The Q

• resultPass
• critical violations0
• last inspectedFebruary 18, 2026
• address640 Washington St, Boston 02111

Is The Q clean?

The Q is currently Pass from Boston Inspectional Services, Health Division, from an inspection on February 18, 2026. No critical violations were recorded at that visit. On Cooked's ladder that reads clean 😇.

What did inspectors find at The Q?

These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on February 18, 2026, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.

• ⚠️Consumption of Animal Foods that are Raw Undercooked or Not Otherwise Processed to Eliminate Pathogens (Pf) • The consumer advisory on the menu is missing the disclosure.Provide a disclosure which reads "(*) these items are served raw/undercooked or cooked to order (*) asterisk all necessary items
  Consumption of Animal Foods that are Raw Undercooked or Not Otherwise Processed to Eliminate Pathogens (Pf) • The consumer advisory on the menu is missing the disclosure.Provide a disclosure which reads "(*) these items are served raw/undercooked or cooked to order (*) asterisk all necessary items
• ⚠️Ventilation Hood Systems Filters (C) • The hood filter above the wok station are heavily soiled.Clean to remove soils.
  Ventilation Hood Systems Filters (C) • The hood filter above the wok station are heavily soiled.Clean to remove soils.
• ⚠️Good Repair and Proper Adjustment-Equipment (C) • Replace the missing drip hoses at the bar
  Good Repair and Proper Adjustment-Equipment (C) • Replace the missing drip hoses at the bar
• ⚠️(A) and (C) Good Repair and Calibration-Utensils and Temperature and Pressure Measuring Devices (C) • The high temp dish machine wash guage is not operating.Repair Rinse reading 188F
  (A) and (C) Good Repair and Calibration-Utensils and Temperature and Pressure Measuring Devices (C) • The high temp dish machine wash guage is not operating.Repair Rinse reading 188F
• ⚠️Nonfood Contact Surfaces (C) • Clean the interior of the 2 door upright freezer o remove food debris.
  Nonfood Contact Surfaces (C) • Clean the interior of the 2 door upright freezer o remove food debris.
• ⚠️System Maintained in Good Repair (C) • The hot water fixture at the prep counter handsink is not operating Repair
  System Maintained in Good Repair (C) • The hot water fixture at the prep counter handsink is not operating Repair
• ⚠️Floors Walls and Ceilings-Cleanability (C) • Clean the floors/walls under and around the dish machine to remove soils
  Floors Walls and Ceilings-Cleanability (C) • Clean the floors/walls under and around the dish machine to remove soils
• ⚠️Conformance with Approved Procedures (Pf) • The sushi rice lab report & letter of guarantee have expired.Provide current documents
  Conformance with Approved Procedures (Pf) • The sushi rice lab report & letter of guarantee have expired.Provide current documents

When was The Q last inspected?

The Q has 77 inspections on record going back to September 13, 2010. The 12 most recent are shown below.

The Q vs Downtown

Downtown runs 90% clean across 1,016 tracked restaurants — 866 clean, 53 mid, 42 cooked.

Against the 1,016 spots Cooked tracks in Downtown, this one comes out cleaner than 10% of them.

Other spots in Downtown

• ✓ Flik @ Re:Sources Cafe
  clean · October 16, 2019
• ? Flying Tiger Copenhagen
  not rated · September 14, 2022
• ✓ Revival
  clean · January 8, 2019
• ✓ Xian Rougamo
  clean · February 7, 2025
• ✓ Love Art Sushi
  clean · June 10, 2026
• ✓ Juice Press
  clean · April 8, 2025

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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 February 18, 2026. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.