Wonder Bar

• resultFail
• critical violations0
• last inspectedOctober 23, 2019
• address186 Harvard Av, Allston 02134

Is Wonder Bar clean?

Wonder Bar is currently Fail from Boston Inspectional Services, Health Division, from an inspection on October 23, 2019. No critical violations were recorded at that visit. On Cooked's ladder that reads mid 😬.

What did inspectors find at Wonder Bar?

These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on October 23, 2019, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.

• ⚠️Sanitizing Solutions Testing Devices (Pf) • No sanitizing test kit on site. Provide.
  Sanitizing Solutions Testing Devices (Pf) • No sanitizing test kit on site. Provide.
• ⚠️Nonfood Contact Surfaces (C) • Shelves and counters at both bars soiled with dust. Clean properly. Interior of refrigerating units at both bars soiled. Freezers at lower level soiled. Hand washing sink at lower level kitchen and three bay sink at the main bar area soiled.- Clean all properly
  Nonfood Contact Surfaces (C) • Shelves and counters at both bars soiled with dust. Clean properly. Interior of refrigerating units at both bars soiled. Freezers at lower level soiled. Hand washing sink at lower level kitchen and three bay sink at the main bar area soiled.- Clean all properly
• ⚠️Using a Handwashing Sink-Operation and Maintenance (Pf) • Hand washing sink at lower level kitchen used to stored soiled utensils. Use for handwashing only.
  Using a Handwashing Sink-Operation and Maintenance (Pf) • Hand washing sink at lower level kitchen used to stored soiled utensils. Use for handwashing only.
• ⚠️Handwashing Cleanser Availability (Pf) • Both hand sinks at the bar without soap. Provide.
  Handwashing Cleanser Availability (Pf) • Both hand sinks at the bar without soap. Provide.
• ⚠️Hand Drying Provision (Pf) • Both hand washing sink at bar area without paper towels. Provide.
  Hand Drying Provision (Pf) • Both hand washing sink at bar area without paper towels. Provide.
• ⚠️Maintaining Premises Unnecessary Items and Litter (C) • Several not in use items store at lower level at the space next to kitchen. Remove and clean the area
  Maintaining Premises Unnecessary Items and Litter (C) • Several not in use items store at lower level at the space next to kitchen. Remove and clean the area
• ⚠️Repairing-Premises Structures Attachments and Fixtures-Methods (C) • Both hand sinks at bar leaking. Water contained with plastic containers. Repair.
  Repairing-Premises Structures Attachments and Fixtures-Methods (C) • Both hand sinks at bar leaking. Water contained with plastic containers. Repair.
• ⚠️Cleaning Frequency and Restrictions (C) • Floors at at both bars soiled. Floor under cooking line equipment at the kitchen soiled. Floor underneath stairs going to lower level soiled. Clean all properly.
  Cleaning Frequency and Restrictions (C) • Floors at at both bars soiled. Floor under cooking line equipment at the kitchen soiled. Floor underneath stairs going to lower level soiled. Clean all properly.

When was Wonder Bar last inspected?

Wonder Bar has 24 inspections on record going back to April 20, 2007. The 12 most recent are shown below.

Wonder Bar 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 3% 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, 2019. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.