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Tofu Story
- resultPass
- critical violations0
- last inspectedDecember 2, 2025
- address75 Harvard Av, Allston 02134
Is Tofu Story clean?
Tofu Story is currently Pass from Boston Inspectional Services, Health Division, from an inspection on December 2, 2025. No critical violations were recorded at that visit. On Cooked's ladder that reads clean 😇.
What did inspectors find at Tofu Story?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on December 2, 2025, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.
- ⚠️Clean-up of Vomiting and Diarrheal Events (Pf) • No vomit and diarrhea procedures were presented after request from the health inspector; provide.Clean-up of Vomiting and Diarrheal Events (Pf) • No vomit and diarrhea procedures were presented after request from the health inspector; provide.
- ⚠️Assignment (Pf) • At the time of the inspection there was no designated person in charge on site and no employees that were knowlegable about food safety employee illness and sanitization. When the certified food protection mananger is not on site a knowlegable person in charge must be designated.Assignment (Pf) • At the time of the inspection there was no designated person in charge on site and no employees that were knowlegable about food safety employee illness and sanitization. When the certified food protection mananger is not on site a knowlegable person in charge must be designated.
- ⚠️Ice Used as Exterior Coolant Prohibited as Ingredient (P) • At the ice machine in the basement observed multiple drinks stored in the ice bin posing a contamination risk; the ice per an employee is used for drinks or water. Ice used to cool foods cannot be used for food.criticalIce Used as Exterior Coolant Prohibited as Ingredient (P) • At the ice machine in the basement observed multiple drinks stored in the ice bin posing a contamination risk; the ice per an employee is used for drinks or water. Ice used to cool foods cannot be used for food.
- ⚠️Manual and Mechanical Warewashing Equipment Chemical Sanitization-Temperature pH Concentration and Hardness (P) • Low temperature warewashing machine at bar tested at 0ppm chlorine after running three times; repair or replace.criticalManual and Mechanical Warewashing Equipment Chemical Sanitization-Temperature pH Concentration and Hardness (P) • Low temperature warewashing machine at bar tested at 0ppm chlorine after running three times; repair or replace.
- ⚠️Good Repair and Proper Adjustment-Equipment (C) • Handle for sandwich style cooler in kitchen is missing; repair or replace.Good Repair and Proper Adjustment-Equipment (C) • Handle for sandwich style cooler in kitchen is missing; repair or replace.
- ⚠️(B) and (C) Equipment Food-Contact Surfaces Nonfood-Contact Surfaces and Utensils (C) • Encrusted soils observed behind and under cookline equipment on first floor; clean and sanitize of soils.(B) and (C) Equipment Food-Contact Surfaces Nonfood-Contact Surfaces and Utensils (C) • Encrusted soils observed behind and under cookline equipment on first floor; clean and sanitize of soils.
- ⚠️Controlling Pests (Pf) • There are large rodent droppings in the first floor kitchen in the bar area and in the basement. Clean and sanitize the restaurant of droppings and provide IPM report to [email protected] before the reinspection.Controlling Pests (Pf) • There are large rodent droppings in the first floor kitchen in the bar area and in the basement. Clean and sanitize the restaurant of droppings and provide IPM report to [email protected] before the reinspection.
- ⚠️Post allergen awareness poster in back of house for employees.Post allergen awareness poster in back of house for employees.
When was Tofu Story last inspected?
Tofu Story has 7 inspections on record going back to August 5, 2024.
| date | result | score |
|---|---|---|
| December 2, 2025 | Pass | |
| November 28, 2025 | Fail | |
| April 3, 2025 | Pass | |
| March 27, 2025 | Fail | |
| October 31, 2024 | — | |
| August 6, 2024 | Pass | |
| August 5, 2024 | Fail |
Tofu Story vs Allston
Allston runs 88% clean across 493 tracked restaurants — 415 clean, 35 mid, 23 cooked.
Against the 493 spots Cooked tracks in Allston, this one comes out cleaner than 12% 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 December 2, 2025. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.