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The Friendly Toast
- resultFail
- critical violations0
- last inspectedJune 3, 2026
- address35 Stanhope St, Boston 02116
Is The Friendly Toast clean?
The Friendly Toast is currently Fail from Boston Inspectional Services, Health Division, from an inspection on June 3, 2026. No critical violations were recorded at that visit. On Cooked's ladder that reads mid 😬.
What did inspectors find at The Friendly Toast?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on June 3, 2026, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.
- ⚠️Food Storage Prohibited Areas (C) • Soda syrup in closet off basement bar under open ceiling near sewerage ejector pit. Remove. Store food in protected areas.Food Storage Prohibited Areas (C) • Soda syrup in closet off basement bar under open ceiling near sewerage ejector pit. Remove. Store food in protected areas.
- ⚠️Temperature Measuring Devices Manual and Mechanical Warewashing (Pf) • irreversible indicator battery dead. Replace.Temperature Measuring Devices Manual and Mechanical Warewashing (Pf) • irreversible indicator battery dead. Replace.
- ⚠️Nonfood Contact Surfaces (C) • Basement kitchen with food debris and soils under equipment standing water present in warewashing area. Clean to remove.Nonfood Contact Surfaces (C) • Basement kitchen with food debris and soils under equipment standing water present in warewashing area. Clean to remove.
- ⚠️Surface Characteristics-Indoor Areas (C) • Several areas on tile floor in kitchen with grout missing mostly in warewashing area. Clean and re grout the floor where needed. Underneath closed staircase above basement dry storage area at stair landing with rust and peeling paint. Clean and resurface.Surface Characteristics-Indoor Areas (C) • Several areas on tile floor in kitchen with grout missing mostly in warewashing area. Clean and re grout the floor where needed. Underneath closed staircase above basement dry storage area at stair landing with rust and peeling paint. Clean and resurface.
- ⚠️Outer Openings Protected (C) • Several voids in wall and around pipe openings in sprikler room/office area and as mentioned on attached pest report. Treat and seal with pest proof materials.Outer Openings Protected (C) • Several voids in wall and around pipe openings in sprikler room/office area and as mentioned on attached pest report. Treat and seal with pest proof materials.
- ⚠️Controlling Pests (Pf) • Evidence of rat activity with droppings present in sprinkler room/office area in basement. Clean and sanitize all affected areas. Provide updated IPM pest control report upon re inspection. Numerous open conditions on attached pest report. Resolve.Controlling Pests (Pf) • Evidence of rat activity with droppings present in sprinkler room/office area in basement. Clean and sanitize all affected areas. Provide updated IPM pest control report upon re inspection. Numerous open conditions on attached pest report. Resolve.
When was The Friendly Toast last inspected?
The Friendly Toast has 48 inspections on record going back to January 12, 2016. The 12 most recent are shown below.
| date | result | score |
|---|---|---|
| June 3, 2026 | Fail | |
| May 27, 2026 | Fail | |
| October 2, 2025 | — | |
| September 25, 2025 | Fail | |
| September 4, 2025 | Fail | |
| August 26, 2025 | Fail | |
| August 8, 2024 | Pass | |
| July 30, 2024 | Fail | |
| May 30, 2024 | Pass | |
| May 16, 2024 | Fail | |
| November 2, 2023 | — | |
| May 16, 2023 | Pass |
The Friendly Toast vs Bay Village
Bay Village runs 88% clean across 350 tracked restaurants — 292 clean, 16 mid, 22 cooked.
Against the 350 spots Cooked tracks in Bay Village, this one comes out cleaner than 9% 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 June 3, 2026. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.