Best Fried Chicken
Latest: PASS W/ CONDITIONS
July 17, 2025
Address
1198 BLUE HILL AV
Mattapan, MA 02126
Inspection History
22 inspections
11 failures
License
License #450283
Last inspected: July 17, 2025
Inspection History (22 most recent)
PASS W/ CONDITIONS
July 17, 2025
at 3:08 PM
6 violations
590.002(C)/2-102.12-C - (A) Certified Food Protection Manager (C): At the time of the re-inspection the Food Safety Certification will have expired. Address and provide documentation of at least one full time employee who has been enrolled in some...
FAIL
July 11, 2025
at 5:43 PM
6 violations
590.002(C)/2-102.12-C - (A) Certified Food Protection Manager (C): At the time of the re-inspection the Food Safety Certification will have expired. Address and provide documentation of at least one full time employee who has been enrolled in some...
PASS
January 27, 2025
at 4:19 PM
5 violations
590.003/3-302.12-C - Food Storage Containers Identified with Common Name of Food (C): Squeeze bottles filled with sauces and dressings have no labels. Provide. | 590.003/3-304.14-C - Wiping Cloths Use Limitation (C): Soiled wiping cloths observed...
FAIL
January 15, 2025
at 3:56 PM
5 violations
590.003/3-302.12-C - Food Storage Containers Identified with Common Name of Food (C): Squeeze bottles filled with sauces and dressings have no labels. Provide. | 590.003/3-304.14-C - Wiping Cloths Use Limitation (C): Soiled wiping cloths observed...
PASS W/ CONDITIONS
August 7, 2024
at 4:28 PM
5 violations
590.003/3-501.14-P - Cooling (P): Sliced onions inside of the flip top cooler with an elevated temperature of 55F. PIC stated that the onions had just been prepared. Address and ensure all TCS foods are properly cooler prior to being placed out fo...
FAIL
July 31, 2024
at 3:49 PM
5 violations
590.003/3-501.14-P - Cooling (P): Sliced onions inside of the flip top cooler with an elevated temperature of 55F. PIC stated that the onions had just been prepared. Address and ensure all TCS foods are properly cooler prior to being placed out fo...
PASS
January 17, 2024
at 4:11 PM
7 violations
590.003/3-302.12-C - Food Storage Containers Identified with Common Name of Food (C): Several squeeze bottles filled with dressings and sauces have no labels. Provide. | 590.003/3-304.14-C - Wiping Cloths Use Limitation (C): Soiled wiping cloths...
FAIL
January 8, 2024
at 3:18 PM
7 violations
590.003/3-302.12-C - Food Storage Containers Identified with Common Name of Food (C): Several squeeze bottles filled with dressings and sauces have no labels. Provide. | 590.003/3-304.14-C - Wiping Cloths Use Limitation (C): Soiled wiping cloths...
PASS
May 15, 2023
at 3:29 PM
6 violations
590.003/3-302.12-C - Food Storage Containers Identified with Common Name of Food (C): Some condiment bottles are missing ingredient labels provide. | 590.004/4-101.11-C - Characteristics-Materials for Construction and Repair (C): Burner at cookin...
FAIL
May 8, 2023
at 6:30 PM
6 violations
590.003/3-302.12-C - Food Storage Containers Identified with Common Name of Food (C): Some condiment bottles are missing ingredient labels provide. | 590.004/4-101.11-C - Characteristics-Materials for Construction and Repair (C): Burner at cookin...
PASS
January 24, 2023
at 8:17 PM
1 violation
590.006/6-202.15-C - Outer Openings Protected (C): visible gap between front entrance doors repair.
FAIL
January 19, 2023
at 7:33 PM
3 violations
590.005/5-205.15-C - System Maintained in Good Repair (C): leaky pipe below sink repair. | 590.005/5-501.13-C - Receptacles (C): No trash recepticle for hand wash sink area provide. | 590.006/6-202.15-C - Outer Openings Protected (C): visible ga...
FAIL
January 12, 2023
at 7:33 PM
6 violations
590.004/4-101.11-C - Characteristics-Materials for Construction and Repair (C): Cutting board at salad unit heavily grooved and scored repair or replace Splash guard at 3 bay sink rusty replace. Grouting between wall and 3 bay sink mouldy re...
FAIL
January 5, 2023
at 6:01 PM
6 violations
590.004/4-101.11-C - Characteristics-Materials for Construction and Repair (C): Cutting board at salad unit heavily grooved and scored repair or replace Splash guard at 3 bay sink rusty replace. Grouting between wall and 3 bay sink mouldy re...
PASS
June 23, 2022
at 4:13 PM
4 violations
590.003/3-302.12-C - Food Storage Containers Identified with Common Name of Food (C): No labels on condiment bottles provide. | 590.003/3-304.12-C - In-Use Utensils Between-Use Storage (C): Remove tong from exhausthood pipe and provide proper st...
FAIL
June 16, 2022
at 6:20 PM
4 violations
590.003/3-302.12-C - Food Storage Containers Identified with Common Name of Food (C): No labels on condiment bottles provide. | 590.003/3-304.12-C - In-Use Utensils Between-Use Storage (C): Remove tong from exhausthood pipe and provide proper st...
PASS
January 18, 2022
at 8:17 PM
5 violations
590.002/2-501.11-PF - Clean-up of Vomiting and Diarrheal Events (Pf): No procedures in place for responding to vomiting and diarrheal events provide. | 590.002(C)/2-102.12-C - (A) Certified Food Protection Manager (C): No Allergen Certification o...
FAIL
January 10, 2022
at 8:03 PM
5 violations
590.002/2-501.11-PF - Clean-up of Vomiting and Diarrheal Events (Pf): No procedures in place for responding to vomiting and diarrheal events provide. | 590.002(C)/2-102.12-C - (A) Certified Food Protection Manager (C): No Allergen Certification o...
PASS
November 5, 2021
at 5:50 PM
4 violations
590.002/2-301.14-P - When to Wash (P): Both handwashing sinks in back prep visibly dry. Observed employee doing food prep. Reviewed handwashing requirements with owner. Corrected at the time of the inspection | 590.003(C)/3-301.11-PF - Preventing ...
FAIL
October 28, 2021
at 3:18 PM
4 violations
590.002/2-301.14-P - When to Wash (P): Both handwashing sinks in back prep visibly dry. Observed employee doing food prep. Reviewed handwashing requirements with owner. Corrected at the time of the inspection | 590.003(C)/3-301.11-PF - Preventing ...
PASS W/ CONDITIONS
July 14, 2021
at 6:35 PM
2 violations
590.003/3-302.12-C - Food Storage Containers Identified with Common Name of Food (C): Small containers and squeeze bottles with no labeling- Provide | 590.003/3-304.12-C - In-Use Utensils Between-Use Storage (C): In use tongs stored in stagnant w...
PASS W/ CONDITIONS
May 7, 2021
at 7:45 PM
0 violations