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Hotel Aka Back Bay-Hotel

Latest: PASS August 28, 2025

🍽️ Cuisine: Mexican

📍 Neighborhood: Bay Village

🚇 Nearest Transit: Arlington (Green Line)

Address
154 BERKELEY ST
Back Bay, MA 02116
Inspection History
11 inspections
6 failures
License
License #490390
Last inspected: August 28, 2025

Inspection History (11 most recent)

PASS August 28, 2025 at 2:27 PM
1 violation
590.004/4-501.11-C - Good Repair and Proper Adjustment-Equipment (C): The 2 drawer refrigeration unit under the charbroiler station is reading 54F.Repair Maintain cold holding 41F or below Unit to remain empty-monitor temp Upon re-inspection Par...
FAIL August 11, 2025 at 4:17 PM
7 violations
590.003/3-203.12-PF - Shell stock Maintaining Identification (Pf): Shell tags stored improperly.Maintain shell tag storage in chronological order for 90 days with datemarking of last served or sold. | 590.003/3-305.11-C - Food Storage-Preventing ...
FAIL July 31, 2025 at 3:42 PM
7 violations
590.003/3-203.12-PF - Shell stock Maintaining Identification (Pf): Shell tags stored improperly.Maintain shell tag storage in chronological order for 90 days with datemarking of last served or sold. | 590.003/3-305.11-C - Food Storage-Preventing ...
PASS August 14, 2024 at 5:50 PM
4 violations
590.004/4-501.112-PF - Mechanical Warewashing Equipment Hot Water Sanitization Temperatures (Pf): The high temp dish machine rinse guage is not functioning properly(reading 120F) Disk reading 152F Discontinue using the machine provide repairs as ...
FAIL August 2, 2024 at 4:12 PM
4 violations
590.004/4-501.112-PF - Mechanical Warewashing Equipment Hot Water Sanitization Temperatures (Pf): The high temp dish machine rinse guage is not functioning properly(reading 120F) Disk reading 152F Discontinue using the machine provide repairs as ...
PASS October 19, 2023 at 6:28 PM
5 violations
590.003/3-302.12-C - Food Storage Containers Identified with Common Name of Food (C): Squeeze bottles observed without labels. Provide. | 590.003/3-501.16-P1 - (A)(1) Time/Temperature Control for Safety Food Hot and Cold Holding (P): Fried fish ...
FAIL October 12, 2023 at 5:01 PM
5 violations
590.003/3-302.12-C - Food Storage Containers Identified with Common Name of Food (C): Squeeze bottles observed without labels. Provide. | 590.003/3-501.16-P1 - (A)(1) Time/Temperature Control for Safety Food Hot and Cold Holding (P): Fried fish ...
PASS March 9, 2023 at 6:00 PM
1 violation
590.003/3-501.16-P1 - (A)(1) Time/Temperature Control for Safety Food Hot and Cold Holding (P): Chicken tender at employee cafe at 115F in hot holding unit. Person in charge indicated it had just been brought down from main kitchen. Person in c...
FAIL February 28, 2023 at 6:01 PM
1 violation
590.003/3-501.16-P1 - (A)(1) Time/Temperature Control for Safety Food Hot and Cold Holding (P): Chicken tender at employee cafe at 115F in hot holding unit. Person in charge indicated it had just been brought down from main kitchen. Person in c...
PASS August 29, 2022 at 3:36 PM
4 violations
590.003/3-305.11-C - Food Storage-Preventing Contamination from the Premises (C): Observed food stored on ground in refrigerated rolling rack unit. Person in charge corrected. | 590.003/3-501.16-P - (A)(2) and (B) Time/Temperature Control for Saf...
FAIL August 25, 2022 at 4:42 PM
4 violations
590.003/3-305.11-C - Food Storage-Preventing Contamination from the Premises (C): Observed food stored on ground in refrigerated rolling rack unit. Person in charge corrected. | 590.003/3-501.16-P - (A)(2) and (B) Time/Temperature Control for Saf...
Data sourced directly from Boston Inspectional Services Department