The Bebop

• resultFail
• critical violations1
• last inspectedMarch 31, 2026
• address1116 Boylston St, Boston 02115

Is The Bebop clean?

The Bebop is currently Fail from Boston Inspectional Services, Health Division, from an inspection on March 31, 2026. 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 The Bebop?

These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on March 31, 2026, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.

• ⚠️Cleaning Procedure (P) • Hand dyer being used in employee bathroom - No barrier for the employees to use to turn off faucets and opening door to prevent recontamination of handscritical
  Cleaning Procedure (P) • Hand dyer being used in employee bathroom - No barrier for the employees to use to turn off faucets and opening door to prevent recontamination of hands
• ⚠️In-Use Utensils Between-Use Storage (C) • Ice bucket not properly inverted to allow for proper drying between uses and storage
  In-Use Utensils Between-Use Storage (C) • Ice bucket not properly inverted to allow for proper drying between uses and storage
• ⚠️(A) Equipment Food-Contact Surfaces Nonfood-Contact Surfaces and Utensils (Pf) • Built up soils on interior of ice machine - Kitchen
  (A) Equipment Food-Contact Surfaces Nonfood-Contact Surfaces and Utensils (Pf) • Built up soils on interior of ice machine - Kitchen
• ⚠️Cooking and Baking Equipment (C) • Built up soils on all cooking equipment in prep area
  Cooking and Baking Equipment (C) • Built up soils on all cooking equipment in prep area
• ⚠️Nonfood Contact Surfaces (C) • Soils on shelving at bar - remove cloth liner Soils on shelving in walk in unit - Basement Defrost interior of chest type freezers Clean exterior of ice machine of built up soils - Kitchen
  Nonfood Contact Surfaces (C) • Soils on shelving at bar - remove cloth liner Soils on shelving in walk in unit - Basement Defrost interior of chest type freezers Clean exterior of ice machine of built up soils - Kitchen
• ⚠️(A) (B) and (D) Equipment Utensils Linens and Single-Service and Single-Use Articles Storing (C) • Reusables Pots pan etc. not inverted in kitchen/prep Disposable food containers at wait station not inverted
  (A) (B) and (D) Equipment Utensils Linens and Single-Service and Single-Use Articles Storing (C) • Reusables Pots pan etc. not inverted in kitchen/prep Disposable food containers at wait station not inverted
• ⚠️Using a Handwashing Sink-Operation and Maintenance (Pf) • Wiping cloth bucket stored in hand sink at bar - removed during inspection
  Using a Handwashing Sink-Operation and Maintenance (Pf) • Wiping cloth bucket stored in hand sink at bar - removed during inspection
• ⚠️Maintaining Premises Unnecessary Items and Litter (C) • Remove all items blocking rear egress - ladders etc
  Maintaining Premises Unnecessary Items and Litter (C) • Remove all items blocking rear egress - ladders etc
• ⚠️Repairing-Premises Structures Attachments and Fixtures-Methods (C) • Steps and walls to basement in disrepair Wall in basement - opening in wall before the door to the trash area Walls and attachments in direpair throughout basement Shelving in food storage exposed wood Chest type freezer top in not smooth durable and easliy cleanable - Basement Chest type freezer in kitchen has loose gasket Rust on interior of beer chest - Bar Floor in walk in unit in basement must be smooth durable easily cleanable - worn paint on floor
  Repairing-Premises Structures Attachments and Fixtures-Methods (C) • Steps and walls to basement in disrepair Wall in basement - opening in wall before the door to the trash area Walls and attachments in direpair throughout basement Shelving in food storage exposed wood Chest type freezer top in not smooth durable and easliy cleanable - Basement Chest type freezer in kitchen has loose gasket Rust on interior of beer chest - Bar Floor in walk in unit in basement must be smooth durable easily cleanable - worn paint on floor
• ⚠️At time of inspection there is not an employee trained in anti choking. While food is being served there shall be an employee trained in anti choking on the premises • Certified food proction manager is not certified in allergen awareness (must be the fulltime onsite CFPM.
  At time of inspection there is not an employee trained in anti choking. While food is being served there shall be an employee trained in anti choking on the premises • Certified food proction manager is not certified in allergen awareness (must be the fulltime onsite CFPM.

When was The Bebop last inspected?

The Bebop has 46 inspections on record going back to June 14, 2017. The 12 most recent are shown below.

The Bebop vs Back Bay

Back Bay runs 81% clean across 519 tracked restaurants — 417 clean, 46 mid, 50 cooked.

Against the 519 spots Cooked tracks in Back Bay, this one comes out cleaner than 4% 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 31, 2026. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.