Hey Tea
Last inspected: Oct 29, 2025
74
Score
Hey Tea, located at 162 Harvard Avenue in Allston, MA, had a moderate risk inspection on October 29, 2025, with a score of 74. The inspection noted one critical, one major, and one minor violation, including issues with covering receptacles, hot and cold holding of time/temperature control for safety food, and the clean-up of vomiting and diarrheal events. This facility has a historical pattern of mostly low-risk inspections across five scored visits.
5
Inspections
1
Critical latest
1
Major latest
1
Minor latest
Inspection History
Oct 29, 2025
Routine
1 critical violation. 1 major violation. 1 minor violation.
74
Oct 21, 2025
Routine
1 critical violation. 1 major violation. 1 minor violation.
74
Apr 28, 2025
Routine
3 minor violations.
86
Apr 17, 2025
Routine
3 minor violations.
86
Jan 17, 2025
Routine
No violations found.
100
Violations — Oct 29, 2025 Inspection
Covering receptacles (c)
Inspector notes: Trash and reclycing bins outside are uncovered with their lids being pinned between the wall of a building and the receptacle unit; doors of recepatcles must be closed at all times unless in active use.
590.005/5-501.113-C
(a)(2) and (b) time/temperature control for safety food hot and cold holding (p)
Inspector notes: On the production line mango ube at 47F coconut mix in blender jars 60F grapefruit pulp 57F coconut in metal canisters 51F. There are a few reasons for these items to be outside of proper cold holding temperatures; one is that the staff is preparing the foods and then putting them directly from ambient into the cold holding units and not cooling them properly to 41F beforehand; the second is items on the counter are being held in ice baths that are too small don't have enough ice or the ice has melted. All the items per the person in charge had been prepared around 11am and were taken out of service after the observation and put into active cooling to get down to 41F. Train staff to properly cool foods before placing them into cold holding units and have larger vessels with more ice if not using active cold holding units for items on the counter.
590.003/3-501.16-P
Clean-up of vomiting and diarrheal events (pf)
Inspector notes: Per the person in charge this location does not have any procedures or a kit to address a vomit or diarrhea event; provide.
590.002/2-501.11-PF
Priority (Critical)
Priority Foundation (Major)
Core (Minor)
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