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The Quin
- resultPass
- critical violations0
- last inspectedMay 20, 2025
- address217 Commonwealth Av, Boston 02116
Is The Quin clean?
The Quin is currently Pass from Boston Inspectional Services, Health Division, from an inspection on May 20, 2025. No critical violations were recorded at that visit. On Cooked's ladder that reads clean 😇.
What did inspectors find at The Quin?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on May 20, 2025, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.
- ⚠️Non-Continuous Cooking of Raw Animal Foods (Pf) • Burgers found par cooked in reach in cooler. Provide procedures. Emailed handout.Non-Continuous Cooking of Raw Animal Foods (Pf) • Burgers found par cooked in reach in cooler. Provide procedures. Emailed handout.
- ⚠️Mechanical Warewashing Equipment Hot Water Sanitization Temperatures (Pf) • High temperature dish machine 141F when tested with irreversible thermometer. Repair. Alternative means to sanitize equipment on site at three bay sink with Lactic acid sanitizer tested within range.Mechanical Warewashing Equipment Hot Water Sanitization Temperatures (Pf) • High temperature dish machine 141F when tested with irreversible thermometer. Repair. Alternative means to sanitize equipment on site at three bay sink with Lactic acid sanitizer tested within range.
- ⚠️Nonfood Contact Surfaces (C) • Dust and soils on ceiling and HVAC vent above dish room. Clean to remove.Nonfood Contact Surfaces (C) • Dust and soils on ceiling and HVAC vent above dish room. Clean to remove.
- ⚠️Controlling Pests (Pf) • Several small flies on ceiling in kitchen. Provide updated IPM pest control report upon re inspection.Controlling Pests (Pf) • Several small flies on ceiling in kitchen. Provide updated IPM pest control report upon re inspection.
When was The Quin last inspected?
The Quin has 16 inspections on record going back to June 29, 2021. The 12 most recent are shown below.
| date | result | score |
|---|---|---|
| May 20, 2025 | Pass | |
| May 13, 2025 | Fail | |
| September 12, 2024 | Pass | |
| September 4, 2024 | Fail | |
| December 12, 2023 | Pass | |
| November 27, 2023 | Fail | |
| June 8, 2023 | Pass | |
| January 19, 2023 | — | |
| January 18, 2023 | — | |
| January 3, 2023 | Fail | |
| October 3, 2022 | Pass | |
| June 17, 2022 | Fail |
The Quin 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 19% 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 May 20, 2025. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.