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The Kenmore
- resultFail
- critical violations0
- last inspectedOctober 23, 2025
- address476 Commonwealth Av, Boston 02215
Is The Kenmore clean?
The Kenmore is currently Fail from Boston Inspectional Services, Health Division, from an inspection on October 23, 2025. No critical violations were recorded at that visit. On Cooked's ladder that reads mid 😬.
What did inspectors find at The Kenmore?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on October 23, 2025, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.
- ⚠️Manual and Mechanical Warewashing Equipment Chemical Sanitization-Temperature pH Concentration and Hardness (P) • Low temperature dish machine is not registering presence of chlorine sanitizer when tested. Make all necessary repairs. Alternative means to sanitize equipment at three bay sink with quats sanitizer in place.criticalManual and Mechanical Warewashing Equipment Chemical Sanitization-Temperature pH Concentration and Hardness (P) • Low temperature dish machine is not registering presence of chlorine sanitizer when tested. Make all necessary repairs. Alternative means to sanitize equipment at three bay sink with quats sanitizer in place.
- ⚠️Nonfood Contact Surfaces (C) • Bar floors with visible filth and debris under and around equipment. Clean to remove.Nonfood Contact Surfaces (C) • Bar floors with visible filth and debris under and around equipment. Clean to remove.
- ⚠️System Maintained in Good Repair (C) • Ice bin at bar is not plumbed with ice melting into bucket below. Properly plumb into an indirect waste drain.System Maintained in Good Repair (C) • Ice bin at bar is not plumbed with ice melting into bucket below. Properly plumb into an indirect waste drain.
- ⚠️Other Liquid Wastes and Rainwater (C) • Condensate dripping into bucket of standing water in walkin cooler from equipment motor. Make all necessary repairs to drain properly. Roof of walkin cooler is leaking. Slated for repairs. Provide work order and timeframe of completion.Other Liquid Wastes and Rainwater (C) • Condensate dripping into bucket of standing water in walkin cooler from equipment motor. Make all necessary repairs to drain properly. Roof of walkin cooler is leaking. Slated for repairs. Provide work order and timeframe of completion.
- ⚠️Handwashing Signage (C) • Handsink at cookline missing sign. Provide.Handwashing Signage (C) • Handsink at cookline missing sign. Provide.
- ⚠️Controlling Pests (Pf) • Evidence of cockroach activity on floors under bar equipment under shelving in storage area off walk in cooler. Mice activity with what appears to be droppings and nesting materials on floor in closet with sliding doors near restrooms. Clean and santize all affected areas. Provide updated IPM pest control report upon reinspection. Pestex scheduled for this day. PIC to email report as soon as it becomes available.Controlling Pests (Pf) • Evidence of cockroach activity on floors under bar equipment under shelving in storage area off walk in cooler. Mice activity with what appears to be droppings and nesting materials on floor in closet with sliding doors near restrooms. Clean and santize all affected areas. Provide updated IPM pest control report upon reinspection. Pestex scheduled for this day. PIC to email report as soon as it becomes available.
- ⚠️Removing Dead or Trapped Birds Insects Rodents and other Pest (C) • Insect monitors with numerous deceased cockroaches at bar and on floor near dry storage. Remove. Clean and sanitize all affected areas.Removing Dead or Trapped Birds Insects Rodents and other Pest (C) • Insect monitors with numerous deceased cockroaches at bar and on floor near dry storage. Remove. Clean and sanitize all affected areas.
When was The Kenmore last inspected?
The Kenmore has 17 inspections on record going back to February 14, 2020. The 12 most recent are shown below.
| date | result | score |
|---|---|---|
| January 16, 2026 | — | |
| October 23, 2025 | Fail | |
| October 16, 2025 | Fail | |
| January 31, 2025 | — | |
| July 8, 2024 | Pass | |
| June 28, 2024 | Fail | |
| January 3, 2024 | — | |
| July 27, 2023 | Pass | |
| July 19, 2023 | Fail | |
| January 18, 2023 | — | |
| August 2, 2022 | Pass | |
| July 18, 2022 | Fail |
The Kenmore vs Fenway
Fenway runs 89% clean across 433 tracked restaurants — 379 clean, 23 mid, 22 cooked.
Against the 433 spots Cooked tracks in Fenway, this one comes out cleaner than 10% 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 October 23, 2025. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.