BBQ Chicken
62 BOYLSTON ST, BOSTON, MA 02116
Last inspected Aug 20, 2026
Official source: Boston Public Health Commission (boston.gov) · All data sources
Passed. Met health requirements at the latest inspection. Some health departments report pass/fail instead of letter grades.
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The record, in plain English
CleanPlate holds 25 inspections on record for BBQ Chicken, spanning August 2020 to August 2026 — every one straight from Boston Public Health Commission.
The trend is positive: it improved from failed at the previous visit to passed now.
The most recent inspection noted 7 violations, none of them critical.
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Inspection history
Aug 20, 2026
✓7 violations
- Clean-up of Vomiting and Diarrheal Events (Pf)
- Temperature Measuring Devices Manual and Mechanical Warewashing (Pf)
- Mechanical Warewashing Equipment Wash Solution Temperature (Pf)
- Mechanical Warewashing Equipment Hot Water Sanitization Temperatures (Pf)
- Controlling Pests (Pf)
- Cleaning Floors Dustless Methods (C)
- Common Name-Working Containers (Pf)
Aug 13, 2026
✕7 violations
- Clean-up of Vomiting and Diarrheal Events (Pf)
- Temperature Measuring Devices Manual and Mechanical Warewashing (Pf)
- Mechanical Warewashing Equipment Wash Solution Temperature (Pf)
- Mechanical Warewashing Equipment Hot Water Sanitization Temperatures (Pf)
- Controlling Pests (Pf)
- Cleaning Floors Dustless Methods (C)
- Common Name-Working Containers (Pf)
Nov 5, 2025
✓5 violations
- Where to Wash (Pf)
- Effectiveness-Hair Restraints (C)
- Miscellaneous Sources of Contamination (C)
- Using a Handwashing Sink-Operation and Maintenance (Pf)
- Maintaining Refuse Areas and Enclosures (C)
Oct 28, 2025
✕5 violations
- Where to Wash (Pf)
- Effectiveness-Hair Restraints (C)
- Miscellaneous Sources of Contamination (C)
- Using a Handwashing Sink-Operation and Maintenance (Pf)
- Maintaining Refuse Areas and Enclosures (C)
Feb 19, 2025
✓3 violations
- Cleaning Agents and Sanitizers Availability (Pf)
- System Maintained in Good Repair (C)
- Receptacles (C)
Feb 12, 2025
✕3 violations
- Cleaning Agents and Sanitizers Availability (Pf)
- System Maintained in Good Repair (C)
- Receptacles (C)
Sep 11, 2024
✓2 violations
- (A)(1) Time/Temperature Control for Safety Food Hot and Cold Holding (P)
- Outside Receptacles (C)
Sep 3, 2024
✕2 violations
- (A)(1) Time/Temperature Control for Safety Food Hot and Cold Holding (P)
- Outside Receptacles (C)
Jan 23, 2024
✓5 violations
- Effectiveness-Hair Restraints (C)
- In-Use Utensils Between-Use Storage (C)
- Nonfood-Contact Surfaces (C)
- Ventilation Hood Systems Filters (C)
- System Maintained in Good Repair (C)
Jan 16, 2024
✕5 violations
- Effectiveness-Hair Restraints (C)
- In-Use Utensils Between-Use Storage (C)
- Nonfood-Contact Surfaces (C)
- Ventilation Hood Systems Filters (C)
- System Maintained in Good Repair (C)
May 18, 2023
✓3 violations
- Packaged and Unpackaged Food-Separation Packaging and Segregation (P)
- System Maintained in Good Repair (C)
- Cleaning Ventilation Systems Nuisance and Discharge Prohibition (C)
May 11, 2023
✕3 violations
- Packaged and Unpackaged Food-Separation Packaging and Segregation (P)
- System Maintained in Good Repair (C)
- Cleaning Ventilation Systems Nuisance and Discharge Prohibition (C)
Feb 27, 2023
✓Jan 18, 2023
–May 10, 2022
✓3 violations
- Ready-To-Eat Time/Temperature Control for Safety Food Date Marking (Pf)
- (A) Equipment Food-Contact Surfaces Nonfood-Contact Surfaces and Utensils (Pf)
- Conformance with Approved Procedures (Pf)
May 3, 2022
✕3 violations
- Ready-To-Eat Time/Temperature Control for Safety Food Date Marking (Pf)
- (A) Equipment Food-Contact Surfaces Nonfood-Contact Surfaces and Utensils (Pf)
- Conformance with Approved Procedures (Pf)
Mar 25, 2022
✓6 violations
- Packaged and Unpackaged Food-Separation Packaging and Segregation (P)
- Thawing (C)
- Nonfood-Contact Surfaces (C)
- Removing Dead or Trapped Birds Insects Rodents and other Pest (C)
- Cleaning Ventilation Systems Nuisance and Discharge Prohibition (C)
- Conformance with Approved Procedures (Pf)
Mar 18, 2022
✕6 violations
- Packaged and Unpackaged Food-Separation Packaging and Segregation (P)
- Thawing (C)
- Nonfood-Contact Surfaces (C)
- Removing Dead or Trapped Birds Insects Rodents and other Pest (C)
- Cleaning Ventilation Systems Nuisance and Discharge Prohibition (C)
- Conformance with Approved Procedures (Pf)
Mar 15, 2022
–Oct 8, 2021
✓6 violations
- In-Use Utensils Between-Use Storage (C)
- Food Storage Prohibited Areas (C)
- Food-Contact Surfaces-Cleanability (Pf)
- Nonfood-Contact Surfaces (C)
- System Maintained in Good Repair (C)
- Light Bulbs Protective Shielding (C)
Sep 30, 2021
✕6 violations
- In-Use Utensils Between-Use Storage (C)
- Food Storage Prohibited Areas (C)
- Food-Contact Surfaces-Cleanability (Pf)
- Nonfood-Contact Surfaces (C)
- System Maintained in Good Repair (C)
- Light Bulbs Protective Shielding (C)
Feb 24, 2021
✓6 violations
- (A) Certified Food Protection Manager (C)
- Shell stock Maintaining Identification (Pf)
- (A) Gloves Use Limitation (P)
- Food Storage Prohibited Areas (C)
- Temperature Measuring Devices Manual and Mechanical Warewashing (Pf)
- Sanitizing Solutions Testing Devices (Pf)
Feb 16, 2021
✕7 violations
- (A) Certified Food Protection Manager (C)
- Shell stock Maintaining Identification (Pf)
- (A) Gloves Use Limitation (P)
- Food Storage Prohibited Areas (C)
- Temperature Measuring Devices Manual and Mechanical Warewashing (Pf)
- Sanitizing Solutions Testing Devices (Pf)
- Conformance with Approved Procedures (Pf)
Aug 25, 2020
✓2 violations
- Food Storage Prohibited Areas (C)
- Nonfood-Contact Surfaces (C)
Aug 24, 2020
✓3 violations
- Non-Food Contact Surfaces
- Food Contact Surfaces Clean
- Installed and Maintained
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