Boston Market

• last posted gradeGrade A · December 15, 2022
• inspection score58 pts
• critical violations4
• last inspectedDecember 10, 2024 →
• address1340 Pennsylvania Avenue, Brooklyn 11239
• cuisineChicken
• phone3475494952

Is Boston Market clean?

Boston Market is currently listed as closed by NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (DOHMH), as of its inspection on December 10, 2024. That inspection scored 58 points and cited 4 critical violations. A closure means inspectors found conditions serious enough to stop service — it is not the same as a restaurant choosing to shut down, and the listing can change once the problems are fixed and re-inspected. The last grade the city posted here was A on December 15, 2022, before the closure.

What did inspectors find at Boston Market?

These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on December 10, 2024, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.

• 🐛pest / contamination issuecritical
  Properly scaled and calibrated thermometer or thermocouple not provided or not readily accessible in food preparation and hot/cold holding areas to measure temperatures of TCS foods during cooking, cooling, reheating, and holding.
• 🕳️basically rolling out the welcome mat for pests
  Establishment is not free of harborage or conditions conducive to rodents, insects or other pests.
• 🍴utensils stored sketchycritical
  Sanitized equipment or utensil, including in-use food dispensing utensil, improperly used or stored.
• 🛠️facility / equipment issue
  Toilet facility not maintained or provided with toilet paper, waste receptacle or self-closing door.
• 🚰handwashing sink issuescritical
  No hand washing facility in or adjacent to toilet room or within 25 feet of a food preparation, food service or ware washing area. Hand washing facility not accessible, obstructed or used for non-hand washing purposes. No hot and cold running water or water at inadequate pressure. No soap or acceptable hand-drying device.
• 🛠️surfaces / setup not up to code
  Non-food contact surface or equipment made of unacceptable material, not kept clean, or not properly sealed, raised, spaced or movable to allow accessibility for cleaning on all sides, above and underneath the unit.
• ⚠️Contract with a pest management professional not in place. Record of extermination activities not kept on premises.
• 🪳roaches are dining toocritical
  Live roaches in facility's food or non-food area.

When was Boston Market last inspected?

Boston Market has 4 inspections on record going back to January 20, 2022, averaging 26 points.

Boston Market vs Starrett City

Starrett City runs 86% clean across 14 tracked restaurants — 12 clean, 1 mid, 1 cooked.

Against the 14 spots Cooked tracks in Starrett City, this one comes out cleaner than 0% of them.

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• A Chens Garden
  clean · March 11, 2026
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  mid · February 28, 2025
• A Wingstop
  clean · August 13, 2026
• A Hot Bagels
  clean · June 26, 2026
• A Dunkin
  clean · February 18, 2026
• A Sarku Japan
  clean · August 3, 2026

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How New York grades restaurants

New York City health inspectors score violations in points, and lower is better: 0–13 points earns an A, 14–27 a B, and 28 or more a C. Every restaurant is inspected at least once a year, and the letter has to be posted in the window. A restaurant that scores 14 or more on the first inspection of a cycle does not get a letter right away — it stays “Grade Pending” until a re-inspection settles it, which is why some spots here show an hourglass instead of a letter. Cooked only ever shows a letter the city actually posted; we never infer one from a score.

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Inspection findings and available history come from the authority’s published records. Cooked checks daily; publication can lag behind an inspection. Read the date on each result and check the official source for newer information.

Source: NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (DOHMH) via NYC Open Data. Cooked refreshes this data daily — this listing's most recent inspection is dated December 10, 2024. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.

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