Ma La Restaurant
Last inspected: Oct 2, 2025
32
Score
Ma La Restaurant, located at 129 Brighton Av in Allston, MA, had a high-risk inspection on 2025-10-02 with a score of 32. This inspection identified three critical, four major, and six minor violations, including issues with insect control devices and the protection of outer openings. Across twelve scored inspections, Ma La Restaurant has historically maintained mostly medium-risk ratings.
12
Inspections
3
Critical latest
4
Major latest
6
Minor latest
Inspection History
Oct 2, 2025
Routine
3 critical violations. 4 major violations. 6 minor violations.
32
Sep 29, 2025
Routine
3 critical violations. 4 major violations. 5 minor violations.
33
Jun 12, 2025
Routine
1 critical violation. 2 major violations. 4 minor violations.
58
Jun 5, 2025
Routine
1 critical violation. 2 major violations. 4 minor violations.
58
Aug 29, 2024
Routine
2 minor violations.
90
Aug 8, 2024
Routine
3 critical violations. 4 major violations. 5 minor violations.
33
Jul 30, 2024
Routine
3 critical violations. 4 major violations. 3 minor violations.
37
May 12, 2023
Routine
3 major violations. 6 minor violations.
55
May 5, 2023
Routine
3 major violations. 6 minor violations.
55
Aug 18, 2022
Routine
2 major violations. 6 minor violations.
61
Aug 11, 2022
Routine
2 major violations. 6 minor violations.
61
Apr 29, 2022
Routine
2 critical violations.
74
Violations — Oct 2, 2025 Inspection
Insect control devices design and installation (c)
Inspector notes: Numerous fly ribbons hanging from ceiling in kitchen and basement prep area. Remove.
590.006/6-202.13-C
Outer openings protected (c)
Inspector notes: Follow advice of pest dated 10/1/25 report to seal voids in the area of basement rear door with pest proof materials.
590.006/6-202.15-C
(a) (b) and (c)(1) (4)-(16) demonstration (pf)
Inspector notes: No allergen certificate posted. Provide. Priority violations cited. Provide active managerial control.
590.002(B)/2-102.11-PF
Controlling pests (pf)
Inspector notes: What appears to be rat droppings on floor in basement sump pump room. Heavy presence of large & small fly activity. Clean and sanitize all affected areas. Provide updated IPM pest control report upon re inspection. Recent IPM report from Braman dated 9/10/25 states cockroach activity. Increase pest control visits as needed to remediate all pest activity.
590.006/6-501.111-PF
Ready-to-eat time/temperature control for safety food date marking (pf)
Inspector notes: Numerous containers of prepared foods not date marked or labeled. Provide.
590.003/3-501.17-PF
(a)(2) and (b) time/temperature control for safety food hot and cold holding (p)
Inspector notes: Chopped garlic 51F. Product made within the hour placed under refrigeration to cool to below 41F.
590.003/3-501.16-P
Nonfood contact surfaces (c)
Inspector notes: Standing water under dish machine grease and food soils under cookline equipment and under prep tables in basement. Clean floors walls and ceilings throughout of any and all visible food soils spatters grease and food debris.
590.004/4-602.13-C
Cleaning procedure (p)
Inspector notes: No evidence of employee handwashing at the time of inspection. Corrected on site. Retrain staff.
590.002/2-301.12-P
Preventing contamination from hands (pf)
Inspector notes: Wait staff rolling dumplings in dining room with no gloves on. Corrected on site. Foods to be cooked to above 165F.
590.003(C)/3-301.11-PF
Food preparation (c)
Inspector notes: Wait staff rolling dumplings in dining room. Instructed staff to remove to an area in the kitchen with access to handwashing. Meat slicer prep table under waste drain in basement. Relocate.
590.003/3-305.14-C
Anti-choking
Inspector notes: No choke save certificate. Provide. Anti-choking Procedures in Food Service Establishments. (1) Pursuant to M.G.L. c. 94 § 305D restaurants with a certain seating capacity are required to have one or more employees trained in a manual choke-saving procedure in accordance with 105 CMR 605.000: Approved Choke-saving Procedures. (2) Each food service establishment with a seating capacity that conforms with M.G.L. c. 94 § 305D shall: (a) Have on its premises while food is being served an employee trained in manual procedures approved by the Department to remove food lodged in a person's throat; and (b) Make adequate provision for insurance to cover employees trained in rendering such assistance.
590.009(E)
Surface characteristics-indoor areas (c)
Inspector notes: Basement floor exposed concrete. Clean and re surface.
590.006/6-101.11-C
Packaged and unpackaged food-separation packaging and segregation (p)
Inspector notes: Raw beef stored on top of seaweed. Corrected on site.
590.003/3-302.11-P
Priority (Critical)
Priority Foundation (Major)
Core (Minor)
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