Inspection record
7th Street Burger
267 Newbury St · Boston, MA 02116
3inspections since May 2026
9violations recorded
HE_Filedlatest result (city code)
License category: Eating & Drinking w/ Take Out
Inspection history
Oct 16, 2026HE_Filed1 violation
*Repairing-Premises Structures Attachments and Fixtures-Methods (C)
The stairs leading to the rear exit and trash area are rusted and in disrepair; repair or replace the damaged and rusted stairs.
May 11, 2026HE_Pass4 violations
**Prohibiting Animals (Pf)
Observed two dogs in the dining area one in a stroller. The Health Inspector needed to ask the customers if the animals were service animals to which the customers replied that they were not and were asked by the Health Inspector to move them outside the restaurant. The Health Inspector will send guidance documents on service animals to the staff for review. Only service animals are allowed inside the restaurant.
***(A)(2) and (B) Time/Temperature Control for Safety Food Hot and Cold Holding (P)
Across from the flat top grills on top of the refrigerators observed cut jalapenos at 68F and a mayonnaise based sauce in 1oz cups at 61F; per the person in charge they had been removed from active refrigeration at or around 11:00am and had the staff move them to the walk-in refrigerator to cool to 41F; hold TCS foods at 41F and below.
*Sponges Use Limitation (C)
Observed sponges being used at the three-compartment sink; discard and cease using sponges on cleaned food-contact surfaces and in-use utensils.
**Sanitizing Solutions Testing Devices (Pf)
At the three compartment sink observed a bulk container of Ecolab Sink & Surface sanitizer hooked up to the auto-mixer but the location does not have Sink & Surface test strips. The person in charge stated that they should only be using quats sanitizer and was able to retrieve a new bulk container of quats retested the solution in the three compartment sink at 300ppm and refilled the in-use red sanitizer buckets in the food prep area with the quats solution. Provide proper test strips for sanitizers used in the establishment.
May 4, 2026HE_Fail4 violations
**Prohibiting Animals (Pf)
Observed two dogs in the dining area one in a stroller. The Health Inspector needed to ask the customers if the animals were service animals to which the customers replied that they were not and were asked by the Health Inspector to move them outside the restaurant. The Health Inspector will send guidance documents on service animals to the staff for review. Only service animals are allowed inside the restaurant.
***(A)(2) and (B) Time/Temperature Control for Safety Food Hot and Cold Holding (P)
Across from the flat top grills on top of the refrigerators observed cut jalapenos at 68F and a mayonnaise based sauce in 1oz cups at 61F; per the person in charge they had been removed from active refrigeration at or around 11:00am and had the staff move them to the walk-in refrigerator to cool to 41F; hold TCS foods at 41F and below.
*Sponges Use Limitation (C)
Observed sponges being used at the three-compartment sink; discard and cease using sponges on cleaned food-contact surfaces and in-use utensils.
**Sanitizing Solutions Testing Devices (Pf)
At the three compartment sink observed a bulk container of Ecolab Sink & Surface sanitizer hooked up to the auto-mixer but the location does not have Sink & Surface test strips. The person in charge stated that they should only be using quats sanitizer and was able to retrieve a new bulk container of quats retested the solution in the three compartment sink at 300ppm and refilled the in-use red sanitizer buckets in the food prep area with the quats solution. Provide proper test strips for sanitizers used in the establishment.
Violation severity marks (*, **, ***) are the city's published violation levels. Result codes are Boston ISD's own codes, shown verbatim - we found no public legend. Methodology