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Al's South Street Cafe

Latest: PASS October 17, 2025

🍽️ Cuisine: Cafe

📍 Neighborhood: Leather District

🚇 Nearest Transit: South Station (Red Line)

Address
179 ESSEX ST
Chinatown, MA 02111
Inspection History
6 inspections
2 failures
License
License #569445
Last inspected: October 17, 2025

Inspection History (6 most recent)

PASS October 17, 2025 at 3:05 PM
6 violations
590.002(C)/2-102.12-C - (A) Certified Food Protection Manager (C): Allergy certificate observed expired. Update. | 590.003/3-302.11-P - Packaged and Unpackaged Food-Separation Packaging and Segregation (P): Raw steak observed stored above ready...
FAIL October 7, 2025 at 2:47 PM
6 violations
590.002(C)/2-102.12-C - (A) Certified Food Protection Manager (C): Allergy certificate observed expired. Update. | 590.003/3-302.11-P - Packaged and Unpackaged Food-Separation Packaging and Segregation (P): Raw steak observed stored above ready...
PASS February 4, 2025 at 3:37 PM
3 violations
590.003/3-501.13-C - Thawing (C): Raw steak meat observed thawing in ambient air. Place under refrigeration to thaw under temperature control. Corrected on site. | 590.003/3-501.16-P1 - (A)(1) Time/Temperature Control for Safety Food Hot and Co...
FAIL January 28, 2025 at 3:56 PM
3 violations
590.003/3-501.13-C - Thawing (C): Raw steak meat observed thawing in ambient air. Place under refrigeration to thaw under temperature control. Corrected on site. | 590.003/3-501.16-P1 - (A)(1) Time/Temperature Control for Safety Food Hot and Co...
PASS W/ CONDITIONS October 31, 2024 at 7:15 PM
0 violations
PASS September 13, 2024 at 1:43 PM
0 violations
Data sourced directly from Boston Inspectional Services Department