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Yard House
- resultPass
- critical violations0
- last inspectedMay 5, 2026
- address122 Brookline Av, Boston 02215
Is Yard House clean?
Yard House is currently Pass from Boston Inspectional Services, Health Division, from an inspection on May 5, 2026. No critical violations were recorded at that visit. On Cooked's ladder that reads clean 😇.
What did inspectors find at Yard House?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on May 5, 2026, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.
- ⚠️Maintaining Refuse Areas and Enclosures (C) • Observed water/grease and debris inside the trash storage area. Clean degrease and remove stagnant water. Observed debris in the hallway where trash bins are stored and outside . Clean to remove debris and remove all unnessary items being store outside. Observed debris inside the electrical room. Sweep up debris.Maintaining Refuse Areas and Enclosures (C) • Observed water/grease and debris inside the trash storage area. Clean degrease and remove stagnant water. Observed debris in the hallway where trash bins are stored and outside . Clean to remove debris and remove all unnessary items being store outside. Observed debris inside the electrical room. Sweep up debris.
- ⚠️Floors Walls and Ceilings-Cleanability (C) • Observed soiled floors through out the kitchen. Observed soiled floors throughtout the kitchen. The equipment and shelving need to be pulled away from the wall swept/cleaned and sanitized to remove grease build up debris and soil. Photos were taken behind the ice machine and between the soda racks. Observed a lot of water on the floor throughout the kitchen. Observed 2 bay prep sink with water running and splashing all over the floor. Remove stagnant water from the floor and ensure that the floors are dry.Floors Walls and Ceilings-Cleanability (C) • Observed soiled floors through out the kitchen. Observed soiled floors throughtout the kitchen. The equipment and shelving need to be pulled away from the wall swept/cleaned and sanitized to remove grease build up debris and soil. Photos were taken behind the ice machine and between the soda racks. Observed a lot of water on the floor throughout the kitchen. Observed 2 bay prep sink with water running and splashing all over the floor. Remove stagnant water from the floor and ensure that the floors are dry.
- ⚠️Hand Drying Provision (Pf) • No means to dry hands in the employee's bathroom. Provide. No means to dry hands at hand sink behind the bar. Paper towels were all wet. Remove/ sanitize the paper towel holder inside and provide means to dry hands.Hand Drying Provision (Pf) • No means to dry hands in the employee's bathroom. Provide. No means to dry hands at hand sink behind the bar. Paper towels were all wet. Remove/ sanitize the paper towel holder inside and provide means to dry hands.
- ⚠️Controlling Pests (C) • Pest Reports 3/27/26 - 2 catches 3/31/26- 2 catches and 4/3/26- no catches. PIC was not able to provide any other recent reports. Please send over report for review. Also the 3 reports that I looked over all have the same structural findings. Please ensure staff is reviewing the pest reports after every pest inspection and addressing the recommendations on the reports to help with the pest activity. All identified or potential entry points and structural voids must be properly treated and sealed prior to the next inspection. Please provide the most recent pest report and ensure that stagnant water is being moped up and not on the floor over night to prevent rodent activity. The pest report needs to confirm that there are no pest captures no signs of activity and no sanitation concerns. Pest control service frequency should be increased as needed if the report confirms these concerns.Controlling Pests (C) • Pest Reports 3/27/26 - 2 catches 3/31/26- 2 catches and 4/3/26- no catches. PIC was not able to provide any other recent reports. Please send over report for review. Also the 3 reports that I looked over all have the same structural findings. Please ensure staff is reviewing the pest reports after every pest inspection and addressing the recommendations on the reports to help with the pest activity. All identified or potential entry points and structural voids must be properly treated and sealed prior to the next inspection. Please provide the most recent pest report and ensure that stagnant water is being moped up and not on the floor over night to prevent rodent activity. The pest report needs to confirm that there are no pest captures no signs of activity and no sanitation concerns. Pest control service frequency should be increased as needed if the report confirms these concerns.
- ⚠️Repairing-Premises Structures Attachments and Fixtures-Methods (C) • Low temp dishmachine behind the bar 100ppm but the screen read 116 (Wash) 80 (R). Contact licensed person to repair screen.Repairing-Premises Structures Attachments and Fixtures-Methods (C) • Low temp dishmachine behind the bar 100ppm but the screen read 116 (Wash) 80 (R). Contact licensed person to repair screen.
When was Yard House last inspected?
Yard House has 45 inspections on record going back to February 28, 2012. The 12 most recent are shown below.
| date | result | score |
|---|---|---|
| May 5, 2026 | Pass | |
| April 23, 2026 | Fail | |
| January 15, 2025 | Pass | |
| January 14, 2025 | closed by the city | |
| June 24, 2024 | Pass | |
| June 13, 2024 | Fail | |
| January 3, 2024 | — | |
| July 10, 2023 | Pass | |
| June 29, 2023 | Fail | |
| April 18, 2023 | Pass | |
| April 18, 2023 | closed by the city | |
| January 18, 2023 | — |
Yard House vs Fenway
Fenway runs 89% clean across 433 tracked restaurants — 379 clean, 23 mid, 22 cooked.
Against the 433 spots Cooked tracks in Fenway, this one comes out cleaner than 11% of them.
Other spots in Fenway
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 5, 2026. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.