Naksan Bbq
Last inspected: Oct 17, 2025
26
Score
NaKSaN BBQ, located at 1414 Commonwealth Ave in Allston, MA, underwent a high-risk inspection on October 17, 2025, with a score of 26. This inspection identified four critical, four major, and seven minor violations, including issues with hot water, person-in-charge duties, and food separation. Historical data indicates a pattern of high-risk inspections for NaKSaN BBQ across its five recorded inspections.
5
Inspections
4
Critical latest
4
Major latest
7
Minor latest
Inspection History
Oct 17, 2025
Routine
4 critical violations. 4 major violations. 7 minor violations.
26
Oct 8, 2025
Routine
4 critical violations. 4 major violations. 7 minor violations.
26
Oct 23, 2024
Routine
1 critical violation. 1 major violation. 2 minor violations.
70
Dec 18, 2023
Routine
1 critical violation. 7 major violations. 1 minor violation.
41
Dec 12, 2023
Routine
1 critical violation. 7 major violations. 1 minor violation.
41
Violations — Oct 17, 2025 Inspection
Hot water and chemical-methods (p)
Inspector notes: Observed worker drying sanitized wares from the warewashing machine with reusable towels. Person in charge instructed employees to put all wares through the warewashing machine to santize. Sanitized wares must be air dried and not be towel dried to prevent contamination.
590.004/4-703.11-P
(a)-(p) person-in-charge-duties (pf)
Inspector notes: Person in charge could not give the correct answer for cooking minimum cooking temperatures of beef pork eggs; the person in charge could not answer questions regarding the reportable illnesses or symptoms for food workers. Review food safety temperatures and employee illnesses that requre reporting.
590.002(D)/2-103.11-PF
Packaged and unpackaged food-separation packaging and segregation (p)
Inspector notes: At meat prep area inside the two door refrigeator raw beef was stored directly above raw RTE cut peppers and directly next to raw pork. In the walkin fridge observed raw whole beef stored directly above RTE cucumbers. Store raw proteins in proper cooking hierarchy and below RTE foods.
590.003/3-302.11-P
Food storage containers identified with common name of food (c)
Inspector notes: Multiple bottles and containers in kitchen with foods in them unlabled after items removed from bulk containers. Name labels must be applied to foods removed from original bulk containers.
590.003/3-302.12-C
In-use utensils between-use storage (c)
Inspector notes: Observed multiple scoops stored with food contact surface in 65F water; water must be at least 135F or in fast flowing water. Person in charge removed scoops and had them cleaned and sanitized. Observed a plate without a handle stored inside a container of potato starch; provide scoops with handles that do not touch the food.
590.003/3-304.12-C
(a)(2) and (b) time/temperature control for safety food hot and cold holding (p)
Inspector notes: Observed raw whole beef at 55F in two door cooler at meat prep observed kimchii at 55F in side dish refigerator. Store cold TCS at or below 41F. Person in charge states the foods arrived or were prepped at or around 5pm today and had them all moved to the walk in cooler to reach 41F.
590.003/3-501.16-P
Temperature measuring devices-functionality (pf)
Inspector notes: Location has a food thermometer but it read -40F and would not change when inserted into foods that the inspector's calibrated thermometer was also inserted into. Repair or replace.
590.004/4-204.112-PF
Cooling heating and holding capacities-equipment (pf)
Inspector notes: Two door glass refirgerator with egg dishes internal thermometer reads 50F temperature of egg dish was 51F; side dish refrigerator all TCS temperatures were elevated kimchii 55F; dishes are also stacked on top of eachother above the cooling line; cease this practice. Repair or replace refrigerators not at proper temperatures. Person in charge states all the foods had been prepared at 4pm today and removed them to the walkin to cool to 41F or below.
590.004/4-301.11-PF
Good repair and proper adjustment-equipment (c)
Inspector notes: Gaskets for multiple fridges and freezers on main floor are in disrepair; repair or replace.
590.004/4-501.11-C
(b) and (c) equipment food-contact surfaces nonfood-contact surfaces and utensils (c)
Inspector notes: Burner surfaces for soup stock pots heavily encrusted with soils; clean and sanitize. Interior of fryolater heavily soiled with grease; clean and sanitize. Interior of ice machine has pink mold-like slime; clean and sanitize interior of ice machine.
590.004/4-601.11-C
System maintained in good repair (c)
Inspector notes: In the basement there is a pipe in the ceiling leaking water onto 2-liter soda bottles. Repair the pipe so it no longer leaks.
590.005/5-205.15-C
Maintaining premises unnecessary items and litter (c)
Inspector notes: In the basement there are multiple household items unrelated to the restaurant in storage preventing the ability to properly clean in the basement. Remove items not required for the restaurant from the basement.
590.006/6-501.114-C
Drying mops (c)
Inspector notes: Multiple mops in storage closet stored damp inside mop buckets. Hang mops to properly dry when not in use.
590.006/6-501.16-C
Common name-working containers (pf)
Inspector notes: Multiple in use spray bottles with per PIC contained peroxide cleaner observed without name labels. Chemicals removed from original containers must have name labels on working containers.
590.007/7-102.11-PF
Restricted use pesticides criteria (p)
Inspector notes: Observed multiple cans of consumer grade Raid bug spray in storage closet and bottles of consumer rodent spray in basement. Only professional pest control operators with approved pesticides shall be used in a food establishment.
590.007/7-206.11-P
Priority (Critical)
Priority Foundation (Major)
Core (Minor)
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