Cooked?
Town Line Variety
- resultPass
- critical violations0
- last inspectedMay 11, 2026
- address134 Tremont St, Brighton 02135
Is Town Line Variety clean?
Town Line Variety is currently Pass from Boston Inspectional Services, Health Division, from an inspection on May 11, 2026. No critical violations were recorded at that visit. On Cooked's ladder that reads clean 😇.
What did inspectors find at Town Line Variety?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on May 11, 2026, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.
- ⚠️Handwashing Sinks Installation (Pf) • At the bathroom handwashing sink water did not go over 64F but water from handwashing sink next to three compartment sink was at or above 110F; hot water should be at or above 100F for proper handwashing.Handwashing Sinks Installation (Pf) • At the bathroom handwashing sink water did not go over 64F but water from handwashing sink next to three compartment sink was at or above 110F; hot water should be at or above 100F for proper handwashing.
- ⚠️System Maintained in Good Repair (C) • At the three compartment sink when water is poured into the wash basin soiled water rises from the drains into the other two sinks; repair sinks so that water drains properly.System Maintained in Good Repair (C) • At the three compartment sink when water is poured into the wash basin soiled water rises from the drains into the other two sinks; repair sinks so that water drains properly.
- ⚠️Handwashing Signage (C) • There is no handwashing signage in the bathroom; provide.Handwashing Signage (C) • There is no handwashing signage in the bathroom; provide.
When was Town Line Variety last inspected?
Town Line Variety has 3 inspections on record going back to September 22, 2025.
| date | result | score |
|---|---|---|
| May 11, 2026 | Pass | |
| May 7, 2026 | Fail | |
| September 22, 2025 | Pass |
Town Line Variety vs Brighton
Brighton runs 83% clean across 486 tracked restaurants — 393 clean, 43 mid, 35 cooked.
Against the 486 spots Cooked tracks in Brighton, this one comes out cleaner than 16% 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 11, 2026. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.