current restaurant page

Failed findings

• ⚠️Hot Holdingcritical
  Inspector note: The tomato sauce on the steam table is 80F. Provide proper hot holding temperature.
  code 03-3-501.16*** · critical food-safety factorstatus: Fail
• ⚠️Consumer Advisoriescritical
  Inspector note: The consumer advisory is missing from the menu. Provide complete advisory with disclaimer and reminder.
  code M-3-603.11*** · critical food-safety factorstatus: Fail
• ⚠️Food Protection
  Inspector note: The raw hamburgers are stored adjacent to ready to eat tomatoes and cellery. Store properly to prevent contamination.
  code 08-3-305-307.11* · lower-severity findingstatus: Fail
• ⚠️Installed and Maintained
  Inspector note: The hot water at the handsink is over 130F. Provide proper hot water temperature. The handwash sink behind the bar is leaking from the faucet. Repair.
  code 29-5-201/02.11* · lower-severity findingstatus: Fail
• 🧹premises not properly maintained or cleaned
  Official wording: Improper Maintenance of Walls/Ceilings
  Inspector note: The fryolator cabinets are soiled. Clean to remove.
  code 37-6-501.11-.12* · lower-severity findingstatus: Fail
• ⚠️Mop Sink not Provided
  code 42-5-203.13* · lower-severity findingstatus: Fail

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass on August 20, 2013: 6 findings appeared for the first time.

Browse this restaurant's inspections

More restaurants in Allston

• ✓ Cafe Inaka
  clean · 72 Brighton Av · inspected December 4, 2014
• ✕ The Hopewell Bar & Kitchen
  cooked · 1277 Commonwealth Av · inspected August 28, 2026
• ✓ Froyo World
  clean · 157 Harvard Av · inspected July 15, 2026
• ✓ Kung Fu Tea
  clean · 125 Harvard Av · inspected December 17, 2024
• ✓ Grill Station
  clean · 180 Brighton Av · inspected November 8, 2012
• ✓ A @ Time
  clean · 417 Cambridge St · inspected October 13, 2016

See every restaurant in Allston →

About this record

This record comes from Boston Inspectional Services, Health Division. Cooked keeps the official result and wording separate from its plain-English explanation so you can verify what the inspector actually published.

Source: Analyze Boston.