Coreanos
Last inspected: Dec 17, 2025
45
Score
Coreanos, located at 172 Brighton Av in Allston, MA, had a high-risk inspection on December 17, 2025, with a score of 45. This inspection identified one critical violation, four major violations, and five minor violations, including issues with in-use utensil storage and handwashing facilities. While this recent inspection was high-risk, Coreanos has a historical pattern of mostly low-risk inspections across its four recorded evaluations.
4
Inspections
1
Critical latest
4
Major latest
5
Minor latest
Inspection History
Dec 17, 2025
Routine
1 critical violation. 4 major violations. 5 minor violations.
45
Dec 8, 2025
Routine
1 critical violation. 4 major violations. 5 minor violations.
45
May 23, 2025
Routine
1 major violation. 3 minor violations.
78
May 14, 2025
Routine
1 major violation. 3 minor violations.
78
Violations — Dec 17, 2025 Inspection
In-use utensils between-use storage (c)
Inspector notes: In use utensils stored in water at 75F in the kitchen. Store utensils on a clean sanitized surface in water 135F or above or in cool running water.
590.003/3-304.12-C
(a) (b) and (c)(1) (4)-(16) demonstration (pf)
Inspector notes: The manager on duty who is a certified food protection manager was not able to give answers about the safe internal cooking temperature of any proteins the correct cold holding temperature was not able to name any of the reportable illnesses or symptoms. The person in charge should be knowlegable about food safety and illness policy and that can take active managerial control as the health inspector needed to instruct corrective actions to be taken by staff.
590.002(B)/2-102.11-PF
Where to wash (pf)
Inspector notes: On multiple occassions observed staff washing their hands at the three compartment sink; hands should only be washed at a hand sink not at a prep sink or three compartment sink. Retrain staff on handwashing.
590.002/2-301.15-PF
Clean-up of vomiting and diarrheal events (pf)
Inspector notes: The person in charge was unable to provide procedures to clean a vomit and diarrhea event during the inspection; provide.
590.002/2-501.11-PF
Cleaning ventilation systems nuisance and discharge prohibition (c)
Inspector notes: Yellow hood sticker expired November 2025; have licensed hood cleaner service hood and provide updated hood inspection sticker.
590.006/6-501.14-C
Controlling pests (pf)
Inspector notes: Small dark rodent droppings observed inside interior of fryolaters and along stairs leading to basement; clean and sanitize areas of droppings and provide an IPM pest report to damien.yee@boston.gov
590.006/6-501.111-PF
Outer openings protected (c)
Inspector notes: At the rear door there is a gap at the bottom left of the door when closed where daylight is visible; repair or replace door and doorsweeps so daylight is no longer visible to prevent pest entry.
590.006/6-202.15-C
Toilet room receptacle covered (c)
Inspector notes: In the employee restroom provide a covered receptacle.
590.005/5-501.17-C
(b) and (c) equipment food-contact surfaces nonfood-contact surfaces and utensils (c)
Inspector notes: Interior and exterior of fryolaters have accumulated grease buildup; hood baffles have encrusted grease buildup; clean and sanitize of grease and soils.
590.004/4-601.11-C
(a)(1) time/temperature control for safety food hot and cold holding (p)
Inspector notes: Cooked chicken wings that per the person in charge had been cooked at 11:45am 90F at 1:15pm; fried eggs stored underneath grill 54F had been cooked within 30 minutes per staff. Hold hot TCS foods at or above 135F or at 41F and below. The chicken wings were discarded and denatured by the person in charge with bleach.
590.003/3-501.16-P1
Priority (Critical)
Priority Foundation (Major)
Core (Minor)
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